Horse Racing Reviews

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.

Day Of The Grey

Mike De Kock took the first major prize of the Cape’s Sizzling Summer Season with an unbeaten star filly

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Howell’s Bells!

Major challlenger Welwitschia’s chances may have been ruined by a noisy jumping castle, but nothing could overshadow a brilliant victory for the new speed sensation Via Africa in the Gr2 Tony Taberer Southern Cross Stakes

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Go West My Son

A very smart 3yo sprinter stamped his claims to better things when winning the Listed Southeaster Sprint at Kenilworth on Saturday

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Christmas Comes Early

Bring On The Hangman.Bring in the army. Can anybody stop King Of Pain or Capetown Noir in the Cape Guineas in three week’s time?

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Fresh And Fast

Jackodore came out flying fresh and made short work of the boys in the R300 000 Gr2 Merchants

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The Hangman

The Hangman Style

Trainer Sean Tarry and owner Chris Van Niekerk seem to find a really good horse every season. The Hangman is their latest bright star and the son of Jallad booked his Cape Guineas berth with a resounding victory in Saturday’s R500 000 Gr2 The Dingaans at Turffontein.

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Girl Power Rules

The final nail in the coffin. That was the story of the curtain on a tough punting feature programme at Turffontein on Saturday…

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A Typical Woman

Dynasty’s daughter Demanding Lady produced an electrifying turn of foot to win the Gr2 Ipi Tombe Challenge

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wagner wins summer cup

Music To The Ears

The 2012 R2 million Gr1 Sansui Summer Cup will go down in history as so much more than just another horserace

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Franny winning the Magnolia Hcap

Oh So Close

The flying Trippi filly Franny held on to a narrow win in the R165 000 Gr3 Magnolia Handicap at Turffontein

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