Horse Racing Reviews

Post race information and news relating to major horse races. We review and analyse how these races played out and discuss the details relating to performance and any other interesting facts people in the horse racing industry find useful.

When Wonder Struck!

Sean Tarry’s Rafeef colt Thunderstruck rounded off a testing campaign for the Randjesfontein raiders when he dug deep in the soft falling rain to hold on for honours in the Khaya Stables Gr2 Diadem Stakes

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This Aussie’s Okay!

With the carryover of R500 000 producing a nett R3 215 219 Pick 6 pool on the final day of the Cape Summer Of Champions Season, Royal Aussie righted the ship for punters

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Marshall Rules The World

It was a particularly special race for the veteran trainer as his Captain Al champion One World celebrated a maiden graded stakes success in the process

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Classic Cape Crawl

In a typical example of the frustrating ‘Cape Crawl’, the 1800m race turned into a sprint for home with the tote favourite Rainbow Lorikeet (5-2) holding off a determined challenge from UK visitor Daniel Muscutt on Summer Lily (7-2) in a time of 115,44 secs

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The Thunder Returns!

The lightly raced Imilenzeyokududuma found the winner’s enclosure after a lengthy absence as he produced a sustained finish to bounce back to best

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Barend Botes Breaks Ice In KZN

Leon Lotz and his Heuningsfontein team out at Middelburg in the Karoo were just a section of the multitude of happy supporters of the Lance filly Quid Pro Quo who cracked her maiden at short odds

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Good Newsbreak: Direct Exports From SA To EU Approved!

This amendment places South Africa’s African Horse Sickness (AHS) free zone back on the Annex IV list as an authorised zone within South Africa from which registered equines are authorised for direct entry into the EU following the required in-country pre-export quarantine period

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