Crystal Balls In The Diamond City
Punting takes big you-know-whats on the best of days. It’s when they are required to be of the crystal variety that most of us die-hards are found wanting
16th April 2018
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Punting takes big you-know-whats on the best of days. It’s when they are required to be of the crystal variety that most of us die-hards are found wanting
April has been a mostly forgettable month for the Kimberley faithful. With rumblings of discontent still abounding from that disastrous last abandoned meeting, and no word of remorse or inquiry from officialdom, we approach another Monday
Gauteng sprint star Trip Tease looks the proverbial good thing as he lines up in a 1000m Pinnacle Stakes
Find us a horse who can run every other week and win races on three different surfaces from 1000m to 2200m – and we will take at least five of him
Kimberley and Kentucky are worlds apart and Flamingo Park is not Churchill Downs. That’s the geography hint this week for the handicappers from trainer Corne Spies who feels that his winners are being harshly treated at times in the Diamond City
Trainer Tienie Prinsloo saddled the first two home in the Northern Cape Stayers Handicap at Flamingo Park on Monday,
The R100 000 Northern Cape Stayers Handicap at Flamingo Park on Monday hosts a small field, which includes last year’s winner Karlo.
The Flamingo Park Monday feature promises a thrilling clash of the sand staying titans, where race tactics will provide the real entertainment
The South African bred former Equus Champion Sprinter Isivunguvungu made a terrific winning debut on US soil for trainer Graham Motion and confirmed his Prevagen $1million Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint aspirations
The evergreen hero travelled to Vereeniging on Thursday for a 100% strike rate from two rides that saw him bring up his recordbreaking 5555th winner milestone
‘The Breeders Cup Distaff is definitely still on the cards and Beach Bomb will probably have one more race before then’ – Gaynor Rupert
It will be good news for South African racing fans that, despite a number of offers from abroad, Gerald and Karen Kalil’s multiple champion Quid Pro Quo will continue her 3yo season on African soil
