Turffontein Today – What Are The Fancies?
Today’s Turffontein meeting is headlined by the Gr3 Jubilee Handicap
5th July 2020
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Today’s Turffontein meeting is headlined by the Gr3 Jubilee Handicap
Piere Strydom and Warren Kennedy will not ride at today’s Turffontein meeting and have both been stood down on medical grounds
All TAB bets on the Turffontein race meeting postponed from Saturday 8 February to today will be refunded
The going is recorded as ‘good’ with the false rail situated at 3m on the back straight to 7,5 m on the bend, with a 7,5 m spur at the 500m mark
Today’s Turffontein feature race honours the memory of one of the greatest horses to grace the turf in this country
One of the Sporting Post’s best bets on the day, Paul Peter’s Sarah looks the business in the feature
Sean Tarry’s classy Victoria Paige returns from a break at Turffontein today
The false rail is set at zero on the back straight and bend with a 2,5m spur at the 700m mark
Last season’s SA Fillies Nursery winner Basadi Faith carries top weight in today’s Turffontein feature, the Sophomore 1000
In the late 80s, South African breeders were highly skeptical of sons of Mr Prospector. The main criticism was that he was ‘a dirt stallion’ and we race on turf
Alan Greeff’s recent Eastern Cape ‘Triple Crown’ star My Best Shot and the Lucky Houdalakis galloper Musical Score, a 3yo son of Oratorio, and a winner of his last two starts, are the two newbies
