Four winners in 72 hours in two provinces at four different racecourses. Not bad going for the energetic Dean Kannemeyer who has hit a purple patch of note on the eve of Champions Season.
Even winning has its drawbacks. Veteran trainer Doug Campbell suggested that the loss of a big price was ‘sore for the owners’ after his Greyville
Trainer Joey Ramsden’s worst nightmare is developing into a full blown episode of Psycho. The sickening spectre of a cancelled Western Cape racemeeting has finally
The Cape pace pirates were caught flat-footed by the initiative of top jockey MJ Odendaal. In the usual farcical big walk at Kenilworth, Odendaal decided
How does a seemingly dumb ride become a clever ride in less than two minutes? Ask top heavyweight rider Bernard Fayd’herbe. Tiger Wright’s talented grandson
The vast chasm between the hype and glamour of this past Saturday’s royal raceday and this afternoon’s rather mundane midweek fare was vividly illustrated at
A competitive programme on an unseasonally wintry afternoon at Kenilworth saw the lowering of the colours of the highly rated Kingslayer as Justin Snaith and Felix Coetzee celebrated a great double. Brandon Morgenrood also showed what he can do when on song and looks like he is regaining confidence in the saddle.
Avontuur stallion Var was the toast of Durbanville on Saturday with four superb winners. On the flip side of the coin Jockey Andrew Fortune, after a momentary lapse of good attention,was public enemy number one.
The only thing more pleasurable and rewarding than backing a winner is watching a talented jockey at his best after having turned his career around.
Honours were evenly shared at the first KZN meeting of the new season at Scottsville on 3 August. Summerveld trainer Mark Dixon enjoyed a healthily priced double, while the performance of the afternoon belonged to the Oppenheimer’s Brooks-Club.
Underrated jockey Stuart Randolph showed the main guys a thing or three at Scottsville on 21 July. His power riding and great judgement was the highlight on a day when the top two guys- you know their names by now – had to be satisfied with just one cheque each.
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