Cascapedia For Met
Mike de Kock’s very progressive Irish-bred Cascapedia won Sunday’s R250 000 Gr3 London News Stakes at Turffontein
8th January 2018
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Mike de Kock’s very progressive Irish-bred Cascapedia won Sunday’s R250 000 Gr3 London News Stakes at Turffontein
Trainer Paul Peter looks to have a SA Triple Crown prospect on his hands after the Mambo In Seattle colt Majestic Mambo doddled in to register his first stakes success
The younger generation dominated the running of the prestigious Cartier Gr1 Paddock Stakes
The only 3yo in a fifteen strong field of seasoned hardknockers, last season’s Gr1 Premier’s Champion Stakes winner Eyes Wide Open benefitted from a great ride by the underrated Anthony Andrews
Doublemint put his hand up as a classic prospect after a good win in the traditional Derby trial
The outstanding Sean Tarry-trained champion Legal Eagle brought the house down at a sunny Kenilworth on Saturday
The improving Our Emperor made full use of his handy galloping weight and a judicious ride by Greg Cheyne to land the spoils
The Candice Bass-Robinson team enjoyed a red-letter afternoon amidst a wave of blue and white on the opening day of the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate Festival Of Racing
The Australian-bred Leaves Of Grass took full advantage of her favourable draw and handy weight to register a welcome first stakes success
Justin Snaith provided the Drakenstein Stud team with a welcome fillip in advance of the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate Festival Of Racing this weekend
The Varsfontein-bred 3yo returned from a ten week break over a distance short of her optimum trip and beat a classy field to register her first stakes success
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
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
