Tarry’s Academic 1-2
The Vercingetorix colt Ikigai ran out a facile winner of the R200 000 Gr3 Tony Ruffel Stakes at Turffontein on Saturday
4th January 2020
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The Vercingetorix colt Ikigai ran out a facile winner of the R200 000 Gr3 Tony Ruffel Stakes at Turffontein on Saturday
Trainer Joey Soma says his Gr1 winner has had an interrupted preparation, but that he is hoping that his class will get him through
After winning his first two starts with authority, Mike de Kock’s exciting Silvano colt Hawwaam was called on for the first time to show some fight
With all the attention focussed on the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate, some may have forgotten about a four feature Turffontein programme on the standside track today!
Defying top weight and given plenty to do in the straight, the Gimmethegreenlight colt Surcharge marked himself a Gauteng classic candidate of serious standing
After a Cape summer season of mixed fortunes, Mike de Kock can get back to doing what he does best today
Avontuur-sponsored Callan Murray has matured as a rider with the benefit of his recent Australian expedition
The Gauteng classic picture could become a little clearer after the running of Saturday’s Gr3 Tony Ruffel Stakes
Magic Albert’s big chestnut son Suyoof’s victory in Saturday’s R250 000 Gr3 Tony Ruffel Stakes had class act written all over it and he now ranks as a top starter for the Gauteng Guineas
Trainer Johan Janse Van Vuuren had less than no luck in the Cape Summer Of Champions Season but he could take his next step to a classic prize in the months ahead
Trainer Johan Janse van Vuuren would have had mixed feelings after the running of Saturday’s R250 000 Gr3 Tony Ruffel Stakes with 22 to 1 Belong To Me winning after being ‘only 60% ready last time’ – and Unparalleled failing to kick on when it counted
The highly anticipated first race on the revamped Hollywoodbets Greyville polytrack on Wednesday was well received by stakeholders, but was not without its drama
Cape lightweight Morne Winnaar has come a long way since being plucked from near ignominy by former Cape champion trainer Joey Ramsden over twenty years ago
The Rafeef purple patch continued in the 2025 Champions Season opener at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday with another crackerjack performer in the shape of Mon Petit Cherie who won the World Sports Betting Gr2 Fillies Guineas
A Transkei-born horseman who started as a Groom, the groundbreaking Lunga learnt the ropes from top men like Mitch Wiese, Glen Kotzen and Kumaran Naidoo
