Met Day Rave – Disgrace
I have attended racing festivals at almost every major racing jurisdiction in the world, some many times, and I have never seen anything like this before
4th February 2016
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I have attended racing festivals at almost every major racing jurisdiction in the world, some many times, and I have never seen anything like this before
The last prep work has been done and all that’s left is to get them to the course on time. We chat to all the trainers with runners in the 2016 J&B Met
Bloomberg not telling; Kritsiotis looking to repay his bond with Krambambuli; Goldberg suggests Tarry exacta; Moodley predicts a dead heat. Who will be buying his next farm in Adderley Street…?
In a move that has been labelled unsporting in certain quarters, with under 24 hours to gate time, there is still no confirmation as to who will ride the Paddock Stakes winner in one of South Africa’s premier races
‘With respect to Snaith, Legislate beat Captain America, Rake’s Chestnut and Wylie Hall in those three races. I don’t believe that form is good enough to topple Legal Eagle.’
Aldo Domeyer will ride Joey Ramsden’s Gr1 Gold Challenge winner King Of Pain in the J&B Met on Saturday
Unfortunately several international commingling partners cannot accommodate a different ITW code for Turffontein and consequently tote betting on the Met will only open on Wednesday
A final field of fifteen, headed by 2015 Met winner Futura will line up at the 2000m marker at Kenilworth on Saturday 30 January for the 39th renewal of the J&B Met
The final field for the R2,5 million Gr1 J&B Met, which will be run at Kenilworth on Saturday 30 January, will be announced live on Tellytrack (Dstv 239) on Monday 18 January at 13h00
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
