For Convenience
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)
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)
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)
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)
Mr 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)
How 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)
4 for Hammie’s Hooker
Mike Bass almost secured the Cape nursery double at Kenilworth. Here’s a direct link to the Mike Bass website (more)
Dante’s Raucous Inferno
Racing folk somehow love to see their fellow man fall. PE race-caller Alan ‘Bumpy’ Schoeman got his wires crossed at Fairview today and now certain quarters are calling for his head. (more)
See These Stars!
The British Champions Series gets underway this weekend at Newmarket with the running of the Gr1 QIPCO 1000 Guineas and the QIPCO 2000 Guineas (more)
Six Love for Straight Set
The juvenile form with interprovincial collateral assessments is confusing.Straight Set bolstered the Franny formline at Scottsville, but watch out for those false odds-on shots! (more)
Bass Splashes Out At Nationals
Mike Bass splashed out on six yearlings at Nationals. Here’s what he got… (more)
Perfect Princess Victoria
Equus Champion Filly Princess Victoria has trained on into something very special. She won the Gr3 Poinsettia Stakes in a canter (more)
De Kock Feature Frenzy
The balance of power shifted further in favour of Mike De Kock after a memorable Champions Day at Turffontein this afternoon. Five Group winners on an afternoon is brilliant stuff in anybody’s language! (more)
Hollywood Park: Old Men Deciding How To Market To Young People? No Way.
Betfair’s speciality is marketing to the younger generation and using social media (more)
Investec commits to Epsom Derby for a decade
Investec has signed the biggest sponsorship agreement in British racing history after committing itself to a ten-year extension of its Derby Festival sponsorship. (more)
Goodbye Jack
A sad evening at Greyville on 24 April with the news of the passing of former jockey Hadley ‘Jack’ Augustus (more)
In The Eyes
The Vaal sand surface came under the spotlight again with a complaint about kickback from the jockeys. At least the two feature races were run and only the final two races abandoned (more)
Polytrack – the future
The R36 million synthetic surface set to start in May (more)
Bass Confident About What A Winter
Bass said “I have got him in good shape despite not having a prep race in Cape Town as there are no races available. He had two gallops at Kenilworth and he is doing very well. He still has to travel up… (more on the Bass website – here’s the link) (more)
Lame Excuses
A contentious start and five lame horses. Anton Marcus will bank the two winners’ cheques and forget a windy Sunday afternoon at Clairwood (more)
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Polytrack for Fairview
The installation of a Polytrack synthetic racetrack on the inside of the existing turf circuit at Fairview Racecourse in Port Elizabeth is set to begin within a few weeks and should take about eight months to complete. (more)