Speed – Always In Fashion
In a 46 year history, the greatest ‘Cape Flyer’ is surely the ‘Iron Horse’ Sentinel, who won the race for three years in succession from 1973.
24th January 2015
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In a 46 year history, the greatest ‘Cape Flyer’ is surely the ‘Iron Horse’ Sentinel, who won the race for three years in succession from 1973.
Jockey MJ Byleveld grabbed the opportunity of a rare engagement for the visiting Dennis Drier yard with both hands when he produced the Lammerskraal owned and bred Jet Master filly Gathering Fame with a sustained late effort
There was a strong South African flavour to Friday’s Singapore racing with powerhouse Cape breeders Varsfontein Stud celebrating a winning Patrick Shaw – Jet Master double
Dennis Drier has won the race for the last two year’s running but with rare Cape visitor Joey Soma in town, and his colleague Mike De Kock looking for his fifth win in the race, it will be a hard fought contest on all fronts
‘She has proved herself the best of her generation in South Africa and we feel she has done as much as she can there’
Guineas winners include the legends Hawaii, Politician, Colorado King and Empress Club – to name a few. Sarah Whitelaw lists her personal selection of Guineas highlights over the past two decades
No stopping the SA champion trainer as he saddles 1-2 in Victress Stakes after cracking tactical ride by KZN jockey Sean Cormack
The Gr1 Mercury Sprint winner Fly By Night registered a smart hat-trick of wins when she beat Mike De Kock’s quality 3yo Alboran Sea conclusively
The race to see who can establish a successfully enduring male line is on between Rakeen through Jet Master and Fort Wood through Dynasty
To date, Jet Master has been represented by an impressive 44 Gr1 performers and judging by some of the more promising performers in his final crop, this tally could yet grow further.
First, and even second, crop success does not ensure long term quality for a stallion, but many great stallions have made an immediate impression with their first crops. Sarah Whitelaw takes a look.
Charl Pretorius writes in his Off The Record column on the 4Racing website that owners, trainers and racing fans are gravely concerned about the state of our industry
There has been a precipitous decline of betting on the Totalisator which gives cause for concern for the horseracing industry
