Kruyer Gelding’s Fastest 400m To Finish
In Time Is Money this week, we look at Sunday and Monday’s highlights
15th April 2025
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In Time Is Money this week, we look at Sunday and Monday’s highlights
Muzi Yeni capped a Justin Snaith treble at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Monday
Milnerton father and son duo Piet and Elbert Steyn produced the goods at the weather-delayed Hollywoodbets Kenilworth racemeeting on Monday
Angus Chung successfully forged new territory on Sunday 13 April, posting his first Sha Tin treble crowned by Divano’s dominant victory in the HK$3.72 million Class 1 Healthy Community Handicap
In a race where the majority of the eight jockeys were having their arms pulled out of their sockets and ultimately turned the 1750m contest into a sprint for home, Muzi Yeni rode a determined race
The 4yo Vercingetorix filly Tomyris made it 3 wins from her last 5 starts when she powered home
In a category not known for great depth, Frank Robinson’s 2024 Gold Cup runner-up Shoot The Rapids stamped himself a contender for the stamina features over the next few months
Just a week after arriving at Summerveld with his SA Champions Season raiding party, Justin Snaith broke the ice when the 3yo Gran Canaria shed his maiden
Tony Peter’s Buffalo Storm Cody maintained his unbeaten record in 2025 when he ran on powerfully to win the non black-type Mythical Flight Sprint at Turffontein on Saturday
Another one of those galloping billboards for relocation to the Eastern Cape, Lotus Island benefitted from a finely judged ride by Richard Fourie to maintain her unbeaten record in the province when clinching a nail-biting victory in the Listed East Cape Oaks at Fairview on Friday
Having his hand forced by a switch to the polytrack failed to stymie the prospects of Gavin Smith’s progressive 3yo
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
Ironically, it was a colt which provided Alan with a first Gr1 success, this being Alec and Gillian Foster’s homebred Cereus, who landed the 2001 Gold Cup at Hollywoodbets Greyville, his victory completing a momentous double on the day, with the Gr2 Golden Slipper having gone the way of juvenile filly Tatler, a great-great-great grandaughter of Sun Lass!
