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VAAL - 21 Jan 2021
Races at VAAL - 21 Jan 2021
- WORK RIDERS MAIDEN PLATE over 1000m, RAN 42,000 ARRAN (SAF) 2016, wins by 0.2 length(s) in 57.4 secs...
- WORK RIDERS MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) over 1000m, RAN 42,000 QUEEN JAY (SAF) 2017, wins by 0.8 length(s) in 57.47 secs...
- WORK RIDERS MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) over 1200m, RAN 42,000 ABERDARE (SAF) 2017, wins by 0.8 length(s) in 70.29 secs...
- WORK RIDERS MAIDEN PLATE over 1200m, RAN 42,000 INHERIT THE RAIN (SAF) 2017, wins by 1.3 length(s) in 69.65 secs...
- WORK RIDERS MAIDEN PLATE over 1700m, RAN 42,000 USHUAIA (SAF) 2017, wins by 1 length(s) in 103.36 secs...
- WORK RIDERS MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) over 1700m, RAN 42,000 LOTUS (SAF) 2017, wins by 2.5 length(s) in 102.35 secs...
- WORK RIDERS MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) over 2000m, RAN 42,000 CHENOPOD (SAF) 2017, wins by 7 length(s) in 123.39 secs...
- WORK RIDERS MAIDEN PLATE over 2000m, RAN 42,000 LEADING LAD (SAF) 2016, wins by 6.25 length(s) in 122.46 secs...

News

SOUMILLON SMASHES RECORD

Christophe Soumillon became the most successful jockey in French history at Compiegne on Wednesday. Soumillon, 38, won his 3315th race in France aboard the Aga Khan-owned Valeya in a 2400-metre four-year-old conditions race, surpassing the …

FIRST MARES IN FOAL TO WALDGEIST

Last year’s G1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner Waldgeist has had his first two mares covered both scanned in foal. Those mares are Group 3 producer Bayja and the maiden mare G3 Prix Vanteaux winner …

MIDDLE PARK STAKES WINNER DIES

Bahamian Bounty, winner of the 1996 G1 Middle Park Stakes, has died. A son of Cadeaux Genereux, Bahamian Bounty won the Group 1 Prix Morny on only his third start, defeating subsequently successful sire Zamindar. …

CHAMPIONS CHALLENGE ENTRIES

Champion Challenge entries 6 Al Mutawakel Sean Tarry 116 11 Barahin Mike de Kock 131 13 Blackball Gavin van Zyl 113 22 Blossom Mike de Kock 114 10 Buffalo Bill Cody (IRE) Mike de Kock …

HALFWAY TO HEAVEN –A MARE IN A MILLION

When Golden Ducat powered home to land the G1 ARF Commemorative Cape Derby on Saturday, he became the third G1 winner, from as many foals, produced by Wilgerbosdrift’s remarkable broodmare Halfway To Heaven. South Africa’s …

LEGENDARY SIRE DIES

The racing world lost a true great on Friday with the passing of Hall of Famer A.P. Indy at the place he called home for most of his 31 years – Lane’s End. A.P. Indy …

GHAIYYATH ROMPS IN DUBAI MILLENNIUM

Thursday’s seven-race Dubai World Cup Carnival card, the eighth of 2020, was worth $1,355,000 and lived up to its billing as one of the most highly anticipated race days thus far this season. The evening …

Vale Carl Burger

Former Philippi trainer Carl Burger passed away at the age of 60 on Monday afternoon. A diabetes sufferer, he had not been in the best of health for an extended period and he sadly passed …