News Briefs

September 8, 2010

Weights for Emerald Cup

WEIGHTS for the Grade 2 Emerald Cup over 1450 on sand at the Vaal were allotted on Monday. Last year’s winner, Phunyuka, will have to carry […]
August 12, 2010

Slack filly puts head down

MARY Slack has yet another good broodmare prospect for Wilgerbosdrift Stud in Headstrong. The five-year-old mare by Pivotal produced a powerful finish
July 26, 2010

Delpech wants 3rd July

ANTHONY Delpech says the Vodacom Durban July is the race the jockeys of South Africa most want to win and is bullish about his chances
July 25, 2010

Mike Holmes Super Sale

MICHAEL Holmes Bloodstock first Super Sale, held at Greyville last week, turned over R3,731 million rand.
April 14, 2010

Christophe is called up

MIKE  has confirmed that he has booked Christophe Soumillon to ride Lizard’s Desire in the Group 1 Audemars Piquet QEII Cup over 2000m
April 6, 2010

Zanzamar wins Maiden

FORT Wood colt Zanzamar is a good looker and he has ability to go with it. The two-year-old won a Maiden Juvenike Plate over 1400m at […]
July 13, 2009

Another payday for ‘JJ’

NEWMARKET, UK –  J J The Jet Plane finished a workmanlike third behind smart Fleeting Spirit in Friday’s R5 million July Cup
December 18, 2008

A double at Turffies

ALBERT Einstein and Bouquet-Garni racked up wins for the De Kock stable at Turffontein on Tuesday,
September 26, 2008

‘Get up there you beauty!’

“GET up there, you beauty!” is what American Emblem’s part-owner Charl Foreman would have said if he was at the Vaal for the