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.
The opinion that the Equus selection panel had erred and not applied their minds to last season’s performances had come from various quarters, including an Equus award winning journalist, who summed things up quite well…
The urban legend goes that Marcus actually suggested withdrawing Rich Girl when the draws came out and to add to his cynicism and doubts he had not believed that a filly of her nature would get the 1400m anyway
Mike De Kock suggested rather modestly that the daughter of Captain Al has improvement to come and that she probably got a little lucky that her major opposition were burdened by being drawn out in the sticks.
Cape Trainer Joey Ramsden and jockey Anton Marcus may both have two left feet on the dance floor, but they again proved that they have few equals as a combination when it comes to producing the golden hits on the racetrack
The well-performed In The Fast Lane’s half-brother Light The Lights races to an effortless victory in PE feature on an otherwise generally tough day for the visiting yards
The East Cape Derby winner Desert Swirl showed that he stays all day, much like an unwelcome relative, when he powered through late to nab his well-travelled companion, Gothic.
Besides the fact that the Dynasty colt Act Of War has won 4 from 5 and enjoyed a profitable Cape winter, what must really be exciting his trainer is the Gr1 collateral shown by the beaten Mljet in the KZN Champions Season
Trainer St John Gray and jockey JP van der Merwe threw a double lion amongst the pigeons in the Turffontein Pick 6 on Thursday when they teamed up with a massive outside double to turn the form book on its head. Thank heavens there’s Fairview on Friday!
Cape based Highlands Stud produced three winners , including an outstanding debut win by a Cape Premier Yearling Sale debutante who looks to have plenty to come. Four winners for seasoned rider Weichong Marwing and doubles for trainers Sean Tarry and Ormond Ferraris passed by almost unnoticed
A modest Cape performer continues his PE dream run with smart feature win, while trainer Tara Laing scoops training honours with four winners on afternoon
In stark contrast to the dramatic fairer sex equivalent run a half hour earlier, the R400 000 Gr2 Joburg Spring Challenge was little more than a choir practice for Gavin Van Zyl’s Kahal gelding, No Worries
