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With Respect – She’s A Freak!
Paul Matchett and the Wentzel family have enjoyed the ride of their life, courtesy of their champion filly War Of Athena
Paul Matchett and the Wentzel family have enjoyed the ride of their life, courtesy of their champion filly War Of Athena
‘There is a massive difference between 1800m and 2450m. Mathematically it’s 650m. But in reality they are worlds apart under true pace conditions’ – Zietsman Oosthuizen
The ‘Ferraris-fit’ Silvano filly Summer Pudding made it six wins from six starts when winning the Wilgerbosdrift Gr2 SA Oaks
The last time Piere Strydom partnered a Sean Tarry horse in the SA Oaks there were a few less smiles than on the winner’s podium at Turffontein on Saturday
The camera shy Stan Ferreira’s gutsy Judpot filly Juxtapose proved she is no one-hit wonder with a resounding victory in Saturday’s Wilgerbosdrift Gr2 SA Oaks
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