The Captain Reigns In Mauritius
The former Cape-based Captain Al gelding Captain Magpie made it five wins on the trot at the Champ de Mars on Saturday
27th August 2016
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The former Cape-based Captain Al gelding Captain Magpie made it five wins on the trot at the Champ de Mars on Saturday
Pablo Zeta still going strong at 20 and enjoying his retirement at Klawervlei Stud
Harlem Shake enjoys distinction of becoming Klawervlei stallion Warm White Night’s first stakes winning daughter
Trainer Dean Kannemeyer and jockey Anthony Delpech continued their SA Champions Season glory march when Khaya Stables’ exciting Trippi filly Real Princess scored her first Gr1 victory
Dean Kannemeyer has forged a powerful winning partnership with his major patron Khaya Stables over the years and he saddled yet another feature winner in the yellow and black
A shrewd gamble by SA champion trainer Sean Tarry to test the merits of a promising unraced 2yo paid dividends at Turffontein on Saturday
Less than a length covered the first four home in the 1000m contest and with a good mix of fillies from across the country, Carry On Alice’s connections will be feeling decidedly bullish with the Gr1 Cape Flying Championship as her short-term target
The Duncan Howells’ trained Same Jurisdiction booked her Cape Summer Season ticket in fine style with a fluent win at Scottsville on Sunday
2015 Equus Champion Sprinter, Captain Of All, rated one of the best in the world by Longines
South African horseracing welcomed a high-class locally bred sprinter to the stallion ranks when the superbly talented Captain Of All rounded off his illustrious track career with a glorious third Gr1 trophy
Winning rider Anton Marcus deserves plenty of the credit for maintaining a cool head in a race that developed into a desperate struggle for supremacy in the crucial closing stages as challenges came at him from from both sides
‘I called the owner and before I could even make the offer he excitedly told me that a certain South African bookmaker had just called 10 minutes earlier to make an offer of R5m’
It’s clear that eight incidents of crop excesses is unacceptable for a sport keen to maintain a good public image, and the time appears to have arrived for a review of the crop rules for work riders on the Highveld
