Fortune For MJ In Kuda Thriller
After a few nervous weeks of concerns of a virus, the Milnerton combination of Vaughan Marshall and MJ Byleveld celebrated an early success on Sun Met day
27th January 2018
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After a few nervous weeks of concerns of a virus, the Milnerton combination of Vaughan Marshall and MJ Byleveld celebrated an early success on Sun Met day
Vaughan Marshall sent a chilling ripple of fear through the Milnerton training centre last Saturday morning when he scratched all his six runners from that day’s Kenilworth card because of a respiratory virus
Milnerton trainer Vaughan Marshall and his stable rider MJ Byleveld crowned a glorious Cape Guineas double at Kenilworth on Saturday
Milnerton trainer Vaughan Marshall trained his first Cape Guineas winner 31 years ago and saddles favourite Tap O’Noth on Saturday
Vaughan Marshall labelled Tap O’Noth a Cape Guineas prospect after the son of Captain Al won the Langerman last term and the lovely colt took his next step in the right direction with a smooth win on Saturday
The new-look Durbanville answered all detractors in fine style ahead of its big feature day this coming weekend, by producing an afternoon of high quality ‘fair and square’ racing on Saturday.
The Milnerton-based pair have always enjoyed great success at Scottsville and they would have been thrilled with the return to winning form of their promising Gr1 winner
Vaughan Marshall is a master with 2yo’s and the Milnerton conditioner pulled a rabbit out of the hat here
Cape Guineas winner William Longsword confirmed his connections’ dreams and plans firmly on track for his impending career as a stallion
After being spoilt with months of high-class track action, racing fans face a relatively low-key weekend on the national programme
Vaughan Marshall’s Australian-bred Lord Balmoral ran his opposition off their feet with a display of power galloping
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
Andrew Fortune made it three winners on the Family Day public holiday as Tenango breezed home to win the Gr3 feature
