Marshall’s Magic Mirage
After local star 3yo Vernichey had looked a winner at the 200m, the Cape flyer was stalking and unleashed late by Richard Fourie
4th April 2021
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After local star 3yo Vernichey had looked a winner at the 200m, the Cape flyer was stalking and unleashed late by Richard Fourie
Flower Alley daughter should pay to follow in the next few months
Paul Matchett and the Wentzel family have enjoyed the ride of their life, courtesy of their champion filly War Of Athena
Popular East Cape challenger Atyaab found the return trip up to altitude a bridge too far and faded out
On a terrific historic day for South African racing, 19 year old former SA Champion apprentice Luke Ferraris added the SA Triple Crown trophy to his Cape Town Met silverware
Trainer Joey Soma showed again that with the right horses he has few peers in the South African training ranks
With the unfortunate withdrawal earlier in the day of the topweight MK’S Pride, the 3yo speed feature lost some of its lustre with only six runners starting at the 1100m
A multiple KZN Champion trainer, Ashburton-based Duncan Howells has endured a dry run of some proportions
Queen Of Turffontein and SA Horse Of The Year Summer Pudding took the next stride back to her champion best when scoring her tenth victory
Western Winter stallion Capetown Noir sired his second Summerhill Stud-bred feature winner in the space of 24 hours
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
