Cape Trainers – Pleas Falling On Deaf Ears
Some Cape Town trainers are concerned that the proposals they made have not been accepted, in particular for more gallops to enable them to get horses ready
2nd December 2015
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Some Cape Town trainers are concerned that the proposals they made have not been accepted, in particular for more gallops to enable them to get horses ready
Fortune’s searching pace this term – he has ridden more winners (37) and has had more rides (almost 230) than any other jockey – has given rise to speculation that he is going all out for a repeat of his 2008/09 title
Trainers Brett Crawford and Eric Sands are to have a conference call with Phumelela racing executive Clyde Basel this week
Jockey Devin Ashby was admitted to Milnerton Medi – Clinic after an horrific accident while sprinting up an Eric Sands horse at the Milnerton training centre on Thursday morning
After the Joey Ramsden rout of recent weeks, it was trainer Eric Sands turn to step up to the podium at Kenilworth on Saturday and produce a familiar feature winner
It is good to see two of the Cape’s well established ‘boutique’ yards holding the trump cards in a local feature for a change. Longtime Milnerton neighbours Eric Sands and Greg Ennion could be the names to follow in today’s R125 000 Listed Perfect Promise Sprint
It”s not ‘just a horse’, but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the future, the fond memories of the past, and the pure joy of the moment
Horses have given me decades of enjoyment and this is my way of trying to give a little back.
Andrew Fortune returns to ride him and he has told Hodgson that he will be able to do the 61kg. The horse has the speed to overcome his bad draw and his duel with Captain Bagg could be a highlight
Via Africa back to sizzling best to register her second Gr1 victory in sensational style
An investigation into betting patterns, both locally and internationally, has been launched by the National Horseracing Authority
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
