Pride – And A Whole Lotta Joy!
Grand Heritage day proves an encouraging success with the bumper fields providing punters with a refreshing new dimension and challenge
1st October 2016
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Grand Heritage day proves an encouraging success with the bumper fields providing punters with a refreshing new dimension and challenge
South Africa has much to cheer for this weekend with no less than 4 representatives taking on the world. Smart Call makes her UK debut, while Yorker, Harry’s Son and Same Jurisdiction run at Chantilly
SA’s 2016 Met darling, Smart Call will join a field of 9 for Saturday’s Gr1 Kingdom Of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes at Newmarket
A brave pace switch-on of some proportions almost paid dividends for S’manga Khumalo in the Fairview feature on Friday
The high quality Silvano gelding Marinaresco put his best foot forward to set up a magical moment in a fairytale farewell for veteran trainer Mike Bass as the curtain came down on the 2015 SA Champions Season at Greyville on Sunday
Persian Rug has been a frustrating filly for her connections and punters. The obviously talented daughter of Ideal World once had everybody thinking that she was looking for ground to show her best
Owner Marsh Shirtliff let the worst kept secret in racing out of the bag at Kenilworth on Saturday
It is early days yet and Silvano’s son Marinaresco may not have the same physical presence as champion Pocket Power, but one could forgive part-owner Marsh Shirtliff a lump in the throat and a possible misty eye
Despite glancing behind in disbelief, JP van der Merwe never stopped riding all the way to the lollipop – as the winner drifted out marginally in the process of his enthusiastic, albeit largely unnecessary, urgings
The Alec Laird trained Smart Call will take her place in the Gr1 J&B Met after making a sensational local debut to score a superb win in the R1 million Maine Chance Farms Gr1 Paddock Stakes at Kenilworth on Saturday
Trainer Mike Azzie and jockey JP Van der Merwe scored the first leg of a scintillating feature double at the Vaal on Saturday, when the Ideal World filly Peep Show scored a facile win in the R150 000 Listed Supreme Fillies & Mares Stakes
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
