Vaughan Marshall

Ennion’s Master Plan

Greg Ennion has a master plan that includes the 2013 J&B Met. The veteran Cape trainer  was visibly excited as the shadows lengthened at Durbanville

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Pace Pirates Feel Pinch

The Cape pace pirates were caught flat-footed by the initiative of top jockey MJ Odendaal. In the usual farcical big walk at Kenilworth, Odendaal decided

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Powerhouses To The Fore

They obviously don’t need the money! So suggested outspoken leading Cape trainer Joey Ramsden in a reference to his colleagues’ lack of patronization of Cape

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Valentine Hangover

Jockey MJ Byleveld rode a welcome double at Kenilworth on 15 February, but he is unlikely to be receiving any late Valentine’s Day cards from

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Saluting The Winners

Winning isn’t everything – it is the only thing. This applies most especially on the festival occasions like  J&B Met day. The Sporting Post salutes

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Made Different – Very Different!

Besides serving as an important academic and information exercise for those serious about finding a winner for the Cape’s premier race to be run next Saturday, the gallops are really little more than a sedentary stretch of the legs for the big race participants and a pointer to physical well-being.

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Flying To Jamaica!

Brett Crawford and Karis Teetan continued their feature winning streak at Kenilworth on Saturday 14 January when they added the R125 000 Listed Jamaica Handicap to

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War Zone!

Smallish fields and ready-made bankers were the bear-traps for punters at the Kenilworth killing fields  on 30 November. The true story was told by the

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That’s a wee dismal, Mr Depardieu!

The contrasting fortunes of racing! A terrible run from the favourite Depardieu was overshadowed by a terrific effort from the Justin Snaith trained Soweto Slew, who won the Listed feature at Kenilworth with ease. And once again question marks were raised against getting too excited about juvenile form…

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MJ – Made of steel

The grandstand jockeys who punted Made Of Steel  would have been cursing MJ Byleveld about 200m from home in the first leg of the Pick

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