A Slow Run Cape Derby
With just seven runners going to post though, there was a real possibility that the pace of the race could be Eight On Eighteen’s undoing
24th February 2025
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With just seven runners going to post though, there was a real possibility that the pace of the race could be Eight On Eighteen’s undoing
Sandwiched between January’s CRS Summer Sale and next month’s Premier Yearling Sale in a competitive and rapidly evolving thoroughbred sales environment, the BSA Cape Yearling Sale on Sunday held up well in year-on-year comparitives off a substantially reduced catalogue
James McDonald attributed a dramatic HK$13 million Gr1 Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup victory to Voyage Bubble’s class and courage after the pair overcame several obstacles at Sha Tin on Sunday
The quietly spoken Dean Kannemeyer displayed a rare flash of emotion in the post-race interview after South Africa’s highest-rated racer Gimme A Prince established his position as a genuine Equus Championship contender with a supreme display of dominance
Justin Snaith’s Eight On Eighteen brought the curtain down on the 2024/25 Cape Racing Summer Festival Of Champions Gr1 roster at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday in scintillating fashion when he became the first horse since Feltos 79 years ago to win the Met and Cape Derby in the same term
Trainer Justin Snaith emerged from the Hollywoodbets Kenilworth shadows of what was a relatively quiet day by his high standards up to that point when saddling Siddeley to win the SplashOut Gr3 Prix Du Cap
Four odds-on favourite potential bankers are the key to winning the SplashOut Cape Derby Day carryover Pick 6 at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday
Notwithstanding the fact that he is approaching the twilight of his career at age 15, Vercingetorix is enjoying a stellar season, so much so that he is odds-on to garner a first General Sires title, such is his commanding lead at the top of the log
Our new weekly column ‘Time Is Money’ is now well into stride and the benefits of using sectional timing data is unquestioned
Justin Snaith’s WSB Cape Town Met winner Eight On Eighteen heads a quintet of runners from the champion yard in a field of just seven runners
Two sons of the late Uncle Mo (Indian Charlie) enjoyed success at Turffontein on Saturday
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
The Hollywoodbets Gold Challenge day last Saturday produced some top-drawer racing and inspiring performances on the track
