China Racing Takes Off
Bruss heads SA delegation to China as Khumalo, Shea and Lerena set to show their skills in saddle
17th September 2013
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Bruss heads SA delegation to China as Khumalo, Shea and Lerena set to show their skills in saddle
First Gr1 winner for Varsfontein stallion Judpot as Forest Indigo wins the R600 000 Gr1 Durban Golden Horseshoe
Dylan’s Promise is runaway winner of the R250 000 Gr2 Betting World Oaks
Good enough to crack the July field? Astro News wins the R250 000 Gr3 Cup Trial and puts his hand up
Charles Laird enjoyed a great day at Clairwood on Sunday, including the feature winner Dylan’s Promise who now goes for the SA Fillies Classic
Potent Power looks a shrewd buy at R200 000 after his top-class win in the Gr1 Tsogo Sun Gold Medallion at Scottsvile on Saturday.
There are no programming issues in Dubai racing it seems. As a perfect prep for world horseracing’s richest night on 31 March, Super Saturday provided
Zanzamar’s smart win in Thursday’s Range Rover Cup at Meydan reminded the world of the capabilities of South African bred horses. And of the extraordinary talents of Mike De Kock as the Dubai World Cup Carnival heads to a peak with Super Saturday on 10 March and then a grand climax with the Dubai World Cup on 31 March.
The new generation is making their mark on racing and it is time for the geriatrics to be put out to pasture. That is the
Parisian Affair, in foal to Foveros, fetches top price of R400.000 at the Highdown dispersal sale. The buyer is Norman Tilley. Sixty six lots at the sale average R41.000.
Cynics would say “I could have told you that”, when the odds-on favourite gets run over in the bookmaker sponsored Pip James Stakes (WFA).
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