High drama, a touch of poetry, a champion 3yo and an army of orange and black clad supporters who converged on Turffontein on Saturday, formed a fitting backdrop to the arrival of a memorable and historic third SA Triple Crown champion
Lammerskraal Stud’s owner Pieter Graaff made a fair comment earlier this week. He asked when last a stallion stood on the brink of siring two individual Triple Crown winners in the same country in the same season
The 2016 Champions Day at Turffontein on Saturday 30 April has been one of the most talked about racedays in recent memory
The Avontuur bred Greys Inn gelding Legal Eagle showed his promise and ability when emulating his sire by scoring a resounding victory in the R2 million Gr1 SA Derby.
Sean Tarry’s French Navy has always hinted that the 2450m of the R2 million Gr1 SA Derby will be right up his alley. He gets his chance to show his superiority on Saturday
South African horseracing in a frenzy with Louis The King crowned Triple Crown Champion as he gallops his way into our hearts and history books with a scintillating and gutsy performance to win the R2 million Gr1 SA Derby. What a day!
It seems rather simple really. If Louis The King stays the 2450m of the R2 million Gr1 SA Derby at Turffontein today, he will make history and win the R7-million SASCOC Triple Crown
An Aussie bred wins the R1,5 million Gr1 SA Derby in a great result for trainer Weiho Marwing
Geoff Woodruff’s Silvano colt, Tellina looks cherry ripe to set the record straight in the SA Derby on Saturday.
Two top three year olds in Pomodoro and Royal Bencher produced the thrills in a grandstand finish to the final leg of the Sascoc Triple Crown.
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!
