The Wilgerbosdrift SA Triple Tiara crown looks up for the taking after Paul Matchett’s smashing R30 000 sales graduate and #kznbred War Of Athena cruised to a facile victory in Saturday’s R700 000 Wilgerbosdrift Gr1 SA Fillies Classic. With a three-pronged attack at their disposal and nothing near War Of Athena’s ability in the eight-horse…
Paul Peter’s MK’s Pride became the first horse this century to win the R250 000 Ilha Bela Gr2 Hawaii Stakes as a 3yo when he stormed to victory at Turffontein on Saturday to register his maiden stakes success. First run fifty years ago when called the Keith Hepburn Champion Stakes in honour of the Turffontein chairman…
Sean Tarry and Calvin Habib got the Vaal feature quartet – relocated from Turffontein – under way on Saturday when Capetown Noir’s daughter Under Your Spell lived up to her name with a fluent win in the R100 000 Listed Ruffian Stakes. The daughter of Capetown Noir was a facile winner on debut at Turffontein…
Randjesfontein trainer Fanie Bronkhorst saddles his first Met runner on Saturday 30 January, just about five minutes after taking out his licence. But the experienced horseman believes that despite comparatively taking on the Blue Bulls at Loftus, his gutsy 5yo Running Brave won’t be disgraced. With only 25 horses at his disposal, Fanie Bronkhorst is…
Legendary South African champion jockey Michael Roberts received his annual accolade from KZN Racing Operator Gold Circle at the behind-closed-doors Hollywoodbets Scottsville racemeeting on Sunday. And in an appropriate result, it was Roberts’ Summerveld neighbour Mark Dixon who saddled the winner of the R85 000 Listed Michael Roberts Handicap. Being sentimental, celebratory and hospitable in…
Summerview mare Al Kindi produced a double at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Wednesday. The well put together daughter of Fort Wood also gave sire Rafeef his second career winner with Maiden Juvenile Plate victress Civil Rights – and in the process also gave Sterling Miller his first double as an owner when 3yo Kind Judy (Judpot)…
Filippo, a son of speed on speed champs Toreador out of the Var mare Wishful Eye (who defeated Val De Ra in her race career) flew home to take the feature at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday – the African Holly Non Black Type handicap. The Piemonte Stud-bred gelding trained by Yogas Govender won under Lyle…
Summerhill Stud-bred filly War Of Athena once again met up with her rival Anything Goes, and this time took home the victory in the Gr3 Three Troikas – whilst the courageous Running Brave added yet another Group victory to her record – beating the boys to take home the Gr3 London News Stakes. Another to…
Act Of War enjoyed success yesterday at the Vaal as his 2yo son Rollwiththepunches won on debut over 800m for trainer Roy Magner. The smart colt out of Lady Red sold at the end of July for R160 000 at the National Yearling Sale, and is owned by Messrs M S Cruickshank and S M…
Paul Matchett’s Gr2 Ipi Tombe Challenge winner and #kznbred War Of Athena is among the 14 entries for the World Sports Betting R500 000 Cape Fillies Guineas over 1600m at Kenilworth on Saturday 12 December. Exciting War Of Athena may be racing at Kenilworth next Saturday. She ran out an emphatic 1,75-length winner of the…