Beautifully ridden by a delighted Stallone Naidoo, Paris Lass (20-1) led practically all the way to hold off a serious late challenge from Gavin Smith stablemate Gimme’s Lassie
Rouvaun Smit goes over the card for Sunday’s racemeeting at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth
After a nasty fall in the Listed Milkwood Stakes feature at Fairview on Friday, Mpume Mjoka will be undergoing surgery for a fractured femur today
Ridgemont-sponsored Richard Fourie and trainer Alan Greeff landed a genuine hat-trick at Fairview on Friday, crowned by a facile victory for the former Highveld-based Mercantour in the non black-type Fairview 1400
A lifetime racing fan from Kuils River in the Cape banked the R710 000 all-or-nothing jackpot prize in the ever popular Hollywoodbets Punters’ Challenge at Fairview on Friday
The National Horseracing Authority of Southern Africa confirms a Prohibited Substance finding
Don’t forget to take the day’s Hollywoodbets Punters’ Challenge on the local and Hong Kong meetings – it’s free-to-play
Cape-based apprentice Brevan Plaatjies continues to grow in confidence since his move to the Mother City and edged another winner closer to national log-leader Trent Mayhew
Cape-based apprentice Brevan Plaatjies continues to grow in confidence since his move to the Mother City and edged another winner closer to national log-leader Trent Mayhew
After a record-shattering 2023/24 season, reigning SA Champion jockey Richard Fourie continues to rewrite the history books and broke the East Cape season winner record at Fairview on Friday
Sensational six winners at the Vaal on Thursday for former SA Champion!
Was the last galloper to win a race on SA soil with a seriously hefty impost Buddy Maroun’s champion Golden Loom, aka ‘Goofy’, who lumbered 65 kgs under Anton Marcus to beat Fov’s Favourite 26 years ago?
The Ndoro Stud-bred son of Wilgerbosdrift’s War Front stallion Fire Away, Alec Laird-trained Fire Attack dominated the 2025 Highveld Feature Season Awards
In the late 80s, South African breeders were highly skeptical of sons of Mr Prospector. The main criticism was that he was ‘a dirt stallion’ and we race on turf
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
A longstanding racing man makes a case for four horses he feels should be in the Hollywoodbets Durban July entries
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
