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.
A one-way ticket to Africa’s richest race on sand was earned at the Vaal by the Gr3 August Stakes winner Across The Ice. Winning jockey Robbie Fradd also made it a grand haul of five winning rides on the afternoon
Alvilda must be one of the most improved fillies in training, and she added the Listed Jockey Club Stakes at Fairview to her fast improving CV
Brandon Morgenrood and Mike Bass were the toast of the town when they teamed up to win the Gr3 Champagne Stakes today with the outsider Northern Heritage
The R100 000 non-black type Diamond Stayers run over the testing Kimberley 2200m on Saturday produced a shock result
KwaZulu-Natal based trainer Kom Naidoo raided Kimberley from his Vaal satellite yard and walked away with the major spoils in last Saturday’s feature event
Gauteng trainer Paul Peter produced the Newton gelding Ruby King in fine form for a smooth win in the R135 000 non-black type Betting World Sprint run over 1000m at last Saturday
July winner Big City Life’s full sister Cash Register ended the season on a high with a smooth win in the R138 000 Gr3 Final Fling Stakes at Kenilworth this afternoon
Disappointment over missing the July final cut was wiped out in double quick time as Greg Ennion’s Master Plan won the Gr1 Champions Cup in fine style at Greyville on Saturday
Felix Coetzee rode a remarkable eighth Gold Cup winner on Saturday, in a race dominated by Cape trainer Dean Kannemeyer
Happy Archer and Anton Marcus provided the heroic performance of Super Saturday when they came back from the dead to win the Gr2 Gold Bracelet. A memorable finish indeed.
Sean Tarry and Piere Strydom combined to win yet another Gr1race when The Hangman streaked clear to score a facile win in the Premier’s Champion Stakes.
It is eerie to think that there would have been no Siren’s Call, Sound Of Warning, or for that matter Call To Unite, had fate not decreed that Enchanted Cove follow her dam to South Africa, and that Peter de Beyer had the foresight to return Elusive Fort back home from the States as well!
There’s lots more to play for!
