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VAAL - 28 Jan 2025
Races at VAAL - 28 Jan 2025
- FM 77 HANDICAP (F & M) over 1000m, RAN 65,625 PHANTOM EXPRESS (SAF) 2020, wins by 0.4 length(s) in 56.47 secs...
- FM 94 HANDICAP (F & M) over 1000m, RAN 84,375 FOREVERINMYDREAMS (SAF) 2020, wins by 2.6 length(s) in 55.79 secs...
- MR 80 HANDICAP over 1450m, RAN 75,000 POTBERRIE (SAF) 2021, wins by 2.2 length(s) in 85.42 secs...
- FM 77 HANDICAP (F & M) over 1600m, RAN 65,625 SECRET RECIPE (SAF) 2019, wins by 1.25 length(s) in 95.64 secs...
- FM 94 HANDICAP (F & M) over 1600m, RAN 84,375 MY LADY SOUL (SAF) 2020, wins by 1 length(s) in 95.23 secs...
- MR 69 HANDICAP over 1800m, RAN 62,500 FUTUREWOLFF (SAF) 2019, wins by 7.1 length(s) in 109.39 secs...
- MAIDEN PLATE over 2000m, RAN 75,000 CASUS BELLI (SAF) 2021, wins by 1.75 length(s) in 124.41 secs...
- MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) over 1200m, RAN 65,625 MAVERICK QUEEN (SAF) 2021, wins by 2.6 length(s) in 69.75 secs...

News

BALANCHINE DIES

Balanchine, Godolphin’s first classic winner and springboard to the superpower status they hold today, has died at age 30. The flying filly was also jockey Frankie Dettori’s first British classic winner when rampaging through the …

PIVOTAL RETIRED FROM STUD DUTIES

PIVOTAL, the Champion Sprinter and multiple Champion Sire and Broodmare Sire, has been retired from covering duties. The 28-year-old son of Polar Falcon has been a stalwart and flagbearer at Cheveley Park Stud since his …

FIRST AUSTRALIAN WINNER FOR AMERICAN PHAROAH

US Horse Of The Year, and Triple Crown winner, American Pharoah came up with his first Australian winner when his son Head Of State won at Warwick Farm on Wednesday. A winner at the early …

2021 US TRIPLE CROWN NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED

Thoroughbred racehorses nominated to the Triple Crown, Kentucky Derby, Preakness, Belmont Stakes Name Sex Color Sire Dam Breeder Trainer Owner (18)Highestmaintenance C B Outwork Highestmaintenance Repole Stable Inc Todd Pletcher Repole Stable (18)Rose to Gold …

MULTIPLE EQUUS CHAMPION RETIRED

Brilliant racemare Celtic Sea has been retired from racing, and is set to retire to stud in Kentucky. Bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, the bay ended her career when finishing third in Saturday’s G1 Cape …

DUBAI WORLD CUP NIGHT NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED

Thoroughbred racing’s top stars have been nominated for the highly anticipated 25th running of the Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airline (G1) scheduled for March 27 at Meydan Racecourse. A total of 1,511 nominations …

AUTHENTIC NAMED HORSE OF THE YEAR

Victories in North America’s most prestigious race and the continent’s most lucrative race proved plenty for Authentic to nail down North American racing’s top honor. In a season that saw unprecedented calendar changes, Authentic delivered …

ORPEN DIES

Important international sire Orpen died late Jan. 26 after suffering from colic and not recovering from emergency surgery, according to Turf Diario. He was 25. Susan Magnier and trainer Aidan O’Brien eventually campaigned Orpen (by …