Weekend Highlights

Swing into the future market.

Future Swing bolstered his Durban July claims with an emphatic score in the Greyville 1900 on Saturday. Justin Snaith’s entry got a smart figure of 105 + which can be sharply upgraded due to a very strong 400m to finish closing sectional of 22.6. Future Swing could well be better than 111, which brings

Highveld Hot Shots

The stakes laden end of April meeting at Turffontein is one of the most significant staged on the Highveld with a bunch of Graded races, and the ’24 vintage duly delivered some high-class performances. Lucky Lad (s/s 108, with sectional upgrade 110) took out the Jehan Malherbe Senor Santa Stakes (G2) with a withering

Dramatic Derby finish

Mystik Dan won a thrilling three- way photo-finish in the 150th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday. In front of 156 000 spectators, the Ken McPeek trained, Brain Hernandez ridden colt secured an impeccable rail hugging trip which proved the difference between winning and losing. Sierra Leone charged late as did unlucky Japanese

Champions Day recap ’24

Champions Day at Turffontein showcased the best of the Highveld horses, with a sprinkling of Cape and Durban raiders adding to the occasion. In fact, it was a KZN invader Royal Victory (speed score 106 +, sectional upgrade 112) who yet again made a successful foray to Jozi when winning the Premiers Champion Challenge

Tarry – man with a mission.

Mid- Winter Wind (speed score 102) took out the Byerleyy Turk, a Grade 3 at Greyville on Sunday with a fluent stretch run to justify heavy market support. Sean Tarry’s entry was punted from 10’s into 5/2 and duly built on his last out speed score of 100 + at Turffontein to secure the

No Nay Never to the fore

The Abdicator (s/s 104) is an up-and-coming sprinter. Previously a bit of a tearaway, he is gradually learning to settle. He was slow out (perhaps on purpose) yet finished off nicely to beat Piroshka (s/s 101) Southern Skies (s/s 101) and Dumbledore (s/s 100) in a 1000m scuttle that provided the day’s top figure

Speed score centurions

Three races at Turffontein on Saturday yielded triple digit speed figures: Texas Red got a s/s of 103 when edging out Humdinger s/s 102; Ready to Charge (s/s 100) won a close call against Mount Pilatus (s/s 99) and One Fell Swoop merited a s/s of 100 in the Grade 3 Sycamore Sprint. Texas

Fittingly big numbers in Highveld Grade 1’s

There were three Grade 1’s at Turffontein on a rain interrupted Saturday, which renders making speed figures quite difficult. If conditions remain constant during the meeting, then we can deduce an accurate variant across all carded races. However, a major change in the weather requires more imagination when crafting the numbers. The variant needed

Best of the speed scores from around SA

We usually review only weekend highlights in this Interbet newsletter but Thursday’s Pinnacle Stakes on the inside track at Turffontein proved significant. Main Defender was favored at 7/10 to win it having run some seriously big figs for a three-year-old (s/s 115 @ best), but he came under pressure late, drifted about, then stumbled

Teflon Man sticks it to them

Barbaresco ran a cracker behind Main Defender in the Got the Greenlight Stakes but due to some kinks in the handicapping system was not fully penalized. He was therefore weighted to win comfortably at his follow up in a handicap and after being punted from 2/1 into odds on, duly sauntered home. Barbaresco earned

Title

Go to Top