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Ace trainer Justin Snaith talks about his Met day chances Mike Moon Trainer Justin Snaith feeds hay to Vodacom Durban July winner Legislate at their Clairwood stable in 2014. Picture: Supplied Justin Snaith says he expects ‘a good day’, having 12 of his own horses running in the upcoming Met Day, and h...

Sponsored by: A.N. & The Honorable Mrs. G. R. Fosters 5-year-old homebred Belgarion, a winner of his last six races, headlines a field of nine runners entered for Saturdays one-mile LOrmarins Queens Plate (G1) at Kenilworth Racecourse in Cape Town, South Africa. The race winner will earn an automatic berth into the $2 million FanDuel Breeders Cup Mile presented by PDJF (G1) through the Breeders Cup Challenge Series. One race prior to the Queens Plate, Mauritzfontein Ltd.s unbeaten 5-y...

Image for illustration. Picture: Tracey Lee Stark Tough decisions have been foisted upon South Africa’s intrepid knights of the irons by the latest coronavirus lockdown rules, which oblige them to select one of four provinces in which to base themselves and race for most of the month of January. The jocks have not taken this decree lying down – first pleading, in vain, with the National Horseracing Authority to have a heart...

PREMIUM! Belgarion, ridden by Richard Fourie, won the 2020 Vodacom Durban July and is the favourite for the Met. Picture: Candiese Lenferna The five-year-old gelding Belgarion is going for his sixth win in a row and his eighth overall – from just 10 runs. The big question is: will he be fit enough after a four-month rest to beat scarily good opposition in the 1600m Grade 2 WSB Green Point Stakes – one of the principal point...