Matchett Has The Faith
The winner clocked a time almost a second faster than the boys under an unpressured ride!
10th March 2019
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The winner clocked a time almost a second faster than the boys under an unpressured ride!
A New Zealand bred import and a local had the grandstand on their feet in a rousing finish to the Listed Storm Bird Stakes at Turffontein on Saturday.
Sean Tarry and his staunch owner Chris van Niekerk dominated the inaugural running of the R225 000 Klawervlei Sale Stakes
A weather enforced late change of surface failed to stop the visiting tidal wave at Fairview on Friday
Names like Mysterious Hal, Yardmaster and Fast Gun evoke some heady memories of the Spies – Makins partnership of days gone by
When Clifton Stud veteran Peter Blyth bought the former Mayfair Speculators owned High Seas Beauty for a relative song, he had a plan in mind
Lyle Hewitson built the improving stayer to full momentum and despite the attentions of the accomplished 7yo longhauler Odd Rob, won rather convincingly
Anton Marcus took the R1 250 000 Wilgerbosdrift Gr1 SA Fillies Classic by the scruff of the neck at Turffontein on Saturday with a stylish ride from the front
Jockey Marco van Rensburg has a knack of producing the big race body blows
The highly anticipated return clash of the PE-based Gauteng Guineas winner National Park and boom Mike de Kock colt Hawwaam failed to materialise
Candice Bass-Robinson has quickly found the raid-and-run winning recipe required for the Port Elizabeth smash ‘n grab and the Milnerton lady trainer celebrated a 100% win strike double at Fairview on Friday
Sensational six winners at the Vaal on Thursday for former SA Champion!
Was the last galloper to win a race on SA soil with a seriously hefty impost Buddy Maroun’s champion Golden Loom, aka ‘Goofy’, who lumbered 65 kgs under Anton Marcus to beat Fov’s Favourite 26 years ago?
The Ndoro Stud-bred son of Wilgerbosdrift’s War Front stallion Fire Away, Alec Laird-trained Fire Attack dominated the 2025 Highveld Feature Season Awards
In the late 80s, South African breeders were highly skeptical of sons of Mr Prospector. The main criticism was that he was ‘a dirt stallion’ and we race on turf
