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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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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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Juvenile Jumble
Backers of short-priced juveniles at Kenilworth on Saturday burnt their fingers. Do these youngsters’ abilities genuinely fluctuate this drastically in a fortnight? (more)
Marshalling The Troops
Punting on first-timers is a hazardous pursuit on the best of days. The tight finish to the second race at Greyville on 17 April illustrated this truism once again. (more)
We Remember
The Hennenman Memorial raceday is unique in the way the sport honours the memory of the deceased. (more)
Jet Master Action
A genius ride by veteran jockey Fareed Anthony and three of the four jackpot legs won by offspring of Jet Master. (more)
Quick On The Vaal Draw
The debate around the apparent draw bias on the Vaal turf straight track rages on. Can we really just swallow the statistics whole and as is? (more)
Grand National – A Licence To Thrill?
The jury is out on the 2012 John Smith’s Grand National to be run at Aintree on Saturday. Love it or hate it, it is a spectacle of endurance that tests man and beast and has captured the imagination of millions around the world. (more)
Dean Kannemeyer Purple Patch
Four winners in 72 hours in two provinces at four different racecourses. Not bad going for the energetic Dean Kannemeyer who has hit a purple patch of note on the eve of Champions Season. (more)
Mixed Emotions and Magic Moments
Taking the good with the bad is a way of life in horseracing. Some days are better than others, some results make more sense than others. Even champion jockeys like Anton Marcus and Anthony Delpech make the good and bad choices when it comes to rides. Life goes on. (more)
Phumelela Deliver a Golden Egg
Despite the Competition Board’s recent left-hook, Phumelela appear to be making their presence felt in the Cape. Marketing Executive Clyde Basel’s minor coup in securing the services of Andrew Fortune, added much needed lustre to the holiday racing programme on Easter Monday. Tellytrack presenter Stan Elley and Basel were even arguing over who must take … (more)
Faster than Twitter
What’s the difference between a Var baby and Twitter? You can keep up with Twitter! (more)