The Shams have become major players on the PE circuit and pulled a nice win out of the bag in the R100 000 Fairview Mile with the 5yo Kahal gelding Symbolik finding his best form under Sandile Khathi
Dorrie Sham’s homebred hero Memphis Mafia showed that his stakes victory at the end of October was no fluke, when he powered home to gain a narrow victory over Fly Like The Wind in the R75 000 Guineas Plate
The 33-1 Memphis Mafia took a while to register a maiden win, but he followed up on that like a true professional and a horse who will win plenty more
With 21 wins in 26 starts Hawaii was thoroughly tested for speed, stamina, character, toughness, soundness and durability in two hemispheres and two continents
In the run for home Royal Victory, having his first run over 2000m, built up from rear of midfield as he picked them off one by one and had Son Of Raj and Safe Passage firmly in his sights at the 200m
In 1874, the members of the South African Turf Club chose a site on the farm Kenilworth for the construction of a new racecourse – which means that next year the foundation of the oldest racetrack in South Africa will celebrate 150 years
