Post race information and news relating to major horse races. We review and analyse how these races played out and discuss the details relating to performance and any other interesting facts people in the horse racing industry find useful.
A small field and a walking pace turns the Gr3 Chairman’s Cup into a mockery of a staying contest – yet, amazingly, the 18 to 10 favourite still somehow manages to come out on top
Have horse, will travel. That’s the Corne Spies roadshow motto and the enthusiastic trainer hit the long road when raiding Flamingo Park on Monday with the smart grey Captain Al 3yo Kiss Me Hardy
A brave tactical decision to remove the blinkers played a major role in a good win for the Gavin Van Zyl-trained Vino Veritas in the Allez France Handicap
The diminutive Dorrie Sham-trained Lateral filly Arabica produced a previously unseen turn of foot to score a shock 40-1 win in the Fairview feature – not bad for a filly with skew legs, a parrot mouth and who changes legs every second stride like a dressage horse
It is not every day that a Mike De Kock runner jumps at such generous odds and this also happened to be a 4yo Australian-bred colt – like the odds on favourite. But that observation wouldn’t have helped the Willow Magic supporters.
“With money this big on offer, the guys rode like crazy. It was mayhem,” is how Siren’s Call’s rider Piere Strydom summed it up
Sabadell is living proof that horses can improve well into their racing careers and the top trainer said that he felt ‘almost bad’ that he had run him as a 2yo
Trainer Johan Janse van Vuuren would have had mixed feelings after the running of Saturday’s R250 000 Gr3 Tony Ruffel Stakes with 22 to 1 Belong To Me winning after being ‘only 60% ready last time’ – and Unparalleled failing to kick on when it counted
Lazer Star came in here undefeated off four impressive sprint wins and ahead of the official handicapper in our estimation. The manner of her victories, coupled with a calculated analysis that she would at least get the 1450m, made her a firm first choice
The 2011 R2 million Emperors Palace Ready To Run Cup winner Red Barrel proved too strong for his seven rivals in the R100 000 Fairview Mile on Friday
Tiger Territory slams the improved again Anger in the Lightning Stakes, while Sarve does punters no ‘favours’ in the Summer Speedsters as she overhauls Ha Lucy late in the race
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’
