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VAAL - 5 Sep 2024
Races at VAAL - 5 Sep 2024
- FM 76 HANDICAP (F & M) over 1600m, RAN 50,000 ACROSS THE POND (SAF) 2021, wins by 1.25 length(s) in 96.49 secs...
- MR 97 HANDICAP over 1600m, RAN 68,750 MASTER CHRISTMAS (SAF) 2020, wins by 2 length(s) in 96.22 secs...
- MR 81 HANDICAP over 1600m, RAN 53,125 WILLOW EXPRESS (SAF) 2017, wins by 0.75 length(s) in 97.55 secs...
- MR 80 HANDICAP over 2000m, RAN 53,125 BATTLEOFBARBERTON (SAF) 2020, wins by 0.25 length(s) in 124.5 secs...
- PINNACLE STAKES (F & M) over 1450m, RAN 68,750 GIMME A SHOT (SAF) 2019, wins by 1.25 length(s) in 88.32 secs...
- MR 80 HANDICAP over 1000m, RAN 53,125 DONTSHOOTTHEBARMAN (SAF) 2019, wins by 1.7 length(s) in 58.18 secs...
- MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) over 1000m, RAN 56,250 ROYAL HORIZON (SAF) 2020, wins by 2 length(s) in 58.7 secs...
- WORK RIDERS MAIDEN PLATE over 1000m, RAN 46,875 JOHNNY APPLESEED (SAF) 2021, wins by 1.25 length(s) in 57.64 secs...

News

Mother Russia

Mother Russia, the brilliant five-year-old mare, has been retired from racing. She will be joining the band of broodmares at her owner Mary Slack’s Wilgerbosdrift Stud. Mike de Kock commented on Saturday: “Mother Russia lost …

Giant’s Causeway

Giant’s Causeway was a Kentucky-bred thoroughbred racehorse who competed primarily in Europe. Former Horse Of The Year and triple US champion sire Giant’s Causeway has died. The son of Storm Cat was 21 at the …

Do It Again wins the July 2018

The dominance of the Northern Dancer line in the July, like so many races around the world, has been remarkable. Of the past ten runnings, all but one have gone to horses descended directly in …

Fire Away (USA)

Racing & Stud prospect Heads to Dubai with Mike De Kock. By Leading Sire and sire of sires War Front. Graded stakes winner on dirt. Dual stakes winner on turf. Dam a graded performing daughter …

DURBAN JULY PREVIEW SAT 1 JULY 2017 GREYVILLE

PREVIEW: BEST IN spreads from +26 to +15 ie 11lb (7 lengths) which suggests a close finish. Up to 30% pf Durban July runners perform below best because of interference or injury, a negative aggravated …

DURBAN JULY PREVIEW 2016

BETTER OR WORSE THAN WEIGHT-FOR-AGE DIFFERENTIAL TABLE DURBAN JULY PREVIEW 2016 BETTER OR WORSE THAN WEIGHT-FOR-AGE DIFFERENTIAL TABLE HORSE AGE PROPER WFA kg ACTUAL JULY WEIGHT kg DIFFERENCE (- = better) (+ = worse) Kg …