Sovereignty’s race nearly ended shortly after the stalls opened as he stumbled after clipping heels, with Junior Alvarado recovering on the Bill Mott-trained colt to settle towards the rear
Hollywoodbets Durban July hometown entries Gladatorian and See It Again dominated the finish of the Independent On Saturday Gr2 Drill Hall Stakes on Saturday, with a nose separating them in a thriller
Glory Elite underlined his sprinting potential with a triumphant return to Happy Valley on Wednesday
Hong Kong Jockey Club Chief Executive Officer Mr Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges has hailed 2025 FWD Champions Day as one of the best editions of the flagship meeting in a “very long period of time”
Breaking from gate 12 as an 89/1 outsider, Red Lion became the longest-priced winner in the race’s history as the six-year-old Belardo gelding tenaciously made all
Tastiera was triumphant on his return to Sha Tin as Japan’s 2023 Gr1 Tokyo Yushun hero dominated a thrilling renewal of the HK$28 million Gr1 FWD QEII Cup at Sha Tin on Sunday
Milnerton-based third generation trainer Lucinda Woodruff maintained her impeccable KZN record of two feature winners from her only two runners in the province
Taking his unbeaten record to 12 consecutive races in defeating a world-class field of 12 rivals in a winning time of 1m 07.88s for the 1200m, Ka Ying Rising completed a clean sweep of the Hong Kong Speed Series and collected a HK$5 million bonus
Ironically, it was a colt which provided Alan with a first Gr1 success, this being Alec and Gillian Foster’s homebred Cereus, who landed the 2001 Gold Cup at Hollywoodbets Greyville, his victory completing a momentous double on the day, with the Gr2 Golden Slipper having gone the way of juvenile filly Tatler, a great-great-great grandaughter of Sun Lass!
The acknowledged unofficial national championships of the South African racing season, Champions Season 2025 launches at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday 3 May
In this week’s Time Is Money insert, we look at various times over the two racemeetings under review and remind readers that sectional timing data is an important scientific complimentary tool of the trade for punters and racing enthusiasts
There simply isn’t a better five days of Flat racing anywhere in the world! It all starts on Tuesday 17 June with three Gr1 races
It’s been confirmed – New Zealand reigning champion jockey Warren Kennedy has been booked to ride Confederate for trainer Fabian Habib on 05 July
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
