Charity’s Champions
Gavin Lerena bids for a personal hat-trick in the R1 million Gr2 Charity Mile on the Turffontein standside track on Saturday
3rd November 2017
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Gavin Lerena bids for a personal hat-trick in the R1 million Gr2 Charity Mile on the Turffontein standside track on Saturday
Gavin Lerena and trainer Johan Janse van Vuuren return to defend their 2016 R1 million Gr2 Charity Mile crown with the Australian-bred New Predator on Saturday 4 November
Last year’s winner New Predator and Argentinian import Hat Puntano have been given top weight for the R1-million Gr2 Peermont Emperors Palace Charity Mile
The Australian-bred New Predator is out to defend his R1 million Gr2 Charity Mile title
Gavin Lerena and trainer Johan Janse van Vuuren put the cherry on the top of an unforgettable day as the Australian-bred New Predator charged home to win the R1 million Gr2 Charity Mile
The National Horseracing Authority’s Handicappers acted in terms of the new guidelines when allotting 62kgs to the Weiho Marwing trained Mac De Lago for Saturday’s Charity Mile
Alec Laird turned the heat up on his Summer Cup aspirations and recorded his second consecutive Gr2 Charity Mile success, when the Argentinian-bred gelding Bouclette Top produced an electrifying turn of foot under our champion jock
The prize money of the Gr1 President’s Champions Challenge has doubled to R4 million, making it the richest race on the continent
“I bumped into him and asked him how the sale was going. He said it was going great and that some clowns were even paying R150 000 for Bezrins!”…
Match fitness may well be the key to unravelling the outcome of today’s R600 000 Gr2 Charity Mile which heads a tantalising Turffontein feature programme. The race boasts an all-star field, but besides the fact that it is a handicap, some are also using the event as a prep for other targets
One entry who is sure to attract a lot of interest is Emerald Cup winner Tommy Gun. It will be interesting to see whether the Corne Spies-trained runner is as effective on turf as he is on the Vaal sand and if he can take on Woodruff’s magnificent seven
It is no mean feat to win at feature level from 1400m to 2400m, but My Best Shot proved equal to the task and set himself up for East Cape Horse Of The Year honours – and maybe a Hollywoodbets Durban July supplementary entry?
An investigation into betting patterns, both locally and internationally, has been launched by the National Horseracing Authority
