Lerena Flies Out
Past South African champion jockey Gavin Lerena will defend his title against an outstanding line-up of the world’s best jockeys at Happy Valley Racecourse
5th December 2016
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Past South African champion jockey Gavin Lerena will defend his title against an outstanding line-up of the world’s best jockeys at Happy Valley Racecourse
“Piere Strydom was shifting in and Anthony Delpech was rolling out. But I wasn’t alone – the Master was with me and we so wanted the Summer Cup again…”
A heartstopping burst through a nearly non-existent gap by Summer Cup double hero Master Sabina, set the seal on a sensational fourth consecutive victory
A Cape based half-brother to past Cape Guineas and Selangor Cup winner Le Drakkar gave the local stars something to think about
This was no ordinary jackpot – none of his winners were short-priced ‘pointers’ and they were all feature races!
Confidence is a major weapon in any jockey’s arsenal. That was the fine line between all and nothing in a thrilling climax to Saturday’s Graham Beck Stakes
Drakenstein’s proven stallion Philanthropist produced his first SA-bred stakes winner courtesy of the beautiful grey Avontuur-bred galloper She’s A Giver
Trainer Lucky Houdalakis gave favourite backers and the handicappers one to think about when producing a joker in the pack
He failed to ensure that he did not cause interference and was a source of danger to a horse ridden by Piere Strydom shortly after the finish line
Grand Heritage day proves an encouraging success with the bumper fields providing punters with a refreshing new dimension and challenge
Gavin Lerena scored a sensational double at his Ascot debut, to help the Rest Of The World team secure victory in the 2016 Shergar Cup
The R1 million Gr1 Douglas Whyte Stakes Grade is the opening leg of the projected R15 million Pick 6 pool at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday
Cape Racing’s ongoing tussle with Mother Nature in what has been a wet July to beat all July’s, produced a fairytale at a sunny, but very chilly, Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Thursday
A Cape jockey has told of the enormous relief and the burden lifted from his shoulders on Friday after two well-known racing men took the cudgels up on his behalf some months ago to defend the father of four against an NHRA charge
A Pick 6 carryover of R2 million is set to take the exotic pool to R15 million, while the World Pool Gr3 Gold Cup sees a Quartet carryover of R1 million and a likely pool of R5 million
