The 2016 SA Triple Crown winner Abashiri, who returned from a ten month lay-off at Turffontein on Saturday, has been chalked up favourite
Gold Circle Talks To Members
Non-feature stakes increases announced
Whilst the euphoria of the past Champions Season brings back fond memories, the reality of the underlying financial status of the company continued to negatively impact on profitability read more
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Straight from the horse's mouth - Vaal Today
There isn’t a stable in the country who gets their first-timer assessments more accurate than the De Kock yard. They have another today read more
KZN Racing – Track Facts
Innovation and doing something different
Gold Circle has come in for plenty of stick for the state of the KZN racetracks over the past few years read more
Big Win For Wilgerbosdrift Sire
Bullards Alley wins by a record breaking margin
Flower Alley was represented by his fourth individual Gr1 winner when his son Bullards Alley landed the Pattison Canadian International at Woodbine on Sunday read more
Baron For Dubai
Injury not serious - but time runs out for Hong Kong
Sun Met star Whisky Baron’s Hong Kong campaign has been called off and the magnificent son of Manhattan Rain will now be aimed at the Dubai World Cup Carnival read more
Laird’s Son Of Trippi On The Up
A son of champion sire Trippi
The talented Broadway Trip, winner of the recent BSA August Million Colts & Geldings, made it three wins from as many outings read more
When Opportunity Knocks
How Goodtime Gal won the Diana Stakes
The key to making your own luck is in recognising opportunity when it knocks. Mike Robinson talks trusting your instincts, fillies with character and a surprise call from ‘Superman’ read more
Moutonshoek Sire’s Gr2 Strike
Canada's big day
Field Of Courage, a son of dual champion and Moutonshoek sire Marchfield, scored a 40-1 shock when downing some top-class sprinters in Sunday’s Gr2 Nearctic Stakes at Woodbine read more
Super Saturday Looms For O’Brien
Bobby Frankel’s 25 top-flight wins in 2003 is on the line
Aidan O’Brien looks likely to hit the magical 30 Gr1 winner mark before the end of this season and he could take another step closer at the QIPCO Champions Day fixture at Ascot on Saturday read more
Duke’s French Gr2 Win
Bred on the same Duke Of Marmalade/Sadler’s Wells cross as retired champion Simple Verse
Drakenstein Stud’s resident sire Duke Of Marmalade produced the goods again this weekend when his consistent daughter Traffic Jam led all the way to win the $125,450 Gr2 Prix du Conseil de Paris read more
The Queen Is Home
An Update On Crimson Palace
After being stood down from stud duties, Crimson Palace has arrived at her retirement home in upstate New York read more
Monster Gamble Landed
Another well bought horse-in-training
From poker tables to football to horseracing read more
Brazuca Blows Them Away
Classy son of Teofilo shows the way as Abashiri stays on for second
The Australian-bred entire Brazuca sailed in under the radar and wrong-footed punters with an impressive end-to-end win in the Turffontein Saturday topliner. read more
Everest – A Winner For Ordinary Folk!
R61 million first cheque in the bank
Redzel, a son of Snitzel, is owned by police officers, school teachers, a doctor, taxi driver, concreter, electrician, pharmacist, a former NSW cricket coach and a security guard read more
There’s Still Only One Sheriff!
Son of Go Deputy decides to jump...
Jacques Strydom’s popular Go Deputy gelding Gogetthesheriff bounced back to his best form and grabbed the limelight with his characteristic late surge to score his first win in over a year read more
Herholdt Gets 21 Days
Has the Right of Appeal against the penalty imposed
Failed to ride his mount out with sufficient vigour and determination read more
A Little More Country
Two More Meetings Scheduled For Durbanville
In order to allow the Kenilworth track additional time to recover, racing will continue at Durbanville until 25 October 2017 read more
Back To Kenilworth
Staying event heads programme
Racing returns to the Kenilworth winter course on Saturday 21 October where the Listed Woolavington Handicap heads the programme read more
Tellytrack Killed The Radio Star
With the passage of time some things improve - others just go backwards
Just over 31 years ago Bumpie Schoeman called racing commentaries for the first time over the Radio Algoa airwaves read more
KZN Breeders Awards Nominees
Save the date - 2 December 2017
The nominees for the KZN Breeders Awards to be held at the Fordoun Hotel & Spa in Nottingham Road have been announced read more
A New High
The cost of getting to Australia via Europe is estimated to be around R700 000
Dreams of a South African runner ever lining up to compete for a R61 million first cheque still seem unimaginable on the eve of the inaugural running of the world’s richest race on turf at Royal Randwick on Saturday read more
Magical’s The Word
Champion 2yo filly looks Fillies Guineas material
Hindsight is an exact science and trainers know best, but we have to wonder why the connections of the smashing What A Winter filly Magical Wonderland did not take their chances in the Diana Stakes read more
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