Riverton Flyer Looks Smart!
Bernard Fayd’herbe gave the Rising Sun major raceday action a miss – and the Cape heavyweight sure didn’t regret the decision to stay in the chilly Cape!
8th June 2019
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Bernard Fayd’herbe gave the Rising Sun major raceday action a miss – and the Cape heavyweight sure didn’t regret the decision to stay in the chilly Cape!
Former SA champion jockey Gavin Lerena demonstrated his superb judgement when he played things to suit his mount
The Cape lightweight demonstrated his skills again when overcoming a wide draw on the Cape challenger Oh Susanna
A 9,75 length aggregate winner of his last two Gr1 starts, Hawwaam went through the motions off a moderate early pace in the seven horse field at his KZN debut start
A brave and beautifully judged front-running ride stole the show in the Gr1 Woolavington 2000
Sean Tarry stepped up to the feature plate again a week after his big day at Scottsville
Trainers Justin Snaith and Dean Kannemeyer have held the aces in the Lonsdale Stirrup Cup for the past four renewals, winning two apiece
While her international Gr1 winning sire was imported to produce classic horses and Met and July winners, the top-class 2018 East Cape Nursery winner Carlita is lethal over the Fairview 1000m!
The 50 year old multiple SA champion trainer went from the gutted raw downer of a whisker loss after a bumping match in the Allan Robertson followed by the often perceived unsporting move of objecting, to the highs of a Gr1 treble – and trifecta!
The gutsy Ideal World filly Helen’s Ideal set up a Cape Winter ‘Triple Tiara’ showdown in the Listed Winter Oaks on 29 June
The Kieswetter family have a very smart 3yo on their hands in the shape of Foxwedge daughter Run Fox Run, who registered her first stakes success on Saturday
The South African bred former Equus Champion Sprinter Isivunguvungu made a terrific winning debut on US soil for trainer Graham Motion and confirmed his Prevagen $1million Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint aspirations
The evergreen hero travelled to Vereeniging on Thursday for a 100% strike rate from two rides that saw him bring up his recordbreaking 5555th winner milestone
‘The Breeders Cup Distaff is definitely still on the cards and Beach Bomb will probably have one more race before then’ – Gaynor Rupert
It will be good news for South African racing fans that, despite a number of offers from abroad, Gerald and Karen Kalil’s multiple champion Quid Pro Quo will continue her 3yo season on African soil
