Beach Bomb, a dual Group 1 winner in South Africa, led every step of the way to register her first North American victory in Saturday’s $165 000 Gr3 The Very One
At a wet Turffontein on Saturday veteran trainer Joey Soma repeated the feat of winning the Wilgerbosdrift Gr1 SA Fillies when Fiery Pegasus overcame a rather frustrating recent form-line
National log-leader Craig Zackey celebrated a personal Gr1 double when getting the Sean Tarry-trained Cosmic Speed home in what turned out to be a dramatic race
Wilgerbosdrift’s War Front stallion Fire Away marked his maiden Grade 1 success and dominated the R1,5 million TAB Gr1 SA Classic at Turffontein on Saturday
This is a prime example of Bookmakers getting things wrong and clever punters cashing in – all is fair in love and war!
The inaugural running of the R5 million CRS Big Cap at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on 16 March, the final day of the inaugural Cape Racing Sales Festival, is set to host what could be the final local appearance of internationally-bound dual Gr1-winning 3yo star One Stripe
The second renewal of the R1,5 million CRS Cape Slipper promises to be one of the highlights of the inaugural Cape Racing Sales Festival
As of Wednesday morning, penetrometer readings in certain areas of the track were as high as 38
While Direct Hit’s immediate family stands up to scrutiny, it is members further back in her family who made a huge contribution to the turf
The final fields for Day 2 of The Championships 2025, Classic Day, to be held on Saturday 1 March, were unveiled on Tuesday with the Turffontein ten-race programme hosting three Grade 1 contests
Ka Ying Rising continued his imperious reign as Hong Kong’s sprint monarch with a superb victory in the Gr1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup
The official report states that an investigation has been opened into the circumstances which led to Babelicious (A Fortune), which paraded and proceeded to the start in red earmuffs, racing without blinkers, as carded
Just 48 hours after Cheeky Wink’s smart win at Tipperary, the Kieswetter and Heffer families enjoyed another champagne moment at Sandown
Ridgemont’s Rafeef fairytale received more endorsement on the Championships Finale at Turffontein on Saturday when his daughter, Chasing Happiness, ran her eight opponents off their feet to register her second stakes success when winning the TAB Gr2 Senor Santa Stakes
The number of entries compares favourably in quantum with recent years, with 58 first entries received in 2024, 60 in 2023, 68 in 2022, 53 in 2021, 52 in 2020, 49 in 2019, and 69 in 2018
