After winning the race for the first time 12 years ago, trainer Brett Crawford put two recent blank Met bids well behind him as he produced the lightly-raced Futura in fighting fettle to win one of South Africa’s greatest races
While dreams, omens and lucky numbers will no doubt still play a part for many casual observers when selecting a likely winner of Saturday’s R2,5 million Gr1 J&B Met, under the modern conditions of the race, we are looking at what is practically a weight-for-age scenario.
2013 Gr1 Cape Guineas winner, Elusive Gold, makes his Hong Kong debut today
This is a game of soaring highs and testing lows. While one champion son of Dynasty was going out of the back door another was writing his name into the South African horseracing history books
The promising Dynasty filly Alexis carries the major hopes of a fairer sex hometown victory in today’s R2 million Lanzerac Ready To Run Stakes
The son of Horse Chestnut behaved like an enthusiastic recent finishing school graduate when crossing his legs just as the gates opened in the Charity Mile, unseating Anton Marcus
The progressive Dynasty colt Futura has cocked a snoot at his detractors in the best way possible. His facile victory in Saturday’s R1 million Gr1 Beach Beauty Champions Cup at Greyville spoke louder than any words and finally laid to rest any doubt that he is anything but first class material with a bright future ahead of him.
The improved again Silvano gelding Wavin’ Flag stormed to victory in the R1 ,25 million Gold Cup despite only ever having won his maiden and a modest lowly-rated handicap previously
There really appears no end to the Dynasty phenomenon. The Highlands stallion has another top sort in Brett Crawford’s Futura who gave his rivals a hiding when winning the supporting feature at Greyville on Friday
Reflective Image scores career peak with win in the R400 000 Gr2 Sceptre Stakes
Was the last galloper to win a race on SA soil with a seriously hefty impost Buddy Maroun’s champion Golden Loom, aka ‘Goofy’, who lumbered 65 kgs under Anton Marcus to beat Fov’s Favourite 26 years ago?
The Ndoro Stud-bred son of Wilgerbosdrift’s War Front stallion Fire Away, Alec Laird-trained Fire Attack dominated the 2025 Highveld Feature Season Awards
In the late 80s, South African breeders were highly skeptical of sons of Mr Prospector. The main criticism was that he was ‘a dirt stallion’ and we race on turf
The businessman was served with an interim suspension of his Assistant Trainer licence on Friday afternoon and has spoken out about what appears to be mostly a misunderstanding based on a potential lack of communication and bureaucratic red-tape challenges
