Ferraris Fuming – HK Stewards Stand Firm
David Ferraris has been left fuming after an administrative error resulted in his runners being withdrawn from Wednesday night’s meeting at Happy Valley
9th February 2021
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David Ferraris has been left fuming after an administrative error resulted in his runners being withdrawn from Wednesday night’s meeting at Happy Valley
Avontuur Estate has announced a sponsorship deal with newly crowned SA champion apprentice jockey Luke Ferraris
Twenty-one years after his historic July victory, we catch up with Super Quality
The Ferraris family may have rewritten the record books again at Scottsville on Saturday when Grandfather Ormond saddled a winner for his owner-trainer son David – ridden by the latter’s son apprentice jockey Luke.
In a rare bit of serendipity – which may be a true blue slice of racing history – three generations of the Ferraris family graced the winner’s enclosure last Sunday
It was a proud Tuesday at the Vaal when Luke Ferraris booted home the first two winners of his career for his grandfather trainer Ormond
Classic’s paddock may be empty, but he lies buried in his favourite corner and his achievements are engraved in history. He was a little horse with the presence of champions.
On 8 September 2013, Karis Teetan rode his first Hong Kong winner on his first attempt on the David Ferraris-trained Amazing Always. Today, he notched his 200th Hong Kong winner for the same stable in the same silks!
Luke Ferraris had his first two rides under rules on Sunday, 3 December 2017 and with his parents, David and Pam travelling from Hong Kong
Karis Teetan opens account at first Hong Kong meeting in front of 60 000
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!
