Feature Treble For Matchett
Hollywood sponsored trainer Paul Matchett bounced back in style with a feature treble at Turffontein on Saturday
11th March 2019
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Hollywood sponsored trainer Paul Matchett bounced back in style with a feature treble at Turffontein on Saturday
Names like Mysterious Hal, Yardmaster and Fast Gun evoke some heady memories of the Spies – Makins partnership of days gone by
Vaal-based Gokhan Terzi took the plunge a year ago to leave Zimbabwe and face the more competitive demands of racing in South Africa
Showing no signs of an old tendon injury, the Corne Spies-trained Cape Rebel conquered local star Juan Two Three in a thrilling finish
Easy To Please went and did the unexpected, something that dreams are made of. He stamped his name in that book of the best horse racing stories that we all carry around in our head.
Jockey Jarryd Penny rode a double on the day and booted home his 9th winner of the season, maintaining his purple patch of good form
‘Heart attack stuff by my jockey’ says veteran trainer after sensational feature win
They say that one man’s meat is another man’s poison. When SA champion S’manga Khumalo fell off earlier in the evening, the ride on the 3yo flyer became available
Jockey Jarryd Penny was charged with a contravention of Rule 62.2.3 in that he failed to ride the horse MASNOON (AUS) out
Trainer Grant Maroun provided 24 year old Jarryd Penny with the first graded race win of his short career when the lightweight booted home the rejuvenated Viking Hero to win the Gr3 Tommy Hotspur Handicap
Two Hemel ‘n Aarde Stud bred 3yo sons of Irish Gr3 winner Latino Magic dominated the finish to the R100 000 Kimberley Classic run at Flamingo Park on Monday
‘I called the owner and before I could even make the offer he excitedly told me that a certain South African bookmaker had just called 10 minutes earlier to make an offer of R5m’
It’s clear that eight incidents of crop excesses is unacceptable for a sport keen to maintain a good public image, and the time appears to have arrived for a review of the crop rules for work riders on the Highveld
