HARRY'S SON wins the Guineas
Striker lands Guineas double
Piere Strydom rode the Gauteng Guineas double under stormy skies at Turffontein on Saturday – piloting home Harry’s Son and Siren’s Call and putting the two three-year-olds in line for a tilt at the Triple Crown and Wilgerbosdrift Triple Tiara.
HARRY'S SON
Ignore Harry’s Son’s Dingaans defeat
Jack Milner: Artist Salvador Dali once said: “What is important is to spread confusion, not eliminate it.”
ANGER
Heavyweight slugging matches in feature sprints on sand
Jack Milner: Two Non-Black Type races on the sand over 1200m highlight Thursday’s Vaal meeting and they could both turn out to be match races for the top weights.
CORNE ORFFER
Cuvee Brut might be a beaut of a banker at Kenilworth
Trevor Reid: Banker bets look hard to find at Kenilworth on Wednesday but Cuvee Brut looks a possibility in Race 9, a FM 78 Handicap over 1200m.
HEAVY METAL
Power-packed list of noms for Champions Challenge
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.
HORSE CHESTNUT
Farewell to a legend
Robert Garner: News of Horse Chestnut’s death from heart failure last Thursday night awakened many treasured memories of one of the all-time greats of the South African turf.
