Many thought that Hill Fifty Four had missed the one chance that he had to win the Met when running second to outsider Martial Eagle in 2013. But the son of Captain Al came out in a galloping mood at Kenilworth on Saturday to pull off a rather spectacular win in the R2,5 million Gr1 race over 2000m and run for the 37th time under the J&B banner.
Eighteen of South Africa’s finest line up at the Kenilworth 2000m start in Saturday’s R 2,5 million J&B Gr1 Met in what promises to be a humdinger of a race. It is an open contest but L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate winner Capetown Noir looks set to finally slay the stamina ghost that has lurked in the shadows throughout his career.
Glimpses into the lives and times of racing’s heyday through the eyes of those who experienced them, are incredibly rare
Joey Ramsden has caught the Met Fever too and he rates his charge to run a big race
More Met fever and the story of the 20-1 chance Night Off and how he rocked Kenilworth 43 years ago.
More Met fever and the story of how fate and the weather conspired with the SA Turf Club to make the 1986 J&B Metropolitan Stakes one of the most successful meetings ever.
More Met fever and the story of how Empress Club completely dominated the race, from before nominations till after she had passed the post.
Gamesmanship on eve of Met thriller or has Snaith got a point?
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
Rafeef is fast establishing a fine reputation as a stallion who has the ability to sire stakes winners across the speed and stamina spectrum
