Bring On The Aircraft Carriers!
The Wilgerbosdrift SA Triple Tiara crown looks up for the taking after Paul Matchett’s smashing R30 000 sales graduate War Of Athena cruised to a facile victory
7th March 2021
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The Wilgerbosdrift SA Triple Tiara crown looks up for the taking after Paul Matchett’s smashing R30 000 sales graduate War Of Athena cruised to a facile victory
Anton Marcus took the R1 250 000 Wilgerbosdrift Gr1 SA Fillies Classic by the scruff of the neck at Turffontein on Saturday with a stylish ride from the front
The smashing grey Dynasty filly Smiling Blue Eyes has gone from humble maiden winner to SA Triple Tiara princess- in -waiting in three quick steps
The Judpot filly Juxtapose’s dramatic last gasp victory in the R1 million Wilgerbosdrift Gr1 SA Fillies Classic had her breeder fondly remembering a cold, dark winter’s evening at Durbanville a few years ago
The restricted races poster girl should also relish the step up in distance to the 1800m for the first time and we fancy her to line up in the SA Oaks on 25 April as the SA Triple Tiara princess-in-waiting
Mike De Kock’s Majmu steps out for a likely clash with Sean Tarry’s Siren’s Call in the SA Fillies Classic
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
Ironically, it was a colt which provided Alan with a first Gr1 success, this being Alec and Gillian Foster’s homebred Cereus, who landed the 2001 Gold Cup at Hollywoodbets Greyville, his victory completing a momentous double on the day, with the Gr2 Golden Slipper having gone the way of juvenile filly Tatler, a great-great-great grandaughter of Sun Lass!
