Gold Class Racing Action!
The Hollywoodbets Gold Challenge day last Saturday produced some top-drawer racing and inspiring performances on the track
10th June 2025
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The Hollywoodbets Gold Challenge day last Saturday produced some top-drawer racing and inspiring performances on the track
The old feature firm of Sean Tarry and Smanga ‘Bling’ Khumalo teamed up to win the HKJC World Pool Gr2 Tibouchina Stakes with Green Sapphire under the dazzling new lights at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday
While the door is still open, with final supplementary entries closing at 11h00 on Tuesday 17 June, on which date the weights will also be published, the fight for a berth in the final field of 20 – which includes 2 reserves – has tightened up considerably
Sovereignty outran Journalism on Saturday in a Kentucky Derby rematch in the 157th Gr1 Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course
To ensure the full race meeting is completed the decision has been taken to postpone the race meeting of Tuesday 10 June to Thursday 12 June
After winning Sunday’s Gr1 Yasuda Kinen, Shadai Racehorse Co. Ltd.’s Jantar Mantar has earned a free berth into the FanDuel Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Mile
Mzansi’s finest and fearless student fashion creatives put on a dazzling display on Saturday as the Hollywoodbets Durban July Young Designer Award presented by Durban Fashion Fair competition was whittled down to the finalists
The South African horseracing industry boasts a proud and colourful history stretching back to the 1880’s
The Chris So-trained Perfectday pounced late to snare the Class 4 Kwong Tin Handicap at Sha Tin on Sunday to give Keagan De Melo a winner, after the SA Jockey Academy graduate broke a long losing streak last Wednesday
A second consecutive feature winner bred by Shadwell Stud, the Erico Verdonese-trained Choisaanada dethroned the Hollywoodbets Durban July hopeful Confederate
SplashOut-sponsored Apprentice Savanna Valjalo broke the ice at Hollywoodbets Greyville at her 11th ride under rules on Wednesday
There’s something magical about the world of horseracing that has always drawn a certain kind of person, especially those who love speed, style, and a bit of drama
A springboard for top horses over the decades, the R500 000 Gr3 Langerman throws up its share of drama and Saturday’s renewal stayed true to form with an objection by the rider of the 50 to 1 runner-up
