Legal Eagle connections
Equus double for Legal Eagle
Jack Milner: For the second successive year Legal Eagle was named Equus Horse Of The Year at a gala banquet held at Emperors Palace last night.
CORRIE LENSLEY, MUZI YENI, venice in may
Muzi back with a bang with Flamingo Park double
Jack Milner: Muzi Yeni wasted no time getting back into the winner’s enclosure at Flamingo Park yesterday when he guided 17-10 shot Venice In May to a 2.25-length victory in Race 2.
BROADWAY TRIP
BSA Million winners fulfil the ‘sale bargain’ dreams
Jack Milner: If Bloodstock South Africa were out to prove that more expensive horses are better when they put up the prize money for the two R1-million races at Scottsville on Sunday they certainly failed in their mission.
GLENYS THE MENACE and DELPECH, right
Delpech grabs victory at Ascot
Mike Moon: Anthony Delpech flew the South African flag high in the Shergar Cup international jockeys’ challenge at Ascot in the UK. He won one race and registered a second and a fourth from five rides.
HAPPY PILLS, STONEHENGE
Happy Pills for a good mood
Jack Milner: The scratching of Amsterdam from Race 6 at Turffontein on Saturday has paved the way for stable companion Happy Pills to continue his winning run.
ANTHONY DELPECH
Delpech in the spotlight at Ascot’s Shergar Cup
Ascot – Anthony Delpech will have a tough act to follow at Ascot on Saturday when he rides for The Rest Of The World team in the Shergar Cup.
SEAN TARRY
Three-year-olds are hard to read, so go with the champ
Jack Milner: The quality of some of the local three-year-olds will be tested in Race 6 at the Vaal on Thursday when three lightly raced winners take on some battle-scarred older runners in a Novice Handicap over 1400m on the outside track.
ONESIE
Onesie looking ready for Greyville’s No 1 box
Trevor Reid: It is Women’s Day on Wednesday and if you are in Durban there is no better place to spend the day than at Greyville Racecourse, where they will be staging the National Women’s Day Race Meeting.
BRANDON LERENA
‘Mauritius Three’ back in South Africa and ready to ride
Jack Milner: Brandon Lerena says he is delighted to be back in South Africa after his “horrible” ordeal in Mauritius.
BRETT CRAWFORD
Brett Crawford’s great season: how it unfolded
Mark van Deventer: When Beshayir Girl rebounded from a lacklustre debut to win a humble Maiden Plate on 2 August 2016 at Durbanville, she launched Philippi-based trainer Brett Crawford’s best-ever season.
