Horse Racing

GAVIN SMITH Jack Milner: Blue Duchess is another runner to have found a new life after being introduced to the Polytrack at Fairview. 14 Feb 2021 She had three reasonable runs in the Western…

Champion Hawwaam, one of the very best sons of five times champion South African sire Silvano, is set to retire to Wilgerbosdrift for the 2021 breeding season. 4 JUN 2021 Shadwell, who raced Hawwaam…

Jack Milner: Racing reverts to the Inside track at Turffontein on Saturday and that should prove ideal for Riverstown. After a few disappointing starts Paul Peter’s charge bounced back to his best last time…

Just nine runners have been entered to run in the R1-million L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate over 1600m at Kenilworth in Cape Town on Saturday 9 January. The field for this prestigious Grade 1 race is…

JOE SOMA Danie Toerien: It’s not often a “small” trainer gets a graded double on a “big” race day, but on Saturday Joe Soma is aiming to do exactly that – for the second…

Jack Milner: Al Sakeet makes his handicap debut in Race 6 on the Vaal Classic track on Tuesday. The Mike de Kock-trained runner has won three of his four starts, all of the victories…

Jack Milner: Vernichey appears to be regaining the form that saw her win her first three starts. Grade 1 winner Vernichey was given a break after finishing unplaced in the Non-Black Type KZN Yearling…

CAPTAIN’S RANSOM Jack Milner: Justin Snaith has thrown down the gauntlet to the connections of Summer Pudding. 13 Dec 2020 “It’s summer, we like our pudding, you never know,” said Snaith, following the WSB…

Jack Milner: Jockey Lyle Hewitson and trainer Garth Puller have formed quite a formidable team of late. Their consistency has been remarkable as the former two-time champion jockey has ridden 26 times for the…

Jack Milner: In spite of the fact that Sunday’s race meeting was called off after Race 1, following a protest lodged by the jockeys, there is a lot of optimism coming out of Durban…

Horse Racing

Duchess to pass tough test

Hawwaam to stand at Wilgerbosdrift

Inside track suits Riverstown

Queen’s Plate entries

Soma chases Graded double

Al Sakeet has the speed

Vernichey to leave no Traces

Bring on Summer Pudding

Hewitson to give punters the ‘cold’ shoulder

Cash in early at Greyville