Look Back At Anger
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
7th February 2015
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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
After winning the race for the first time 12 years ago, trainer Brett Crawford put two recent blank Met bids well behind him as he produced the lightly-raced Futura in fighting fettle to win one of South Africa’s greatest races
“When I saw Cold As Ice two lengths in front I knew she would be hard to beat. As we went past the post together, Piere Strydom said I think you just ran second. But I knew I had won – I have been riding at Kenilworth long enough.”
The manner in which Gavin Lerena rode Kingston Mines, one might find that his lack of experience of the real length of the Kenilworth home straight probably played into his hands!
Australian bred horses made it two out of two on the J&B Met feature programme as Mike De Kock shattered the Joey Ramsden dreams with a great tactical galloping performance by his charge Ertijaal
“With the handicapping system as it is in South Africa, I will be giving them one less gallop than they need and rather let the race bring them on.”
There is just no stopping Joey Ramsden and his top owners Ingrid and Markus Jooste and the combination were to the fore in yet another Cape feature after a glorious and memorable summer
A magical mix of bureaucracy and some typical De Kock genius strategy combined to give the daughter of Rock Of Gibraltar a terrific second career Gr1 victory and she looks to have the world at her feet – in more ways than one!
Surely the most impressive winner of the day title belonged to the husband and wife combination of Alec and Lezeanne Forbes, who won the MR 78 Handicap with John Jones’ Silvano gelding, Run Rhino Run
His fine pace judgement, competitive streak and powerful ‘cross-mane’ style power-riding make him a demon to bury in any tight finish and young Grant Van Niekerk had to play second fiddle in a thrilling climax to the supporting feature.
Jockey MJ Byleveld grabbed the opportunity of a rare engagement for the visiting Dennis Drier yard with both hands when he produced the Lammerskraal owned and bred Jet Master filly Gathering Fame with a sustained late effort
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’
