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
‘I called the owner and before I could even make the offer he excitedly told me that a certain South African bookmaker had just called 10 minutes earlier to make an offer of R5m’
It’s clear that eight incidents of crop excesses is unacceptable for a sport keen to maintain a good public image, and the time appears to have arrived for a review of the crop rules for work riders on the Highveld
