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.

There was no way for Indian Ocean (Piere Strydom) as Olivia's Way (Gavin Lerena, black cap) produced the goods (Pic - JC Photos)

Olivia Gets Her Way – Again

Roy Magner’s Hollywoodbets Durban July entry Olivia’s Way produced the goods in fine style when reeling in the free-striding pacesetter Indian Ocean in the final strides to win the TAB Gr2 Igugu Stakes at Turffontein

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Plattner Power In Full Flight

The Sabine Plattner Racing Team got their SA Champions Season campaign off to a flying start when their well-backed home-bred O’Tenikwa held on by a fast shrinking hair-breadth

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Let's Go Now (Richard Fourie) overcomes Marauding Horde's (Kabelo Matsunyane, obscured) persistent challenge (Pic - JC Photos)

Gimme Filly Breaks Win Drought In Style

The only filly in the six-horse TAB Gr2 Colorado King Stakes line-up, the 4yo Let’s Go Now proved a touch too smart under Richard Fourie, to register her first victory after a fifteen month drought on Saturday at Turffontein

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Superstar Sprinter Set For Everest

Taking his unbeaten record to 12 consecutive races in defeating a world-class field of 12 rivals in a winning time of 1m 07.88s for the 1200m, Ka Ying Rising completed a clean sweep of the Hong Kong Speed Series and collected a HK$5 million bonus

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Mia Moo (Piere Strydom) make it an early 3 from 4 for Sean Tarry at Turffontein on Championships Finale Day (Pic - JC Photos)

Tarry Makes It Three Feature Victories

It was pure poetry in motion watching the man they call ‘Striker’ guide Mia Moo home to a second feature success on the trot when winning the TAB Gr2 Camellia Stakes at Turffontein on Saturday

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Chasing Happiness (Smanga Khumalo) does her sire proud with a second stakes success (Pic - JC Photos)

Senor Santa 1-2 For Ridgemont’s Rafeef

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

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Taxhaven (Malesela Katjedi) takes the lead as Nebraas (Craig Zackey, orange/white cap) tries hard (Pic – JC Photos)

No Evading This 100-1 Shot!

The first knockout blow to punters on the Championships Finale at Turffontein arrived in the TAB Listed Gold Bowl when the low-key 100-1 shot Taxhaven stayed on best to beat the veteran former champion stayer Nebraas

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Drakenstein’s Female Dynasties Flourish

Oh Susanna and her stakes winning paddock pals are not only continuing to add to the burgeoning Drakenstein trophy cabinet through their progeny, they are also establishing powerful female dynasties which should serve the stud well in years to come

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