27th April 2019
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The Captain Al gelding Doosra has often lived up to his name and has had punters playing some poor shots over the years
Four winners is probably a quiet Met day by Justin Snaith’s standards
The top farm’s policy of bringing them to sale to sell produced a thrill for the connections of the speedy Captain Al filly All At Once
The Justin Snaith-trained dual Gr1 winner looks all set to defend her Majorca Stakes title on Sun Met day
The extraordinary Cape Guineas legacy of a veteran trainer and a champion sire took another giant step into the history books at Kenilworth on Saturday
The 2000 Cape Guineas winner Captain Al is in reach of achieving a milestone no other South African bred sire has ever accomplished
Smat Captain Al gelding salvages feature on tough weekend for champion duo
Vaal lady trainer Ashley Fortune has made a terrific impact in just eight months in her new role and she struck another blow for the fairer sex when Tsitsikamma Dance dug deep
St John Gray’s battle hardened Captain Aldo mocked the reality that his better days are behind him when he went from gun to tape
Just 48 hours after Cheeky Wink’s smart win at Tipperary, the Kieswetter and Heffer families enjoyed another champagne moment at Sandown
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
The number of entries compares favourably in quantum with recent years, with 58 first entries received in 2024, 60 in 2023, 68 in 2022, 53 in 2021, 52 in 2020, 49 in 2019, and 69 in 2018
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!
