War – And Peace
Takingthepeace is the only horse capable of winning a Triple Tiara this season
Takingthepeace is the only horse capable of winning a Triple Tiara this season
Mike de Kock’s exciting Gauteng Guineas winner Takingthepeace takes her next step to racing history
Callan Murray gave trainer Mike de Kock the second leg of a Classic double when the Australian-bred Heavenly Blue ran out a smooth winner of the Gr1 SA Classic
The return match of the two crack Silvano colts who dominated the SA Triple Crown first leg looks to be a major drawcard
The R2 million Gr1 SA Classic has attracted a small but quality field, headed by Gauteng Guineas top two, Janoobi and Al Sahem
The Lammerskraal-bred took his next step to joining the illustrious lights of Horse Chestnut and Louis The King as our likely third Triple Crown winner with a stunning showing at Turffontein on Saturday
Fit, in sparkling form and loaded with talent, it is difficult suggesting that anything can stop Abashiri on his march to Triple Crown glory
Both Abashiri and Heaps Of Fun have accepted to run in the R2-million SA Classic and R1-million Wilgerbosdrift SA Fillies Classic respectively over 1800m at Turffontein on Saturday 2 April
The talented Abashiri heads up the nominations for the R2-million SA Classic over 1800m and will be looking to close out the second leg of the SA Triple Crown
There looks to be no stopping the Sean Tarry express for the SA Champion trainer title this season. A glorious Gr1 double in their quartet of feature victories demonstrated the yard’s superiority in terms of equine firepower this term. And a week of drama and wartalk ended with some dented ego’s and tarnished reputations too
An element of circumspection may be the prudent option – rather than a straight blind plunge on Lafferty’s champion Australian-bred first leg winner.