28th October 2018
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Only eighteen days into his new contract as retained jockey to the powerful Ridgemont Highlands team, Anton Marcus was quickly into his stride for his new connections with an impressive icebreaker debutante in the second
The deceased champion Captain Al (Al Mufti) was the only stallion to produce two Gr1 winners
The gallant 7yo Captain America bid his legion of fans a fond farewell as he made it a winning swansong at Greyville on Saturday with a terrific display of power galloping
Charles, a R6 million Cape Premier Yearling Sale graduate, made a winning debut in the Mayfair Speculators silks in partnership with Coolmore’s John Magnier at Kenilworth on Tuesday
The long-striding Captain Al colt Undercover Agent gave part-owner Greg Bortz and SA log-leading champion apprentice Lyle Hewitson their respective first Gr1 victories
Ascot Stud’s July winning home-bred sire Bold Silvano celebrated a victory by his smart 3yo son on an afternoon of milestones at Scottsville
‘Sleepy Hollow’ but it could liven up dramatically on Wednesday with the appearance at Scottsville of two long absent Gr1 stars
The race, dominated by the Cape raiders for the past nine years, proved a walk in the park for the handsome Dynasty colt, who races in the familiar black and white of Delma Sherrell
Phillipi trainer Brett Crawford has made a scintillating start to the KZN winter season and he sent another message of intent to his colleagues at Scottsville on Sunday
Cape combination Brett Crawford and Corne Orffer continue to make waves ahead of the SA Champions Season launch on 4 May
‘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’
It’s clear that eight incidents of crop excesses is unacceptable for a sport keen to maintain a good public image, and the time appears to have arrived for a review of the crop rules for work riders on the Highveld
