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The Sean Tarry-Drakenstein-Gimmethegreenlight combination shone once again when the reigning champion sire’s daughter Green Sapphire went all the way to score in the Gr3 Umzimkhulu Stakes at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Monday
While the official start of the 2025 SA Champions Season is just over a month away, trainer Dean Kannemeyer cast the foundation for an exciting few months ahead when he saddled Teflon Man to win the KwaZulu-Natal Stakes at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Monday
A multiple Gr2 placer up to Saturday, the 4yo My Soul Mate (11-2) registered what was an overdue maiden stakes success
While a number of his colleagues have been in the hot seat in the past, Gavin Lerena seems to have mastered the art of riding the top-class 4yo Main Defender
Confidence is a major asset in the armoury of any big race jockey and Richard Fourie coupled that by stretching his luck to near breaking point with a bold ride from the front on Joey Soma’s Fiery Pegasus to win the Wilgerbosdrift Bridget Oppenheimer Gr2 SA Oaks at Turffontein on Saturday
The Sean Tarry trained filly Green Diamond shed her maiden with an impressive performance on Saturday to grab top honours in the TAB Gr2 SA Nursery at Turffontein
Sean Tarry saddled his fourth TAB Gr1 SA Derby winner at Turffontein on Saturday when Legend Of Arthur was produced down the outside of the soft track by the rampant Richard Fourie to secure a thrilling victory
The high-riding Eastern Cape combination of Alan Greeff and Richard Fourie got the 2025 Champions Day feature action off to a flying start when the Varsfontein-bred Master Of My Fate filly Golden Palm showed her class to win the Wilgerbosdrift Gr2 SA Fillies Nursery
Alec Laird’s Fire Away colt Fire Attack benefitted from a superb ride by reigning SA Champion Richard Fourie to win the HKJC World Pool Gr1 Premier’s Champion Challenge
The Ridgemont-bred William Robertson’s milestone victory in the TAB Gr1 Computaform Sprint at Turffontein on Saturday will go down as the fairytale moment of 4Racing’s 2025 Champions Day as the Rafeef gelding registered a deserved maiden Grade 1 success
Following in the footsteps of his father, James Crawford enjoyed the honour of saddling the racing family’s Fatal Flaw, who went pillar to post to win the 2025 TAB Gr1 Empress Club Stake
The official report states that an investigation has been opened into the circumstances which led to Babelicious (A Fortune), which paraded and proceeded to the start in red earmuffs, racing without blinkers, as carded
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
