On The Up!
The 4yo son of Twice Over (Observatory) has been labelled a 2024 Hollywoodbets Durban July target horse by the astute Snaith team and he stepped up off his 99 rating to finish powerfully and beat a decent field on tough terms
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The 4yo son of Twice Over (Observatory) has been labelled a 2024 Hollywoodbets Durban July target horse by the astute Snaith team and he stepped up off his 99 rating to finish powerfully and beat a decent field on tough terms
One of seven riders in the field of 12 who were making their debut Savanna Valjalo had Gravity, who was wearing blinkers for the first time, tucked up a few lengths off the pace set by Love Shack in the 1200m contest
Punters celebrated the ninth race with the arrival of the well-backed Future Swing (18-10) who was given a peach of a ride by Anthony Andrews.
The final two races were abandoned after the jockeys raised concerns about the track conditions
The two fancied runners were well beaten in SA racing’s first feature of the year, and the rain came down throughout the running of the mile contest in bleak conditions
The brand new partnership enjoyed a dream start courtesy of the Rafeef mare Juliet Tango
Milnerton-based veteran conditioner Greg Ennion made history at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Wednesday when he became the first trainer to saddle a winner under Cape Racing’s exciting new syndication incentive programme
A recordbreaker at his penultimate start at the Vaal, former KZN galloper Rulership made it three straight victories since relocating North when registering his maiden graded stakes success
A winner of four of her five starts since relocating to the Highveld, Suzette Viljoen’s super nippy Golden Sickle registered the hat-trick
Trained by Robbie Sage, United Council came in fresh off a seven week break as she stepped up in trip to beat a solid field of her peers
Former SA Champion jockey Andrew Fortune’s six month quest to be relicenced to ride again reaches something of a watershed