Turffontein Jocks Booted After Breathalyser
Two jockeys were stood down at Sunday’s Turffontein racemeeting following breathalyser tests
30th May 2016
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Two jockeys were stood down at Sunday’s Turffontein racemeeting following breathalyser tests
Tara Laing’s crack stayer Crown Of Gold is on track for a hat-trick in South Africa’s longest race to be run at Fairview on 26 June. The son of Silvano downed classy Cape challenger Paddy O’Reilly in Friday’s R150 000 Listed Glenlair Trophy
French Navy made his R100 000 CTS Ready To Run price tag look silly when he boosted his career earnings to over R3 million in just seven months of racing with a sensational victory in Saturday’s R2 million Gr1 Daily News 2000 at Greyville
Sean Tarry has a very smart sort on his hands in the Strike Smartly gelding General Sherman
The final nail in the coffin. That was the story of the curtain on a tough punting feature programme at Turffontein on Saturday…
It is really not a favourable reflection on the way the Capetonians run and ride their races, but Feel My Love showed just how good she really is with the complimentary factors of a confident ride, a true-run race and the assistance of a long run-in.
Taking the good with the bad is a way of life in horseracing. Some days are better than others, some results make more sense than others. Even champion jockeys like Anton Marcus and Anthony Delpech make the good and bad choices when it comes to rides. Life goes on.
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It took eight races and a starting stall incident to baulk the winning streak of favourites at Scottsville on 8 January. Not bad going for
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