Muscutt’s Military Command Wears The Slipper
He ran his ten opponents off their feet with a gun-to-tape victory in the second renewal of the R1,5 million CRS Cape Slipper
16th March 2025
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He ran his ten opponents off their feet with a gun-to-tape victory in the second renewal of the R1,5 million CRS Cape Slipper
Capping a good day at the office for the Sean Tarry yard on the former champion trainer’s late Dad’s birthday, the Vercingetorix filly Mia Moo registered her maiden stakes success at her first run since returning from her Cape Summer campaign
After being on course for Apache Chief’s hat-trick of runner-up finishes at his last three starts, owner Julia Kieswetter didn’t make the trip to Turffontein on Saturday but would have enjoyed the thrill of seeing her Ridgemont-bred gelding score an overdue win
Ridgemont rider Richard Fourie and his Gqeberha boss Alan Greeff registered a hat-trick of East Cape Fillies Nursery successes when the unbeaten Varsfontein-bred Master Of My Fate filly Anotherdanceforme romped home
Due to the specific conditions of this race, the winner had to be capped at a maximum of 6 points and placed runners to 3 points
What is interesting about Kleinzee’s win is that it broke the publicized course record of 91,1 secs by 0,26 seconds. However, basic mathematics, and indeed some logic, tells us different
Bundle Award charged into HK$26 million BMW Hong Kong Derby calculations with a brilliant victory in the Class 2 Carpenter Handicap
The winner’s sire Twice Over has six lots on offer at the CRS Premier Yearling Sale this week
Immediate Edge was given a superb ride by Ryan Munger to get the better of Gavin Lerena and Wild Intent in the World Sports Betting Listed Hawwaam Stakes at Turffontein on Saturday
Run in honour of one of our greatest trainers of all time, the non-black type Ormond Ferraris Oaks Trial provided an easy winner for the proven combination of Muzi Yeni and Robbie Sage as the progressive Poplar Park enjoyed her biggest pay day to date
Former professional jockey Louis Burke cemented his position at the top of the 2024/25 Hollywoodbets Workriders’ Series log when he went from start to finish to win the penultimate leg on the Justin Snaith-trained Dawn’s Early Light
In one of the most high-profile in-race incidents of the past five years, former SA champion jockey Gavin Lerena was found guilty of four charges, while Jason Gates didn’t escape punishment
Glistian Events’ Joao da Mata chats to Cape Racing Chairman Greg Bortz about the path ahead for SA horseracing
At the age of 93, Mr Ferraris is still active in racing as a training consultant, and he takes great joy in following the career of his grandson, Luke Ferraris, a successful jockey in Hong Kong
The starting stalls stuck on the Fairview polytrack capped a mostly forgettable week for South African horseracing when the Nelson Mandela Bay Racing fixture ground to a dismal halt on Friday
