What A Winter Back To Best
“He is back to his winning ways now. I don’t have a horse in my stable that can go with him”, says his trainer Mike Bass. Here’s a direct link to the Bass website.
“He is back to his winning ways now. I don’t have a horse in my stable that can go with him”, says his trainer Mike Bass. Here’s a direct link to the Bass website.
What A Winter to return to best in Mercury Sprint – here’s a direct link to his trainer Mike Bass’ website
August Rush has been on the fringes of a big win all season and his moment in the limelight arrived at Clairwood last Saturday when he captured the Mercury Sprint over 1200m. The four-year-old had finished less than a length second behind Shea Shea in the Gr 1 Golden Horse Sprint at Scottsville in May and had his fair share of backers to win a Mercury Sprint from which all of Shea Shea, Val De Ra, and What A Winter were notable absentees
What A Winter and Shea Shea are both absentees, but there are still some smart three-year-olds left behind to take on their elders in the Gr1 Mercury Sprint at Clairwood on Saturday.
High drama and some potentially dangerous race-riding cast a dark cloud over the inaugural running of the R5 million HSH Princess Charlene Big Cap at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth
After dedicating herself fully to the role for four challenging years, the increasing demands on her time and personal life have led her to reassess her career direction
Two smaller stables made their mark last week with notable victories, each carrying a backstory
Two South African star performers in Dean Kannemeyer’s Gimme A Prince and the Vaughan Marshall champion 3yo One Stripe, who runs in Sunday’s HSH Princess Charlene Big Cap, feature in the first edition of the LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2025