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
After dedicating herself fully to the role for four challenging years, the increasing demands on her time and personal life have led her to reassess her career direction
Two South African star performers in Dean Kannemeyer’s Gimme A Prince and the Vaughan Marshall champion 3yo One Stripe, who runs in Sunday’s HSH Princess Charlene Big Cap, feature in the first edition of the LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2025
The tongue-twistingly named sprinter was bred and is owned in South Africa, trained by a US-based Brit and will be ridden by a French-based Belgian
