Snaith Towers Over Them In KZN
Cape Champion Justin Snaith has extended his national footprint, following the lead of his top colleagues Glen Kotzen and Dean Kannemeyer
18th October 2020
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Cape Champion Justin Snaith has extended his national footprint, following the lead of his top colleagues Glen Kotzen and Dean Kannemeyer
Winning Form jockey says that they will his colleagues ‘will have to fight for it as I’m definitely not giving it to them on a silver tray’
Trainer Gavin van Zyl produced the Black Minnaloushe gelding Blackball in fighting trim after a 19 week break
Today’s feature holds good memories for the Van Zyl family – note that there is a 10% chance of thunderstorms later
There is nothing quite like watching a turf meeting at the historic Durban track and we enjoy that pleasure for the second weekend running
Despite having been around racing all of his life, could we really blame newly licenced trainer Gareth van Zyl for believing that this is an easy game?
A terrific tactical ride by the Avontuur-sponsored Anthony Delpech gave the Mike De Kock KZN team a deserved polytrack feature success at a festive Pinkdrive Greyville night meeting on Friday
Greyville night racing reverts to a more sedentary pace this Friday evening after the frenetic bustle of the 20/20 Quickfire stress of a week ago
The Charles Laird-trained Sansui Summer Cup entrant Bold Inspiration produced a workmanlike performance to win the R135 000 Listed Michaelmas Handicap at Greyville on Friday evening
Frank Robinson’s smart 4yo Concatenation steps out in a tightly contested Listed Michaelmas Handicap at Greyville on Friday evening
Alec Laird has a smart sort on his hands in the grey Go Deputy gelding Pessoa. The 4yo confirmed his progressive status with a smooth win in the Listed Michaelmas Handicap and he looks to have earned a shot at the Sansui Summer Cup
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!
