Marcus Rides For Top Cape Team
“By mutual agreement Anton is back on board. We’ll take it horse by horse and meeting by meeting” said Ross Kieswetter at Durbanville on Saturday
31st March 2019
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“By mutual agreement Anton is back on board. We’ll take it horse by horse and meeting by meeting” said Ross Kieswetter at Durbanville on Saturday
Anton Marcus took the R1 250 000 Wilgerbosdrift Gr1 SA Fillies Classic by the scruff of the neck at Turffontein on Saturday with a stylish ride from the front
Anton Marcus continues to lead the SA national log with his win tally of 124 achieved at an extraordinary strike-rate of 31 %. And after two blank sheets at Greyville on Friday and Kenilworth yesterday, he will be primed to fire today
The Western Cape Stipendiary Board are satisfied with the explanations tendered by jockey Anton Marcus and trainer Brett Crawford
The Sporting Post was approached by readers after Marcus had ridden Doosra to victory in the Listed Wolf Power 1600
Anton Marcus set a new benchmark for stakes earnings by an individual jockey on Sun Met Day, and after winning the CTS 1200 on Cirillo, he was back in the payout queue on One World in the CTS 1600
“I’m more nervous when running my first 2yo’s of the season than saddling the odds-on favourite for the Queen’s Plate! You know in 70 odd seconds if it’s going to be all duck or no dinner for the next 12 months – or worse!”
Former SA Champion jockey Anton Marcus is not often caught unawares but he appeared genuinely surprised at Greyville on Wednesday
A thrilling four-cornered finish that spanned just a long head confirmed the boom billing of the R400 000 Gr2 Green Point Stakes
The extraordinary Cape Guineas legacy of a veteran trainer and a champion sire took another giant step into the history books at Kenilworth on Saturday
Sean Tarry’s smart stakes performer Cirillo looked the right horse on exposed form and Anton Marcus rode a cracker – getting him over from his wide draw and leading all the way
Charl Pretorius writes in his Off The Record column on the 4Racing website that owners, trainers and racing fans are gravely concerned about the state of our industry
There has been a precipitous decline of betting on the Totalisator which gives cause for concern for the horseracing industry
