By Nick Grant, PA Hammer The Hammer is undoubtedly a Group-class sprinter in the making and can land the Coral Stewards’ Cup at Goodwood before progressing upwards. Kevin Ryan’s three-year-old only ran twice last…
Read moreJack Milner Trainers Mike and Mathew de Kock might be regretting that Piere Strydom has decided to quit just three days before White Pearl takes to the track in another feature race. The five-year-old…
Read moreAUGUST KICKS OFF WITH AN ACTION-PACKED WEEKEND It’s a new month and a bumper weekend of racing locally and abroad. The action kicks off this Friday with a day-into-night, 10-race fixture on the Polytrack…
Read moreJack Milner While there are no features on offer at Turffontein on Saturday, there are some decent races on the nine-race card. One of the best comes up in Race 6, a Pinnacle Stakes…
Read moreHenk Steenkamp For the last two months of the 2024/’25 season the injured Eldin Webber could only watch from the side lines, but it didn’t stop him becoming the Champion Local Jockey…
Read moreCharlie Appleby’s patient approach with Opera Ballo can pay dividends in the Bonhams Thoroughbred Stakes on Friday at Goodwood. The son of Ghaiyyath made quite a splash in winning his first two starts on…
Read moreJack Milner Night racing on a Friday at Hollywoodbets Greyville has always been well attended and perhaps it is ideal that the first meeting of the new racing season kicks off with a day/night…
Read moreWhirl can make full use of her weight-for-age advantage to win the Qatar Nassau Stakes at Goodwood on Thursday. The three-year-old fillies receive 9lb from their elders in this 2000m event and over the…
Read moreJack Milner Perhaps an interesting factor in Race 8 at the Vaal on Thursday that best epitomises the last race meeting of the 2024/25 season. It features two horses trained by St John Gray,…
Read moreField Of Gold will be a skinny price in the Visit Qatar Sussex Stakes but it is hard to side against him at Goodwood on Wednesday. John and Thady Gosden’s grey has certainly established…
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