Eric Sands Racing

26/07/2023

27/04/2023

Wecangoallnight, wins very comfortably on his return to the track after gelding.
Owners, Mr and Mrs Graham Palmer, John Smith, Ron Caris, Barry Nel and A.E.Sands.
Well ridden under Sean Veale. 🎉
Gimmethegreenlight x Cousin Annie
Images courtesy of Chase libenburg 📸

13/03/2023

01/02/2023

01/02/2023

✨ Carriacou ✨ A great run on Saturday with on board. It was a very proud win for Sands Racing and even more so for owners and longtime friends since their school days Duncan Barry, Gary Cawcutt, Tim Pentz, C D Wolfswinkel, Craig Huxter and Doug Jeffrey. 📸: Troy Finch

26/01/2023

World Sports Betting will have their first runner in Cape Town on Saturday, Hilton Hasson and Eric Sands discuss his chances.

04/12/2022

We have two geldings coming off the track looking for their next home. (forever homes)
1. All Lit Up
Querari X Rare Flame
16.2 light bay
5 year old gelding.
2. Mr Winter
Master of my fate X Winter Mink
15.3 +/- (still growing)
3 year old gelding
Dark bay

*We are also searching for a school master type pony for a beginner child rider, 13-14 hands. Home lease with view to purchase*

02/11/2022

In this video, Eric Sands talks about Golden Ducat who returns after 18 months off the track. Golden Ducat was sidelined for 18 months due to injury but has ...

26/10/2022

Twice Equus Champion Miler Jet Dark (Trippi) entered for the Grade 3 Cape Mile to be run on November 5 at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth.

Snaith Racing has already declared Richard Fourie to ride him.

The Eric Sands Racing - trained dual Grade 1- winner Golden Ducat (Philanthropist) looks set to make his long-awaited comeback in this race.

He hasn’t been seen since running in the Grade 2 IOS Drill Hall Stakes over 1400m on May 2 last year.

Another good horse who hasn’t been seen for a long time, the Vaughan Marshall-trained Rascallion (Vercingetorix) is also an entry.

Golden Ducat is one of three males produced by the mare Halfway To Heaven to be multiple Grade 1 winners, the others being the Sands-trained Rainbow Bridge and the Mike de Kock-trained Hawaam.

Sands also trains another sibling by Halfway To Heaven, Querari filly Gift From Heaven, and after she had run third last, last and third last in her opening three starts he decided upon some enterprising tactics last Saturday. Carrying just 50kg in the Cape Racing Honours Henry Devine Maiden Special Weights handicap over 1600m, Joshwin Solomons sent her to the front and built up a huge lead. The tactic only just failed as she was caught close to home and beaten just 0,40 lengths.

Original article: www.turftalk.co.za


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20/06/2022

Lot 338, Eternal Optimist, was purchased at The National Sales from Varsfontein Stud. She will race for Denis and Jennifer O'Driscoll.
Her half brother is in training with us, Wecangoallnight. They are very similar as you can see. These photos were taken exactly a year apart.

20/06/2022

Lot 447, Pincher. Purchased from Narrow Creek Stud at The National sales by The Hollywood Syndicate. A Rafeef c**t out of the mare Jin-go-lo-ba.

20/06/2022

Lot 389, French Trip. Purchased from Boland Stud at the National Sales for Hein Kuhn.
A Trippi c**t out of the mare French Rose.

20/06/2022

Purchases at National Sales 2022.
Lot 63 from Wicklow Stud.
An un-named Fire Away c**t out of Molly R.
He will run for a group of owners; Denis and Jennifer O'Driscoll, Gary Player, Nicholas McFall and Sands Racing.

24/04/2022

Hithemhardsunshine makes it two from two today at Kenilworth. Ridden again by Richard Fourie and owned by The Hollywood Syndicate.

