De Kock’s Boy to blow them away
Jack Milner The father-and-son training team of Mike and Mathew de Kock came away with a double on Friday at Hollywoodbets Greyville and again at Turffontein on Saturday, and the good run looks set…
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Rare Earth to crack her maiden in the Cape
Bettors are faced with a tricky card at Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Sunday but hopefully Rare Earth can finally get it right. there are two other runners worth highlighting. The James Crawford-trained Danon Platina filly…
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OFF THE RECORD #93
Highveld Summer SeasonTrainers Ready Their Teams The 2025 Highveld Summer Season will test old champions and uncover new ones over the next three months. The battlegrounds will be Turffontein and the Vaal, with Guineas,…
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Light to shine on Kannemeyer in KZN
Jack Milner The 10-race meeting at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Friday, which kicks off at 15.40 and runs through until 20.50, has been moved from the turf to the Polytrack due to a waterlogged course.…
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Tarry can rise to the Challenge
Jack Milner When Jim Courier was the men’s world No 1 tennis player in 1993, he spoke about the significance of winning Grand Slams. “After all,” he said, “we all know which results people…
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Anotherdanceforme set to tango at Fairview
Jack Milner When you have good two-year-olds you have building blocks for the next three years. That was the comment made by trainer Alan Greeff after Anotherdanceforme won the Grade 2 Golden Slipper over…
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Peter’s King faces ultimate test
Jack Milner There was no doubt disappointment in the Peter camp when The Ultimate King was beaten last time out. The confidence expressed by both the yard and jockey Gavin Lerena prior to the…
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Kotzen competes with an Honorable Member
Jack Milner There is some exciting racing coming up at Fairview in the next few days and racing fans are no doubt anticipating the return of unbeaten star filly Anotherdanceforme at Friday’s meeting. But…
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A touch of Tuscan Romance at the Vaal
Jack Milner While Tuesday’s Vaal card contains five Maiden Plates and three handicaps, there is an appealing bill of fare on offer. There are some well-performed runners in action, many of whom coming back…
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Stormy Day to keep the sun shining at Turffontein
Jack Milner Trainer Johan Janse van Vuuren has some classy three-year-olds in his yard and it will be interesting to see how they perform as the season progresses. A few of them will be…
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