Arriving on course for the Queen’s Plate has become like visiting an old friend – there are always enough familiar touches to make you feel at home, but as special friends always make an effort, you know there will be quirky new additions to look forward to, to make each day memorable.
When the handicappers lifted Legal Eagle’s merit rating to 120 after his victory in what seems to be an “okay” Jubilee Handicap field last June most people thought they had flipped
The Greys Inn gelding’s superb victory made a mockey of the general expert analysis of his ability over the distance – and of jockey Anton Marcus’s brave decision to ride him
Exciting return to action at Turffontein today of highly-rated Tarry runner
Sarah Whitelaw reviews the year’s big race results and the likely candidates for the 2015 Equus Awards
Beaten Durban July favourite Legal Eagle and Tsogo Sun Sprint winner Captain Of All are now officially the best horses in the country following the handicappers’ decision to drop Futura for his fourth under top weight last Saturday
The new Vodacom Durban July favourite Legal Eagle will almost certainly be the best weighted horse on paper that the big race has seen since merit ratings were introduced to South Africa
The Sean Tarry trained Legal Eagle took another giant step towards emulating his sire Greys Inn’s historic 2004 Vodacom Durban July victory when he swept aside his older rivals under topweight for a dazzling victory
Charl Pretorius pokes a bit of fun as we brace ourselves for a rollercoaster ride through the absurd, the outrageous, and the downright unbelievable in South African horse racing
