Milestone Moment For Owner-Breeder Steven Chetty
A ‘genuine Jack moment’ and a dazzling Gr1 victory from his first ever elite runner
1st April 2023
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A ‘genuine Jack moment’ and a dazzling Gr1 victory from his first ever elite runner
Candice Bass-Robinson’s Trip Of Fortune became the first Cape raider since Captain America in 2015 to win the R1 million HF Oppenheimer Gr1 Horse Chestnut Stakes
Varsfontein-bred son turns on the jets and defies top weight for Richard Fourie and Stuart Pettigrew
One of the best performed racehorses in the South African stallion ranks today, Ridgemont Highlands’ internationally proven five time Group 1 winner Canford Cliffs has maintained his superb momentum in his second SA season
Some horses just grow on us. The handsome and very progressive Cape Eagle is one. The Plattner home-bred boasts a potent mix of speed and stamina and made it four on the trot
Sean Tarry’s 2022 SA Triple Tiara queen Rain In Holland bounced back to her better form under an enterprising front-running ride by Smanga Khumalo
First season trainer Tony Peter celebrated his maiden graded stakes feature success when the Klawervlei-bred Rafeef filly Leaving Las Vegas turned on the jets to win the R200 000 Gr3 Pretty Polly Stakes
Sean Tarry and Richard Fourie have formed a powerful combination in recent weeks
While a mostly unannounced switch from the turf to the polytrack didn’t exactly enhance the prospects of the double feature meeting at Fairview on Friday
While it was a popular outcome for the minority that included the Legislate 4yo in their Pick 6 perms, Pieterse did the honours in professional style and marked a maiden stakes victory for new lady trainer, Robyn Klaasen
There can be few more staunch jockey-horse partnerships around than that between Apprentice Philasande Mxoli and the game 4yo Alula’s Star
Former SA Champion jockey Andrew Fortune’s six month quest to be relicenced to ride again reaches something of a watershed
