Once South Africa’s highest rated 3yo’s at a point earlier this term, the Australian-bred Mount Pleasant produced another unenthusiastic performance at the Vaal on Thursday
Forever the pioneer, Mike De Kock is exploring new horizons despite a crippling export ban
Mike de Kock saddles his first runners – Yurman and Effectif – of the season in the first race, a Maiden Plate over 1400m on dirt at Meydan today
‘We are on back foot again,” says De Kock of companions
If the R20 million Pick 6 doesn’t pan out as expected, Dan The Lad in is currently trading at 25/2 with Hollywoodbets in the tenth race and could provide a get-out ticket
Graham Beck Stakes winner Malmoos overcame the rigours of the long road trip from Randjesfontein to Milnerton
Please note that the first eight races take place on the Inside course, while the ninth, the Gr3 Fillies Mile, will be run on the Standside course
With the Turffontein Peermont Emperors Palace Charity Mile day Pick falling a heartbeat short of the projected R7,5 million, Varsfontein Stud built on their Australian Gr1 success with Yulong Prince just hours earlier
The move by World Sports Betting this week to step in and lift the Summer Cup Stake to R1 million was the best news owners have had in six months
The Cape summer season could be run without any visitors at this rate
Just 48 hours after Cheeky Wink’s smart win at Tipperary, the Kieswetter and Heffer families enjoyed another champagne moment at Sandown
Ridgemont’s Rafeef fairytale received more endorsement on the Championships Finale at Turffontein on Saturday when his daughter, Chasing Happiness, ran her eight opponents off their feet to register her second stakes success when winning the TAB Gr2 Senor Santa Stakes
The number of entries compares favourably in quantum with recent years, with 58 first entries received in 2024, 60 in 2023, 68 in 2022, 53 in 2021, 52 in 2020, 49 in 2019, and 69 in 2018
Ironically, it was a colt which provided Alan with a first Gr1 success, this being Alec and Gillian Foster’s homebred Cereus, who landed the 2001 Gold Cup at Hollywoodbets Greyville, his victory completing a momentous double on the day, with the Gr2 Golden Slipper having gone the way of juvenile filly Tatler, a great-great-great grandaughter of Sun Lass!
