The prospect of Justin Snaith sending out a 22-1 winner of any Guineas in the country sounds relatively far-fetched on any average day
The Dazzler has changed hands more often than an Olympic relay baton but the 5yo son of Mogok looks to have found his niche with trainer Gareth van Zyl
The gutsy Ideal World filly Helen’s Ideal set up a Cape Winter ‘Triple Tiara’ showdown in the Listed Winter Oaks on 29 June
Dillon was charged with a contravention of Rule 62.2.7 as he failed to maintain, or set, a reasonable pace
I broke the metacarpal in the little finger on my right hand. It happened coming out of the gates – the horse I was on came out skew and crushed my hand.
He’s very athletic and this guy has shown tremendous heart. He never lays down, he’s just unbelievable.
The current Mauritius racing season has not been a happy one for South African jockeys
Just a week after his son Search Party had gone end to end to win the Gr2 Cape Merchants down the Kenilworth straight, Captain Al celebrated a repeat performance when his daughter Jo’s Bond did all the donkey work into the teeth of the South Easter
Snaith, promptly envisaging a 13 point hike, said: “Donovan’s a young jockey and I don’t think he knows there is a handicap system in South Africa. You certainly don’t want to expose a horse too much and when you win that far the handicappers nail you.”
‘I called the owner and before I could even make the offer he excitedly told me that a certain South African bookmaker had just called 10 minutes earlier to make an offer of R5m’
It’s clear that eight incidents of crop excesses is unacceptable for a sport keen to maintain a good public image, and the time appears to have arrived for a review of the crop rules for work riders on the Highveld
