Mike De Kock (Nkosi Hlophe)

Todd confident about audit pass

PUBLISHED: October 15, 2020

David Thiselton THE year 2020 was going to potentially be a groundbreaker in South African thoroughbred history as an audit by the European Union on South Africa’s measures to prevent the export of African Horse Sickness had been scheduled for April. Unfortunately, COVID-19 meant an automatic postponement of this audit. However, Adrian Todd, MD of […]

Brett Crawford (Liesl King)

Traces has one eye open

PUBLISHED: October 13, 2020

ANDREW HARRISON HORSES with only one serviceable eye are banned from racing in Australia but there is no such restriction in South Africa. I am not sure of the reasons for the Australian ruling but horses, with what to most would be a handicap, have done pretty well in this country. Australian-bed Traces, banished from […]

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 […]