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 wide-reaching influence and substantial contribution by some Bookmakers to horseracing was underlined in the fifth race at Turffontein on Saturday, the R75 000 Betway Boost MR 75 Handicap
With the top-class Santa Therese failing to put her best foot forward, it was left to another Flower Alley mare to step up to the podium
An expected popular victory by the Ridgemont bred Duke Of Marmalade gelding Qhawe Lami in the R400 000 Farm Sale Stakes
Prince Of Fire’s win capped a double on the day for trainer Kelly Mitchley and Yeni. The young conditioner, only in her second full season, is clearly going places after notching 40 winners last term
With five of his last eight rides winners and the balance in the money, Grant van Niekerk has kick-started his new season with intent and booted home four winners, including a 50-1 shot, from his six rides
The Muscutt gelding had excuses last time but stayed on well – he can register his third win today
It was Bernie at his brilliant best in the final event when the heavyweight showed what a dash of tactical forethought, courage, guile, experience and luck can do to win a sprint at the Country Course from the widest draw in a field of 13
Longstanding owner-breeder Willempie Engelbrecht Jnr enjoyed a sweetly-timed boost to the prospects of his Lancaster Bomber filly on the upcoming BSA National 2yo Sale
An unheralded half-sister to Tony Peter’s recent Gr1 Douglas Whyte Stakes winner Bavarian Beauty, the aptly named 4yo Bad Hair Day produced an early knockout for punters
Ridden by Muzi Yeni, Golden Tatjana (5-10) cruised in to beat the always second Qhawe Lami (10-1) by 3,50 lengths in a time of 69,07 secs
To stud or to race on? That’s the question facing owners Andy Williams and David Hepburn-Brown after their enthusiastic Pathfork mare And We Danced stormed to victory
Former SA Champion jockey Andrew Fortune’s six month quest to be relicenced to ride again reaches something of a watershed
