Peter Tops National Log
A non-punting stable and one of the most transparent operations in the country
18th September 2019
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A non-punting stable and one of the most transparent operations in the country
“If this type of unrest continues, we are going to have serious problems in SA racing. Owners are going to stop and say, ‘We don’t need this, we want to race and watch our horses in peace and we want our investments protected.’ If the big owners call it a day, we’ll see a major collapse.”
When it comes to training winners of the SA Derby and SA Oaks, Ormond Ferraris has no peer!
Whilst the sheer idiocity and lunacy of such is clearly apparent, it begs the question as to what is being hidden under the track covers, especially after the recent farce of the state of the Vaal tracks?
Unfortunately we’ve had general public just walking on the tracks at anytime. We mean no disrespect to Mr Ferraris whatsoever and apologize for any offence taken
‘No excuses. My horse pulled up one hundred percent sound. He was beaten by a superb text-book ride and by the pedestrian pace,’
Well-related 4kg claiming apprentice Luke Ferraris came within a heartbeat of riding the jackpot at Turffontein on Saturday
Trainer Ormond Ferraris followed up his victory with Knock On Wood in the inaugural KZN Breeders Million Mile when Romany Prince pipped London Call in a thriller
The Ferraris family may have rewritten the record books again at Scottsville on Saturday when Grandfather Ormond saddled a winner for his owner-trainer son David – ridden by the latter’s son apprentice jockey Luke.
In a rare bit of serendipity – which may be a true blue slice of racing history – three generations of the Ferraris family graced the winner’s enclosure last Sunday
It was a proud Tuesday at the Vaal when Luke Ferraris booted home the first two winners of his career for his grandfather trainer Ormond
The premature loss of Lancaster Bomber (War Front) was a sad setback to the South African thoroughbred industry
The highest-rated horses in all but one race – Parisian Walkway, who achieved his highest performance figure over 1600m – claimed the top four positions in each of this past weekend’s Grade 1 and Grade 2 races (excluding the two-year-old races).This provides strong validation regarding the effectiveness of the rating system!
In one of the most high-profile in-race incidents of the past five years, former SA champion jockey Gavin Lerena was found guilty of four charges, while Jason Gates didn’t escape punishment
Glistian Events’ Joao da Mata chats to Cape Racing Chairman Greg Bortz about the path ahead for SA horseracing
