The Argentinian-bred gelding, who raced with success in the familiar black of Mauritzfontein Stud, has joined the Rampatee Gujadhur yard and will continue his career in Mauritius this season
‘You can’t win without a penalty so you’ve got to take it, but to get six points for beating a horse like ML Jet, a Graduation Plate winner, and a two-time winner like Mac De Lago, seems unwarranted’
Alec Laird turned the heat up on his Summer Cup aspirations and recorded his second consecutive Gr2 Charity Mile success, when the Argentinian-bred gelding Bouclette Top produced an electrifying turn of foot under our champion jock
A top-class display of pacesetting race-riding by Weichong Marwing would have given Alec Laird’s Argentinian-bred BoucletteTop a major confidence booster for the Highveld Season as he went all the way in first-time blinkers
Geoff Woodruff and Robbie Fradd approach Classic Day with aces and could set themselves up for a Triple Crown and Triple Tiara whitewash
Serious rewards are at stake for the sixteen 3yo’s that line up to contest the Betting World Gr2 Gauteng Guineas at Turffontein on Saturday.
Alec Laird trained Bouclette Top wins the R250 000 Gr3 Tony Ruffel Stakes at Turffontein and signals his classic aspirations
‘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’
