Whilst much of the emphasis in South Africa is on breeding speed-horses or Classic types, great satisfaction can be gained owning a quality stayer. The connections of Marchingontogether will vouch for that as their son of Pathfork has built on a good second in the SA 2019 Derby to win successive Grade 3’s this
Punters know all too well how tricky this game can be, yet even expert insiders can get foxed. After two moderate sprints at his debut and third starts, champion trainer Sean Tarry decided to campaign Warrior’’s Rest over further. He did pretty well, running a close third in the 1600m G1 Premier’s Champion Stakes
Hawwaam (by Silvano) again proved his superiority by spread-eagling G1 opposition in the Champions Challenge at Turffontein. Closest to him, a respectful three and a half lengths adrift, was stable-mate Soqrat (s/s 111) with Tierra del Fuego (s/s 109) trailing further back in his wake. The winner possesses a few quirks and has somehow
Snaith Racing sent out two on Saturday that looked unstoppable at Greyville – Miyabi Gold and Belgarion – both duly got the job done with assured victories at odds on. Miyabi Gold, who towered above the rest of the East Coast field on official merit ratings, worked out a smooth trip just off the
Eden Roc won the prestigious G1 Gold Medallion sprint last year at Scottsville and returned to the same happy stamping ground to burst past Invidia and win the G2 Merchants. The son of Var was right at the top of his generation at two and has trained on nicely under Sean Tarry’s guidance, but
Summer Pudding pulled off an historic feat in winning the Triple Tiara at Turffontein on Saturday when accelerating strongly away from pursuers, Pomander and Ballet Shoes. Bred by champion stallion, Silvano ex Cherry on the Cake, this high- class filly traded at around evens to complete a laudable sweep of the Fillies Guineas, Classic
Exultant took out yet another G1 (his 5th) when outstaying rivals in the Standard & Chater Cup over 2400m at Sha Tin on Sunday. He was fully extended to stave off Silvano’s son, Chefano and dogged stablemate, Furore as they all slogged through tiring stretch runs.The closing sectional reflected as a percentage ratio of
Investors talk with apprehension about “Black Swan” events – something so impossibly unlikely that the assumption is ‘it can’t possibly happen,”- until it does. Most horseplayers and sports bettors have become hardened by experience to never completely discount any eventuality, no matter how preposterous it may seem. We can all relate to leaving only
Before making any bet, punters first arrive at a selection. That process can either be rudimentary or seriously complex. Examples of the former would be simply backing the top merit rated horse, or the soccer team that is positioned higher on the log than their opposition. On the other hand, computer syndicate team may
It has been a torrid week for SA racing. Hopes that tracks would reopen this weekend proved false when Government failed to give the green light, and there are still great financial challenges to be overcome with the business model of racing’s operations stretched past breaking point. The German racing authorities also got knocked