Milnerton Attack: Sands Offers Reward
Trainers are expressing concern about security following the horrific attack on Eric Sands at Cape Town’s Milnerton Training Centre last week
25th February 2019
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Trainers are expressing concern about security following the horrific attack on Eric Sands at Cape Town’s Milnerton Training Centre last week
The Cape has sweated through many summers since Milnerton trainer Eric Sands has had a horse really worth getting excited about
Milnerton trainer Eric Sands and his owner Chris Gerber face a dream poser in the aftermath of their Ideal World gelding Rainbow Bridge’s gallant victory
We could have seen something quite special at Kenilworth on Saturday when the Ideal World gelding Rainbow Bridge became the first horse in history to win the classic at only his second start
Everything I’ve seen and done in South Africa and especially in Cape Town has been first class.
Var’s one-eyed daughter opened her stakes account in style at Kenilworth on Sunday
An enterprising group of Maine Chance Farms staff have just celebrated their first winner with Eric Sands trained Wildlife Safari
We chat to Eric Sands about the development of the Amahashe saddle pad and how it can help your horse
Cape racing only has two midweek meetings programmed in the month of June. Kenilworth hosts the first of those today where a decent nine race programme presents a few tricky posers for punters looking for one of those mouthwatering winter Pick 6 dividends of bygone days
Arriving on course for the Queen’s Plate has become like visiting an old friend – there are always enough familiar touches to make you feel at home, but as special friends always make an effort, you know there will be quirky new additions to look forward to, to make each day memorable.
The highly anticipated first race on the revamped Hollywoodbets Greyville polytrack on Wednesday was well received by stakeholders, but was not without its drama
Cape lightweight Morne Winnaar has come a long way since being plucked from near ignominy by former Cape champion trainer Joey Ramsden over twenty years ago
The Rafeef purple patch continued in the 2025 Champions Season opener at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday with another crackerjack performer in the shape of Mon Petit Cherie who won the World Sports Betting Gr2 Fillies Guineas
A Transkei-born horseman who started as a Groom, the groundbreaking Lunga learnt the ropes from top men like Mitch Wiese, Glen Kotzen and Kumaran Naidoo
