18th August 2020
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The new season gets under way at Kenilworth with eight races on the local card
The first meeting of the 2020/2021 racing season kicks off at Kenilworth today with the first race off at 12h20
There are four feature races on today’s Kenilworth card and there will be two carryovers on the day
The racemeeting scheduled for today at Kenilworth will go ahead after horses were galloped
The government green light is still awaited, but the industry is prepared to go ahead behind closed doors and under strict protocols. A directive is expected by close on Thursday
The going is recorded as good with the false rail set in the original position with a 2m spur at the 600m mark
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
