Tarry’s Parcel Of Power
Sean Tarry and Calvin Habib got the Vaal feature quartet – relocated from Turffontein – under way on Saturday
Sean Tarry and Calvin Habib got the Vaal feature quartet – relocated from Turffontein – under way on Saturday
The 2020 Classic Day feature programme got off to a bit of a shaky start for punters when Paul Peter and Piere Strydom combined to win the R150 000 The Citizen Listed Ruffian Stakes
The winner clocked a time almost a second faster than the boys under an unpressured ride!
The China Horse Club celebrated their first South African feature race success when the Querari filly Dagmar bounded home on debut
A dismal effort by the previously unbeaten odds-on favourite Kissable was overshadowed by owner-breeder Gerald Kalil’s superfast King Of Kings filly Daring Diva
Trainer Sean Tarry and jockey S’manga Khumalo were unstoppable at Turffontein on Saturday and the powerful combination sealed the juvenile double feature
Avontuur’s super stallion Var has five of the thirteen runners carded on the Turffontein juvenile double feature bill on Saturday
Daughter of More Than Ready wins fillies feature in faster time than the boys as she gets her career off to a flying start
Favourites have a good record in this feature race for 2yo fillies, and last year’s winner Majmu went on to collect the champion 2yo title
The R150 000 Listed Ruffian Stakes is the ladies’ equivalent of the afternoon’s juvenile double feature at Turffontein on Saturday.
‘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
Rafeef is fast establishing a fine reputation as a stallion who has the ability to sire stakes winners across the speed and stamina spectrum