The stats show that less than 1% of Var’s winners are achieved over 2400m plus, but his tough daughter Gottalottaluv was not stopping as she galloped powerfully all the way to the wire
Replacement rider Marco van Rensburg took his opportunity with both hands when he rode a perfectly judged finish to get the Stan Ferreira-trained Bondiblu up in the dying strides
Gavin Lerena celebrated a notable milestone in his career at Turffontein on Saturday when booting home a hat-trick and his 1502nd winner
The national racing programme cupboard looks a little bit bare this weekend, with two non black-type features topping the bill
Mike Azzie has formed a winning combination with Adriaan and Rika Van Vuuren and he would have been thrilled to saddle their 99th winner together when the beautiful grey Kissimmee ran on powerfully to win the Allez France Stakes
Turffontein is home to the only feature race action of this weekend with the running of the R125 000 Allez France Stakes for fillies and mares over 2200m on Saturday
One of the most striking aspects of the first session of last week’s CRS Premier Yearling Sale was the dominance of a handful of stallions
Dennis Yip will attempt to win a consecutive BMW Hong Kong Derby at Sha Tin on Sunday, 23 March, when he saddles Noisy Boy in the third and the final leg of the Four-Year-Old Classic Series
In Time Is Money this week we look at some of the past weekend’s highlights
High drama and some potentially dangerous race-riding cast a dark cloud over the inaugural running of the R5 million HSH Princess Charlene Big Cap at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth
