“We are sad but also excited to be leaving South Africa. The limited opportunities locally coupled with the excellent positions offered to us in the United Kingdom have made the move a ‘no brainer’…”
“He did a severe tendon. I made it public that I was devastated as we had very high hopes for him. We gave Hassen the confidence of our belief in his recovery by taking a share and said there would be no bills. Ashraf Mohamed also got involved…”
No stopping the SA champion trainer as he saddles 1-2 in Victress Stakes after cracking tactical ride by KZN jockey Sean Cormack
SA Horse Of The Year Legislate set the temperature standard at boiling point for the Summer Of Champions Season when he burst clear with class and genuine authority to slam his field in the performance of the day at Kenilworth on Saturday
With fitness overshadowing any obvious deductions in the R400 000 Gr2 Green Point Stakes, it is perhaps worth noting that each winner over the past five
There is a tangible sense of serious summer racing in the air down Kenilworth way and the quality midweek topliner at the Southern Suburbs venue hosts the seasonal debut of Justin Snaith’s exciting Var colt, the Gr2 Umkhomazi Stakes winner Harry Lime
Marwing has been given 40 boxes and will likely move gradually over the next few months, as the Highveld Spring Season is just getting into full swing
He was our July horse two seasons ago, but this is a funny game some times. We took him to Durban for Champions Season last year and he did a tendon in work at Greyville three weeks prior to the Daily News
It was rare not to see Justin Snaith saddling his runners today but the racing community will excuse his absence as he was attending to far more important domestic matters down the road…
“They won’t allow us to have any more stables in Port Elizabeth so I have to look elsewhere. It’s getting harder in PE every month but at this stage I plan to keep the operation there. I will have 26 boxes in Jo’burg.”
Despite a decrease in the horse population and the sale of just 305 lots – 39 fewer than last year – the sale rose to expectations, achieving an impressive aggregate of R171 975 000 and an exceptional average of R563 852 per lot sold
When the hammer fell shortly before 15h00 on Friday on lot 346, a beautiful grey Ascot-bred son of Heavenly Blue, the scoreboard reflected that 303 of the 316 lots had sold over the two days for an aggregate of R171 425 000
Wathnan Racing’s Hit Show foiled Forever Young’s attempt at completing the valuable Saudi Cup/Dubai World Cup double
