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The reigning SA Horse Of The Year returned cut into on the right hind and was lame 3/5
13th February 2019
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The reigning SA Horse Of The Year returned cut into on the right hind and was lame 3/5
The Sun Met, celebrated with G.H.Mumm, produced some spectacular racing, with matching interest shown by racegoers, the media, celebrities and the City of Cape Town
Such occurrences and practices are commonplace in the racing world, with several jockey changes per race card not unusual
The National Horseracing Authority of South Africa adhered to all procedural requirements in the handling of the Sun Met day jockey substitutions issue
The regally bred French Guineas winning son of Mr Prospector and Miesque was to the fore at Kenilworth on Saturday with his son Ideal World – who is from one of the most powerful families of recent years – responsible for Gr1 Sun Met winner Rainbow Bridge
The Hong Kong Jockey Club will refund punters who placed bets on four horses during Saturday’s South African simulcast after its contract partner Phumelela failed to provide information about jockey substitutes before the start of the races.
Jockey Anton Marcus won his third Met and set a South African record for stakes earned on one afternoon when he produced a polished performance to get the Ideal World gelding Rainbow Bridge home
The marquees and hospitality enclosures can exist quite comfortably alongside the general public enjoying themselves on the lawns!
GH Mumm Paddock Club hosts Bolt’s epic #NextVictory celebration
The Cape Summer Season has showcased vintage racing of the highest quality in recent months
‘There could be some irony in the fact that Legal Eagle will probably be ridden the way he should be for the first time in ages..’
Superlative Stakes winner and Classic-placed Gustav Klimt will stand at Heversham Park Farm in South Africa, having stood at Haras d’Annebault most recently
Despite a decrease in the horse population and the sale of just 305 lots – 39 fewer than last year – the sale rose to expectations, achieving an impressive aggregate of R171 975 000 and an exceptional average of R563 852 per lot sold
When the hammer fell shortly before 15h00 on Friday on lot 346, a beautiful grey Ascot-bred son of Heavenly Blue, the scoreboard reflected that 303 of the 316 lots had sold over the two days for an aggregate of R171 425 000
