With eight of the sixteen runners being Vodacom Durban July survivors, punters may be left pondering whether the big race form will actually make any sense. And if pace, or lack of it, will again be a determining factor in the outcome Read More
When former jockey Arthur Miller decided to call it a day in Port Elizabeth and turn his sights to training, Hekkie Strydom offered him Stateway to build his string up to the minimum of 12 horses he required to obtain his licence…it was the start of an unlikely Gr1 dream Read More
“He is a valuable horse and it makes no sense risking further damage…” Read More
The 2yo Fillies Championship goes down to the wire in the final Gr1 feature of the season. Previous Gr1 winners Carry On Alice, Alboran Sea and Bilateral all have solid claims to the title, though things look anything but cut and dried. Read More
Afrikaburn looks to be something special. Unbeaten in four starts, a Gr1 winner at his last, can he handle the extra 200m? Read More
The Greyville bull-ring hosts South Africa’s supreme test of staying prowess and brings the curtain down on a dramatic and intriguing season on Saturday. The R1,25 million Gr1 Gold Cup is the ultimate test of the thoroughbred racehorse on African soil. Read More
This race is run as carded from last Saturday’s abandoned Kenilworth meeting. Please take note of the jockey changes enforced by commitments at the Greyville Super Saturday meeting Read More
Two high quality 4yo daughters of Jet Master clash in the R350 000 Gr2 Gold Bracelet run over 2000m at Greyville on Saturday Read More
Kenilworth Racecourse gets in the race to find a cure for breast cancer by hosting Ladies Day on Saturday, 9 August. Make sure you’ve got a touch of bling and come and join the fun. Read More
The dream of Summerhill’s Imbalenhle traditional dance troupe is about to become a reality with an invitation to the Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Read More
Movement restrictions from Gauteng and KZN into the African Horse Sickness controlled area have been lifted Read More
Eddie Sweat takes on eight older horses in the R150 000 Listed Umngeni Handicap run over 1000m on Gold Cup day. But can he beat Gr2 Post Merchants winner, Varikate? Read More
PE’s big hope should be in Clairwood with Vaughan Marshall by 11h00 Thursday morning. Kevin Shea is coming out on Friday morning to give him a canter… Read More
Gold Cup favourite Hot Ticket’s trainer Dean Kannemeyer’s first winner of this race was in 2000. Gary Player’s mare was a rugged stayer, but the race was not without controversy Read More
With eight Gold Cup winners to his name, Felix Coetzee holds the title of our best ever rider in this premier staying event. Read More
To date, four horses have won the Gold Cup twice, but the last horse to win South Africa’s premier staying race in consecutive years was Highland Night , who won the race in 2002 and 2003 Read More
89% of ReadytoRun horses in UK/Ireland this year were yearling pinhooks Read More
89% of ReadytoRun horses in UK/Ireland this year were yearling pinhooks Read More
The day the butterflies disappear is the day you should give up, because you’ve either become overconfident or you’ve lost your nerve. You’ve got to get butterflies. Read More
Force the public to become interested, just as poker, NASCAR, wrestling, and mixed martial arts have done. Just as milk did years ago and insurance is doing now. It requires an inventive marketing mind on a national level, not just marketing heads at individual racetracks. It is the fractured nature of racing that has hurt the sport Read More
Operators should work on their ability to better anticipate the future market and invest in appropriate projects earlier rather than playing catch up to everyone else. Read More
If you like horses and people and think all the rest is dross, then make sure you extend your next July visit, take a meander to the Midlands and stay for the Winter Workshop Read More
Anyone can train a horse, it’s what you do when the wheels fall off – that’s the difference between being good and being great. Successful trainers are the ones who know what to do when things go wrong and who can pick up the pieces and carry on. Read More
The energetic and popular Tellytrack presenter admits that he is sick for the game and is widely regarded as having few peers when it comes to playing the role of an apolitical goodwill ambassador for the sport wherever he goes. Read More
Bacio rewards Garth Puller by winning the Durbanville Oaks and Gary Alexander saddles 6 on a card. The mood in the Cape is as black as the weather and the Winter Series has to be rearranged to accommodate the tracks. A big day for Stanley Greeff in the EC Paddock Stakes and Dions renews sponsorship of EP Derby. Flaming Rock bows out with a 2nd in the Mainstay. Read More
SA has 2nd favourite in Epsom Derby, Basil Marcus extends HK jockey championship lead, Imperial Despatch wins the Daily News and a new race record for Taban in the Chairman’s Stakes. Pas De Quoi thwarts Flaming Rock’s designs on a 4th Schweppes title and Genevieve Michel becomes first SA-trained lady jockey. Surfing Home shows his July mettle in the Mainstay Trial, while Eli’s Truth is deemed not up to scratch. Rain, jockey protests and a huge who-ha in the July, as the race is awarded to Space Walk and Odessa wins the Breeders’ Championship Read More
SA apprentice makes waves in Macau, Strydom suspended and Rob de Kock joins NHA. Special Preview is Highveld Horse of the Season, Crimson Waves carries the Beck colours back into the winner’s enclosure and Durban Turf Club cuts stakes. Read More
