The average Pick 6 payout at the three January meetings at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth so far is a shade under R250 000, an encouraging carrot to get involved in Saturday 27 January’s expected R10-million pool
Julia Pilbeam’s Soetendal Estate has been an industry leader in the Ready To Run sales domain for over seventeen years and will be represented for the first time at the Cape Premier Yearling Sale next week
Almost 22 years after Splendid Night opened their account at the Theatre Of Dreams, the Hollywood Syndicate are on the cusp of a sparkling milestone
The termination of the MJC’s concession by the government brings an effective end to horseracing
After an emotional and trying few months of challenges that arrived in all shapes and sizes, Main Defender returned at Turffontein on Saturday after a mostly involuntary eleven week break
Sean Tarry celebrated a quick 50-1 feature double at Turffontein on Saturday when the Varsfontein bred Gimmethegreenlight filly Let’s Go Now finished strongly to win the R300 000 Gr3 Mother Russia Stakes
There are two feature races including the Gr3 Flamboyant Stakes and the Listed Christmas Handicap
The expression ‘don’t try this at home’ exists for a reason. What looks easy from a distance, or from the comfort of the couch in front of the TV, is usually something beyond the capabilities of Joe Average
The all-female line-up of amateur riders in the opening event of the prestigious raceday includes a host of talents from a wide range of equestrian disciplines, encompassing showjumping, equitation and track racing
Ricky Maingard and Bernard Fayd’herbe return to defend their L’Ormarins King’s Plate title at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on 6 January 2024
South African bred Gr1 winning filly Vernichey appeared in the Tattersalls December Sales on 4 December 2023 and sold for R6,2 million to the bid of Kia Ora Stud, Australia
Was the last galloper to win a race on SA soil with a seriously hefty impost Buddy Maroun’s champion Golden Loom, aka ‘Goofy’, who lumbered 65 kgs under Anton Marcus to beat Fov’s Favourite 26 years ago?
The Ndoro Stud-bred son of Wilgerbosdrift’s War Front stallion Fire Away, Alec Laird-trained Fire Attack dominated the 2025 Highveld Feature Season Awards
In the late 80s, South African breeders were highly skeptical of sons of Mr Prospector. The main criticism was that he was ‘a dirt stallion’ and we race on turf
The businessman was served with an interim suspension of his Assistant Trainer licence on Friday afternoon and has spoken out about what appears to be mostly a misunderstanding based on a potential lack of communication and bureaucratic red-tape challenges
