22nd November 2018
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SA’s leading bookmakers have published the first ante-post market for the 2019 Cape flagship
Against all odds, Sun Met Day 2018 was a winner. But does it work having three local racemeetings on a day that one would think the average punter was surely only interested in what was happening at Kenilworth?
Could a locally bred and raced stallion head the First Crop Sires list for a second year running?
So a publicity stunt by one sponsor is more important than the people who just won a Gr1 race!
Patrick Nassif attended the Met for the 35th time on Saturday. He says the day was plain boring and questions the wisdom of a host like Usain Bolt – and what value he actually added
The first 3yo filly to win the Cape flagship in over a century for top owners and breeders Drakenstein Stud
They say that nobody ever remembers who ran second, but the name of the 4yo Western Winter colt Last Winter is one that would have left a lingering impression on many observers after his dashing second to Oh Susanna in Saturday’s Sun Met
The National Horseracing Authority of SA has confirmed that after extensive discussions with COSATU and the PSA there will be no protest on Saturday
Fairview trainer gives Cape owner a Met confidence booster as she maintains her glorious Fairview Merchants record
‘I think a lot of people wrote him off after the Queen’s Plate, but it’s a big ask for a horse that is not a true miler and we were intrigued by his performance. We are excited and optimistic for Saturday”
A final field of 17 will face the starter at the Hollywoodbets Kenilworth 2000m marker on Saturday 25 January for the 163rd renewal of the R5 million World Sports Betting Gr1 Cape Town Met
Two past winners of the Cape’s premier summer speed clash are in the fifteen strong line-up
