It is a little difficult working out from a punting angle whether Captain America is a genuine superhero or a villain of the peace. But this was a top-class first Gr1 victory in testing conditions
The enterprising Corne Spies is never scared to race his horses wherever he sees the opportunity and the only 3yo in the field was having his sixth outing in two months
“ We got used to her but she liked to take her time and there was always a big song and dance. She’d lay there for ages and often only got up after the foal did. But she was a good mare and looked after her foals. Her first three were all winners…’
The story of Jet Master was one of pathos, high drama and set-backs and it seems that Master Of My Fate is destined to mirror his sire.
Varsfontein is a farm that patiently and carefully cultivates its broodmare band and it is a strategy that has been paying dividends.
Master Of My Fate silences the doubters with a breathtaking victory that has J&B Met written all over it
The Brett Crawford trained Captain America shows the way in the inaugural R2 million Lanzerac Ready To Run Stakes
A glance over the programme for the forthcoming week tells a story of some minefield fixtures, where form is more scarce than …
Champagne corks pop for Judpot and Varsfontein Stud as Along Came Polly spreadeagles her opposition
SARAH WHITELAW: Judpot is an exceptional young sire – with exceptional bloodlines to match.
The official report states that an investigation has been opened into the circumstances which led to Babelicious (A Fortune), which paraded and proceeded to the start in red earmuffs, racing without blinkers, as carded
Just 48 hours after Cheeky Wink’s smart win at Tipperary, the Kieswetter and Heffer families enjoyed another champagne moment at Sandown
Ridgemont’s Rafeef fairytale received more endorsement on the Championships Finale at Turffontein on Saturday when his daughter, Chasing Happiness, ran her eight opponents off their feet to register her second stakes success when winning the TAB Gr2 Senor Santa Stakes
The number of entries compares favourably in quantum with recent years, with 58 first entries received in 2024, 60 in 2023, 68 in 2022, 53 in 2021, 52 in 2020, 49 in 2019, and 69 in 2018
