Remembering Mike Tillett
Mike Tillett was one of the great servants to horse racing. He will always be regarded by those who knew him with the total respect that he deserved.
8th May 2018
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Mike Tillett was one of the great servants to horse racing. He will always be regarded by those who knew him with the total respect that he deserved.
‘Many owners and trainers in South Africa have suffered losses and sometimes even humiliation at the hands of inexperienced Stipes’
He proved an innovative breath of fresh air introducing numerous controls and adding impetus to service delivery in various areas at the NHA
National Horseracing Authority investigating Kimberley allegations
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!
