29th December 2015
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They say the unexamined life is not worth living and life’s rear view mirror occasionally shows up details that weren’t obvious at first glance, so before we launch headlong into 2016, I thought it would be fun to look back at the year that was.
While Highlands Farm is home to many top broodmares and Gr1 performers, there can be no doubt that the wonderful Our Table Mountain ranks among their finest matrons.
Racing has its own unique magic, but you need to know the stories to fully appreciate it, It’s not a question of soft selling or rose-tinting anything, it’s just a question of knowing where to look.
The Pick 6 for Kenilworth’s big Gr 1 Grand Parade Cape Guineas meeting will include a R400,000 carryover and the pool is expected to reach R2,1 million, which will be a nice carrot for punters
Thanks to Avontuur I did get my little pre-Christmas Christmas treat again. And with a star filly to go at the top of the tree, I have a feeling it’s going to be a good festive season ahead
Silver Mountain has been raised 3kg for her five-length win in last Saturday’s World Sports Betting Cape Fillies Guineas putting her on a new merit rating of 111.
Cape Fillies Guineas winner Silver Mountain’s name could be in the final field for the Gr1 Grand Parade Cape Guineas today. She thus attempts to become the first female to win the classic since Little Ballerina in 1993 and bids for Star Effort’s historic double achievement of 1991
Sarah Whitelaw examines the emergence of champion stallions that are making their mark as broodmare sires
2015 has been a trying year for the well-known Cape racing family and another victory in the Gr1 classic could not have come at a better time – with their Silvano filly Silver Mountain further entrenching her status as one of the best 3yo fillies in the country
Charl Pretorius pokes a bit of fun as we brace ourselves for a rollercoaster ride through the absurd, the outrageous, and the downright unbelievable in South African horse racing
