Gr3 Winter Classic: Chesalon Stuns
Chesalon, the 3yo Fort Wood gelding out of Gr1 mare Sarabande gives Avontuur Farm a second Graded weekend-winner. Follow Mike Bass and his views on the classic
28th May 2011
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Chesalon, the 3yo Fort Wood gelding out of Gr1 mare Sarabande gives Avontuur Farm a second Graded weekend-winner. Follow Mike Bass and his views on the classic
Val De Ra returns to Scottsville for the Gr1 SA Fillies Sprint on Saturday to try and avenge her sole career defeat to date in the corresponding race a year ago.
Usually a good pointer for the future, some top class colts have won the Gr1 Gold Medallion in recent years.
With four Gr1 1200m events topping the bill, the best of the countries sprinters will be making their annual pilgrimage to Scottsville on Saturday in the Gr1 Golden Casino Horse Sprint.
Trying to unravel the form of the Gr1 Allan Robertson Fillies Championship at Scottsville on Saturday doesn’t look at all easy and there is no single youngster who leaps off the page as the probable winner of this 1200m contest for two-year-old fillies.
The Herman Brown trained Gitano Hernando with Glynn Scholfield ran first with and South African bred, trained and owned River Jetez second
Singapore champion sprinter Rocket Man made it third time lucky for the illusive Gr1 KrisFlyer International Sprint
Judge unable to separate De Kock & Tarry charges after ding-dong battle in this allegedly important July “trial”. Few punters will be wagering that they saw for the next July winner in action.
The most recent Derby will be remembered for producing arguably the most controversial finish in the race’s long history
Solo Traveller repeats Guineas win, while Link Man deprived of the challenge
With no standout horse and the top nine runners rated within nine pounds of each other by the handicappers, this Derby over 2400m at Arlington looks to be a wide open affair.
It is no mean feat to win at feature level from 1400m to 2400m, but My Best Shot proved equal to the task and set himself up for East Cape Horse Of The Year honours – and maybe a Hollywoodbets Durban July supplementary entry?
An investigation into betting patterns, both locally and internationally, has been launched by the National Horseracing Authority
The highly anticipated first race on the revamped Hollywoodbets Greyville polytrack on Wednesday was well received by stakeholders, but was not without its drama
Cape lightweight Morne Winnaar has come a long way since being plucked from near ignominy by former Cape champion trainer Joey Ramsden over twenty years ago
