‘Mr Blue Sky’ Frikkie Breaks The Ice

Two good friends and true characters of the local racing community, Frikkie Greyling and Deryl Daniels partnered to mark a milestone victory for the Blue Sky Thoroughbreds team

Galileo The Great!

Galileo’s influence was once again well and truly felt this past weekend, when he made his mark all over the world in days, and not for the first time

First Cape Stakes Feature On Braai, Bak & Brew Day

A ten race programme headed by the R200 000 Listed Settlers Trophy has been declared for the Hollywoodbets Durbanville ‘Braai, Bak & Brew’ racemeeting on Saturday

Ferrie’s Gladatorian Dishes Up A Warrior Performance

The Vercingetorix gelding, a winner of the 2023 Gr2 Post Merchants, ‘stepped out of his comfort zone’ in the words of part owner Michel Nairac

A Flying Start- 9 Winners From 24 Rides For Zac!

Purton boosted his Hong Kong career haul to 1749, leaving the Australian only 64 victories shy of 13-time champion Douglas Whyte’s record of 1813

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UK Quartets – TabGold Explain

As things stand at present, local Quartet pools (with fractional betting) are offered on two UK meetings most days, with commingled Quartet pools available on all other UK and Irish meetings

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Zip It Up winning on debut (Pic - Supplied)

Barnane Stud-Bred Lope De Vega Filly Impresses On Debut

Fresh off a superb ride at Doncaster on Saturday to win the Betfred St Leger on Aidan O’Brien’s Jan Brueghel, jockey Sean Levey enjoyed a much easier commission when he partnered the Barnane Stud-bred Lope De Vega filly Zip It Up to an armchair debut victory

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Handicapping in South Africa

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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NHA Feature Ratings – Our Brickbats & Bouquets

Last weekend’s feature results certainly fired shots ahead of the season. But did they hit the ratings target and why fiddle with handicap ratings in black type races?  All that happens is one or two horses get favoured against the majority of battlers

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