Two SA Champions Season Features Lose Grade 1 Ranking
South African horseracing falls under the Asian Racing Federation and the Graded status of races is decided by the Asian Pattern Committee (APC)
Note revised off times
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South African horseracing falls under the Asian Racing Federation and the Graded status of races is decided by the Asian Pattern Committee (APC)
Explained – the circumstances behind the decision by the connections of the dual Grade 1- winning sophomore One Stripe to ‘bypass’ the R1,5 million SplashOut Gr1 Cape Derby on 22 February in favour of a likely final run on South African soil in the non-black type Big Cap
With the Aga Khan’s breeding and racing programme very much geared towards the classics, it can be argued that South Africa, where speed, rather than stamina is the hallmark of its racing programme, has failed to capitalise on the excellence of especially its female families
Rob Haswell tells that he has had horses trained by Nathan Kotzen for more than twenty years and pulls us up for our Umthombothi Stakes ‘flop’
The 5yo Son Of Raj found his best tune under Gavin Lerena after a lengthy absence from the number 1 box
Ridgemont rider Richard Fourie and trainer Peter Muscutt produced the opening winner on the Hollywoodbets Kenilworth card on Saturday
Our charismatic Sporting Post-sponsored jockey Sean Veale capped a double at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday with an inspired tactical ride to win the Paarl Diamant A Stakes on Holding Thumbs