Trainer Johan Janse van Vuuren drew first blood for the Gauteng attack with his impressive Australian-bred 3yo New Predator showing no respect for his elders when scoring an easy win
A gallant front-running effort by the Sean Tarry trained Stonehenge unravelled in dramatic fashion in the closing stages of the Gr2 Colorado King Stakes
“I am not talking to the media or Tellytrack. Usually I’m the one who does all the talking and it lands me in trouble so this time I’m going to let the horse do the talking.”
Bad luck has been Johan Janse van Vuuren’s middle name but that may all have changed at Greyville on Saturday with the smart Highlands bred 3yo colt Belong To Me scorching clear to win the R150 000 Durban Dash
If happiness is indeed a twin, perhaps it’s not too fanciful to imagine that, just occasionally, it rides on the back of a horse.
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 day had been going very much according to plan up to this point, with thunder and rain in the Fillies Mile earlier being replaced by a beautiful rainbow in the Dingaans. But the omen proved deceptive…
It is good to be winning some decent handicaps. Not quite time yet to throw myself off a very tall building
An up and coming young trainer travels to Flamingo Park for the first time on Monday and looks set to make a big impact
