2nd December 2017
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PE challenger In A Rush slams local hotshots in the R600 000 Gr2 Emerald Cup
There is no doubt that we saw a future star of South Horseracing at Fairview on Friday 15 July. The much-hyped Western Cape youngsters sportingly arrived to take their chances against the local stars and Gavin Smith’s Windrush colt sent them home with tails between the legs. Not that we are even thinking about that objection that almost spoilt the party though…
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
