That’s The Spirit!
A record-priced yearling looks set to provide his second-hand owners with some fun yet
27th August 2017
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A record-priced yearling looks set to provide his second-hand owners with some fun yet
The 8yo Jet Master gelding True Master made light of his 62 kgs top weight when storming to a convincing victory
Two lightly raced sons of multiple champion sire Jet Master are set to stand their first season in KZN this year
Glorious Song, a member of North America’s Racing Hall Of Fame, was purchased by Frank Stronach for $36.000 as a yearling
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
Jet Master’s good son Jet Explorer has already beaten the veterinary science odds and is now showing signs of defying his age
After in excess of 800 days since his last run, Yorker makes his UK debut
SA-bred Yorker is set to make his UK debut in the 20 August Strensall Stakes at York, before tilting at the Champion Stakes on Qipco British Champions Day
A split second apparent lapse of concentration in the dying stages of the Fairview Friday feature almost ruined a good day at the office for jockey Grant van Niekerk
The expectancy and hype of the Poly Triple Crown build-up was snuffed out in the space of just over 90 seconds by the astute Justin Snaith and his regular PE jockey S’manga Khumalo
The Vaal eight-race programme today is a lifetime away from Champions Day but the presence of the intriguing Master’s Spirit in the day’s topliner will generate interest
Just 48 hours after Cheeky Wink’s smart win at Tipperary, the Kieswetter and Heffer families enjoyed another champagne moment at Sandown
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
