The Captain’s In Command
The son of Captain Al is upping his game and his improved form curve suggests we may see him around for a few SA Champions Season features in the months ahead
19th February 2017
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The son of Captain Al is upping his game and his improved form curve suggests we may see him around for a few SA Champions Season features in the months ahead
Gavin Lerena celebrated a notable milestone in his career at Turffontein on Saturday when booting home a hat-trick and his 1502nd winner
A 1600-1 hat-trick by Charles Ndlovu for East Cape champion trainer Alan Greeff was the highlight of an entertaining Fairview Friday turf meeting
They say that one man’s meat is another man’s poison. When SA champion S’manga Khumalo fell off earlier in the evening, the ride on the 3yo flyer became available
Weather and logistical issues have made 2017 a largely forgettable year so far for Northern Cape racing but the dustbowl bounced back strongly on Monday with some genuine highlights
The Gr3 Three Troikas Stakes has something of an allsorts history of producing unfriendly results
Avontuur-sponsored Callan Murray has matured as a rider with the benefit of his recent Australian expedition
A poker game over the final 400m of the R150 000 Listed Wolf Power 1600 at Turffontein on Saturday fell the way of the astute Gavin Lerena
Jockey JP van der Merwe takes his fair share of flak but is up with the best of his year when on song and produced a finely judged display of pace riding
It is a rare Met Day when Justin Snaith has to wait nine feature races to lift a trophy
‘We want to deliver the best quality racing on a consistent basis. That’s what we are striving for. We do not want to host the most racemeetings for the sake of it’
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
