GIVE IT YOUR BEST SHOT
Henk Steenkamp The Fire Away colt My Best Shot can start his three-year-old career with a win at the Fairview Polytrack on Friday afternoon. The last race at a Fairview meeting is usually a…
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Rachel in action at Ascot’s Shergar Cup
The 2024 renewal of the popular Shergar Cup will see the teams split evenly between male and female jockeys for the first time, with six of each involved in the showdown. South Africa’s ace…
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Take your best shot at Fairview
Jack Milner Horses improve at different rates and one tends to see this trend in particular at the start of their three-year-old careers. One of those is My Best Shot who was…
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Apache Son looks the part
Jack Milner Trainer Tyrone Zackey had a good end to last season with a few winners and then started the new season with a bang – one runner, one winner. He could keep that…
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Clover Time taken to strike at Sandown
Clover Time can put the experience of his recent near miss to good use by getting his nose in front in the British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes at Sandown on Thursday. After finishing in midfield…
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Keagan, Kannemeyer to strike in KZN
Jack Milner Jockey Keagan de Melo is back in South Africa, seemingly having a busman’s holiday before returning to Hong Kong for the start of the new season on 8 September. He once again…
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GO WITH LOVE ON THE POLY
Henk Steenkamp Who will fire the first shots at the Fairview Polytrack in the new season? It looks like things are going to be very competitive at Tuesday afternoon’s meeting, the first on the…
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Incorrect pool total
In the live-ticket data for the BiPot Quickmix on 5 August, the incorrect pool total was displayed as a result of a software glitch that included a R12,172 carryover from the previous day. This…
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Blenheim Star should be shining again at Brighton
Blenheim Star can again demonstrate her love for Brighton in the Carlsberg Danish Pilsner Brighton Mile Challenge Handicap on Wednesday. The Churchill filly was third and seventh over 1400m at Kempton but it was when stepped…
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FUTURE JOCKEY SPOTTED
Henk Steenkamp When the regulars arrived at Fairview on Friday they were greeted by the delightful sight of ten kids from the Kinderplay Academy, dressed immaculately for the occasion, who were ready to enjoy…
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