In March Irish jumps jockey Rachael Blackmore completed the ‘grand slam’ of the Cheltenham Festival’s marquee events and decided to bring the curtain down on her career
Selukwe’s official merit rating has been adjusted from 103 to 111 following his impressive victory in the World Sports Betting Gr3 1900 at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday
Cape Racing Sales has announced that entries are now open for the highly anticipated Cape Racing Sales Two-Year-Old Sale
Justin Snaith holds a powerhouse hand with 7 of the 13 entries for the R2 million Gr1 Daily News 2000
A total of 49 of the 61 original entries remained at first declaration stage for the 2025 Hollywoodbets Durban July on Monday 12 May
It’s the end of an era in South African breeding with the news that Avontuur Estate has officially closed the stud operations
The NHA has confirmed that jockey Muzi Yeni has been charged for failure to ensure that he did not cause interference at two separate racemeetings held at Turffontein and Fairview
It is no mean feat to win at feature level from 1400m to 2400m, but My Best Shot proved equal to the task and set himself up for East Cape Horse Of The Year honours – and maybe a Hollywoodbets Durban July supplementary entry?
It is no mean feat to win at feature level from 1400m to 2400m, but My Best Shot proved equal to the task and set himself up for East Cape Horse Of The Year honours – and maybe a Hollywoodbets Durban July supplementary entry?
An investigation into betting patterns, both locally and internationally, has been launched by the National Horseracing Authority
The highly anticipated first race on the revamped Hollywoodbets Greyville polytrack on Wednesday was well received by stakeholders, but was not without its drama
Cape lightweight Morne Winnaar has come a long way since being plucked from near ignominy by former Cape champion trainer Joey Ramsden over twenty years ago
The Rafeef purple patch continued in the 2025 Champions Season opener at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday with another crackerjack performer in the shape of Mon Petit Cherie who won the World Sports Betting Gr2 Fillies Guineas
A Transkei-born horseman who started as a Groom, the groundbreaking Lunga learnt the ropes from top men like Mitch Wiese, Glen Kotzen and Kumaran Naidoo
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
