Another Captain’s Innings
Missisippi Burning is the 98th individual stakes winner sired by the late, multiple champion sire and Cape Guineas winner, Captain Al.
16th December 2019
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Missisippi Burning is the 98th individual stakes winner sired by the late, multiple champion sire and Cape Guineas winner, Captain Al.
These are the first alternate legs to the Triple Crown & Tiara series taking place on the Highveld from February 2019
Thanks to Avontuur I did get my little pre-Christmas Christmas treat again. And with a star filly to go at the top of the tree, I have a feeling it’s going to be a good festive season ahead
Many things can go wrong – but they will surely need to go seriously awry for Princess Victoria not to win the Avontuur Estate Cape Fillies Guineas over 1600m at Kenilworth on Saturday.
‘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
