The Windrush gelding Roman Carnival is one of the fastest improving horses in training and set himself up for a major paydate on the Vaal sand at the end of September, when skating home an easy winner of Saturday’s R250 000 Gr3 August Stakes
A Pick Six carryover and some puzzling results characterised a tough day at the Vaal on 13 September. Add to this the foul-up by the starter with Game Over in the sixth and maybe it was a day best forgotten.
After a good learning stint with Owen Sims, Stephen Moffatt took the plunge and took out his trainers licence. He brought back Polo after a year’s break and the horse put his name in lights.
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
