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Multiple SA champion Piere Strydom won the R1 million Gr1 Computaform Sprint for the fifth time this century
5th May 2019
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Multiple SA champion Piere Strydom won the R1 million Gr1 Computaform Sprint for the fifth time this century
The 3yo, who had social media and the chat forums buzzing after his shock withdrawal prior to the SA Derby last month, stamped himself a colt with a bright future
Something of a stakes bridesmaid as a 2yo, Santa Clara has blossomed as a 3yo on the East Coast
Sun Met winner Rainbow Bridge runs a great prep in his first start in KZN
Just a week after his stakes strike with a 1-2 in the Listed East Cape Nursery, Maine Chance stallion Vercingetorix produced his first graded winner
Trainer Tobie Spies celebrated a cracking start to his SA Champions Season campaign at Greyville on Friday evening
For those of us who have never ridden in a race, it is difficult to criticise or understand the principle of allowing an opposing jockey to take the initiative and build up a lead of 12 lengths or more
Milnerton trainer Paul Reeves doesn’t have the most powerful string in town
Vaughan Marshall’s star Captain Al colt One World – beaten only once in seven starts steps out for his first run since his big win in the richly endowed CTS 1600 on Sun Met day
Maine Chance stallion Vercingetorix is on the up and produced the top two home in Friday’s R150 000 Listed East Cape Nursery
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
