Snaith’s Fabulous Five
The Justin Snaith Racing Team are set to kick some serious sand in the face of their opposition this Cape Summer of Champions Season
22nd October 2016
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The Justin Snaith Racing Team are set to kick some serious sand in the face of their opposition this Cape Summer of Champions Season
The latest log for the R2,5 million Emperors Palace Ready To Run Cup to be run over 1400m at Turffontein on Saturday 5 November, has been published
SA Champion Jockey S’manga Khumalo returns to Durbanville after a nine year absence – and he could ride a good few winners for his old boss
The Go Deputy entire Arezzo stays well and looks the business at Fairview
Stakes success as a 2yo is no guarantee of future prosperity. Two talented gallopers in the Fairview polytrack topliner today lend credence to that theory
Greenflashsunset, a half-brother to 2014 South African Horse of the Year Legislate, is set to make his debut in the third race at Durbanville today
Three of the most exciting Cape 2yo’s of last term, each from a top local yard, add plenty of lustre and interest to the Durbanville midweek programme today
The Dynasty filly Francia became the first of her sex in thirteen years to win the Settlers Trophy
The power pair always looked to have a good card of runners and after a frustrating Fairview Friday afternoon where their three runners produced a winner and two seconds, the yard came back strongly at home.
Snaith saddles sixteen runners at Durbanville on Saturday and looks set for a profitable afternoon
Since the return to Alan Greeff’s Halo Stable duties from injury of Greg Cheyne, Andrew Fortune has had to find other ‘employment’
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
Andrew Fortune made it three winners on the Family Day public holiday as Tenango breezed home to win the Gr3 feature
