Mike de Kock ends with an estimated 3803 career winners, including 141 Grade 1’s, 158 Grade 2’s and 102 Grade 3 wins – unequalled in SA racing history and set to be the gold standard for many years to come!
Zeitz is proof that a female family can thrive and survive off just a single line of descent
Team Valor International’s recent purchase, and one of the most exciting fillies to grace our tracks in recent times, dual Gr1 winner Quid Pro Quo will be the star attraction at Turffontein on Saturday
Eight On Eighteen, has seen his rating increased from 115 to 127, while Gimme A Prince is at 134 and now SA’s highest rated racehorse
A black eye was the result of a weighing room fight between two lady riders in Sophie Doyle and Kirsty Milczarek in 2010
Zeitz, the 49th stakes winner for Vercingetorix, hails from one of the best female lines in the stud book!
It was a case of champagne déjà vu for trainer Juan Nel and one of his foundation gallopers Evie’s First when the 7yo Jay Peg gelding successfully defended his Fairview Merchants crown
‘I aim to uphold the values that make racing truly exceptional. Regrettably, today’s incident detracted from that commitment, and I am deeply remorseful for any disappointment caused to the punters, owners, trainer, fans and officials’
How to saddle you first winner in a feature and survive a double objection!
An incident in the second race at Turffontein on Sunday, described by a champion jockey as ‘unprofessional at the highest level’, will see title chasing Gavin Lerena facing an inquiry, without the option of an admission of guilt
SA Champion trainer Justin Snaith celebrated a third consecutive World Sports Betting Gr1 Cape Town Met victory in the Nic Jonsson silks when Eight On Eighteen stormed through a gap down the inside to become only the fourth sophomore in a quarter of a century to win the Cape’s flagship trophy
South African horseracing bid farewell on Saturday 26 April to one of our most accomplished, yet low-profile horseman
The official report states that an investigation has been opened into the circumstances which led to Babelicious (A Fortune), which paraded and proceeded to the start in red earmuffs, racing without blinkers, as carded
Just 48 hours after Cheeky Wink’s smart win at Tipperary, the Kieswetter and Heffer families enjoyed another champagne moment at Sandown
Ridgemont’s Rafeef fairytale received more endorsement on the Championships Finale at Turffontein on Saturday when his daughter, Chasing Happiness, ran her eight opponents off their feet to register her second stakes success when winning the TAB Gr2 Senor Santa Stakes
