In a sport where big money and cheap talk often count for more than delivery and performance, Talktothestars’ bold and brave victory in the Gr1 Tsogo Sun Sprint will surely go down as one of the most memorable moments of the season
Vaal trainer tells why there is no secret recipe to training horses and how shoes can be a waste of good money
Overlord has his first 2yo crop racing this season and was credited with a first success when colt Surruptitious won at the second time of asking over 1600m at Clairwood on Sunday May 15th.
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!
