Gr2 Gerald Rosenberg S. – Fisani makes it three Gr wins
Game daughter of Kahal keeps Sheikh & partners in cigars
2nd May 2011
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Game daughter of Kahal keeps Sheikh & partners in cigars
The highest rated of the eleven runners is the former July winner Big City Life
Tara’s Halls gelding wins two-mile event on objection, after Ilsanpietro beat him by a neck
Mike de Kock sends out two previous winners of the Gr 1 Summer Cup – Rudra and Flirtation – as part of a three-pronged attack on the Champion Challenge.
Igugu rates twelve points clear of her nearest rival in the merit ratings. Can she win South Africa’s Triple Tiara?
What A Winter is a colt of very rare ability and confirmed his well-being with an impressive demolition of some decent rivals in a set weights event over 1200m at Kenilworth a fortnight ago. Can bring his best sea-level form to the Highveld?
Juveniles are now well into their first season. Normally distance suitability comes into play at the beginning of April. It follows that if a youngster isn’t bred to sprint, the SA Nursery won’t be won. With the likes of Tiza, Rebel King and Warm White Night amongst winners in the last few years, the point seems well illustrated.
What goes for the boys, goes for the girls: you’ll need to be a sprinter to win the Nursery. At this time of year distance suitability can often outweigh ability. As when Merlene de Lago beat On Her Toes three years ago, and Spring Clover was ahead of All Afire the next season.
Favourite, the 5yo mare by Pivotal earns first black type win
The R1.5 million final leg of South Africa’s Triple Crown is an interesting race as most of the runners will be going this distance of 2450m for the first time.
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
