The R2,5 million Lanzerac Ready To Run Stakes produced an upset result of some proportions when the free-striding Budapest went all the way from a favourable draw to score a ridiculously easy win
The only guarantee in a race of this nature is that everybody wants to win and everybody will be doing their utmost to do so. There won’t be any prep runners or those not quite ready. It is a once in a lifetime opportunity – for now anyway.
“We have a ticket, so we have a chance. She is talented and has done nothing wrong and we have a top jockey aboard. We can’t be quivering and worrying about the big yards and a bad draw. Let them worry about us rather!”
Change at the top of the log as we enter the home straight for the big one on 22 November
Cape-based apprentice Brevan Plaatjies continues to grow in confidence since his move to the Mother City and edged another winner closer to national log-leader Trent Mayhew
After a record-shattering 2023/24 season, reigning SA Champion jockey Richard Fourie continues to rewrite the history books and broke the East Cape season winner record at Fairview on Friday
Sensational six winners at the Vaal on Thursday for former SA Champion!
Was the last galloper to win a race on SA soil with a seriously hefty impost Buddy Maroun’s champion Golden Loom, aka ‘Goofy’, who lumbered 65 kgs under Anton Marcus to beat Fov’s Favourite 26 years ago?
