The West Wind Blows
Zephira strikes an Oaks note as she storms home to win the R125 000 Allez France Handicap at Turffontein in impressive style
16th February 2014
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Zephira strikes an Oaks note as she storms home to win the R125 000 Allez France Handicap at Turffontein in impressive style
1993 blows out with Volume 4 of the Racing Record, a new chairman for Durban Turf Club and a proposal to merge Milnerton and Kenilworth approved unopposed. A Little Ballerina wins the Cape Guineas, Marla causes an upset in the Sceptre Stakes and Jean Heming is shot in a vicious attack. TAB Transvaal introduces the Superfecta and Take A Walk wins the Queen’s Plate for David Payne, pushing him R1 million ahead of his nearest rival on the trainers’ log.
Abroad, absent-minded jockey Desormeaux costs Kotashaan the Japan Cup, Basil Marcus extends his lead on the Hong Kong jockey table by winning the first leg of the Hong Kong Triple Crown aboard River Verdon, while Robbie Fradd is crowned Mauritius champion jockey. Coolmore announce that Sadler’s Wells stud fee has increased to IR100.000 guineas. The British Jockey Association launches the first Jockey Championship and Wolverhampton stages the first race meeting under lights.
Ramsden dances weekend away as Disco Al wins the R350 000 Gr3 Algoa Cup
Naidoo joy as Cape Winter pips stablemate to win the R150 000 Listed Hampton Handicap
Arcetri Pink bounces back from rest to win the R125 000 Sophomore Fillies 1000
Bass puts cherry on Champions Season cake with victory in R1,25 million Gr1 Gold Cup
Robbie Fradd rode a pearler to win the Listed Syringa Handicap at Turffontein on Saturday
An exciting performance by Yorker on the eve of the National Yearling Sale
Geoff Woodruff has another smart horse on his hands after Tellina won a cracker in Saturday’s Gr2 Gauteng Guineas
A superb training feat to win the Gr3 Flamboyant Stakes followed by some thought provoking post-race comments by Assistant Trainer Frikkie Greyling. These were the real fireworks, coupled with a double for Muzi Yeni and Anthony Delpech, that livened up the opening meeting of 2012.
A familiar voice for years whenever we telephoned Summerhill Stud, and a lady known as ‘Muhtafal’s Mom’ to many, Megan Romeyn currently finds herself with life-threatening medical challenges
Unbeaten Gqeberha-based flyer Direct Hit became the third East Cape raider to win the Gr1 Allan Robertson Championship this century
The extraordinary story of Chad Little’s comeback to race riding at the age of 40 in November last year after teetering on the brink of the abyss of a nearly wasted life, received a Netflix-type boost at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Saturday
Oh Susanna and her stakes winning paddock pals are not only continuing to add to the burgeoning Drakenstein trophy cabinet through their progeny, they are also establishing powerful female dynasties which should serve the stud well in years to come
