The progeny of superstar sire Var are always in demand. He has seven lots on the CTS Emperors Palace Johannesburg Ready To Run Sale and a few hours earlier one of his good sons will attempt to get back into the winning enclosure at the Vaal
It often pays to follow jockey-trainer combinations. That’s the route we are going as the red-hot Snaith-Fortune juggernaut face up to the equally in-form Spies-Zackey team
The pioneering spirit of trainer Corne Spies is legendary and admired in South African horseracing. He has conquered the remotest reaches of the country from his Vaal home base and is on the road to Kimberley again on Monday.
Corne Spies’ smashing Sail From Seattle colt Captured Wind has earned tags like ‘miracle horse’ and ‘survivor’ that he carries around with his handsome good looks and terrific ability
Top man says that he is under no illusions as regards the challenges that face the sport of kings in the 21st century.
South Africa’s 2014/15 Zimbabwe champion trainer Corne Spies is a master of the sand and he produced the 4yo Jo Malone in a galloping mood after an eight week rest to score a runaway victory in the R125 000 Sandy Beach Stakes
Vaal-based trainer Corne Spies lifted the Zimbabwe Champion Trainer title at Borrowdale Park on Sunday but will not be continuing with his satellite base North of the Limpopo.
Trainer Corne Spies is the undisputed king of the Kimberley Nursery. Today he bids for an extraordinary fifth win in the R100 000 sand baby feature in six years and plays a very decent three card hand
With the weather enforced switch of racing from turf to the polytrack, the Corne Spies-trained Listed KZN Stakes winner Sarve proved too strong for her opposition in the R150 000 Listed Milkwood Stakes at Fairview on Friday
Find us a horse who can run every other week and win races on three different surfaces from 1000m to 2200m – and we will take at least five of him
Kimberley and Kentucky are worlds apart and Flamingo Park is not Churchill Downs. That’s the geography hint this week for the handicappers from trainer Corne Spies who feels that his winners are being harshly treated at times in the Diamond City
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