Last season’s G3 Cape Classic winner Silver Operator stamped himself a horse to watch this season when he won a competitive looking pinnacle stakes (1400m) at Kenilworth on Wednesday afternoon. Trained by Vaughan Marshall, four-year-old Silver Operator was sent off 11-10 favourite for Wednesday’s Tabonline.co.za Pinnacle Stakes following a smart comeback run which saw the colt finish third to flying[…]
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Well related four-year-old Convexity, a full-brother to recent G1 Kennedy Cantala winner Yulong Prince, got off the mark at just the second time of asking when he won at the Vaal on Tuesday afternoon. The Paul Peter trained colt, fifth on his only other start-his beaten rivals on that occasion including Summer Cup hopeful Christopher Robin, was making his first[…]
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The Mike de Kock trained Malmoos will bid to make it four wins from four starts when he lines up in the G2 Avontuur Estate Concorde Cup (1600m) at Kenilworth on Saturday. A full-brother to G3 East Cape Derby winner Captain Splendid, Malmoos, who makes his Cape debut this weekend, comes into the race off a convincing win, over previously[…]
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The St John Gray bred, owned and trained Christopher Robin ensured himself a berth in the 2020 G1 World Sports Betting Summer Cup (2000m) at the end of the month when he won Saturday’s G3 Victory Moon Stakes (1800m) at Turffontein. Winner of last season’s Listed Derby Trial, four-year-old Christopher Robin had been second in two previous starts prior to[…]
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Talented four-year-old gelding Frosted Gold, winner of the 2019 G2 SA Nursery, claimed his fifth win, from 13 starts, when he won a competitive looking pinnacle stakes at Turffontein on Saturday. The New Zealand bred grey was quietly fancied for Saturday’s Computaform Online Pinnacle Stakes (1400m), despite having a wide draw to overcome, but it was G2 Hawaii Stakes winner[…]
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Ridgemont Highlands’ G1 winning stallion Rafeef made his mark at Thursday/Friday’s Emperors Palace National 2YO Sale, with the son of Redoute’s Choice ending the Gauteng sale as the Leading First Season Sire by Aggregate. Rafeef, whose first yearlings fetched up to R2 200 000 earlier in the year, had 15 members of his first crop, from 16 lots offered, gross[…]
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Progeny of the Varsfontein Stud based More Than Ready horse Gimmethegreenlight proved the star attractions on the second and final day of the Emperors Palace National 2YO Sale on Friday. Gimmethegreenlight’s Danika Stud consigned son Lamborghreeni (offered for sale on behalf of the Missing U Syndicate) was knocked down to Team G Racing for R1 200 000 -making him the[…]
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In what looked a tough and uncompromising market, the Wilgerbosdrift consigned Lord Heathfield proved the star attraction on the first day of the Emperors Palace National 2YO Sale on Thursday. The Silvano colt topped proceedings at Thursday’s session when he was knocked down to Form Bloodstock’s Jehan Malherbe for R1 100 000, and was the only lot to cross the[…]
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Just one day before the start of the 2020 Emperors Palace National 2YO Sale, South Africa’s racing and breeding industry had reason to cheer when the Klawervlei Stud bred Lobo’s Legend scored at Happy Valley on Wednesday. A son of Drakenstein Stud’s champion sire Trippi, Lobo’s Legend picked up his first Hong Kong win when he landed Wednesday’s Belcher Bay[…]
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No fewer than 11 of the 12 runners in Saturday’s G3 Victory Moon Stakes (1800m) this weekend hold entries for the G1 World Sports Betting Summer Cup at the end of the month. The St John Gray bred, owned and trained Dance Class reeled off six wins in a row before her winning run came to an end two starts[…]
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