“We are taking it one race at a time with The Hangman and trying to build some positive momentum. He is a course and distance Gr1 winner and this little handicap presents a perfect stepping stone for him.”
Surely the most impressive winner of the day title belonged to the husband and wife combination of Alec and Lezeanne Forbes, who won the MR 78 Handicap with John Jones’ Silvano gelding, Run Rhino Run
“This is what dreams are made of. I have watched her work and I felt I haven’t trained a horse like this since Via Africa. She was sluggish out of the gates tonight, but she is a racehorse!”
KZN champion trainer Duncan Howells brings his champion 2yo filly of last season Same Jurisdiction to Greyville this evening for her first run as a 3yo. The daughter of Mambo In Seattle now races in the familiar blue and white of Drakenstein Stud
“The lovely thing about this game is that we never really know when our next good horse will turn up until they have shown us on the racecourse. Some work – some don’t. But we are always trying!”
What a filly. The daughter of Var has never missed banking a cheque in all of her sixteen starts and her winning ways in her chestnut coat and the signature big white blaze have elevated her to a darling of the racing public. She looks destined to win many more
Via Africa back to sizzling best to register her second Gr1 victory in sensational style
King Of Torts wins the last ever Gr3 Christmas Handicap at Clairwood
A top class ride and a gutsy frontrunning performance win the day for Louvre
Brilliant win by top Var 3yo in Gr1 R600 000 SA Fillies Sprint at Scottsville
Charl Pretorius writes in his Off The Record column on the 4Racing website that owners, trainers and racing fans are gravely concerned about the state of our industry
‘One reason why Phumelela did not succeed in its objectives was the misunderstanding of the business of gambling by its board, and its failure to recognize the major TRENDS in gambling and gaming’ – Robin Bruss
