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Camelot On Track
Trainer Aidan O’Brien paraded Investec Derby favourite Camelot at a media morning organised by Epsom Downs Racecourse and Investec at his Ballydoyle Stable in County Tipperary and is counting down the days until the premier Classic on 2 June. (more)
Post a commentSingapore this Friday
The much anticipated International Weekend in Singapore gets underway on Friday night with a mixed-track meeting that includes the Group 1 Singapore Guineas. (more)
Father Fourie’s Flying Finish
It is not often we see a horse come back from the brink to rally and win in the manner that Adobe Pink did at Kenilworth today.Full marks to Richard Fourie for a ride of sheer brilliance. (more)
Post a commentBig Sprint Now Wide Open
The shock late withdrawal of the brilliant speedster Rocket Man, has thrown Sunday’s Gr1 Krisflyer International Sprint at Kranji Racecourse in Singapore wide open. (more)
California Dreaming
Our patriotic connection to the 2012 $3 million Gr1 Singapore Airlines International Cup is by way of jockey Felix Coetzee who rides California Memory. (more)
Charity Turf Challenge
The Racing South Africa team is still processing all manual entries and payments received before doing an internal audit of the competition. We apologise for the delay and THANK racing fans for their patience in advance. (more)
The Preakness Stakes – 137th Running
The Triple Crown show moves North East from Kentucky, Louisiana to Baltimore, Maryland on the East Coast of the USA for the 137th running of the Preakness Stakes. (more)
Castlethorpe, English Garden Impress
Bass duo look to have bright winter season ahead. Here’s a direct link to the Bass website (more)
Vettel In the Fast Lane
Trainer Mike De Kock appears to have a bottomless pit of promising youngsters. Vettel won the Highland Night Cup at Clairwood on Mother’s Day and gave notice that he could develop into a useful sort in time. (more)
2 commentsSimply The Crest
Catch a monkey slowly. The patient approach often pays dividends in horseracing and a smart 3yo old steps out at the Vaal on Thursday. Golden Crest looks set to record his hat-trick of wins and continue his cautious climb up the ladder. (more)
Dancing With Tigers
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. (more)
Image Wins The Duel
Winning trainer Brett Crawford was humbled by the presence at Kenilworth today of maestro Terrance Millard, after he had trained the winner of the Listed Olympic Duel Stakes named in his honour. Reflective Image looks a promising sprinter in the making. (more)
Post a commentMr Veale’s Zeal Deal
The underdog downing the champion is always great entertainment. Jockey Sean Veale pulled one back for the lesser lights at Greyville on 11 May. (more)
Post a commentSimply The Crest
MR 90 Handicap at the Vaal on Thursday, 17 MayImage Wins The Duel
Reflective Image provides Teetan-Crawford combination with Listed Terrance Millard Olympic Duel Stakes winHow Good Is She?
Var's rising star Validivia entered for Gr1 Allan RobertsonWhite Mischief Top at 440k
Milkwood Dispersal Sale Prices • 10 May 2012Eye Of The Needle
Goodwill and Glory
LANCE BENSON: Zimbabwe horseracing has opened its doors and hearts to South African owners and trainers. (more)
Space Invaders!
ROBYN LOUW: Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. The book is described by its late author as a “thumping good detective-ghost-horror-whodunnit-time-travel-romantic-musical-comedy-epic”.All of which are highly entertaining, but not really relevant to racing. Or are they…. (more)
Here And Elsewhere
SARAH WHITELAW: Promising Takar belies beliefs about older mares (more)
Eye Of The Needle
LANCE BENSON: Let’s stop pretending and inject a little needle into the sport of kings. It sure seems to work everywhere else! (more)
Father Fourie’s Flying Finish
It is not often we see a horse come back from the brink to rally and win in the manner that Adobe Pink did at Kenilworth today.Full marks to Richard Fourie for a ride of sheer brilliance. (more)
Post a commentVettel In the Fast Lane
Trainer Mike De Kock appears to have a bottomless pit of promising youngsters. Vettel won the Highland Night Cup at Clairwood on Mother’s Day and gave notice that he could develop into a useful sort in time. (more)
2 commentsImage Wins The Duel
Winning trainer Brett Crawford was humbled by the presence at Kenilworth today of maestro Terrance Millard, after he had trained the winner of the Listed Olympic Duel Stakes named in his honour. Reflective Image looks a promising sprinter in the making. (more)
Post a commentMr Veale’s Zeal Deal
The underdog downing the champion is always great entertainment. Jockey Sean Veale pulled one back for the lesser lights at Greyville on 11 May. (more)
Post a commentHow Good Is She?
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. (more)
2 comments20 Years Ago: Sands Of Time – May 1992
Empress Club is allocated 55.5 kilos in the Rothmans July, the highest weight for a three-year-old in recent memory. Michael Roberts rides his 3000th career winner at York in the UK.
The Transvaal TAB releases its 20th Annual Report – turnover for 1991 was a record R911 million. The Cape Turf Club at Milnerton launches a R20.000 incentive for trainers, based number of runners entered, and the performance of those runners. And more… (more)
20 Years Ago: Sands Of Time – April 1992
Cape Provincial authorities start an investigation into legalised sport betting as an additional source of income. South Africa’s Law Society expresses disapproval and the expression “They’re Off” takes on a whole new meaning when The Ringer sheds all – well, almost all. In Natal pre-race “dope”-testing is introduced. South African buyers arrive in force at the Australian Easter Yearling Sale and spend some R5 million on almost 50 yearlings. (more)
Post a comment20 Years Ago: Sands Of Time – March 1992
Customer service takes on a whole new meaning when the Cape TBA introduces race commentaries on 087 numbers; Topsport introduces a new team of commentators; jockey Mawing and trainer Ferraris part company; Cape owner Adams takes the Jockey Club and Cape Turf Club to task; Empress Club scores her third Gr1 win in the space of seven weeks; and more… (more)
Post a comment20 Years Ago: Sands Of Time – February 1992
The 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)
1 comment20 Years Ago: Sands Of Time – January 1992
Course records are there to be broken, but at Milnerton things are getting more and more curious; on J&B Met day, former Rhodesian prime minister Ian Smith is on hand to lead in Ken McKenzie’s winner Karsavina; the finish of the J&B Met becomes a Ladies Final; and the Jockey Club offers a R50.000 reward for anyone providing information that leads… (more)
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