Tributes Paid To Chris Saunders
The jockeys are wearing black armbands at Hollywoodbets Greyville this afternoon in honour of former Gold Circle chairman Chris Saunders
18th October 2020
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The jockeys are wearing black armbands at Hollywoodbets Greyville this afternoon in honour of former Gold Circle chairman Chris Saunders
Striker peerless as usual, but Phillip Mlangeni steals the limelight
A quiet weekend on the home front with an MR 104 Handicap over 1200m at Fairview on Friday offering an intriguing contest with some rather well-tried but quality sorts staking their claims.
The KwaZulu-Natal horseracing community saluted their champions and achievers at an enjoyable 2010/11 KZN Racing Awards banquet held in the stately surrounds of the Durban
Just 48 hours after Cheeky Wink’s smart win at Tipperary, the Kieswetter and Heffer families enjoyed another champagne moment at Sandown
Ridgemont’s Rafeef fairytale received more endorsement on the Championships Finale at Turffontein on Saturday when his daughter, Chasing Happiness, ran her eight opponents off their feet to register her second stakes success when winning the TAB Gr2 Senor Santa Stakes
The number of entries compares favourably in quantum with recent years, with 58 first entries received in 2024, 60 in 2023, 68 in 2022, 53 in 2021, 52 in 2020, 49 in 2019, and 69 in 2018
Ironically, it was a colt which provided Alan with a first Gr1 success, this being Alec and Gillian Foster’s homebred Cereus, who landed the 2001 Gold Cup at Hollywoodbets Greyville, his victory completing a momentous double on the day, with the Gr2 Golden Slipper having gone the way of juvenile filly Tatler, a great-great-great grandaughter of Sun Lass!
