22nd November 2018
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SA’s leading bookmakers have published the first ante-post market for the 2019 Cape flagship
Against all odds, Sun Met Day 2018 was a winner. But does it work having three local racemeetings on a day that one would think the average punter was surely only interested in what was happening at Kenilworth?
Could a locally bred and raced stallion head the First Crop Sires list for a second year running?
So a publicity stunt by one sponsor is more important than the people who just won a Gr1 race!
Patrick Nassif attended the Met for the 35th time on Saturday. He says the day was plain boring and questions the wisdom of a host like Usain Bolt – and what value he actually added
The first 3yo filly to win the Cape flagship in over a century for top owners and breeders Drakenstein Stud
They say that nobody ever remembers who ran second, but the name of the 4yo Western Winter colt Last Winter is one that would have left a lingering impression on many observers after his dashing second to Oh Susanna in Saturday’s Sun Met
The National Horseracing Authority of SA has confirmed that after extensive discussions with COSATU and the PSA there will be no protest on Saturday
Fairview trainer gives Cape owner a Met confidence booster as she maintains her glorious Fairview Merchants record
‘I think a lot of people wrote him off after the Queen’s Plate, but it’s a big ask for a horse that is not a true miler and we were intrigued by his performance. We are excited and optimistic for Saturday”
This time last week we were looking forward to the 163rd renewal of the World Sports Betting Cape Town Met
In a new weekly column we look at some of the past weekend’s highlights, and set the fractions with Saturday’s Hollywoodbets Kenilworth WSB Cape Town Met racemeeting
A seasoned racing fan writes that in the zone between 15 and 3 minutes before the official race time, nobody is interested in listening to the personal fancies and various constructions of the presenters’ exotic permutations
Leading South African-based owners Hollywood Racing have broken new ground with the acquisition of five yearlings during the Book 1 session at Karaka this week
