Tienie’s Quickstepgal Is A Step Ahead
The Cape fairer sex juvenile form received a sobering reminder that there is plenty of talent in the smaller yards in other regions
27th April 2025
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The Cape fairer sex juvenile form received a sobering reminder that there is plenty of talent in the smaller yards in other regions
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
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
Rouvaun Smit goes over the card for Monday’s racemeeting at Hollywoodbets Greyville
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
Rouvaun Smit goes over the card for Monday’s racemeeting at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth
A number of scratchings and change of riders – but the meeting goes ahead!
There are four feature races including the Gr3 Dennis Drier Poinsettia Stakes, Gr3 Tote Godolphin Barb Stakes, Gr3 Tote Strelitzia Stakes and the Listed In Full Flight Handicap
The National Punters’ Guide for today’s Hollywoodbets Scottsville racemeeting has been published
The National Punters’ Guide for today’s Turffontein racemeeting has been published
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!
