2nd January 2021
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Post race information and news relating to major horse races. We review and analyse how these races played out and discuss the details relating to performance and any other interesting facts people in the horse racing industry find useful.
Trainer Paul Peter underlined the strength of his 3yo crop this term when he dominated matters in Saturday’s R125 000 Gr3 Tony Ruffel Stakes at Turffontein with a repeat of his Dingaans exacta of Summer Day last year
Paul Matchett’s Act Of War filly War Of Athena turned the tables on her undefeated arch-rival Anything Goes, when she showed the benefit of superior race fitness to win the R100 000 Gr3 Three Troikas Stakes
Justin Snaith and Kuda sponsored-jockey Lyle Hewitson opened the South African feature programme for 2021 in fluent style at Fairview on Friday when the beautifully-bred Sovereign Secret surged to a commanding victory
It was a day for vintage racing silks in the feature winners’ enclosure at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday.
The Millstream Farm-bred Vercingetorix gelding Mount Anderson registered an overdue stakes success
A bright spot on the day was the repeat victory of defending champion Elusive Trader who pounced under a superbly judged ride by Anton Marcus
Dean Kannemeyer assumed the mantle of the Cape Guineas ‘King’ when he saddled his sixth winner of the prestigious Cape classic this century
Lyle Hewitson was a notable absentee from the Gr1 raceday at Kenilworth on Saturday. But the young jockey’s decision to stay at home in Joburg was vindicated
Still on honeymoon after recently tying the knot again, multiple SA champion jockey Piere Strydom gave his younger colleagues a lesson in judgement, confidence and poetic balance
Relishing the Kenilworth track conditions and enjoying a preferred loose-reined ride from Richard Fourie, the Gr1 winning Silvano mare Silvano’s Pride showed them how
The evergreen hero travelled to Vereeniging on Thursday for a 100% strike rate from two rides that saw him bring up his recordbreaking 5555th winner milestone
‘The Breeders Cup Distaff is definitely still on the cards and Beach Bomb will probably have one more race before then’ – Gaynor Rupert
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
