Spies’ Rebel With A Cause
Showing no signs of an old tendon injury, the Corne Spies-trained Cape Rebel conquered local star Juan Two Three in a thrilling finish
12th March 2018
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Showing no signs of an old tendon injury, the Corne Spies-trained Cape Rebel conquered local star Juan Two Three in a thrilling finish
Mike Azzie ended Saturday’s Turffontein feature programme with a blow-out for punters when the unfancied Mrs O stormed home at any price
Her trainer admits to not knowing quite how good she is, but the Gr1 SA Fillies Sprint is the target for impressive Bauhinia Handicap winner Covered In Snow
The China Horse Club celebrated their first South African feature race success when the Querari filly Dagmar bounded home on debut
KZN trainer Gavin van Zyl will be rating his SA Nursery prospects after the Bold Silvano colt Bold Eagle burst clear from his field
The Brave Tin Soldier colt Soldier On showed a smart turn of foot when coming from off the pace
The Erico Verdonese trained Emerald Bay benefitted from a well-judged Craig Zackey ride
Plan a KZN Champions Season campaign. En route to Durban drop in at Fairview. Collect a trophy, some black-type and a cheque of R93 750. It’s an easy game some days…
In a lukewarm betting race, our champion trainer always looked to have a strong hand
Rags-to-riches gelding Monks Hood soared into the top flight of his generation with a runaway victory in the R1 million Gr2 Gauteng Guineas at Tuffontein
While the victory by Visionaire daughter Takingthepeace had plenty of in-house emotion attached to it, the win by a lesser fancied De Kock galloper caught punters wrong-footed
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
