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Sean Tarry’s Hollywoodbets Durban July entry Lucky Lad put in a sensational late run under a breathtakingly stupendous Richard Fourie ride to grab top honours in the R1 million Gr1 Golden Horse Sprint
Celebrating his 12th Grade 1 winner, the Winning Form-sponsored Danielson spent the sunny afternoon, after his first race ride, watching the traffic jams up the home straight
Former jockey Barend Botes moved from the Vaal to Summerveld three months ago as the KZN programme, with the polytrack and more lower-rated handicaps, was going to suit his string better
It was a third consecutive success in the prestigious 2yo male 1200m contest for Sean Tarry, after Thunderstruck (2022) and Lucky Lad last year
The Varsfontein Stud team are celebrating their 50th anniversary this year and underscored another great season as their home-bred Jet Master stallion Master Of My Fate’s daughter Splicethemainbrace made it a perfect five
Having her second run after a rest last time out in the Listed Ladies Mile, Red Palace was tucked in, but efforts to settle her backfired
‘I think the guys were just a little bit asleep today’ – winning trainer Brett Crawford
The Listed Milkwood Stakes went from the straight on turf, to the poly on the turn, and produced a 14-1 upset and one of five winners on the day for Gavin Smith
The might of the Drakenstein powerhouse was seen to good effect at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday
The former Zimbabwe-based Down To Business, an out and out stayer, looks a live Gold Cup prospect as he finished with a wet sail down the centre of the track to claim his first South African victory
Nelson Mandela Bay Racing came in for stick from some exotic bet punters at Fairview on Friday when a jockey protest against worsening surface conditions, saw racing switched halfway through the card to the polytrack
