Louis The King (Liesl King)

Nominations for President’s Champions Challenge

PUBLISHED: February 26, 2015

Louis The King tops the 23 entries for the R2-million President’s Champions Challenge (Grade 1) over 2000m at Turffontein on Saturday 25 April.

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Strong hand for Tarry

PUBLISHED: February 25, 2015

David Thiselton
Sean Tarry has his usual strong hand in the big feature meeting at Turffontein on Saturday and commented that on such days he will leave those he sees as “no hopers” at home. It follows that every one of his runners on the day, including in the minor races, will have a winning chance.

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Van Zyl happy with Guineas Day squad

PUBLISHED: February 25, 2015

David Thiselton
Gavin van Zyl runs the Go Deputy filly Kileigh in the R500,000 Gr 2 Wilgerbosdrift Gauteng Fillies Guineas at Turffontein on Saturday. He also has an interesting runner in Qatar Springs in the Listed Aquanaut Handicap over 2450m. The yard also have much to look forward to with their current string of two-year-olds.

Mike Bass (Liesl King)

Ashton Park is ready-to-go-right-now

PUBLISHED: February 25, 2015

David Thiselton
The Mike Bass-trained five-year-old Battersea Park gelding Ashton Park has blossomed this season and looks the horse to beat in the Gr 2 Hawaii Stakes over 1400m on Saturday. The main danger might be his Cape colleague, the Justin Snaith-trained five-year-old More Than Ready gelding Readytogorightnow.

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Competitive features on Guineas Day

PUBLISHED: February 25, 2015

David Thiselton
The three supporting features at the big Turffontein meeting on Saturday, the Gr 2 Hawaii Stakes over 1400m, the Gr 3 Acacia Handicap over 1600m and the Listed Aquanaut Handicap over 2450m, could be the keys to landing the Pick 6 and other exotic bets as they are highly competitive events.