Horse Racing Reviews

Tony Peter’s star 3yo Main Defender and jockey Calvin Habib silenced the detractors as the gelding stormed home to become only the second 3yo in a decade to win the R1,5 million Wilgerbosdrift Gr1 HF Oppenheimer Horse Chestnut Stakes

The pure brilliance and confidence of high-riding Winning Form-sponsored jockey Richard Fourie was the difference between victory and defeat

Relishing the step up in trip to the 2000m on Saturday, Green With Envy ran a cracker to become the third Kannemeyer Cape Derby winner of the 21st century

On a terrific afternoon for local stalwart Ascot Stud, both of the leading farm’s sires enjoyed a feature winner bred by them at Fairview on Friday

Ascot Stud’s Gr1 winning sire Heavenly Blue marked his first stakes winner when his daughter Three Rocks, a member of his first crop, won the R150 000 Listed Lady’s Pendant

Sean Tarry’s Rafeef colt Thunderstruck rounded off a testing campaign for the Randjesfontein raiders when he dug deep in the soft falling rain to hold on for honours in the Khaya Stables Gr2 Diadem Stakes

Owner Suzette Viljoen completed a fantastic four-feature winning weekend for trainers Justin Snaith and Tony Peter

Double Grand Slam registered her maiden stakes victory in classy style on Saturday and now looks a serious contender for feature honours in Durban from May to July