30/03/2022

A very sad day for racing,
Condolences to Mrs Rattray and family. 💐

Michael Loring Peter Rattray famously brought the Santa Gertrudis cattle breed to South Africa, founded Mala Mala game reserve in 1964, and most significantly for SA horseracing, imported multiple champion sire Western Winter

23/03/2022

Wecangoallnight went from start to finish in Race 2 at Durbanville today, under Richard Fourie. Congratulations to the connections: Mr and Mrs Graham Palmer, Ron Caris, Barry Nel, John Smith and The Boss. Bred by Varsfontein Stud. Photo credits to

23/03/2022

Wecangoallnight goes from start to finish in race 2 at Durbanville today, under Richard Fourie.
Congratulations to the connections, Mr and Mrs Graham Palmer, Ron Caris, Barry Nel, John Smith and The boss.
Bred by Varsfontein Stud.
Photo credits to Chase Liebenberg

16/03/2022

A win for Trivial Matter at Durbanville today. Ridden by Richard Fourie, owned by Mr Brian Allison and Craig Massey, and bred by Daytona Stud.
Images courtesy of Chase Liebenberg 📸

16/03/2022

Trivial Matter goes from start to finish to win the last today at Durbanville, over 1000 metres under Richard Fourie.
Congratulations to his owners Mr Brian Allison and Mr Craig Massey. He was bred by Daytona Stud, Mike Barnard.
Video courtesy of Troy Finch. 🎥

09/03/2022

A great win today at Durbanville by Hithemhardsunshine, for Syndicate. Their first winner in Cape Town and the horses first run. Ridden by .fourie
Photo credits:

09/03/2022

Perfect Trust, winning images by Chase Liebenberg.
Being lead in by her groom Mtunzi "Thomas" Jevu.
Owner: Wilgerbosdrift Stud
Breeder: Millstream Farm
Jockey: Richard Fourie (who had a treble on the day)

09/03/2022

Perfect Trust winning the last at Durbanville today, makes it a double for the yard on the day. (two runners and two winners 🎉)
Ridden by Richard Fourie, owned by Wilgerbosdrift Stud and bred by Millstream Farm.
Video courtesy of Troy Finch 🎥

09/03/2022

Great to have some of the Hollywood Bets team on course to lead in their winning today, Hithemhardsunshine 🥊☀️
Images courtesy of Chase Liebenberg 📸

09/03/2022

Hithemhardsunshine winning Race 1 at Durbanville today under Richard Fourie. It was his first time out and the first winner in Cape Town for his owners, Hollywoodbets Syndicate. Congratulations to their team and great to have a few of them on course to lead him in.
Thankyou for the support. 🙏
Video clip courtesy of Troy Finch. 🎥

05/03/2022

Witness Baleni, in charge of the treadmill work-outs at Sands Racing.
This is an unraced two year old, named Busy Lizzie. She should be ready to run soon. 🏇

01/03/2022

Rainbow Bridge arrived safely at Wilgerbosdrift Stud this afternoon. Seen here taking it all in 🐎🐴
Willem Claasen came to Milnerton to collect him. Seen turning him out, looked after him as yearling as well as leading him through the sales ring, reunited. 🤗
Enjoy yourself Champ

26/02/2022

14/02/2022

Raining Again after a nice spray down, couldn't wait for a drink of nice cold water 💦

09/02/2022

We had a good day at the Cape Premier Yearling Sale held at De Grendel Wine Estate this past Sunday. Coming away with Lot 45 from Ridgemont/Highlands Stud, a filly named Cross Check, by Captain Of All and out of Fly Phillipa.
Lot 163 from Klawervlei Stud, an un-named filly by Pomodoro and out of the mare Trophy Wife.
Both fillies have gone out to the farm until they are ready to come in to training.

30/01/2022

We are really pleased with yesterday’s performance from the new addition to the yard, Warm Welcome. A really difficult filly at times, but well handled and well ridden by Robert Kathi. Congratulations to the owners Denis and Jennifer O’Driscoll. This good looking daughter of Gimmethegreenlight was bred by Wilgebosdrift/Mauritzfontein.