
Still The Superhero
The high-class Gr1 winner Captain America opened his Cape summer campaign in style at Durbanville on Sunday
The high-class Gr1 winner Captain America opened his Cape summer campaign in style at Durbanville on Sunday
Owner Michael Leaf enjoyed a super Saturday between Turffontein and Kenilworth
False starts don’t make for good racing and punters were left licking their wounds after just such an eventuality cast a cloud over the Listed Off To Stud Stakes
Milnerton trainer Joey Ramsden showed his knack of producing the 2yo’s to shine early when the beautifully bred Captain Gambler finished with a flourish
Superb show of power by Klawervlei bred colt bodes well for future as he steamrollers some boom reputations
Cape trainer Vaughan Marshall enjoyed the rare pleasure of training both the sire and dam of the very smart The Secret Is Out, who notched her first Gr1 success at Scottsville on Saturday
A long-priced Cape Nursery double was the knockout blow at a sun drenched Kenilworth on Saturday
Justin Snaith and owner Fred Crabbia capped a unique Southern Derby double after the combination were victorious with the Varsfontein Stud-bred Captain Splendid
Joey Ramsden’s juvenile feature joy at Kenilworth on Sunday was shortlived as the beautiful previously unbeaten Miranda Frost followed much the same path as Snaith’s Sergeant Hardy a half hour earlier
The well related and exciting Captain Al filly, The Secret Is Out, came home unchallenged to win
Dean Kannemeyer provided leading international owner Fred Crabbia with a 40th wedding anniversary gift when the progressive 4yo Captain Alfredo beat a decent field
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
The starting stalls stuck on the Fairview polytrack capped a mostly forgettable week for South African horseracing when the Nelson Mandela Bay Racing fixture ground to a dismal halt on Friday