Glamorz Can Win First: Muzi Back To The Bread-And-Butter

An 18 000km round trip to Singapore, which delivered another Grade 1 success last Saturday, will be behind Muzi Yeni as he takes five rides at the Hollywoodbets Greyville racemeeting on Wednesday

Bortz Welcomes Gayton McKenzie To Cape Racing HQ

The South African Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie visited Hollywoodbets Kenilworth headquarters

A First And Final In Singapore For Queiroz

Jockey Bruno Queiroz has edged fellow champion Brazilian jockey Manoel Nunes out for a narrow win of the Singapore jockeys’ premiership this season

What A Comeback! Mansour Hasn’t Lost The Magic

It has been a long road since Donavan Mansour booted home his first winner Solar Voyager on 23 August 2008 at Turffontein for Lucky Houdalakis

Former SA Jockey Celebrates Beckett Team’s Arc Victory

There was a unique South African connection in the background as the Ralph Beckett-trained Bluestocking charged to victory under Rossa Ryan to win the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe on Sunday

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The Enchanting Currency Of Fate

It is eerie to think that there would have been no Siren’s Call, Sound Of Warning, or for that matter Call To Unite, had fate not decreed that Enchanted Cove follow her dam to South Africa, and that Peter de Beyer had the foresight to return Elusive Fort back home from the States as well!

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Call To Unite (Rachel Venniker) is led in by Jonathan Snaith and Phumzile Petsenge (Pic - Chase Liebenberg)

The Enchanting Currency Of Fate

It is eerie to think that there would have been no Siren’s Call, Sound Of Warning, or for that matter Call To Unite, had fate not decreed that Enchanted Cove follow her dam to South Africa, and that Peter de Beyer had the foresight to return Elusive Fort back home from the States as well!

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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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