#Smanga Khumalo

Sparkling Water, a daughter of five-time Durban July winning stallion Silvano, slammed the males in a dazzling display of power galloping to follow in the golden hoofprints of champion Igugu - also trained by the maestro, Mike de Kock. She was ridden by Smanga Khumalo, who last won the big race in 2013. Gold Circle Commercial Executive Patrick…

Under leaden grey skies at Turffontein on Saturday the two top conditioners appropriately fought out the 2022 renewal of the second leg of the WSB SA Triple Crown, with Joey Soma's longshot Red Saxon getting the better of the De Kock favourite Safe Passage in the last few strides to take the honours in the R1,5 million WSB Gr1 SA Classic. While few…

The head numbing announcement of the departure of newly-crowned SA Champion trainer Paul Peter earlier had more folk speculating on some wild rumours rather than concentrating on the racing. The National Horseracing Authority announcement, while clearly confined by legal constraints, confirming Peter handing in his licence was a classical trigger…