Honour For Khan & Alexander
Comeback Kid Mark Khan defied fitness doubts and the generous betting odds to grab his fourth SA Derby winner
6th May 2018
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Comeback Kid Mark Khan defied fitness doubts and the generous betting odds to grab his fourth SA Derby winner
Internationally experienced jockey Weichong Marwing declined a Veterinary opinion at the start of a race at Turffontein on Saturday and elected to forego the ride
The Gary Alexander Racing Team produced an emotional longshot surprise in a race named after the greatest horse they have trained
With the Gr3 Tommy Hotspur Handicap just around the corner, we celebrate its 26 year old namesake
The high – class Pierre Jourdan’s half-brother Champagne Haze has been a touch in-and-out since his big win in the 2015 Emperors Palace Ready To Run Cup.
The Gary Alexander trained stayer The Elmo Effect sprang a surprise when he finished with a sustained run to cut down Arctica and win the Listed Drum Star Handicap
Nine well subscribed races make up the Vaal programme where veteran jockey Andrew Fortune will be aiming to peg one or two back on national log leader Greg Cheyne
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
The Gary Alexander trained Querari gelding is one of the most upwardly mobile sprinters on the South African racing scene
A superb evening all round for the Alexanders, the emerging star Querari and his talented son, who shares his name with a largely forgettable movie of a few years ago – which regrettably didn’t attract the same kind of rave reviews!
A spokesman for Gary Alexander Racing Stables has rejected any suggestions of sinister motives or foul play after their 2015 CTS Emperors Palace Ready To Run winner Champagne Haze had run a dismal fifth in a field of six at Turffontein on Saturday
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!
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
