It is early days yet and Silvano’s son Marinaresco may not have the same physical presence as champion Pocket Power, but one could forgive part-owner Marsh Shirtliff a lump in the throat and a possible misty eye
The Rondeberg yard of leading owner Sabine Plattner headed by Andre Nel rounded off a terrific weekend feature double at Kenilworth on Saturday
An afternoon with South Africa’s ‘super champion’ trainer and horseman extraordinaire, Terrance Millard
The perennial bridesmaid Gothic registered his first win in over two years when Aldo Domeyer got the son of Silvano’s head down in the last stride to clinch a grandstand victory
Upset winner for Piet Steyn heralds return to the saddle for one of the Cape’s favourite sons
Yogas Govender is almost universally well-liked and was probably summed up best on the podium of the 2013 J&B Met when Stan Elley called him “one of the nicest people in racing.”
Three runners. Three winning chances. Sabine Plattner’s astute private trainer Yogas Govender on his prospects for the Kenilworth meeting today
It is a case of topping your Pops. Defending champion Aldo Domeyer was thrown a curved ball in his quest for the Jockeys Chase title defence when the organisers announced today that his father, the champion competitor Andrew Fortune, would line up on Saturday. Will it be respect or simply wait for age…?
Kotzen, Govender and impressive win by expensive Aussie debutante dominate Durbanville afternoon
Young jockey bounces back from injury and a shocking fall two weeks ago to ride a treble and credits his famous father for assisting him
The Jockey’s Charity Dash, in aid of the oldest child welfare organisation in SA, will be run at Kenilworth on Saturday.
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
