Veteran Gauteng trainer Tyrone Zackey reaffirmed the maxim ‘second sucks’ when his favourite equine son and public hero Smanjemanje, once tagged ‘the giantkiller’, was a winner of the 2012 Vodacom Durban July a stride before and a stride after the post
Golden Crest looks all set to score his fourth successive win when he takes on his elders on Sunday at Turffontein
Smanjemanje is making a habit of winning races named after equine heroes of the past. Successful in the Victory Moon S. last November, the 5yo added the London News S. to his collection of scalps.
Were it not for another outbreak of African Horse Sickness earlier this year The Apache would have left out shores a long time ago, but Hong Kong’s loss is South Africa’s gain.
Smanjemanje put several Sansui Summer Cup hopefuls to the sword in no uncertain fashion when he returned from a five month lay-off to spring a 33/1 surprise in the Victory Moon Stakes last Friday night.
The R1 million Gr1 Douglas Whyte Stakes Grade is the opening leg of the projected R15 million Pick 6 pool at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday
A Cape jockey has told of the enormous relief and the burden lifted from his shoulders on Friday after two well-known racing men took the cudgels up on his behalf some months ago to defend the father of four against an NHRA charge
A Pick 6 carryover of R2 million is set to take the exotic pool to R15 million, while the World Pool Gr3 Gold Cup sees a Quartet carryover of R1 million and a likely pool of R5 million
