A number of races are receiving makeovers in the form of name changes to honour significant racing figures including the Mike De Kock Ipi Tombe Challenge, The Mary Slack SA Fillies Classic and the Dr Richard Maponya Handicap
Ace Impact once again displayed his sensational turn of foot as he sprinted to glory in the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at ParisLongchamp on Sunday
Francis Lui accelerated a blistering start to the season with a Sha Tin treble crowned by Stoltz’s courageous victory in the HK$4.2 million Gr3 National
The man who rode competitively until the age of 65, was born today, 1 October, in 1918
Prompted by her Dad Michael, Fairview trainer Montana Turner threw the form book out of the window and decided to run her flagship galloper Narcos
The Wernars’ defending champion Puerto Manzano heads the log
Sally Bowles, a daughter of London News, featured as the dam of Lady Radner, a facile winner of the Gr3 Dogwood Stakes at Churchill Downs last weekend
TAB Jackpot ONE pools at South African race meetings from today to Sunday next week will each start with a R250,000 carryover that should generate a total pool of more than R1 million each day
Last season’s sophomore arch-rivals Charles Dickens and See It Again head the Hollywoodbets ante-post betting boards
Severe weather conditions have continued to wreak havoc in the Cape with Hollywoodbets Durbanville receiving 100mm rainfall in 12 hours – almost 20% of the average annual rainfall of the past 25 years
The 2023 East Cape Champion Older Colt/Gelding is in the form of his life
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
The number of entries compares favourably in quantum with recent years, with 58 first entries received in 2024, 60 in 2023, 68 in 2022, 53 in 2021, 52 in 2020, 49 in 2019, and 69 in 2018
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!
