Stan Elley told the Sporting Post on Thursday that the Dynastic Power connections had been waiting for the Derby as they felt that their Dynasty gelding would be at his best over the distance. In the end, he blew the Power King Triple Crown hopes out of the water
There is little question that It takes a helluva good horse to beat a range of hardknocking contemporaries from a mile to 2400m on ground varying from possibly good, to probable mud and slush. Power King fits the mould and is set to emulate Pocket Power
With a genuine pacemaker in the race, a true test of stamina is on the cards. And that means that there will be no bluffing or gamesmanship over the 2400m, on ground that could also be unforgiving.
This time last week we were looking forward to the 163rd renewal of the World Sports Betting Cape Town Met
In a new weekly column we look at some of the past weekend’s highlights, and set the fractions with Saturday’s Hollywoodbets Kenilworth WSB Cape Town Met racemeeting
A seasoned racing fan writes that in the zone between 15 and 3 minutes before the official race time, nobody is interested in listening to the personal fancies and various constructions of the presenters’ exotic permutations
