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Sweet SONG FROM SEATTLE
October 27, 2015
2015-10-27 Striker Strydom returned from his honeymoon on Tuesday and was bang on target as he urged SONG FROM SEATTLE to hold on for the win in the 3rd race at The Vaal. After having ridden the horse only once previously in a 1000m race, Piere convinced us to run him over 1400m and as usual [more] -
DAN DOING IT in The Hampton
September 28, 2015
2015-09-26 Win no.7! DOING IT FOR DAN loses many lengths at the jump and then pulls off an incredible winning finish from the clouds to beat stable companion TRIP TEASE in the listed Hampton Handicap at The Vaal. Our congratulations to Owner Anthony Maroun and his son Kaden as well as to breeders [more] -
CELINE seals the Thursday double
September 25, 2015
Piere Strydom was at his masterful best in the 6th race on 4yr old filly CELINE at the Vaal on Thursday (24Sept), switching from the outside rail to get up for a perfectly timed win along the inside. This sealed the LGRS-Thursday double with ROXY LADY who opened the meeting with an easy win in [more] -
The ROXY LADY effect
September 25, 2015
2015-10-24 : First win for ROXY LADY who skipped off to lead shortly after the jump and never looked in danger of defeat going on to win easily under a hands and heels ride by Deon Sampson. ROXY LADY is owned in partnership with Louis Goosen, Lauren Watt and Sportofkings.co.za Syndicate (SOKS) [more]
Trip Tease in CPT
27Oct : Trip Tease feels the sea for the first time in CPT this morning. He is being currently being rested and will then be aimed at the Grade 1 Cape Flying Championship at end of January.
ABOUT LOUIS
Danie Goosen Louis Goosen was born into a racing stable where his late father Danie was champion trainer in the Eastern Cape many times. Louis has been a licensed trainer for 21 years & offers a tried & tested approach to racing * Buy well, buy value * Remove risk when buying horses * Give every horse the time it needs * Horses must run regularly – that’s what they are bred to do * Only the very best grooms, feed, bedding & supplements * Without owners a racing yard is useless. Respect for owners’ needs, regular comms & nothing but 100% effort & honesty are vital at all times [more..]