Cape Racing’s Broken Telephone
A bright spot on the day was the repeat victory of defending champion Elusive Trader who pounced under a superbly judged ride by Anton Marcus
26th December 2020
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A bright spot on the day was the repeat victory of defending champion Elusive Trader who pounced under a superbly judged ride by Anton Marcus
Greg Ennion was all smiles as Elusive Trader, a horse he has often raved about, finally cracked a stakes icebreaker
The R150 000 Listed Southeaster Sprint brings the curtain down on the 2019 feature race programme in the Cape today
A long overdue maiden stakes win for the Var colt Speedpoint saw Joey Ramsden and Lyle Hewitson team up to open the Cape Guineas day feature billing at a sunny Kenilworth on Saturday
Justin Snaith’s perpetual motion machine Sergeant Hardy came out firing on all cylinders to go from gun to tape
Today’s Listed Southeaster Sprint feature at Kenilworth brings the curtain down on Cape racing for 2017
The aptly named Listed Southeaster Sprint, will be run at Kenilworth on Saturday
Candice Bass-Robinson turned an afternoon of mixed fortunes on Cape Guineas Saturday around in festive style
It looks a tricky handicap to negotiate with mature speed firepower interspersed with some sketchy recent form – it goes without saying that there could be a surprise lurking
Jockey Grant Behr emerged from the gigantic shadow cast by his veteran colleague Karl Neisius to show that he can ride feature winners if just given the opportunity
The result is not one that would have had many punters smiling on an afternoon that looked likely to dish up favourable results.
The evergreen hero travelled to Vereeniging on Thursday for a 100% strike rate from two rides that saw him bring up his recordbreaking 5555th winner milestone
‘The Breeders Cup Distaff is definitely still on the cards and Beach Bomb will probably have one more race before then’ – Gaynor Rupert
It will be good news for South African racing fans that, despite a number of offers from abroad, Gerald and Karen Kalil’s multiple champion Quid Pro Quo will continue her 3yo season on African soil
The son of Twice Over has been gelded and will be aimed at the Betway Gr1 Summer Cup, the L’Ormarins King’s Plate and the WSB Cape Town Met
