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Zimbabwe’s two top fillies, Print The Pounds and Picalilly, are all set for a rematch in the 1800m GWM Steed 6 (hitherto known as the TBA Silver Slipper (L)) at Borrowdale Park today
The 9 to 20 favourite was confidently ridden by the Freemanstallions-sponsored Richard Fourie but gave his supporters some heart-stopping moments in the final strides as he almost bungled what looked like a walk in the park at the 400m.
Weiho Marwing looks to have a decent Derby prospect on his hands after the Antonius Pius gelding Cool Chardonnay stayed on best to beat a seasoned field of older stayers
Champion jockey Piere Strydom’s old-fashioned loyalty may have cost him at times in his illustrious career in the saddle, but Saturday was not to be one of those days!
The Stan Ferreira-trained Jet Master filly Whatalady showed that she is going places fast when upping her game yet again to score her fourth win on the trot
Elusive Fort’s daughter Siren’s Call threw down the Triple Tiara gauntlet to Mike De Kock’s outstanding Redoute’s Choice filly Majmu, and a few others, when she stamped her authority in sensational fashion with a courageous win
There can be few more game and talented fillies around than the Milkwood Stud bred and owned Yoshie, who scored a smooth victory in the R150 000 Listed Lady’s Pendant run over the turf 1200m at Fairview on Friday
The forward running Alec Laird-trained 4yo went all the way to register his first ever stakes victory when scoring a heartstopping win
The Winning Form-sponsored Yeni used his mount’s galloping weight in the 1200m event and stalked the blitzing favourite Anger out front until the 400m where he made his match winning move
Hammie’s Hooker, a Gr2 winner, has had the misfortune to bump the likes of Rumya and Beach Beauty on her well worn path in competing against the very best of her sex and in her quest in her, as yet, unrealised goal to register a Gr1 victory.
A beautifully bred horse that once promised plenty but delivered stakes placings at best in a chequered career, came to the fore as he knocked the wind out of the sails of some illustrious opposition at Kenilworth on Saturday
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
