Dawson’s Truth Be Told!
The Heavenly Blue gelding Truth stamped himself as a feature sprinting prospect when he won the weather-delayed R275 000 4Racing Gr3 National Currency Sprint
24th February 2025
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The Heavenly Blue gelding Truth stamped himself as a feature sprinting prospect when he won the weather-delayed R275 000 4Racing Gr3 National Currency Sprint
Japan star Forever Young (JPN) bested Hong Kong’s Romantic Warrior (IRE) by a neck in a race for the ages
With just seven runners going to post though, there was a real possibility that the pace of the race could be Eight On Eighteen’s undoing
The quietly spoken Dean Kannemeyer displayed a rare flash of emotion in the post-race interview after South Africa’s highest-rated racer Gimme A Prince established his position as a genuine Equus Championship contender with a supreme display of dominance
Gqeberha visitor Direct Hit retained her unbeaten record with a sensational victory in the SplashOut Gr3 Cape Of Good Hope Nursery in the opening feature of the 2025 Seafood & Jazz Racing Festival
Celebrating a big day feature double, Dean Kannemeyer produced the magic when The Real Prince cruised to victory in the City Of Cape Town Listed Jet Master Stakes at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday
Dean Kannemeyer saddled Varsfontein Stud’s promising and very progressive filly Give Me Everything who was a convincing winner in a Gimmethegreenlight 1-2-3 in the Schweppes Listed Cape Fillies Classic at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday
Justin Snaith’s Eight On Eighteen brought the curtain down on the 2024/25 Cape Racing Summer Festival Of Champions Gr1 roster at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday in scintillating fashion when he became the first horse since Feltos 79 years ago to win the Met and Cape Derby in the same term
Ridgemont rider Richard Fourie and trainer Alan Greeff made it four winners from the first four races on the rain-impacted Fairview card on Friday when the top-rated My Best Shot stamped his authority in style to win the Listed Ibhayi Stakes
The Danon Platina filly Gocekwithlove is yet another mobile billboard for racing in the Eastern Cape, as opposed to bumping the big guns in other centres
Trainer Justin Snaith emerged from the Hollywoodbets Kenilworth shadows of what was a relatively quiet day by his high standards up to that point when saddling Siddeley to win the SplashOut Gr3 Prix Du Cap
Wathnan Racing’s Hit Show foiled Forever Young’s attempt at completing the valuable Saudi Cup/Dubai World Cup double
Demand appears to outstrip supply, not surprising given that many smaller breeders – and some of the old stalwarts – have disappeared
The charge originated from comments made by Jockey van Niekerk during a post-race interview following the running of Race 2 at Hollywoodbets Durbanville Racecourse on Wednesday 26 March
American Gr1 winner Raging Torrent provided trainer Doug O’Neill a second consecutive running of the Godolphin Mile and third overall
