No Demands – But Ransom Paid!
Despite his uncharacteristic conservatism pre-race, Justin Snaith’s Cape Summer Season shares received a welcome fillip
2nd October 2021
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Despite his uncharacteristic conservatism pre-race, Justin Snaith’s Cape Summer Season shares received a welcome fillip
The almost snow white After The Rain completed his Hollywoodbets Scottsville 1200m hat-trick in dashing fashion on Sunday
A professional and perfectly polished ride by Snaith anchor man Richard Fourie gave Ridgemont Highlands’ deceased champion Dynasty a hat-trick of winners
South Africa’s highest rated 3yo filly, and considered by some to have been a preferable choice as Equus Champion 2yo Filly over her stablemate Rain In Holland, Under Your Spell adjusted professionally to her first run beyond the sprints
The Gatekeeper disappointed his supporters at Durbanville on Saturday when finishing a tame fourth of six runners in a race he was weighted to win
The daughter of Elusive Fort stormed home to win the R115 000 The Lady’s Stakes at Turffontein on Saturday
Saturday’s Turffontein feature produced one of those feelgood stories that make racing a happier game than some of our local boardroom squabbles would often have us believe
The clearly talented Zapatillas – seemingly the Spanish word for a slipper or sneaker – benefitted from a really very brave ride by Luyola Mxothwa
Racing is on the Turffontein Inside course this afternoon and eight races are carded
A sunny winter’s day provided a chance for Greg Ennion, Piet Botha, Peter Wrensch and Mike Robinson to grab a slice of the limelight
Hollywoodbets Greyville provided the irrepressible Muzi Yeni with his lucky thirteenth winner of the new season
It will be good news for South African racing fans that, despite a number of offers from abroad, Gerald and Karen Kalil’s multiple champion Quid Pro Quo will continue her 3yo season on African soil
The son of Twice Over has been gelded and will be aimed at the Betway Gr1 Summer Cup, the L’Ormarins King’s Plate and the WSB Cape Town Met
Former SA Champion jockey Andrew Fortune’s six month quest to be relicenced to ride again reaches something of a watershed
The Ridgemont’s Kieswetter and Drakenstein’s Rupert families are major players in our horseracing and the Monmouth Park feature thus held more than a passing interest for many of us
