Izzy Cracks Stakes Ice
On a wonderful day in both centres for the Varsfontein Stud team, the Master Of My Fate filly Princess Izzy registered her maiden stakes victory
6th April 2024
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On a wonderful day in both centres for the Varsfontein Stud team, the Master Of My Fate filly Princess Izzy registered her maiden stakes victory
Another Champions Day feature and another beaten red hot favourite as Alec Laird’s Fire Attack stormed home to beat debut winner Mount Pinatubo in the TAB Gr2 SA Nursery
Running fresh off a brave second behind Double Superlative in the WSB Cape Town Met ten weeks ago, the son of Vercingetorix powered up the middle carrying topweight under replacement rider Morne Winnaar to catch the dour pacesetter Montien
The Champion Day feature menu kicked off on something of a sour note for favourite backers as Tony Peter’s unbeaten speedball Almond Sea had to play third fiddle to Little Ballerina and Just Reckless
Just a month after celebrating their maiden Gr1 success together, trainer Robyn Klaasen and owner Stincky Pooe raised a toast to jockey Kabelo Matsunyane who produced the ride of his life to keep the favourite Purple Pitcher rolling down the long Turffontein straight to score a heart-stopping victory in the TAB Gr1 SA Derby
A decision to sidestep a possible SA Triple Tiara crown and rather take on mixed age opposition in the TAB Gr1 Empress Club Stakes at Turffontein, paid dividends for Mike de Kock and the connections when Gimme A Nother kept her perfect record intact and made it 7 from 7
Brett Crawford-trained Listed Oaks Trial winner Frances Ethel stepped up for her biggest test – and emerged with flying colours under Kabelo Matsunyane
Keanen Steyn took the opportunity of a second hand substitute ride to grab the feature honours at Fairview on Friday
A change of riding tactics, inspired by former international champion jockey Basil Marcus, was the key to the consistent Dance Variety’s gun-to-tape victory in Tuesday’s Non Black-Type R200 000 Easter Handicap
A confident ride, and an uber cool display of confidence and experience, characterized national log-leader Richard Fourie’s 237th winner of the season
Sean Tarry celebrated a feature double when the well-supported Mid Winter Wind endorsed the betting interest to win the Gr3 Byerley Turk in good style
‘I called the owner and before I could even make the offer he excitedly told me that a certain South African bookmaker had just called 10 minutes earlier to make an offer of R5m’
