The Good News
A competitive field line up on Sunday at Turffontein for the Gr3 London News Stakes
10th January 2013
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A competitive field line up on Sunday at Turffontein for the Gr3 London News Stakes
Trainer Sean Tarry and owner Chris Van Niekerk seem to find a really good horse every season. The Hangman is their latest bright star and the son of Jallad booked his Cape Guineas berth with a resounding victory in Saturday’s R500 000 Gr2 The Dingaans at Turffontein.
Plenty of speed marks the 1000m MR 92 Divided Handicap which closes off the Jackpot at Turffontein on Tuesday evening. A promising lightly-raced 4yo looks quite an exciting prospect
An exciting unbeaten colt faces his first serious test in Saturday’s Gr1 Sansui Summer Cup at Turffontein. Temperatures look set to rise…
Mixed reputations take each other on in the Gr2 Merchants on Saturday. Zaki looks to have De Kock running for cover this time round
One horse stands out above the rest in the Gr2 The Dingaans at Turffontein on Saturday. He is our banker bet of the day…
Mike De Kock goes for a fourth straight win in the Gr2 Ipi Tombe Challenge and looks to have a strong hand in a fascinating contest
The final leg of what looks like a rather tough Jackpot bet is a Fillies and Mares Divided Handicap run over 1160m. A toxic mix of speed and some fair ability makes for an intriguing race
Racing switches from the testing rigours of the sand, to the trickier tactical poser of the Turffontein inside track on Saturday. A Pinnacle Stakes heads an interesting ten race programme. Piere Strydom and Tyrone Zackey could be the combination to follow in the mainliner.
Imagine Racing; marketing, PR, communication and syndication campaigner for the horse racing industry, is hosting a charity race day on Saturday the 6th of October 2012, in support of the PinkDrive Breast Cancer Awareness campaign.
Continued rainfall cause Super Saturday to be postponed to Sunday
It will be good news for South African racing fans that, despite a number of offers from abroad, Gerald and Karen Kalil’s multiple champion Quid Pro Quo will continue her 3yo season on African soil
Former SA Champion jockey Andrew Fortune’s six month quest to be relicenced to ride again reaches something of a watershed
The Ridgemont’s Kieswetter and Drakenstein’s Rupert families are major players in our horseracing and the Monmouth Park feature thus held more than a passing interest for many of us
