Vercingetorix Filly Cuts Them Down!
Golden Sickle goes from gun to tape to run her four rivals off their feet
25th February 2024
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Golden Sickle goes from gun to tape to run her four rivals off their feet
With the carryover of R500 000 producing a nett R3 215 219 Pick 6 pool on the final day of the Cape Summer Of Champions Season, Royal Aussie righted the ship for punters
It was a particularly special race for the veteran trainer as his Captain Al champion One World celebrated a maiden graded stakes success in the process
In a typical example of the frustrating ‘Cape Crawl’, the 1800m race turned into a sprint for home with the tote favourite Rainbow Lorikeet (5-2) holding off a determined challenge from UK visitor Daniel Muscutt on Summer Lily (7-2) in a time of 115,44 secs
South Africa’s oldest active racehorse, a R20 000 purchase as a yearling, registered his twelfth career victory and took his earnings to over R1,1 million at Turffontein on Thursday
The lightly raced Imilenzeyokududuma found the winner’s enclosure after a lengthy absence as he produced a sustained finish to bounce back to best
Leon Lotz and his Heuningsfontein team out at Middelburg in the Karoo were just a section of the multitude of happy supporters of the Lance filly Quid Pro Quo who cracked her maiden at short odds
Horses for courses as Sean Tarry’s 5yo Litigation grows wings over the Turffontein 1800m
The senior statesman of the Cape Work Rider ranks, 54 year old William Bambiso was crowned champion
Tony Peter’s top-class 3yo Main Defender suffered what appeared to be a dreadful bit of bad luck after coming under pressure in the closing stages of a race that he was expected to win at Turffontein on Thursday
Experienced horseman Godfrey Sigenu placed himself in contention for a rewarding finale to the Hollywoodbets Workriders Series
The classic has a long and proud history dating back to 1955 when it was run as the Cape of Good Hope Guineas
