Striker to See It Again and again
Jack Milner For those of you who are speculating that Piere Strydom will announce his retirement should See It Again win Saturday’s Hollywoodbets Durban July, here’s a piece of advice for you. Forget it!…
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Purple Pitcher better than odds suggest, says lone female July trainer
Danie Toerien To say that the fairer sex are under-represented in this year’s Hollywoodbets Durban July, would be somewhat of an understatement. With no fillies or mares declared to face the starter on Saturday,…
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Lerena confident the plan will come together
Danie Toerien “My realistic expectation is to win.” That was the confident reply from jockey Gavin Lerena earlier this week when asked about his chances aboard the Johan Janse van Vuuren-trained Barbaresco in the…
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Grant Wood looks picture-perfect at Haydock
Grant Wood can complete a Haydock sprint double in the Supalite Group Handicap on Thursday. The five-year-old joined Paul Midgley last term after the retirement of previous trainer Eric Alston, but he had only a couple…
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Fourie and Greeff can bounce back
Trainer Alan Greeff and his stable jockey Richard Fourie have been particularly quiet of late but they should have a decent day at Fairview on Friday. The best of their runners appears to be…
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BIG TASK FOR JOY AND PEACE
Henk Steenkamp The classy three-year-old filly Joy And Peace will be aiming to make it four wins in a row when she lines up in the feature race at the Fairview Polytrack on Friday.…
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Savvy selection for Thirsk punters
Savvy Warrior can build on a recent success as he tackles the first division of the Weatherbys ePassport Handicap at Thirsk on Wednesday. Out of luck in four juvenile starts, the three-year-old showed initial promise over…
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Peter’s got the vibe at the Vaal
Jack Milner Trainer Tony Peter has some decent horses carded for the meeting at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday and will be hoping to pick up a feature or two at the Durban track. Last…
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Majestic Knight to bounce back at the Valley
Douglas Whyte is optimistic Majestic Knight can hop back on a trail of ascendancy when he lines up in Thursday’s HK$2.84 million Class 2 Briar Handicap over 1000m at Happy Valley. Well beaten last…
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Kenilworth meeting abandoned
Following 16.5mm of rain overnight, with more rain expected throughout the day, horses were brought to the course to gallop on Wednesday. The feedback was that the going was inconsistent. In the interests of…
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