Justin Snaith (Nkosi Hlophe)

Snaith issues challenge to De Kock

PUBLISHED: October 11, 2020

David Thiselton JUSTIN SNAITH has issued a challenge to Mike de Kock, saying, “It would be Pleasant to have him racing under the Mount.” De Kock’s colt Mount Pleasant is currently the highest rated three-year-old in the country but Snaith would like to challenge the overall pundit opinion that he is the best by taking […]

Sean Tarry (Nkosi Hlophe)

Cornish Pomodoro, Rivarine and Hewitson star at the Vaal

PUBLISHED: October 9, 2020

David Thiselton THE Sean Tarry-trained Cornish Pomodoro stamped himself as a Summer Cup contender after a good win over 1600m at the Vaal Classic track yesterday in his first  run as a gelding and his rider Lyle Hewitson’s four-timer on the day took him seven winners clear at the top of the national jockeys log.  […]

Mount Pleasant And Anything Goes both produced top class sectionals

PUBLISHED: October 8, 2020

David Thiselton THE current leaders of the three-year-old male and female crops, Mount Pleasant and Anything Goes respectively, both won Grade 2s over 1450m at the Turffontein Inside course on Saturday and according to the sectional times provided by statistician Jay August there is little between them, although the handicappers in giving Mount Pleasant a […]

Just how smart is Marcus?

PUBLISHED: October 7, 2020

Andrew Harrison ANTON MARCUS has had a forest fire of smoke blown up his rear over the years. Proven against the best on the international stage, there is little doubt that he is a master of his trade. To many of the uninitiated that follow the sport, the simple task of a jockey is to […]

michael roberts an

Can the ‘bird’ fly the system

PUBLISHED: September 22, 2020

Andrew Harrison THERE is little doubt that the introduction of the Merit Rating system of handicapping has had a profound effect on racing in this country. In its purest form it has its merits but I would argue that the local horse population is not big enough for the system to work effectively. This is […]