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Sean Tarry celebrated a quick 50-1 feature double at Turffontein on Saturday when the Varsfontein bred Gimmethegreenlight filly Let’s Go Now finished strongly to win the R300 000 Gr3 Mother Russia Stakes
The champion breeders maintained their extraordinary season when the Sean Tarry-trained Silver Hills upstaged the males to register her maiden stakes success at Turffontein today
Gold Poker Game was a first winner of 2024 for the Maritzburg College student, but looking back he enjoyed the best December of his career with 8 winners, of which 50% were for the Candice Bass-Robinson yard
They say pace makes the race. Even though they dawdled, the R1 million Cartier Gr1 Paddock Stakes produced a thrilling finish
The R2 million L’Ormarins Gr1 King’s Plate became the Charles Dickens show as the colt’s electrifying late burst from midfield made it three wins from four renewals for his champion sire Trippi
The Listed Perfect Promise Sprint winner showed her class as things went her way for a change and she finished best to achieve a career peak success in the R400 000 Cartier Gr2 Sceptre Stakes
After pulling a shoe and having it refitted at the start Sean Tarry charge Thunderstruck got the better of a ring-rusty Isivunguvungu to score a good win
The 4yo son of Twice Over (Observatory) has been labelled a 2024 Hollywoodbets Durban July target horse by the astute Snaith team and he stepped up off his 99 rating to finish powerfully and beat a decent field on tough terms
One of seven riders in the field of 12 who were making their debut Savanna Valjalo had Gravity, who was wearing blinkers for the first time, tucked up a few lengths off the pace set by Love Shack in the 1200m contest
Punters celebrated the ninth race with the arrival of the well-backed Future Swing (18-10) who was given a peach of a ride by Anthony Andrews.
The classic has a long and proud history dating back to 1955 when it was run as the Cape of Good Hope Guineas
