Bloomin’ Smart!
Just a week earlier, Mary Slack was thrilled to have had a daughter of Wilgerbosdrift’s Gr1 winning sire Flower Alley chasing Summer Pudding home in the SA Fillies Classic
16th March 2020
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Just a week earlier, Mary Slack was thrilled to have had a daughter of Wilgerbosdrift’s Gr1 winning sire Flower Alley chasing Summer Pudding home in the SA Fillies Classic
A textbook tactical ride by Luke Ferraris got Factor Fifty home to beat her older stablemate Flichity By Farr in the R135 0000 Sun Chariot Handicap
‘ thought at one stage that Christopher Robin’s sire Damage Is Done was doing just that to my broodmare band’
Such was the tight nature of the tussle between the top two, commentator Alistair Cohen put his proverbial on the line by calling a dead-heat
The R350 000 Gr2 Senor Santa Stakes produced the thriller as anticipated at Turffontein on Saturday
Mike de Kock and Callan Murray got punters off to a happy start in the R1,57 million Turffontein Pick 6 on Saturday
The Elusive Fort Filly Chitengo rounded off a happy day for Alec Laird and the Wilgerbosdrift-Mauritzfontein breeding partnership
Varsfontein stallion Gimmethegreenlight capped a glorious Classic Day feature treble when he sired the first three home in the R1,5 million Gr1 SA Classic
The Cape-based stud played a starring role in the Gimmethegreenlight show on Classic Day at Turffontein
The former paint retailer turned top racehorse trainer saddled his first winner at Hollywoodbets Greyville in July 2010
First win in over a year for the Riverton Stud-bred galloper. But nobody’s complaining!
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
