Snakes & Ladders
There were highs, lows and some laughs along the way, but the Year of the Snake seems to have been a year of loss.
23rd December 2013
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There were highs, lows and some laughs along the way, but the Year of the Snake seems to have been a year of loss.
There have been quiet rumblings about the rather smart looking Jet Master colt, Master Of My Fate, for some time now.
Avontuur have been hosting the Fillies Guineas day since 2006. Each year is a little different…
Follow the story of Hlamba, a little race mare with a big heart who defied all odds.
Tony McCoy rode his 4000th winner a week ago. It’s hard to imagine anyone equalling, nevermind surpassing what McCoy has achieved.
For anyone who thinks that two heads are better than one, the new training partnership of Neil Bruss and Robert Fayd’herbe makes a lot of sense
Always smiling and ready with a quip and a chirp or two, Glen Hatt is one of Cape racing’s true blue gentlemen.
Lanzerac, new sponsors of the CTS Ready To Run Sale,and the associated Stakes race, launched themselves into the spotlight with a sumptuous luncheon at the estate
Just 48 hours after Cheeky Wink’s smart win at Tipperary, the Kieswetter and Heffer families enjoyed another champagne moment at Sandown
The number of entries compares favourably in quantum with recent years, with 58 first entries received in 2024, 60 in 2023, 68 in 2022, 53 in 2021, 52 in 2020, 49 in 2019, and 69 in 2018
Ironically, it was a colt which provided Alan with a first Gr1 success, this being Alec and Gillian Foster’s homebred Cereus, who landed the 2001 Gold Cup at Hollywoodbets Greyville, his victory completing a momentous double on the day, with the Gr2 Golden Slipper having gone the way of juvenile filly Tatler, a great-great-great grandaughter of Sun Lass!
JP van der Merwe is not the only guilty party in the matter. In simple terms, he is the only rider to have exercised the NHA’s offer of an Acknowledgement Of Guilt and moved on with his life
