In what must surely be a world record for the De Kock yard in a Group race, punter’s woes continued when the champion trainer produced a 100-1 shot to win the R1 million Gr2 Betting World Gauteng Guineas run over 1600m.
The Gr2 Gauteng Guineas, Gr1 SA Classic and Gr1 SA Derby form South Africa’s Triple Crown and with all three legs taking place within a nine week period, it takes an exceptional horse to win it. Since its inception in 1999 only the legendary Horse Chestnut has been able to achieve the feat….
Zimbabwe’s unbeaten ace Control Freak gets her chance to prove she is in anything remotely like the same league as her world class predecessor Ipi Tombe.
Best in at the weights for the Gr2 Hawaii Stakes are the July runner up Pierre Jourdan, and the multiple Gr1 winning mare Dancewiththedevil….
Croc Valley came right back to her best form when she sprung a 22/1 upset in the Prix du Cap (summer course) at Kenilworth on Sunday
Sophomores in a field of 11 occupied the first two places when Deliver The Power handed Midnight Serenade a 2.5 lengths drubbing in the Tommy Hotspur Handicap over the straight 1000m at Turffontein
Heading up the four card program this weekend is the Gr3 Prix Du Cap at Kenilworth on Sunday. The conditions of the event favour some much more than others, and particularly well in at the weights this time around are….
Heading up another very busy program in midweek is the Gr3 Tommy Hotspur Handicap at Turffontein on Tuesday. Eleven are set to go to post and with two very promising 3yo’s amongst them, it looks to be a very interesting affair….
Leon Erasmus is no stranger to winning races, but he is one of those trainers who ticks along with (at best) average stock in small races and seldom gets the opportunity to hit the high notes. He has a decent sort on his hands in the form of Go Indigo, though, and on Saturday she rewarded the yard with a welcome success.
Pomodoro – whose name means nothing more glamorous than “tomato” in Italian – looks like a force to reckon with in the upcoming Gauteng Triple Crown races. Despite seemingly being rejected by stable jockey Robbie Fradd in favour of Heavy Metal, Pomodoro romped to an impressive success last Saturday.
With all the glitz and glamour of another thrilling J&B Met now behind us the main focus of attention this weekend switches to Gauteng. The Gr3 Tony Ruffel Stakes tops the bill at Turffontein on Saturday and with the likes of Link Man and Pierre Jourdan having won the event in recent years they’ll be plenty of interest…
