See These Stars!
The British Champions Series gets underway this weekend at Newmarket with the running of the Gr1 QIPCO 1000 Guineas and the QIPCO 2000 Guineas
2nd May 2012
No Comments
A collection of opinions and thoughts on all aspects of horse racing from around the world.
The British Champions Series gets underway this weekend at Newmarket with the running of the Gr1 QIPCO 1000 Guineas and the QIPCO 2000 Guineas
The juvenile form with interprovincial collateral assessments is confusing.Straight Set bolstered the Franny formline at Scottsville, but watch out for those false odds-on shots!
Equus Champion Filly Princess Victoria has trained on into something very special. She won the Gr3 Poinsettia Stakes in a canter
The balance of power shifted further in favour of Mike De Kock after a memorable Champions Day at Turffontein this afternoon. Five Group winners on an afternoon is brilliant stuff in anybody’s language!
A sad evening at Greyville on 24 April with the news of the passing of former jockey Hadley ‘Jack’ Augustus
The Vaal sand surface came under the spotlight again with a complaint about kickback from the jockeys. At least the two feature races were run and only the final two races abandoned
A contentious start and five lame horses. Anton Marcus will bank the two winners’ cheques and forget a windy Sunday afternoon at Clairwood
Backers of short-priced juveniles at Kenilworth on Saturday burnt their fingers. Do these youngsters’ abilities genuinely fluctuate this drastically in a fortnight?
Punting on first-timers is a hazardous pursuit on the best of days. The tight finish to the second race at Greyville on 17 April illustrated this truism once again.
The Hennenman Memorial raceday is unique in the way the sport honours the memory of the deceased.
A genius ride by veteran jockey Fareed Anthony and three of the four jackpot legs won by offspring of Jet Master.
The premature loss of Lancaster Bomber (War Front) was a sad setback to the South African thoroughbred industry
In one of the most high-profile in-race incidents of the past five years, former SA champion jockey Gavin Lerena was found guilty of four charges, while Jason Gates didn’t escape punishment
Glistian Events’ Joao da Mata chats to Cape Racing Chairman Greg Bortz about the path ahead for SA horseracing
At the age of 93, Mr Ferraris is still active in racing as a training consultant, and he takes great joy in following the career of his grandson, Luke Ferraris, a successful jockey in Hong Kong
