Punters may not have swallowed it, but the Captain Al flyer All Is Secret showed that there was more than a sliver of truth in the track talk that her homework was better than her stablemate Valdivia
Tribal Dance continued his dominance when he won the Gr3 E Cape Derby at Arlington on 13 May with ease. He also continued trainer Vaughan Marshall’s dream run.
The Golden Horse Casino Sprint raceday at Scottsville on 26 May is shaping up into something special. The star of the show could well be the Var bomb Valdivia. Vaughan Marshall holds a strong hand this season.
Trainer Vaughan Marshall is enjoying a terrific season and he saddled Tales Of Bravery to win the Gr Drill Hall Stakes at Greyville on Saturday. There were a couple of disappointing performances too
An exciting finish had punters on their feet in today’s Gr3 Cape Of Good Hope Nursery. The West Is Wide kept at it to beat a desperately unlucky Abercrombie who flew too late
Backers of short-priced juveniles at Kenilworth on Saturday burnt their fingers. Do these youngsters’ abilities genuinely fluctuate this drastically in a fortnight?
Punting on first-timers is a hazardous pursuit on the best of days. The tight finish to the second race at Greyville on 17 April illustrated this truism once again.
Four winners in 72 hours in two provinces at four different racecourses. Not bad going for the energetic Dean Kannemeyer who has hit a purple patch of note on the eve of Champions Season.
Despite the Competition Board’s recent left-hook, Phumelela appear to be making their presence felt in the Cape. Marketing Executive Clyde Basel’s minor coup in securing
What’s the difference between a Var baby and Twitter? You can keep up with Twitter!
The prodigious talent of Richard Fourie caught his fellow jocks fast asleep at Kenilworth today. A track running fast and a deceptively powerful tailwind are
Beyond the pending investigations, things ended well enough for the Bass-Robinson yard when the improving Rainbow Lorikeet stamped her Paddock Stakes prospects with a gutsy victory under a top-notch ride by Aldo Domeyer
