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They have come from near and far with a Vodacom Durban July winner, a Sansui Summer Cup winner and a Cape Guineas star to take on the might of the Snaith Racing machine in their own backyard – at weight for age
Punters continued on the rocky results road start to 2016 as Muzi Yeni rode a finely judged race to keep the Querari gelding Racing Red going from gun to tape to win
Anton Marcus started 2016 with a bang and the first three days of the new year saw him notch up seven winners on three different racecourses
Milnerton neighbours Joey Ramsden and Mike Bass added some much needed sparkle to a lifeless Kenilworth on Saturday afternoon with a hat-trick apiece
Marriage and hard work have done wonders for jockey Karl Zechner who is enjoying the time of his life, clocking up 50 winners for the season at Fairview on New Year’s Day, and then riding a double at Turffontein on Saturday – including the feature
An inability to speak his owner’s language proved a godsend for Summerveld trainer Frank Robinson when he purchased the classy Dynasty filly Olma at the 2013 Emperors Palace National Yearling Sale
Milnerton trainer Paul Reeves established himself as the kingpin of the Cape raiders by cementing his outstanding Fairview win strike-rate when he produced the Var mare Sea Cat in fine trim
The former SA champion trainer has enjoyed extraordinary success with the Captain Al progeny and the speedy 3yo Victoria Lavelle put her hand up as a decent sprint prospect
It is often said that jockeys are the worst judges. But that maxim came slightly unstuck at Kenilworth on Sunday when Mike Bass’ retained rider Grant van Niekerk produced the Trippi mare Lanner Falcon with a sustained late run…
Stuart Randolph produced It Is Written down the inside as the son of Dynasty took the shortest route home from his favourable draw
Punters were caught napping in the 2500m eight strong field of staying handicappers and the Snaith second stringer landed up jumping at 20-1 as the outsider of the bunch
Owner Stanley Chan announced the three-time Horse of the Year’s retirement on Friday 13 September at trainer Francis Lui’s Sha Tin stable
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
