27th April 2018
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Post race information and news relating to major horse races. We review and analyse how these races played out and discuss the details relating to performance and any other interesting facts people in the horse racing industry find useful.
Vodacom Durban July entries filled the top five places in the Listed The Sledgehammer
Cape combination Brett Crawford and Corne Orffer continue to make waves ahead of the SA Champions Season launch on 4 May
St John Gray’s Bankable mare Parisienne Chic has been a flagbearer for her late sire since becoming his first winner
Mike de Kock underscored his sparkling record in the R1 million HSH Princess Charlene Gr1 Empress Club Stakes as his chestnut champion Nother Russia registered a terrific double
A phone call from Sally Bruss of Lammerskraal after the 2016 Cape Ready To Run Sale at Durbanviille saw leading owner Hedley McGrath pick up one of the bargain buys in his long association with the game
It is never ideal having to reschedule a key prep race entailing a surface and venue switch from the Scottsville turf to the Greyville all-weather
Punting takes big you-know-whats on the best of days. It’s when they are required to be of the crystal variety that most of us die-hards are found wanting
Former KZN galloper Breakfast Club has adapted quickly to his new Port Elizabeth home base and broke the ice in style
Regarded as a genuine and honest sort, the Corne Spies-trained Cape Rebel could well go all the way in the East Cape Poly Challenge this season
Warren Kennedy made full use of the opportunity of a replacement ride offered by Anthony Delpech’s unfortunate hospitalisation
Just hours after the Springboks beat the All Blacks in Cape Town to lift the 2024 Freedom Cup, an equine speed merchant that first saw the light of day just 130km away from the DHL Stadium was announcing his arrival on the US racing scene
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
