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Sponsored by: Belgarion Belgarion, victor last year of the famous Vodacom Durban July, is the bookies' favourite at 22-10 to win the race that is so deeply lodged in the South African public's consciousness, the iconic “Met.” This 1 ¼ mile event with a proud history will be staged at Kenilworth on Saturday morning at 10:10 a.m. EST, together with other prestigious Group 1 contests. The five furlong Cape Flying Championships (WFA) for specialist speed merchants, and the Majorca Stakes (WFA) which has attracted a cast of fine fillies and mares over one mile. Live stream all the a...

He has further, persuasive, arguments. “Initially we aimed to run in the Grade 1 Majorca Stakes on Met day, but then we drew 20 out of 22,” he says. “I analysed the Majorca field and saw it was an exceptionally strong line-up of fillies and mares. It would be very difficult to overcome such a wide draw at Kenilworth against that quality of opposition. “Also, Princess Calla is crying out for more ground, so the 2000m of the Met is more suitable than the Majorca 1600m.” Along with other knowledgeable pundits, Marcus rates the current three-year-old crop of thoroughbred as exceptional,...

Queen’s Plate canters online By Keagan Mitchell Share Cape Town - With no fans allowed at this year’s L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, race purists and punters will be glued to their TV screens, laptops and cellphones. This year marks the 160th edition of the premier race and for a fifth consecutive year the event is staged as a two-day festival, as the fun kicked-off yesterday. The main race, which starts at 4pm today, stars eight runners, with 42 victories between them. Some of them include: 2020 Durban July hero, Belgarion; 2019 Sun Met victor Rai...

Mike Moon The high quality of racehorse stepping onto the Kenilworth turf this weekend is enough to pull in most racing fans, but extra bait of a predicted R10-million Pick 6 should hook even the most jaded punter. Picture: File The chunky Pick 6 is on the Saturday meeting of the two-day L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate Festival – which kicks off on Friday (8 January) with a card that also lifts the pulse rate. The Queen’s Pl...

Sponsored by: A.N. & The Honorable Mrs. G. R. Foster's 5-year-old homebred Belgarion, a winner of his last six races, headlines a field of nine runners entered for Saturday's one-mile L'Ormarins Queen's 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 Queen's Plate, Mauritzfontein Ltd.'s unbeaten 5-year-old mare Summer Pudding leads the 1 1/8-mile Cartier Paddock Stakes (G1) for a free star...