A former J&B Met and L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate winning owner, and a breeder, the 67 year old Hassen Adams has announced that he will be retiring from business life in January
“Every good horse that went through my hands was either sold or moved to other trainers…”
Hassen Adams has transferred all of his Gauteng based horses to the care of Ashley Fortune
‘Sports betting and technology have galloped past the game somehow. I don’t have the answers to make up the lost ground. The world is different. In those days racing was the only game in town – for many of us, it still is!’
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
Kenilworth Racing director Hassen Adams announced in November that a synthetic track would be installed alongside the grass one
“Cape Town two-year-old racing is the most uncompetitive around,” says champion trainer
Lazer Star came in here undefeated off four impressive sprint wins and ahead of the official handicapper in our estimation. The manner of her victories, coupled with a calculated analysis that she would at least get the 1450m, made her a firm first choice
“With the handicapping system as it is in South Africa, I will be giving them one less gallop than they need and rather let the race bring them on.”
The result is not one that would have had many punters smiling on an afternoon that looked likely to dish up favourable results.
Gimmethegreenlight – there’s no holding back. Hassen Adams, one of the great entrepreneurs in South Africa, started with R28m – R3bn in cash now and he’s going to deploy that very efficiently
A final field of 17 will face the starter at the Hollywoodbets Kenilworth 2000m marker on Saturday 25 January for the 163rd renewal of the R5 million World Sports Betting Gr1 Cape Town Met
Two past winners of the Cape’s premier summer speed clash are in the fifteen strong line-up
