Into Battle!
Gauteng based owner-trainer and breeder St John Gray had plenty of cause to celebrate at Turffontein on Saturday
17th March 2018
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Gauteng based owner-trainer and breeder St John Gray had plenty of cause to celebrate at Turffontein on Saturday
A drop in distance to 2200m and a switch to the polytrack. Jacques Strydom and the Kruger family, new trainer and owners of the Querari gelding Desert Wisdom, must have believed the R110 000 Lakeside Handicap was theirs for the taking!
Showing no signs of an old tendon injury, the Corne Spies-trained Cape Rebel conquered local star Juan Two Three in a thrilling finish
Mike Azzie ended Saturday’s Turffontein feature programme with a blow-out for punters when the unfancied Mrs O stormed home at any price
Her trainer admits to not knowing quite how good she is, but the Gr1 SA Fillies Sprint is the target for impressive Bauhinia Handicap winner Covered In Snow
The China Horse Club celebrated their first South African feature race success when the Querari filly Dagmar bounded home on debut
KZN trainer Gavin van Zyl will be rating his SA Nursery prospects after the Bold Silvano colt Bold Eagle burst clear from his field
The Brave Tin Soldier colt Soldier On showed a smart turn of foot when coming from off the pace
The Erico Verdonese trained Emerald Bay benefitted from a well-judged Craig Zackey ride
Plan a KZN Champions Season campaign. En route to Durban drop in at Fairview. Collect a trophy, some black-type and a cheque of R93 750. It’s an easy game some days…
In a lukewarm betting race, our champion trainer always looked to have a strong hand
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?
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
The businessman was served with an interim suspension of his Assistant Trainer licence on Friday afternoon and has spoken out about what appears to be mostly a misunderstanding based on a potential lack of communication and bureaucratic red-tape challenges
