Locally Bred Sires Dominate
The 2014 J&B race meeting was a triumph for locally bred stallions. All three of the day’s Gr1 winners were sired by SA bred stallions.
The 2014 J&B race meeting was a triumph for locally bred stallions. All three of the day’s Gr1 winners were sired by SA bred stallions.
Many thought that Hill Fifty Four had missed the one chance that he had to win the Met when running second to outsider Martial Eagle in 2013. But the son of Captain Al came out in a galloping mood at Kenilworth on Saturday to pull off a rather spectacular win in the R2,5 million Gr1 race over 2000m and run for the 37th time under the J&B banner.
The day dawns! Controversy and politics aside, the Gr1 Vodacom Durban July is a race with every element guaranteed to produce a thriller!
The Cape raiders made a clean sweep of the prize money in the R350 000 Gr3 Betting World Algoa Cup
With a genuine pacemaker in the race, a true test of stamina is on the cards. And that means that there will be no bluffing or gamesmanship over the 2400m, on ground that could also be unforgiving.
While there has been widespread public support for the flamboyant sportsman, the door has been shut in terms of his options via the SA racing regulator channels
The LONGINES IJC is the most prestigious jockey challenge in the world and the most lucrative for the winning rider!