54,38 – A Speed Scandal!
Windless conditions added to the merit of the flying record-breaker’s performance
2nd December 2016
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Windless conditions added to the merit of the flying record-breaker’s performance
The progeny of superstar sire Var are always in demand. He has seven lots on the CTS Emperors Palace Johannesburg Ready To Run Sale and a few hours earlier one of his good sons will attempt to get back into the winning enclosure at the Vaal
The Summerhill Stud-bred Admire Main gelding The Elmo Effect shed his recently acquired bridesmaid tag and played a starring role in a thrilling four-cornered finish to the Java Handicap
Paarl-based trainer Glen Kotzen made it two victories in three years in the Listed Racing Association Stakes
Presented himself to ride whilst having a banned substance, namely alcohol, with a concentration level of 0,030mg which is over the concentration threshold of 0,024mg per 100 millilitres in his breath
Two jockeys were stood down at Sunday’s Turffontein racemeeting following breathalyser tests
Trainer Tara Laing has kept the gallant stayer Crown Of Gold beautifully on song for three seasons and the son of Silvano wrapped up a rare hat-trick
Bruises on his chest from the seat belt and cuts on his nose was all that Craig Zackey suffered after an accident on Friday evening
SA champion apprentice Craig Zackey looked in trouble when he drew his whip at the 250m marker on the Judpot speedster Little Genie. But the gutsy 4yo dug deep to register her second stakes success and a fifth straight win on the trot
The ‘Z factor’ is an integral thread in the colourful fabric of Gauteng horseracing. It is difficult to pass a raceday without a Zackey, or a Zaki, making the news. The passionate clan steps out in numbers at the Vaal today, when the aptly named course and distance specialist Bad Boy Buddy Boy takes on seven opponents in a tightly contested handicap
Beyond the pending investigations, things ended well enough for the Bass-Robinson yard when the improving Rainbow Lorikeet stamped her Paddock Stakes prospects with a gutsy victory under a top-notch ride by Aldo Domeyer
