Marinaresco Tops Sun Met Boards
The Met is in every way the Wimbledon of horse racing in South Africa
14th December 2016
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The Met is in every way the Wimbledon of horse racing in South Africa
Legal Eagle set himself up for a rare L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate double when showing his class in a thrilling finish
Legal Eagle, Marinaresco, Rabada, Silver Mountain and several other of the best horses in South Africa will leave the country at the end of the Western Cape season
South African horseracing celebrates the champions of a memorable season
Remember what the same connections did in the lead up to the last Queens Plate when Marcus jumped off Act of War to ride Legal Eagle? This during an active ante-post market
There are suggestions that the SA champion trainer is holding the July to ransom again, as he did with the previous July and Met…
Legal Eagle made hacks of his opposition to win Saturday’s Premier’s Champions Challenge and signal himself the overwhelming candidate for the South African Horse Of The Year title this term.
South African runners make a big impact on the first Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2016, with Smart Call ranked in the top 10.
‘With respect to Snaith, Legislate beat Captain America, Rake’s Chestnut and Wylie Hall in those three races. I don’t believe that form is good enough to topple Legal Eagle.’
Stalwart stud farm General Manager Pippa Mickelburgh achieved her dream of breeding the winner of the L’Ormarin’s Queen’s Plate for Avontuur Thoroughbred Farm over the weekend, courtesy of the brilliant Sean Tarry-trained Legal Eagle
Events that occurred at both the 2015 July and the 2016 Queen’s Plate have left me asking questions about the various rules that govern the sport which have a negative effect on punters
It is no mean feat to win at feature level from 1400m to 2400m, but My Best Shot proved equal to the task and set himself up for East Cape Horse Of The Year honours – and maybe a Hollywoodbets Durban July supplementary entry?
An investigation into betting patterns, both locally and internationally, has been launched by the National Horseracing Authority
