Veale The Hero As Ferrie Gets The Mercy
On a day that honoured his long-time boss Dennis Drier, Summerveld trainer Stuart Ferrie saddled his maiden stakes success
30th April 2023
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On a day that honoured his long-time boss Dennis Drier, Summerveld trainer Stuart Ferrie saddled his maiden stakes success
Wilgerbosdrift stallion Flower Alley had another good day at Turffontein on Saturday
The big raceday combination of Richard Fourie and Sean Tarry got The Championships 2023 finale underway in style at Turffontein on Saturday
Summerveld trainer Peter Muscutt pulled one back for the often maligned KwaZulu-Natal racing community when the Narrow Creek Stud-bred Isivunguvungu stormed to victory
Cape champion trainer Justin Snaith had a jibe at his colleagues, asking ‘where is everybody else?’
Hollywoodbets-sponsored trainer Gavin Smith’s Vision Of Wonder caught the eye with an emphatic victory in Friday’s R175 000 Listed East Cape Nursery
Saturday’s Gr1 winner has a full book of rides with a couple of decent winning chances and he may be the jockey worth following
Arries put his head down and rode for his life. But while his mount was shifting away from the crop, he made no visible effort to straighten until the very final stages – maybe he was lucky to only get 7 days
On a memorable Sunday afternoon at Hollywoodbets Scottsville for the Dean Kannemeyer and Drakenstein teams, Keagan de Melo booted home a homebred feature double
Labelling his charge a ‘solid, sound horse’, Dean Kannemeyer said the Drakenstein galloper was seemingly better on a right-hand turn.
‘We’ve won two Gr1’s with her, that’s enough for her pedigree so we have to ask ourselves if we go out on a high or go for another big race or a trophy. Fortunately, Mary always puts her horses first so the right decision will be made’- Mike de Kock
Former SA Champion jockey Andrew Fortune’s six month quest to be relicenced to ride again reaches something of a watershed
