Peter Tops National Log
A non-punting stable and one of the most transparent operations in the country
18th September 2019
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A non-punting stable and one of the most transparent operations in the country
“If this type of unrest continues, we are going to have serious problems in SA racing. Owners are going to stop and say, ‘We don’t need this, we want to race and watch our horses in peace and we want our investments protected.’ If the big owners call it a day, we’ll see a major collapse.”
When it comes to training winners of the SA Derby and SA Oaks, Ormond Ferraris has no peer!
Whilst the sheer idiocity and lunacy of such is clearly apparent, it begs the question as to what is being hidden under the track covers, especially after the recent farce of the state of the Vaal tracks?
Unfortunately we’ve had general public just walking on the tracks at anytime. We mean no disrespect to Mr Ferraris whatsoever and apologize for any offence taken
‘No excuses. My horse pulled up one hundred percent sound. He was beaten by a superb text-book ride and by the pedestrian pace,’
Well-related 4kg claiming apprentice Luke Ferraris came within a heartbeat of riding the jackpot at Turffontein on Saturday
Trainer Ormond Ferraris followed up his victory with Knock On Wood in the inaugural KZN Breeders Million Mile when Romany Prince pipped London Call in a thriller
The Ferraris family may have rewritten the record books again at Scottsville on Saturday when Grandfather Ormond saddled a winner for his owner-trainer son David – ridden by the latter’s son apprentice jockey Luke.
In a rare bit of serendipity – which may be a true blue slice of racing history – three generations of the Ferraris family graced the winner’s enclosure last Sunday
It was a proud Tuesday at the Vaal when Luke Ferraris booted home the first two winners of his career for his grandfather trainer Ormond
The official report states that an investigation has been opened into the circumstances which led to Babelicious (A Fortune), which paraded and proceeded to the start in red earmuffs, racing without blinkers, as carded
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
