Stats Tell March’s Story

Following February’s seasonal peak where there were seven race meetings held at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth, resulting in 62 races, there were five meetings held in March, with 39 races staged. This included four meetings at Hollywoodbets Durbanville.

A highlight of the month was the Cape Racing Sales March Yearling Sales, which was a resounding success.

The top price reached was the R9-million paid by Greg Bortz for the Drakenstein-bred Wreath Of Snow, a Vercingetorix colt, equalling the South African record for a yearling purchase.

On the track, well over 100 different owners experienced the winning feeling, if you included syndicates where trainers Candice Bass-Robinson, Piet Botha, Dean Kannemeyer and Vaughan Marshall’s had winners, along with The Social Squad Syndicate and Yuppie Syndicate, all of which have introduced new faces into the ownership ranks.

The list of “Top 5’s” category wins for March is (February in brackets):

17 (17) Trainers 

17 (18) Jockeys

74 (109) Owners

28 (29) Breeders

18 (25) Sires

TRAINERS

7 Brett & James Crawford

5 Candice Bass-Robinson

5 Andre Nel

3 Vaughan Marshall

3 Justin Snaith

JOCKEYS

9 Richard Fourie

5 Corne Orffer

4 Luyolo Mxothwa

3 Aldo Domeyer

3 Sean Veale

OWNERS

5 Mrs S Plattner

3 Greg Bortz & Gina Goldsmith

3 Devin Heffer

3 Ridgemont (Nom: Mr Craig Kieswetter)

BREEDERS

5 Ridgemont Highlands

3 La Plaisance Stud

3 Varsfontein Stud

2 Hemel ’N Aarde, Maine Chance Farms (Pty) Ltd, Millstream Farm, Normandy Stud, Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein

SIRES

7 Vercingetorix

5 Master Of My Fate

4 Canford Cliffs (Ire)

3 One World

3 William Longsword