The Emerald Cup produced one of those rare good-luck and loyalty stories at the Vaal this afternoon, with a first-time owner getting lucky and a young jockey benefitting from a vote of confidence. Well done to the connections of The Mouseketeer!
Trainer Dean Kannemeyer has produced a few aces from up his Classic sleeve in the past two months and sent out another two smart three year old winners on Saturday 10 September. Brett Crawford shared the limelight with a double of his own and he has a very smart filly on his hands in the beautifully bred Thunder Dance.
Four Australian-bred horses won on the Kenilworth card on 27 August. Not bad going that, but local is still lekker and in the current climate, a helluva lot cheaper too!
The breaking news of the birth this morning at Avontuur Stud of speed sensation Val De Ra’s full brother was all the talk at Durbanville on 24 August. This little guy has so much pressure on him, it’s quite frightening! In a few years time, you’ll no doubt remember that you saw him first on the Sporting Post…
Multiple Group winning trainer Dean Kannemeyer has launched a permanent satellite yard in KwaZulu-Natal. The Western Cape trainer who operates from his home base of Milnerton in the Western Cape has a proud and unparalleled record of winning the Classics
A poor show and an abject lesson in how not to treat a customer. The favourite Reptillian dumped her rider at the start of the
Small fields characterised the off season meeting at Clairwood on Sunday 14 August. Hardly the kind of horseracing to get too excited about but Anton
Suddenly the R1 million price tag looks so damn cheap! Trainer Dean Kannemeyer was a very happy man after his handsome Jet Master colt, Divine
The tussle for the SA Champion Sire title took a few twists and turns at Durbanville on 20 July with three winners each for Jet Master and Captain Al. Super Saturday is shaping as the gunfight at the O.K. Corral at this stage of the game!
A first Cape winner for an up-n-coming PE trainer at Kenilworth and a great Winter Derby success for Greg Ennion. Then there was that little matter of Uncle Tommy at the start of the fifth. Plenty of action!
It is no mean feat to win at feature level from 1400m to 2400m, but My Best Shot proved equal to the task and set himself up for East Cape Horse Of The Year honours – and maybe a Hollywoodbets Durban July supplementary entry?
An investigation into betting patterns, both locally and internationally, has been launched by the National Horseracing Authority
