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Dynasty’s magnificent grey daughter Bela-Bela galloped her way into our hearts and the history books at Kenilworth on Saturday
8th January 2017
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Dynasty’s magnificent grey daughter Bela-Bela galloped her way into our hearts and the history books at Kenilworth on Saturday
The Varsfontein Stud-bred Gimmethgreenlight flyer Green Pepper continued her step up the ladder with a smooth first stakes success
Confidence is a major weapon in any jockey’s arsenal. That was the fine line between all and nothing in a thrilling climax to Saturday’s Graham Beck Stakes
The high-class Gr1 winner Captain America opened his Cape summer campaign in style at Durbanville on Sunday
After in excess of 800 days since his last run, Yorker makes his UK debut
The first session of the BSA National 2yo Sale was completed on Thursday evening with a Captain Al filly topping the billing at R800 000
The Cape Guineas could be on the horizon for Dennis Drier’s exciting unbeaten colt Hack Green
Justin Snaith and owner Fred Crabbia capped a unique Southern Derby double after the combination were victorious with the Varsfontein Stud-bred Captain Splendid
Mike Azzie has formed a winning combination with Adriaan and Rika Van Vuuren and he would have been thrilled to saddle their 99th winner together when the beautiful grey Kissimmee ran on powerfully to win the Allez France Stakes
Captain America produced the heroics for a superbly clinical victory at Kenilworth on Saturday, when disposing of SA Horse Of The Year and his former stable Futura in an exciting finish to the R400 000 Gr2 Green Point Stakes
After the disappointing news about the injury of Triple Crown star Louis The King, trainer Geoff Woodruff had plenty to smile about when his magnificent grey Jet Master filly Touch The Sky came back to best to clinch the honours in sensational style
Just 48 hours after Cheeky Wink’s smart win at Tipperary, the Kieswetter and Heffer families enjoyed another champagne moment at Sandown
Ridgemont’s Rafeef fairytale received more endorsement on the Championships Finale at Turffontein on Saturday when his daughter, Chasing Happiness, ran her eight opponents off their feet to register her second stakes success when winning the TAB Gr2 Senor Santa Stakes
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!
