
It’s An Ideal World
A first and fourth in the Gr1 Woolavington as Mauritzfontein Stud celebrate the ‘arrival’ of their exciting stallion Ideal World
A first and fourth in the Gr1 Woolavington as Mauritzfontein Stud celebrate the ‘arrival’ of their exciting stallion Ideal World
Mike De Kock’s champion 3yo Majmu looks all set to make it a winning penultimate start on South African soil when she takes on eleven rivals in Saturday’s R1 million Gr1 Woolavington 2000 at Greyville
An enviable array of choices face the connections of the Jet Master filly In The Fast Lane after her outstanding Gr1 Woolavington win. Whether it’s straight into the July or an international campaign, she remains one of the best of her year and beat some big names to clinch this victory
Not one of the five rated MR 100 or more in the 2000m Woolavington Stakes has been further than 1800m
Silvano again as Do You Remember wins the R750 000 Gr1 Woolavington 2000
Barring the unforseen, Cherry On The Top looks unstoppable in the Gr1 Woolavington 2000
The wrong one for punters! Mike De Kock grabbed the first two cheques in the Gr1 Woolavington 2000. But the wrong way around for most punters with a 50-1 shot beating the odds-on favourite.
Mike de Kock’s grey filly Ilha Bela takes on Dennis Drier’s smart Bambina Stripes in a clash between the two top stables
This year’s BSA Cape Yearling Sale will be held at a new venue, the SARDA Centre in Constantia, reflecting on the the partnership between BSA, SARDA and Constantia Valley Riding Club
South African horseracing falls under the Asian Racing Federation and the Graded status of races is decided by the Asian Pattern Committee (APC)
Explained – the circumstances behind the decision by the connections of the dual Grade 1- winning sophomore One Stripe to ‘bypass’ the R1,5 million SplashOut Gr1 Cape Derby on 22 February in favour of a likely final run on South African soil in the non-black type Big Cap
With the Aga Khan’s breeding and racing programme very much geared towards the classics, it can be argued that South Africa, where speed, rather than stamina is the hallmark of its racing programme, has failed to capitalise on the excellence of especially its female families