Pride Of The Amakhosi!
Paul Peter’s MK’s Pride became the first horse this century to win the Hawaii Stakes as a 3yo
6th March 2021
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Paul Peter’s MK’s Pride became the first horse this century to win the Hawaii Stakes as a 3yo
Gavin Lerena excelled in a thrilling finish to the R100 000 Listed Aquanaut Handicap
While West Coast visitor Andre Nel bagged two winners, Greeff and Cheyne dominated the sunny afternoon with a four-timer that included the 27th stakes winner for Wilgerbosdrift’s Gr1 winning Travers Stakes sire Flower Alley
The Gr1 SA Fillies Sprint at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on 5 June is the medium term plan for Futura’s smart daughter Sweet Future who toyed with her opposition as she made full use of her weight advantage to win Saturday’s Listed Bauhinia Handicap
Sean Tarry and Calvin Habib got the Vaal feature quartet – relocated from Turffontein – under way on Saturday
Cape Guineas runner-up Linebacker, a ‘scary horse’ in the words of his veteran trainer, and a son of an Equus Champion Sprinter, allayed any stamina doubts when he stormed home to win the R750 000 Jonsson Workwear Gr1 Cape Derby
Moutonshoek’s Galileo stallion The United States broke the ice at feature level in style at the Vaal on Saturday with his first runner
Mounia showed her rivals a clean pair of heels to win the inaugural R550 000 Cape Yearling Sale Cup at Kenilworth on Saturday
It was memorable win for Candice Bass-Robinson and her team – although the banker of the day and the most fancied of her trio Clouds Unfold (8-10) failed to produce her usual flair and ran well downfield
An emotional victory in the Flaming Rock silks for the 6yo Doublemint in the R110 000 New Turf Carriers Listed Jet Master Stakes kept the Snaith team’s champagne Derby day celebrations on a roll
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
