De Kock’s Guineas Strike
Despite a 27 hour road trip to the Cape and a week off work, Mike de Kock’s Australian import Soqrat showed his class
15th December 2018
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Despite a 27 hour road trip to the Cape and a week off work, Mike de Kock’s Australian import Soqrat showed his class
A long overdue maiden stakes win for the Var colt Speedpoint saw Joey Ramsden and Lyle Hewitson team up to open the Cape Guineas day feature billing at a sunny Kenilworth on Saturday
The Kieswetter family’s Dynasty filly Front And Centre lived up to her name with a defining performance at a sunny Kenilworth on Saturday
Former SA Champion jockey S’manga Khumalo rode a powerful tactical race to get the Paul Matchett – trained Dan The Lad home
A thrilling four-cornered finish that spanned just a long head confirmed the boom billing of the R400 000 Gr2 Green Point Stakes
Princess Rebel ran her high-class opposition off their feet to win the Gr2 Southern Cross Stakes
The dizzy heights of the Green Point Stakes almost overshadowed the Cape Summer Stayers!
The Justin Snaith-trained dual Gr1 winner looks all set to defend her Majorca Stakes title on Sun Met day
While he is not the most consistent kid on the block, the Stuart Pettigrew-trained Walter Smoothie is a dour stayer
On what was one of the most vibrant and well attended Summer Cup days on record, an estimated crowd of 15000 turned up on a beautiful Highveld afternoon to enjoy some action-packed racing and a host of entertaining sideshows
Mike de Kock didn’t secure that tenth Summer Cup victory at Turffontein on Saturday that many of us anticipated
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
