Besides serving as an important academic and information exercise for those serious about finding a winner for the Cape’s premier race to be run next Saturday, the gallops are really little more than a sedentary stretch of the legs for the big race participants and a pointer to physical well-being.
Brett Crawford and Karis Teetan continued their feature winning streak at Kenilworth on Saturday 14 January when they added the R125 000 Listed Jamaica Handicap to
What a day for owner Knut Haug, trainer Dennis Drier and jockey Alec Forbes. The Sharks combination teamed up to spoil the Stormers New Years party with a sweetly taken treble at Kenilworth on the Cape’s very own ‘Tweede Nuwe Jaar’ celebrations. Unhappily for local breeders, all three of the Drier winners are imports!
Looking at the three year old picture in isolation may serve little purpose, but the Cape Guineas and Derby masterpiece benefitted from a few more
Jockeyship and race riding are two of our favourite battering rams and what better placed target for the post losing-bet anguish syndrome than an overpaid
The Emerald Cup produced one of those rare good-luck and loyalty stories at the Vaal this afternoon, with a first-time owner getting lucky and a young jockey benefitting from a vote of confidence. Well done to the connections of The Mouseketeer!
A great winning double for Winning Form’s Duncan Howells and a doughnut for the starter. These were the highs and lows of an entertaining but frustrating afternoon at Clairwood on 18 September.
Horseracing needs to provide punters with a win-win solution at all costs. Factors largely beyond anybody’s control and thoughtless policy conjured up an early and unhappy ending to the afternoon at Clairwood for many PA punters on 14 September.
With the weather playing havoc at Fairview, the jockeys soldiered on and poor light stopped play with two races to run. It is a pleasure to give credit where it is due and it was a brave and commendable display in testing conditions with even the starting stalls and rails falling victim to raging wind.
A top jockey suggests the Clairwood track surface is not acceptable, especially after so little rain. Puzzling circumstances, indeed. But Robbie Fradd, with three winners and MJ Byleveld and Sean Cormack, with a double apiece, weren’t complaining.
Selecting a winning racehorse can sometimes be less of a science and a lot more about emotion. He may not yet be another JJ The Jet Plane, but the Surging River first-timer River’s End was chosen on just as much gut-feel.
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
