Spring Return For The Big D
Good progress has been made with the resurfacing of Durbanville racecourse and, weather permitting, hopes are high that racing will resume there in September and October
29th March 2017
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Good progress has been made with the resurfacing of Durbanville racecourse and, weather permitting, hopes are high that racing will resume there in September and October
Starting life as Book 2 of the Cape Premier Yearling Sale, this well patronised sale gravitated to its own slot in 2014 and has grown in stature and popularity, having produced a host of decent performers.
The upgrade of the Durbanville Racecourse track commenced on 14 November
Course manager Dean Diedericks chats to us about the Durbanville racecourse refurbishment works
What the trainers say about their first-timers at Durbanville today
A beautiful day in Cape Town for racing. Find out what the trainers say about their first-timers
What the trainers say about their first-timers running at Durbanville today
Read what the trainers have to say about the first timers running today
Snaith saddles sixteen runners at Durbanville on Saturday and looks set for a profitable afternoon
Work will commence on the Durbanville Racecourse track upgrade project on 22 October
The urban legend of the Durbanville draw hoodoo took a bit of a knock on a sunny spring afternoon at the Cape’s country course on Saturday
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!
JP van der Merwe is not the only guilty party in the matter. In simple terms, he is the only rider to have exercised the NHA’s offer of an Acknowledgement Of Guilt and moved on with his life
Andrew Fortune made it three winners on the Family Day public holiday as Tenango breezed home to win the Gr3 feature
The son of Master Of My Fate will likely side-step stablemate Eight On Eighteen in the Daily News and go via the Greyville 1900 and Cup Trial into the big one on 5 July
