Matthew Lips

Legal Eagle

Kavanagh is a deadly 1400m performer on his day and he confirmed it by winning the Hawaii Stakes over that distance on the standside course at Turffontein on Saturday.

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Point Taken

Irish-bred Europa Point has continued to improve all season and emerged from a three month lay-off on Saturday to record her first Stakes success when she won the Acacia Handicap.

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Mightier Than The Sword

The Chairman’s Cup run over 3200m at Kenilworth on Saturday makes another strong case for the urgency of introducing sectional timing after In Writing appeared to catch his 11 rivals all napping and ran out a wide margin winner of the summer’s last Graded event in Cape Town

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Igugu

J&B Met Review 2012 – Igugu

It all nearly went pear-shaped for Igugu in the J&B Met. Overcoming an 18 hour road trip from Gauteng Igugu still managed to avoid piling onto the rocks like an equine Costa Concordia and snatched a heart-stopping victory in Kenilworth’s showcase.

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Jackson

Rising Star – Jackson

Jackson may be the best 3yo in South Africa after he lived up to a ton of pre-race hype and ran out the fluent winner of the Investec Cape Derby

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Picture Perfect – Blake

Blake is turning into a seriously good long-distance runner and the ultra-consistent five-year-old registered his third Stakes win in succession when capturing the J&B Reserve Stayers

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Green For Go – Gimmethegreenlight

Three-year-olds are a rare sight in the l’Ormarins Queen’s Plate, but that could be set to change in seasons to come that age group dominated the finish to Saturday’s prestigious WFA contest

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Thunderstruck – Thunder Dance

The members of 3yo, 2008 foal crop won both Gr1 events at Kenilworth on Saturday. The splendidly bred Thunder Dance did her bit to uphold her generation’s honour when winning the TBA Paddock Stakes.

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Giant Killer – Smanjemanje

Smanjemanje is making a habit of winning races named after equine heroes of the past. Successful in the Victory Moon S. last November, the 5yo added the London News S. to his collection of scalps.

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Race To The Pole – Polar Bound

Polar Bound’s racing career has already had its share of ups and downs, but the gelding put his name up in lights when recording a 1st Stakes success in the Peninsula Handicap.

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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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