27th April 2019
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The Captain Al gelding Doosra has often lived up to his name and has had punters playing some poor shots over the years
Four winners is probably a quiet Met day by Justin Snaith’s standards
The top farm’s policy of bringing them to sale to sell produced a thrill for the connections of the speedy Captain Al filly All At Once
The Justin Snaith-trained dual Gr1 winner looks all set to defend her Majorca Stakes title on Sun Met day
The extraordinary Cape Guineas legacy of a veteran trainer and a champion sire took another giant step into the history books at Kenilworth on Saturday
The 2000 Cape Guineas winner Captain Al is in reach of achieving a milestone no other South African bred sire has ever accomplished
Smat Captain Al gelding salvages feature on tough weekend for champion duo
Vaal lady trainer Ashley Fortune has made a terrific impact in just eight months in her new role and she struck another blow for the fairer sex when Tsitsikamma Dance dug deep
St John Gray’s battle hardened Captain Aldo mocked the reality that his better days are behind him when he went from gun to tape
The South African bred former Equus Champion Sprinter Isivunguvungu made a terrific winning debut on US soil for trainer Graham Motion and confirmed his Prevagen $1million Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint aspirations
The evergreen hero travelled to Vereeniging on Thursday for a 100% strike rate from two rides that saw him bring up his recordbreaking 5555th winner milestone
‘The Breeders Cup Distaff is definitely still on the cards and Beach Bomb will probably have one more race before then’ – Gaynor Rupert
It will be good news for South African racing fans that, despite a number of offers from abroad, Gerald and Karen Kalil’s multiple champion Quid Pro Quo will continue her 3yo season on African soil
