Turf Talk

After recently being quoted that his Vodacom July entries had an 'impossible task' at the weights, Justin Snaith supplemented Nexus into the big one this morning.  So presumably that means that he thinks the son of Dynasty has a better...

PRESS RELEASE HIGH COURT APPLICATION On 18 May 2021 the High Court in Johannesburg granted an order in an application brought by Trainer Mr M F de Kock against The National Horseracing Authority (NHA). The effect of the order is that...

Cape Thoroughbred Sales (CTS), will be staging a festive function at the popular Barnyard Theatre in Tyger Valley, Durbanville, on Friday, 18 June, with ticket proceeds in aid of the Western Cape Equine Trust. The Barnyard Theatres, synonymous with fresh,...

A MR 110 Handicap over 1200m of such high quality tops the Vaal card on Tuesday that it could quite easily have been a graded feature. In fact, nine of the 15 runners have raced in a feature race in...

Race 1 KISSING POINT -  Ran well on debut at Durbanville, albeit very green. Expecting improvement here, has a place chance if not too green.  Race 2 GRAND ESCAPE - Brought back in trip, has shown good work at home, and must be considered...

Tenacity Race:  3, Maiden Plate (F&M) Distance: 1400m Comments:   Too short and she will need this run back. Tripple Jet Race:  5, MR 92 Handicap Distance: 1800m Comments:   Nicely weighted and drawn 1 in a competitive field.  If he sees out this trip he could be...

After being solidly supported into 5-3 favourite, She's A Keeper booked her Vodacom July place with a hugely impressive win from off the pace in the G2 WSB 1900 at Greyville this afternoon.  Positioned six or seven lengths off the...

Justin Snaith has eight horses nominated to run in the Vodacom Durban July on Saturday 3 July and four of them were due to be in action at Greyville on Sunday. But, as Scottish poet Robbie Burns once wrote, “the...

There will be no controversy over a Triple Crown, because there will be no sweep of the Triple Crown. Instead, a feel-good story is coming out of Pimlico about a pair of owners who disagreed with their trainer about going...

Jockey Nooresh Juglall has passed away following a horrific incident at Champ De Mars Racecourse in Mauritius on Saturday afternoon. Friends at Juglall's bedside in a Port Louis hospital confirmed that he died just after 8pm. He was 29...