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Sean Tarry registered an extraordinary eighth success in the Gr1 SA Fillies Sprint brought to you by the Witness, when Princess Calla bounded home at Hollywoodbets Scottsville
With the carryover jackpot reaching a pool of nearly R4,3 million, Sean Tarry celebrated his sixteenth Hollywoodbets Scottsville Gr1 winner
In an ironic twist, Rain In Holland was winning the inaugural ‘open’ Woolavington after missing it in her 3yo term last year as she was off injured
Whyte, a 13-time champion jockey, snared his fourth Gr1 as a trainer and was clearly moved by the magnitude of 2022 race winner Russian Emperor’s latest feat
Veteran champion jockey Piere Strydom looks to have put his retirement on hold and is set for a serious bid to equal Anton Marcus’ ‘big five’ on 1 July
A finely judged front-running ride by Sporting Post-sponsored Athandiwe Mgdulwa was the dealmaker as the longshot lightweight Sea Master went all the way
The very fast and versatile Vercingetorix filly Phedra registered an overdue maiden stakes victory
The Drakenstein homebred hurricane continues to sweep across the feature-race landscape this season and on Saturday it was SA Triple Tiara princess Rain In Holland’s half-brother Itsrainingwilliam
Trying the mile for only the second time in her career, the Ridgemont-bred Gimmethegreenlight filly Going Up powered home down the inside
While he has enjoyed plenty of success in the race, it was Justin Snaith’s first win in the East Cape Derby since champion Malmoos’ smart brother Captain Splendid won under Lyle Hewitson in 2016
A winner of two of her three previous races, including the Listed East Cape Fillies Nursery, coming into Friday’s feature, the Alan Greeff-trained Luna Halo made it three wins from just four starts
The classic has a long and proud history dating back to 1955 when it was run as the Cape of Good Hope Guineas
