Don’t be fooled. With just eight runners in the field, four of which are unraced, including a maiden and another a Kimberley raider, Saturday’s R150 000 Listed Storm Bird Stakes may not get the purist adrenaline pumping at first glance
One of our top horses of recent years used the Listed Storm Bird Stakes run at Turffontein on Saturday as his platform to greater things
Banaadeer returns to Turffontein this weekend and the professional athlete looks to have the R150 000 Listed Storm Bird Stakes at his mercy.
Experience and speed versus unknown ability. A tough puzzle awaits punters in Saturday’s Listed Storm Bird Stakes at Turffontein
‘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
