The NHA Calendar As Per 06 June ’25
We keep you in the loop with this week’s National Horseracing Authority Calendar
7th June 2025
1 Comment
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.
We keep you in the loop with this week’s National Horseracing Authority Calendar
Rouvaun Smit goes over the card for Sunday’s Turffontein fixture
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
David Eustace has saddled 29 winners from 297 starters in a fine Hong Kong debut season and the Englishman is optimistic Light Years Charm can maintain the stable’s momentum with a third victory at Sha Tin
Reigning SA Horse Of The Year Dave The King became the third back-to-back winner this century of South Africa’s highest-rated Gr1 contest, the Hollywoodbets Gr1 Gold Challenge
The Gimmethegreenlight colt Malmesbury Missile registered his first stakes success when he charged through from near last into the home stretch to win the Hollywoodbets Sharks Listed Gatecrasher Stakes
Tienie Prinsloo’s powerhouse Quickstepgal under Kabelo Matsunyane opened the Hollywoodbets Gold Challenge day feature programme with a smart victory in the Ridgemont Listed Devon Air Stakes
The 30 day countdown mark to the 2025 R5 million Hollywoodbets Durban July was reached on Thursday 5 June and we are all set for a potential gamechanging weekend
William Robertson’s presence certainly adds intrigue to the line-up. Yet history shows that this prestigious race has been won by some of the fleetest horses of the modern era…
Frank Robinson and his staunch patron Sid Moodley look to have booked themselves a Hollywoodbets Durban July berth with Madison Valley
Reigning SA Horse Of The Year Dave The King became the third back-to-back winner this century of South Africa’s highest-rated Gr1 contest, the Hollywoodbets Gr1 Gold Challenge
Currently offered at 25-1 in the ante-post market, Dean Kannemeyer’s lightly raced 4yo The Real Prince is happy and healthy and on track for a run in the big one
In contrast to heavyweights of the modern era in Galileo, Sea The Stars and Dubawi, who have stamped their authority in classic spheres with excellent support from leading breeders, bona fide breed shaper Acclamation rose from far humbler beginnings
