Felix Coetzee

Powerhouses To The Fore

They obviously don’t need the money! So suggested outspoken leading Cape trainer Joey Ramsden in a reference to his colleagues’ lack of patronization of Cape

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Ride or Read?

Justin Snaith may have unwittingly thrown punters a curved ball on Tellytrack recently. He suggested in a routine interview that Port Elizabeth is the perfect

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Easy Afterwards

When we reflect back on the outstanding J&B Met raceday, we note the inevitable roll  of the victors and the vanquished. The results also showed

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Saluting The Winners

Winning isn’t everything – it is the only thing. This applies most especially on the festival occasions like  J&B Met day. The Sporting Post salutes

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Sugar and Spice?

The track record of the fairer sex in the Met over the past half century is not particularly impressive on paper. Only five ladies have

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Marco and Miller Make Magic

Communication, or the dire lack of it, was in the spotlight again this afternoon. Jockey Felix Coetzee was a drawcard on a rare visit to Kimberley, but after a fighting second in the fourth race, he disappeared.

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Start The Engine

High jinks at the start of the Clairwood third race marred an otherwise pleasant afternoon’s racing on 20 December. It is not the starter’s job

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Ramsden Joins Elite Club

Variety Club established himself as the top 3yo miler in South Africa with a scintillating victory in the R1 million Gr1 Cape Guineas at Kenilworth on 17 December. After juggling with his supporters’ emotions…

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Snaith Flyer impresses

The big girl is up and flying! The picturesque rural simplicity of Durbanville racecourse buzzed with anticipation and electric excitement on 15 October as Justin

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One World made good for master trainer Vaughan Marshall to give the Milnerton veteran his maiden success in the 164th renewal of the L’Ormarins Gr1 King’s Plate courtesy of his son One Stripe at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday

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