Time To Break The Silence

In a world increasingly shaped by social consciousness and activism, fuelled by a sensationalist media corps, horseracing finds itself at a sensitive and potentially critical juncture

Candyman Baulked For A Run Again

Former SA Champion jockey Andrew Fortune’s bid to ride again after seven years out of the saddle received another frustrating blow on Wednesday

Excitement Builds For Frantastic’s Arrival At Hopes And Dreams

His arrival from the quarantine station in George is expected on or about 18 September

Top Trainer Calls It A Day

Sir Michael Stoute has announced he is to retire at the end of the current season, bringing to a close a glittering career spanning six decades

Bortz Insists On Quality Before Quantity

‘We want to deliver the best quality racing on a consistent basis. That’s what we are striving for. We do not want to host the most racemeetings for the sake of it’

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Isi’s Illustrious Family

Like Isivunguvungu, What A Winter won both the Gr1 Computaform Sprint and Gr1 Mercury Sprint, and was also victorious in two runnings of the Gr1 Cape Flying Championship

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BC Turf Now In Path Of SA Storm!

The South African bred former Equus Champion Sprinter Isivunguvungu made a terrific winning debut on US soil for trainer Graham Motion and confirmed his Prevagen $1million Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint aspirations

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High 5555 For Evergreen Striker

The evergreen hero travelled to Vereeniging on Thursday for a 100% strike rate from two rides that saw him bring up his recordbreaking 5555th winner milestone

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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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