Cheltenham and Newmarket
Hollywood’s Neil Morrice brings you all of his best bets and selections for racing today at Newmarket and Cheltenham.
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‘I called the owner and before I could even make the offer he excitedly told me that a certain South African bookmaker had just called 10 minutes earlier to make an offer of R5m’
It’s clear that eight incidents of crop excesses is unacceptable for a sport keen to maintain a good public image, and the time appears to have arrived for a review of the crop rules for work riders on the Highveld
Rafeef is fast establishing a fine reputation as a stallion who has the ability to sire stakes winners across the speed and stamina spectrum
Leading owner and breeder Laurence Wernars enjoyed a red-letter day at Turffontein on Saturday, capped by the Fanie Bronkhorst trained Pure Predator, who became the first 3yo winner of the TAB Gr2 Colorado King Stakes in many a long year
The big race power combination of Richard Fourie and Sean Tarry struck early on The Championships Finale day when the Gimmethegreenlight colt Proceed finished too strongly for his five opponents to win the TAB Gr3 Protea Stakes
Trainer Sean Tarry and jockey Richard Fourie continued on their big day winning streak at Turffontein when the newly blinkered Varsfontein Stud-bred Lucky Lad came from a near impossible position to cut the opposition down late and win the Jehan Malherbe Gr2 Senor Santa Stakes
