Striker’s Got The Power
Justin, riding his elephants in India, must be a very happy man. I had a quick chat with Chris afterwards and he was smiling from ear to ear
26th November 2014
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Justin, riding his elephants in India, must be a very happy man. I had a quick chat with Chris afterwards and he was smiling from ear to ear
Thank you, Striker. And thank you, racing. When you get it right, you get it so so right.
Nothing was forced. We loved it. It was something real. Something beyond all the razzmataz bulldust of social media and fake marketing campaigns that enrich all the wrong and don’t add an ounce of value to anybody who has shouted a horse home and spent part of the rent money on a certainty.
Piere Strydom sets out at Turffontein today to chip away at his 12 winners short of a magical 5000 winners – a remarkable feat he will share with only one other jockey in South African horseracing history
With a magic milestone of 5000 winners only weeks away, Piere Strydom rode a cracking double at the Vaal on Tuesday and punters will be watching his 9 hometown rides at Fairview this Sunday with interest
Champion Capetown Noir’s full brother Across The Ice is still a serious force to be reckoned with and Sean Tarry’s senior statesman looks poised to register the twelfth win of a distinguished career at the Vaal today. He appears to have his six opponents well held and his old best mate Piere Strydom is back in the saddle
For Cormack, Saturday’s objection would have brought back memories of the 2013 Gr1 SA Classic when he rode Paul Lafferty’s Love Struck to a last gasp win over Tellina
Trainer Dominic Zaki’s Emerald Cup day didn’t quite develop into the jamboree that we all anticipated but he returns with seven runners to the bread and butter fare at the Vaal on Tuesday. The nine-race programme has all the familiar looks of a Pick 6 carryover in disguise
He is unparalleled with his genius in the saddle and yet the grandstand jockeys love to have a swipe – usually from the pocket. Let’s give the man a break and rather celebrate a magical milestone that can only be just around the corner
It’s a truly wonderful game this. No matter the petty politics, sideshows and debate raging in the corridors of power, the punters and the ponies soldier on and do what they do best day in and day out
Running in the familiar Hammies Football Club strip of Cape owner Bryn Ressell in partnership with her trainer, and having only her third start on the surface, she produced a performance that spoke volumes of her versatility and progressive profile
Finding the words ‘excitement’ and ‘insurance’ in the same sentence is as rare as breeding a Triple Crown winner!
