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Captain Al – The Classic Strikes Continue

It was a second year in a row that a Captain Al filly was winning the Cape Fillies Guineas, and a third time in four years -the sires’ daughters Snowdance and Missisippi Burning having triumped in 2017 and 2019 respectively

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Varsfontein’s Captain Of A Day!

After Malmoos’ scintillating Guineas prep in the Gr2 Concorde Cup a half hour earlier, it was another Varsfontein bred 3yo son of our late stakes centurion Captain Al, who set the turf alight in dazzling style

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The Deep True Sea!

Gavin Lerena and Sean Tarry’s fairer sex speed machine Celtic Sea were the toast of Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Saturday

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Bianca and Silvano (photo: Maine Chance Farms)

The Leading SA Sires So Far

With South African racing at a standstill for the foreseeable future, it is perhaps a good time to take a look at which stallions have been enjoying a good season

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What A Wonderful World!

Hometown hero MJ Byleveld and his partner One World outgunned international star Ryan Moore and defending champion Rainbow Bridge

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Tarry’s Tidal Wave

Trainer Sean Tarry broke Candice Bass-Robinson’s stranglehold on the Cartier Gr2 Sceptre Stakes at Kenilworth on Friday

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Senor Santa 1-2 For Ridgemont’s Rafeef

Ridgemont’s Rafeef fairytale received more endorsement on the Championships Finale at Turffontein on Saturday when his daughter, Chasing Happiness, ran her eight opponents off their feet to register her second stakes success when winning the TAB Gr2 Senor Santa Stakes

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An Eastern Cape Dynasty – Good Greeff, Alan!

Ironically, it was a colt which provided Alan with a first Gr1 success, this being Alec and Gillian Foster’s homebred Cereus, who landed the 2001 Gold Cup at Hollywoodbets Greyville, his victory completing a momentous double on the day, with the Gr2 Golden Slipper having gone the way of juvenile filly Tatler, a great-great-great grandaughter of Sun Lass!

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