He’s Always Shining – Thrilled Lunga Bounces Back In Style!

A Transkei-born horseman who started as a Groom, the groundbreaking Lunga learnt the ropes from top men like Mitch Wiese, Glen Kotzen and Kumaran Naidoo

A Field Of Gold In Full Bloom Over Rowley Mile

The first Classic of the Flat season takes place at Newmarket on Saturday with the running of the Betfred 2,000 Guineas

Eight On Eighteen Looks Hard To Beat!

With the scratching of Fire Attack, Eight On Eighteen and Cosmic Speed are the duo to have already won Group1’s in open company

Marsh Shirtliff: Not A Half Bad Owner… Now A Top Breeder!

Better known as having raced iconic legend of the turf Pocket Power, the affable Marsh Shirtliff is fast making a name for himself in the breeding fraternity

Drill Hall Thriller To Open Champions Season

The Champions Season commences with the running of the Independent On Saturday Gr2 Drill Hall Stakes at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday.

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Chasing Happiness (Smanga Khumalo) does her sire proud with a second stakes success (Pic - JC Photos)

Senor Santa 1-2 For Ridgemont’s Rafeef

Ridgemont’s Rafeef fairytale received more endorsement on the Championships Finale at Turffontein on Saturday when his daughter, Chasing Happiness, ran her eight opponents off their feet to register her second stakes success when winning the TAB Gr2 Senor Santa Stakes

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The ideal racing program must consist of a balanced combination of Merit Rating races (real handicaps) and Conditions races (Maiden and Plate/Race Figure races

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