Post race information and news relating to major horse races. We review and analyse how these races played out and discuss the details relating to performance and any other interesting facts people in the horse racing industry find useful.
Vaal lady trainer Ashley Fortune has made a terrific impact in just eight months in her new role and she struck another blow for the fairer sex when Tsitsikamma Dance dug deep
Having his first ride since a return from injury, super sub Marco van Rensburg took over from Diego De Gouveia and rode an inspired race
Yogas Govender took Sabine Plattner Racing to one of their most memorable highs when he saddled the 7yo Martial Eagle to win the 2013 J&B Met
The Cape has sweated through many summers since Milnerton trainer Eric Sands has had a horse really worth getting excited about
With some low mileage on the clock, the lightly exposed Trippi mare Love To Boogie could give the Plattner Racing Team some fun in the months ahead
St John Gray’s battle hardened Captain Aldo mocked the reality that his better days are behind him when he went from gun to tape
Mike de Kock pulled an ace out of the hat at Turffontein on Saturday when the Irish-bred Cascapedia bounced back fresh after a six month rest
It takes patience and positivity to keep plugging away but the former Christmas Handicap winner rewarded the loyalty when he scored his first victory in thirty months
The Ashley Fortune Racing machine continues to produce the winners with some astutely acquired second-hand purchases
The time honoured Snaith philosophy of patience and planning was in evidence again at Durbanville on Saturday when the progressive stayer Magnificent Seven registered a first stakes win
Confidence is a jockey’s major asset and with a 40% win strike-rate for the season, Lerena grabbed four winners on the afternoon, including this inspired ride on Prince Of Kahal
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?
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
