Former East Cape horse of the year winners, Hear The Drums and Copper Parade, are some of the sprinters that have won the Cradock Place Stakes, today’s feature race at Fairview in Port Elizabeth, in recent years
Smat Captain Al gelding salvages feature on tough weekend for champion duo
Jallad’s evergreen son Villa Del Largo swept to an easy victory against some serious younger opposition in the Cradock Place Stakes
Trainer Tara Laing has done an outstanding job with the Var flyer Vauclair who racked up his eleventh win when storming home to beat the dual Gr1 winner Copper Parade in the R100 000 Cradock Place Stakes
There is plenty more experience than unbridled youthful enthusiasm amongst the eight runners that line up for the R100 000 Cradock Place Stakes at Fairview on Friday
A modest Cape performer continues his PE dream run with smart feature win, while trainer Tara Laing scoops training honours with four winners on afternoon
A shift in the national focus for the weekend sees a welcome change of spotlight with the Fairview polytrack hosting the R100 000 Cradock Place Stakes to be run over 1200m on Friday. Three of last term’s local champions line up in the non black-type race and unravelling the puzzle looks a tough task
There was a unique South African connection in the background as the Ralph Beckett-trained Bluestocking charged to victory under Rossa Ryan to win the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe on Sunday
