“We have all been in this game a long time. You win some, you lose some. Saturday happened to be my day. We take what we can – when we can – next time things may not work out so well,” he said philosophically.
Capetown Noir achieved the unique Guineas and Derby double when winning Saturday’s Gr1 Investec Cape Derby at Kenilworth
Capetown Noir reaffirmed the Kannemeyer love affair with the Gr1 Cape Guineas with a sizzling win in the classic at Kenilworth on Saturday
Suddenly the R1 million price tag looks so damn cheap! Trainer Dean Kannemeyer was a very happy man after his handsome Jet Master colt, Divine
Just 48 hours after Cheeky Wink’s smart win at Tipperary, the Kieswetter and Heffer families enjoyed another champagne moment at Sandown
Ridgemont’s Rafeef fairytale received more endorsement on the Championships Finale at Turffontein on Saturday when his daughter, Chasing Happiness, ran her eight opponents off their feet to register her second stakes success when winning the TAB Gr2 Senor Santa Stakes
The number of entries compares favourably in quantum with recent years, with 58 first entries received in 2024, 60 in 2023, 68 in 2022, 53 in 2021, 52 in 2020, 49 in 2019, and 69 in 2018
Ironically, it was a colt which provided Alan with a first Gr1 success, this being Alec and Gillian Foster’s homebred Cereus, who landed the 2001 Gold Cup at Hollywoodbets Greyville, his victory completing a momentous double on the day, with the Gr2 Golden Slipper having gone the way of juvenile filly Tatler, a great-great-great grandaughter of Sun Lass!
