Splendid Strydom
Piere Strydom and Justin Snaith teamed up with the enigmatic Captain Splendid to grab top honours in the opening feature
3rd June 2017
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Piere Strydom and Justin Snaith teamed up with the enigmatic Captain Splendid to grab top honours in the opening feature
At PE’s recent poly and turf double-header, jockeys and sponsors pooled their efforts and raised R30,000 for the local East Cape Horse Care Unit (ECHCU)
With Piere Strydom leading the charge, PE racing’s double header sees jockeys and sponsors all pulling together to raise funds for the ECHCU. Now that’s feel-good racing!
This weekend PE offers a mini racing festival including the best of both – a poly meeting on Friday and a full card of turf action on Saturday – and Piere Strydom leads the charge in raising funds for the ECHCU
Lucky Houdalakis’ Horse Chestnut filly Joan Ranger made it back-to-back wins when benefitting from a typically well judged ride from Piere Strydom
The mastery of Piere Strydom dominated the Gr2 Daisy Guineas at Greyville on Sunday
The Piere Strydom genius has been the catalyst to getting the talented Judpot filly Polyphonic back into the winner’s enclosure
South African horseracing stands united in a proud salute to Mike de Kock
Andrew Fortune was fined R2000 for what was deemed an unprofessional ride on the 20-1 shot Kanonkop who won at the Vaal
Jockey Aldo Domeyer’s perfect six at Kenilworth last week was not a record for number of winners ridden on a day in South Africa
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
