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Easter Monday’s Shaw Winners At Hollywoodbets Kenilworth
Rouvaun Smit goes over the card for Monday’s Hollywoodbets Kenilworth fixture
20th April 2025
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Rouvaun Smit goes over the card for Monday’s Hollywoodbets Kenilworth fixture
With less than three weeks to go to the first two Classics of the UK Flat season, feedback from Irish champion trainer Aidan O’Brien on his likely runners seems a good starting point
Plumpton is set to play a key part in the 2024/25 Jump Trainers’ Championship, with Dan Skelton and Willie Mullins preparing strong squads for the BetGoodwin Easter Festival
Wonder Legend (4/1) ensured a Finals Day double for owner Boniface Ho and Hollywoodbets-sponsored jockey Daniel Muscutt
Having missed out to Mick Appleby by a single winner 12 months ago, Carroll took the All-Weather Champion Trainer prize following a campaign that yielded 57 winners, 11 clear of his nearest rival James Owen
A concertino in-race incident in the Vaal third race on Thursday that appeared to have possibly directly impacted the finishing position of the favourite, elicited no race review or further action
Hollywoodbets Kenilworth is the local slot on the Easter Monday programme
A R1 million yearling at Nationals last week, and a maiden stakes winner on Sunday – Soqrat’s shares are on the up
A R1 million yearling at Nationals last week, and a maiden stakes winner on Sunday – Soqrat’s shares are on the up
Superlative Stakes winner and Classic-placed Gustav Klimt will stand at Heversham Park Farm in South Africa, having stood at Haras d’Annebault most recently
Despite a decrease in the horse population and the sale of just 305 lots – 39 fewer than last year – the sale rose to expectations, achieving an impressive aggregate of R171 975 000 and an exceptional average of R563 852 per lot sold
When the hammer fell shortly before 15h00 on Friday on lot 346, a beautiful grey Ascot-bred son of Heavenly Blue, the scoreboard reflected that 303 of the 316 lots had sold over the two days for an aggregate of R171 425 000
Wathnan Racing’s Hit Show foiled Forever Young’s attempt at completing the valuable Saudi Cup/Dubai World Cup double
Demand appears to outstrip supply, not surprising given that many smaller breeders – and some of the old stalwarts – have disappeared
Bloodstock agent John Warren explains how he selects yearlings
Required reading for anyone who bets on horses or is interested in horseracing.
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
Post Covid something changed with your racing, and I can’t quite put my finger on it…and the NHA needs to sort out priorities, be more transparent, and consistent in their findings
Chris van der Merwe says that judging by their posts, punters believe that they’re keeping horse racing alive and well in South Africa
The opening of direct exports creates an interesting market for South African racehorses. This is not confined to the best horses of each generation
