gavin van zyl

Tuned To The Minute

Two smart Gr1 places at the end of last term gave notice that the good Silvano mare Bella Sonata was overdue her first stakes success

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The Season’s Movers & Shakers

The national statistics for the 2016/17 season have been released and like an end-of-term school report, there are those whose star is in the ascendancy and those whose marks are disappointing

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Oratorio’s Pure Gold

Avontuur stallion Oratorio produced an early feature winner from his first SA crop when the fast improving Arianos Bagofgold finished well to win the Sentinel Stakes

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The Captain’s In Command

The son of Captain Al is upping his game and his improved form curve suggests we may see him around for a few SA Champions Season features in the months ahead

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Wrong Horse – Trainer Fined

The Board considered all the evidence and the mitigating factors, which included that Mr van Zyl had brought this matter to the Stipendiary Board’s attention some forty five minutes prior to the start of the race

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No Worries for Gavin van Zyl

I’ve always said one’s got to look at horses with current form in these big races. There are quite a few horses with current form and I think it’s going to be quite an open race.

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Seasoned Galloper Enjoys Stamina Test

Longstanding past SA champion breeders Summerhill Stud celebrated a feature exacta at Scottsville on Sunday when two sons of Kahal fought out the finish of the R120 000 Highland Night Cup

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Budawho?

Lofty whispered: “I do have this one very nice specimen, but unfortunately he is by Lithuanian.”

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Good Newsbreak: Direct Exports From SA To EU Approved!

This amendment places South Africa’s African Horse Sickness (AHS) free zone back on the Annex IV list as an authorised zone within South Africa from which registered equines are authorised for direct entry into the EU following the required in-country pre-export quarantine period

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