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Emotions reigned supreme at Turffontein on Saturday as South Africa’s fast ascending equine star Abashiri confirmed his arrival with a breathtaking display of power galloping to grind his hapless opposition into the dust
It has been a long time between drinks for Glen Kotzen’s smart Gr3 winner Double Whammy, but the daughter of Judpot bounced back with a big bang to produce a storming finish to win the Friday feature
A dismal effort by the favourite Night Trip opened the door for the well-travelled Big Cat to grind his way to a shock victory with a sustained effort down the inside rail
The Count Dubois filly Cuvee Brut confirmed her bright promise with a resounding victory in the R250 000 Vasco Gr3 Prix Du Cap
An entertaining display of tactical race-riding, with the assistance of the Cape crawl, gave Joey Ramsden’s former KZN Champions Season Gr1 winner King Of Pain a deserved victory
The Boland Stud-bred 3yo Cup Cake stole the show at Fairview on Friday with a facile victory in the R80 000 Breeders Guineas Plate
Mike Azzie has formed a winning combination with Adriaan and Rika Van Vuuren and he would have been thrilled to saddle their 99th winner together when the beautiful grey Kissimmee ran on powerfully to win the Allez France Stakes
Trainer Grant Maroun provided 24 year old Jarryd Penny with the first graded race win of his short career when the lightweight booted home the rejuvenated Viking Hero to win the Gr3 Tommy Hotspur Handicap
The Shams have become major players on the PE circuit and pulled a nice win out of the bag in the R100 000 Fairview Mile with the 5yo Kahal gelding Symbolik finding his best form under Sandile Khathi
Piere Strydom made it a winning feature double at Turffontein on Saturday and was at his best in getting that little bit extra out of the promising Madame Dubois
Magic Albert’s big chestnut son Suyoof’s victory in Saturday’s R250 000 Gr3 Tony Ruffel Stakes had class act written all over it and he now ranks as a top starter for the Gauteng Guineas
SA champion jockey stepped out under the Ridgemont flag for the first time at Hollywoodbets Durbanville today
‘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
