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4 February 2012
It has been a nightmare of a freaky fortnight for South African horseracing. Why is it that the corporate cancer of bad publicity so quickly outweighs the dizzy memories of champions? Val De Ra, Gimmethegreenlight, Igugu, Variety Club and Jackson, are but a few of the stars that made the Sizzling Summer Season boiling hot. (more)
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While some of the best Poly sprinters will no doubt get plenty of attention in races 8 and 10, a couple of promising 3YO colts might dominate the headlines on Monday. (more)
The highest purse on offer in midweek is that put aside for the winner of a conditions plate at the Vaal on Tuesday. Six of the runners have a merit rating in excess of 100 and that is probably why the original 26 entries have whittled down to just seven.... (more)
With all the glitz and glamour of another thrilling J&B Met now behind us the main focus of attention this weekend switches to Gauteng. The Gr3 Tony Ruffel Stakes tops the bill at Turffontein on Saturday and with the likes of Link Man and Pierre Jourdan having won the event in recent years they’ll be plenty of interest... (more)
Crashing back down to mama earth. That’s the simplest way of describing the swing from Saturday’s Met party down to the country freshness and simplicity of Durbanville in midweek. There were only 77 horses competing in the eight races, with two fields of 12 leaving the scraps for the balance of the card. What it (more)
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Despite the incompetence of Tellytrack and some shocking antics from the Greyville starting stalls, it only takes one smart horse to save a racemeeting from pure ignominy. The meeting was Greyville night on 31 January. The horse was the son of Holy Roman Emperor. Charles Laird’s Northern Emperor looks really very talented on what we (more)
Post a commentThe Administrators Cup, to be run in alternate years at Turffontein and Gosforth Park, becomes the richest in the country with its stake of R1.25 million. Michael Roberts is named Natal Sports Star of the Year for the second time in his career. Daytona Stud imports the stallion Sportsworld. The Jockey Club arranges informal seminars at Turffontein, Arlington and Milnerton to enlighten trainers on the intricacies of industrial relations and employment law. (more)
Post a commentBuyers were bidding at the Cape Convention Centre as if the results of the next day’s J&B Met meeting were already known. Jet Master led the pack with three of the top-four prices.. (more)
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Horseracing pays scant attention to the undeniable value of high quality sponsors and the potential supporting role of the arts. That is demonstrated in no uncertain terms by the puzzling lack of media exposure for the fascinating L’Ormarins Moment photography completion. This unique initiative by the prestigious mile’s sponsors was designed to align the prestigious (more)
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It all nearly went pear-shaped for Igugu in the J&B Met. Overcoming an 18 hour road trip from Gauteng Igugu still managed to avoid piling onto the rocks like an equine Costa Concordia and snatched a heart-stopping victory in Kenilworth’s showcase. (more)
Post a commentMike Bass enjoyed a good sale at the Cape Premier Yearling Sale purchasing 7 lots for an average of R1, 275m. Included in his purchases was lot 225, a bay Jet Master Colt out of Our Table Mountain from Highlands Stud which topped the sale at R2,8M for partners Marsh Shirtliff, Markus Jooste and Bryn Ressell. Here's a direct link to the Bass website (more)
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Jackson may be the best 3yo in South Africa after he lived up to a ton of pre-race hype and ran out the fluent winner of the Investec Cape Derby (more)
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Ebony Flyer confirmed that she remains a filly of true class when running out the fluent winner of the Klawervlei Majorca Stakes. (more)
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Blake is turning into a seriously good long-distance runner and the ultra-consistent five-year-old registered his third Stakes win in succession when capturing the J&B Reserve Stayers (more)
On race day horses, jockeys, grooms, trainers and racehorse owners converge to battle it out. But there is another head-to-head simmering behind the scenes - between racehorse owners and the company that runs their industry (more)
0 CommentsThe progeny of leading sire Jet Master figured to be in special demand following his death in November, and so it proved during Friday's second and final session of the Cape Premier Yearling Sale. (more)
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