Keith Sing
24th March 2025
Esteemed By Name, Esteemed By Nature!
Watched the race seems like another good baby in those
Andy Kay
24th March 2025
Sunday Winner – Stipes Adjourn To Review Previous Run
The well being of the horse comes first. As a top professional jockey who is riding to become champion jockey, Zackey must have felt something and rather than risk damage to the horse, eased him up. The stipes got nothing better to do, so they target things like this. Go
Aubrey Meissenheimer
24th March 2025
Andrew Fortune - Getting Better Every Day !
Great Stuff !
A Good Ride on Var
Pranesh Parsath
24th March 2025
Lerena Warns Pace ‘Yank’ Is Bad Medicine
We don't have those class jocks anymore who can decide for themselves the pace is too slow and can actually think for themselves and make a winning move to go to the front and set their own pace. Back in the day when we had class jocks this was possible. Now we have scared jocks who "follow instructions" and can't take an initiative and be pro active to earn their riding
Glynis Karlsson
24th March 2025
Lerena Warns Pace ‘Yank’ Is Bad Medicine
Can the stipes not use the correct terminology in their reports?
LIFTED A LEFT FRONT SHOE - pulled /spread the left front shoe
RACED IN ADVANCE OF THE FIELD -
Raced to the front
BRUSHED OUT BY SILVER PLATTER WHICH WAS DIRECTED OUTWARDS
AWAY FROM THE HEELS OF BAD MEDICINE
squeezed out by silver platter WHO (not which) shifted off the heels of Bad Medicine
HUNG IN IN THE FINAL STRAIGHT
hung in in the
Geoff Logan
24th March 2025
Big Cap Drama As All Out For Six Middles Them
Hello Cecil. Just a shout out to say hi and check how you are doing.
I have been away but keeping track of all the posts.
I drove to Howick from King Shaka Airport on Saturday night in the rain. That road makes race riding looks like a toddlers party.
Enjoy your week.
A relieved Midmar
Neil Johnson
24th March 2025
Lerena Warns Pace ‘Yank’ Is Bad Medicine
Sir Henry Cecil: " No jockey must ever come back and tell me there was no pace -- then go and make your own pace."
eg: The Derby 1985 Slip Anchor/Steve
Editor
24th March 2025
Top Ride Thackeray – With One Eye On The Prize!
The Stipes reported:
RACE 7 Ref : 487 KINGS CUP (Listed) : R165 000 : About 1600m
Starter : S Ngcobo Loading Time : 59 sec No. of Runners : 08
Carded Time: 15:05:00
Rescheduled Time: -
Off Time: 15:09:55
Provisional Result: 15:12:56
All Clear: 15:19:56
The start of this race was delayed due to the late arrival of PERILLA (R A Venniker) at the start.
THE STARTER REPORTED:
a) PERILLA (R A Venniker) lost 1 length.
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED :
a) PERILLA (R A Venniker) proved reluctant proceeding to the start and had to be led. Trainer D Bosch was advised that should this mare behave in a similar manner in future, it may be suspended.
b) PERILLA (R A Venniker) over-raced in the middle stages.
c) In view of the performances of MISS PLATINA (M Yeni) (5.05 lengths, 5/2 in the betting) and MADISON VALLEY (G Lerena) (7.80 lengths, 14/1 in the betting), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine.
d) WINTER GAMES (M Thackeray), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer C Eudey acting on behalf of Trainer M D Miller was advised (SP).
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a) Nil.
RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a) Nil.
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED :
a) MISS PLATINA : Fatigued.
b) MADISON VALLEY : Nothing obvious detected.
SCRATCHINGS :
a) FORMAGEAR : Sold without engagement... read more
Editor
24th March 2025
Lerena Warns Pace ‘Yank’ Is Bad Medicine
The Stipes reported - note they didn't caution any jockeys
RACE 3 Ref : 483 CHILD WELFARE CHATSWORTH MAIDEN PLATE : R110 000 : About 2000m
Starter : S Ngcobo Loading Time : 44 sec No. of Runners : 11
Carded Time: 12:45:00
Rescheduled Time: -
Off Time: 12:50:33
Provisional Result: 12:54:18
All Clear: 12:59:30
AUGRABIES (S Hlengwa) lifted its left front shoe en route to the start which had to be attended to by the course farrier. This gelding was examined by the Veterinary Surgeon and passed suitable to race. This caused a delay to the start of this race.
THE STARTER REPORTED:
a) A fair start.
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED :
a) MONT TREMBLANT (*S Bungane) over-raced in the early stages and as a result raced in advance of the field.
b) MUMSY’S GLORY (N Patel) over-raced in the early stages.
c) At the 1000m, as the pace of this race slowed, MUMSY’S GLORY (N Patel) was brushed out by SILVER PLATTER (S Moodley) which was directed outwards away from the heels of BAD MEDICINE (G Lerena).
d) MUMSY’S GLORY (N Patel) hung in, in the final straight. In view of the performance of this colt (44.20 lengths, 125/1 in the betting), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine.
e) BAD MEDICINE (G Lerena), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer A Wright was advised (SP).
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a) Jockey K... read more
George McDonald
24th March 2025
Lerena-Gates: Inquiry Adjourned
We expect not Lerena nor Gates to be punished
For we remember that the Rscing Control Executive saying, you cannot punish people who break the Rules in the heat of the moment
Remember Anton
Neill De Bruyn
23rd March 2025
Quid Pro Quo’s Travel Plans Delayed, Eyes Sprint Comeback
True Peter - look at what's in store on 5 April - Champions day, Aintree Grand National, as well as the Dubai World Cup.
Hope the Stormers have a bye .....
Reggie Naicker
23rd March 2025
Jason Gates Cleared By Inquiry Review Board
Especially at Fairview outrageous decision's are
George McDonald
23rd March 2025
Lerena Warns Pace ‘Yank’ Is Bad Medicine
Are top class jockeys prohibited from setting the pace if they find the pace set is the biggest form of interference and so much can go wrong
Or are they playing a form of, follow the
Peter Ellse
23rd March 2025
Quid Pro Quo’s Travel Plans Delayed, Eyes Sprint Comeback
Keep sending our top horses overseas and ruin our local racing nobody wants to watch pinnacle horses week after week look at the met a field of pinnacle horses this is ruining South African
Jorge Saraiva
23rd March 2025
Top Ride Thackeray – With One Eye On The Prize!
Mr S.Veale how many time are you going to be beaten on this horse. You leave it to late time and time again . This horse has a blistering finish but not if you 40 lengths behind you did the same at Turffontein coming from last . Thus horse must be one of the fastest 400m finisher but not where you coming from. Give the ride to Strydom he will show you how it's
Gordon Nefdt
23rd March 2025
Oops......Angle at Kenilworth also very deceptive. Cameras not aligned with the winning post always it
Christian van der Merwe
23rd March 2025
Big Cap Drama As All Out For Six Middles Them
Nice entertaining story Cecil. Keep em
George McDonald
24th March 2025
Lerena Warns Pace ‘Yank’ Is Bad Medicine
Ai also comes in GK.
Great to no. And not
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