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The 3yo Great Plains was in need of the run and recorded the fastest 400m to finish time of the afternoon
5th May 2025
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The 3yo Great Plains was in need of the run and recorded the fastest 400m to finish time of the afternoon
Progressive four-year-old Bundle Award might have earned a start at Group 1 level after displaying impressive staying talent with victory in the HK$4,2 million Gr3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup Handicap
Desert Flower made it a memorable weekend as she made all in Sunday’s Gr1 1,000 Guineas, a fifth win in the fillies’ Classic for Godolphin
Piet Steyn’s 3yo Garrix made it two out of two in the traditional Cape Winter Series won in 2020 by his accomplished stablemate Katak
Winless, while consistent, since her victory in the same race a year ago, the 5yo Time For Love benefitted from a beautifully judged ride from Gavin Lerena
One World’s smart son Dreamworld ran his opposition off their feet to win the R300 000 Gr3 Winter Nursey
Tony Peter’s Hollywoodbets Durban July entry The Equator’s Frankel half-sister Lake Victoria can extend her unbeaten run to six
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
SA Champion trainer Justin Snaith celebrated a sixth KZN Guineas success when his Hollywoodbets Durban July entry Sail The Seas rallied powerfully to beat his boom stablemate Eight On Eighteen
Ruling Court continued Godolphin’s outstanding recent record in the Gr1 2,000 Guineas as horses in the royal blue silks finished first, third and fourth
Good Cheer maintained her perfect record and provided Godolphin with a second Gr1 Kentucky Oaks in the space of three years
The extraordinary story of Chad Little’s comeback to race riding at the age of 40 in November last year after teetering on the brink of the abyss of a nearly wasted life, received a Netflix-type boost at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Saturday
Oh Susanna and her stakes winning paddock pals are not only continuing to add to the burgeoning Drakenstein trophy cabinet through their progeny, they are also establishing powerful female dynasties which should serve the stud well in years to come
A bright and exciting future for horse racing in South Africa is on the horizon – that was the underlying message to emerge as the birth of South Africa’s new age coastal racing operator was celebrated at the official launch of the Race Coast brand
Some 23 years after booting home his first victory in August 2002 at Clairwood Park, Sean Veale reached the milestone of his first century of winners in a season at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Wednesday
