The Midweek Global Guide
Wednesday’s free-to-play Hollywoodbets Punters’ Challenge is available on the Hong Kong racemeeting – get your selections in at least 5 minutes before the first is due off
18th March 2025
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Horse racing and general sports news from South Africa and around the world. These are news items and opinions shared by our columnists and authors.
Wednesday’s free-to-play Hollywoodbets Punters’ Challenge is available on the Hong Kong racemeeting – get your selections in at least 5 minutes before the first is due off
A filly by leading sire Zoustar has topped the 2025 Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale after selling for $350,000 at Morphettville on Tuesday
Holding Thumbs reminds us a bit of the perpetual motion machine Saccharum, who raced for the Fleggs and was trained by the late Theo de Klerk in the 1970’s
Aurora Lady and Beauty Destiny will go head-to-head at Happy Valley on Wednesday in the hotly contested Class 2 Sports Handicap
In Time Is Money this week we look at some of the past weekend’s highlights
Ridgemont’s red-hot five-time Grade 1 winning stallion Canford Cliffs maintained his extraordinary season with two of his talented progeny bringing it home for their sire
Dennis Yip will attempt to win a consecutive BMW Hong Kong Derby at Sha Tin on Sunday, 23 March, when he saddles Noisy Boy in the third and the final leg of the Four-Year-Old Classic Series
Ozone therapy is increasingly recognised worldwide for its powerful healing properties in animals – accelerating wound healing, reducing inflammation, boosting immunity, and combating infections
A lovely filly by champion sire Written Tycoon topped Day One of the 2025 Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale on Monday when selling for A$260,000 to international interests
The 148th BMW Hong Kong Derby, carrying the total prize money of HK$26 million, will be held on Sunday, 23 March
High drama and some potentially dangerous race-riding cast a dark cloud over the inaugural running of the R5 million HSH Princess Charlene Big Cap at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth
After dedicating herself fully to the role for four challenging years, the increasing demands on her time and personal life have led her to reassess her career direction
Two smaller stables made their mark last week with notable victories, each carrying a backstory
Two South African star performers in Dean Kannemeyer’s Gimme A Prince and the Vaughan Marshall champion 3yo One Stripe, who runs in Sunday’s HSH Princess Charlene Big Cap, feature in the first edition of the LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2025
