Champagne and Shadows
The spectacular L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate day held at Kenilworth on 7 January was the ultimate personification of the ritzy, glitzy and quite glamourous smile on
9th January 2012
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The spectacular L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate day held at Kenilworth on 7 January was the ultimate personification of the ritzy, glitzy and quite glamourous smile on
It took eight races and a starting stall incident to baulk the winning streak of favourites at Scottsville on 8 January. Not bad going for
Justin Snaith produced the Gr1 gem for owner Hassen Adams when the Australian bred 3yo colt Gimmethegreenlight won the Gr 1 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate
Tellytrack presenter Shaheen Shaw justly berated his production team during the embattled channel’s broadcast on Friday 6 January. Shaw took the back-room to task for
Run For It ran a disastrous race in the R300 000 Gr2 Peninsula Handicap run over 1800m to throw the J&B Met ante-post betting into further
LANCE BENSON: Champions are great for racing, but does it mean that prospective opponents would rather stand in their boxes munching on their expensive food than take their chances in the bull-ring?
ROBYN LOUW: 2012 is going to be the year of legends. Battles will be fought, history will be made. Where will you be?
SARAH WHITELAW:There are a number of really exciting horses and sire prospects worth following over the next 12 months. Selected are a mixture of local and international, excluding such obvious superstars as Igugu, Frankel, What A Winter, etc.
What a day for owner Knut Haug, trainer Dennis Drier and jockey Alec Forbes. The Sharks combination teamed up to spoil the Stormers New Years party with a sweetly taken treble at Kenilworth on the Cape’s very own ‘Tweede Nuwe Jaar’ celebrations. Unhappily for local breeders, all three of the Drier winners are imports!
A superb training feat to win the Gr3 Flamboyant Stakes followed by some thought provoking post-race comments by Assistant Trainer Frikkie Greyling. These were the real fireworks, coupled with a double for Muzi Yeni and Anthony Delpech, that livened up the opening meeting of 2012.
LANCE BENSON: The curtain comes down on another tumultuous and testing year. While much has changed, one wonders if we really are any better off than we were twelve months.
Gareth van Zyl and Smanga ‘Bling’ Khumalo were the toast of the KZN Capital City on Monday
There simply isn’t a better five days of Flat racing anywhere in the world! It all starts on Tuesday 17 June with three Gr1 races
It’s been confirmed – New Zealand reigning champion jockey Warren Kennedy has been booked to ride Confederate for trainer Fabian Habib on 05 July
