Emperor Dons His New Clothes!
The improving Our Emperor made full use of his handy galloping weight and a judicious ride by Greg Cheyne to land the spoils
6th January 2018
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The improving Our Emperor made full use of his handy galloping weight and a judicious ride by Greg Cheyne to land the spoils
Glen Kotzen and Richard Fourie are the hottest combination in the country at the moment
If the Adam Marcus runner does not find his feet at his step up to the next level, the race suddenly gets thrown wide open
An entertaining display of tactical race-riding, with the assistance of the Cape crawl, gave Joey Ramsden’s former KZN Champions Season Gr1 winner King Of Pain a deserved victory
Top trainer of stayers Joey Ramsden sets out on a mission to win the marathon R250 000 Gr3 Chairman’s Cup to be run over 3200m at Kenilworth today
A small field and a walking pace turns the Gr3 Chairman’s Cup into a mockery of a staying contest – yet, amazingly, the 18 to 10 favourite still somehow manages to come out on top
A bit of a poor show for the decent stake offered and quite amazing that the racing operator managed to secure a sponsor at all for this race
Just 48 hours after Cheeky Wink’s smart win at Tipperary, the Kieswetter and Heffer families enjoyed another champagne moment at Sandown
Ridgemont’s Rafeef fairytale received more endorsement on the Championships Finale at Turffontein on Saturday when his daughter, Chasing Happiness, ran her eight opponents off their feet to register her second stakes success when winning the TAB Gr2 Senor Santa Stakes
The number of entries compares favourably in quantum with recent years, with 58 first entries received in 2024, 60 in 2023, 68 in 2022, 53 in 2021, 52 in 2020, 49 in 2019, and 69 in 2018
Ironically, it was a colt which provided Alan with a first Gr1 success, this being Alec and Gillian Foster’s homebred Cereus, who landed the 2001 Gold Cup at Hollywoodbets Greyville, his victory completing a momentous double on the day, with the Gr2 Golden Slipper having gone the way of juvenile filly Tatler, a great-great-great grandaughter of Sun Lass!
