Trainer Grant J Maroun was charged with a contravention of Rule 72.1.18 in that he addressed the Senior Handicapper of the NHA in an abusive and intimidatory manner on 29 October 2019
The late withdrawal at the start of hot favourite Exquisite Touch threw a dark cloud for many punters over the Listed Gardenia Stakes
Great Britain is a full brother to Cape Cross, the sire of Ouija Board, Sea The Stars and Golden Horn. Imported to South Africa in 2011 and with limited support, he’s just celebrated his first stakes winner. Ian Levitan tells us more
They say that one man’s meat is another man’s poison. When SA champion S’manga Khumalo fell off earlier in the evening, the ride on the 3yo flyer became available
Trainer Grant Maroun provided 24 year old Jarryd Penny with the first graded race win of his short career when the lightweight booted home the rejuvenated Viking Hero to win the Gr3 Tommy Hotspur Handicap
Marriage and hard work have done wonders for jockey Karl Zechner who is enjoying the time of his life, clocking up 50 winners for the season at Fairview on New Year’s Day, and then riding a double at Turffontein on Saturday – including the feature
