Leading sprinter Satono Reve will carry the hopes of a nation as he looks to provide Japan with an historic first victory at Royal Ascot in the Gr1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes
He spent more than 30 years on the Jockey Club board and left an entrenched ethical culture in the organisation
Champion Snitzel was humanely euthanised on Wednesday morning at Arrowfield Stud
With the weekend’s victories at Epsom, Aidan O’Brien is now odds-on to secure this season’s UK trainers’ title
The rating protection received here is negated in the Hollywoodbets Durban July, as Immediate Edge will carry 53kg under the race conditions, effectively competing off a gross rating of 117 if the weights were to be finalised today
Field Of Gold and Sosie are tied at the top of the initial points standings for this year’s Cartier Horse of the Year
Devonne Govender and Aldo Cortopassi preview today’s Gloucester Park racemeeting
The Hollywoodbets Gold Challenge day last Saturday produced some top-drawer racing and inspiring performances on the track
The Hollywoodbets Gold Challenge day last Saturday produced some top-drawer racing and inspiring performances on the track
Frank Robinson and his staunch patron Sid Moodley look to have booked themselves a Hollywoodbets Durban July berth with Madison Valley
Reigning SA Horse Of The Year Dave The King became the third back-to-back winner this century of South Africa’s highest-rated Gr1 contest, the Hollywoodbets Gr1 Gold Challenge
Currently offered at 25-1 in the ante-post market, Dean Kannemeyer’s lightly raced 4yo The Real Prince is happy and healthy and on track for a run in the big one
In contrast to heavyweights of the modern era in Galileo, Sea The Stars and Dubawi, who have stamped their authority in classic spheres with excellent support from leading breeders, bona fide breed shaper Acclamation rose from far humbler beginnings
A familiar voice for years whenever we telephoned Summerhill Stud, and a lady known as ‘Muhtafal’s Mom’ to many, Megan Romeyn currently finds herself with life-threatening medical challenges
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
