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Racing salutes the Champions
There were few, if any genuine surprises at the Highveld Feature Season Racing Awards, with Europa Point taking Horse of the Year
There were few, if any genuine surprises at the Highveld Feature Season Racing Awards, with Europa Point taking Horse of the Year
Europa Point continues to up her game as she climbs the ladder to fame and fortune.
This R2-million race has all the makings of a memorable contest. Bravura and Dancewiththedevil, are faced with the prospect of dusting off the record of their below-par last runs, if they are to stand any chance of getting the measure of a rising star Europa Point.
Europa Point a 5yo daughter of Rock of Gibraltar must be one of the hottest properties in South African racing at present
Irish-bred Europa Point has continued to improve all season and emerged from a three month lay-off on Saturday to record her first Stakes success when she won the Acacia Handicap.
The R1 million Gr1 Douglas Whyte Stakes Grade is the opening leg of the projected R15 million Pick 6 pool at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday
A Cape jockey has told of the enormous relief and the burden lifted from his shoulders on Friday after two well-known racing men took the cudgels up on his behalf some months ago to defend the father of four against an NHRA charge
A Pick 6 carryover of R2 million is set to take the exotic pool to R15 million, while the World Pool Gr3 Gold Cup sees a Quartet carryover of R1 million and a likely pool of R5 million