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Zac Purton plans to employ a familiar plan and use Ka Ying Rising’s blistering speed against his 12 rivals in Sunday’s HK$22 million Gr1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize at Sha Tin
Ridgemont’s Rafeef fairytale received more endorsement on the Championships Finale at Turffontein on Saturday when his daughter, Chasing Happiness, ran her eight opponents off their feet to register her second stakes success when winning the TAB Gr2 Senor Santa Stakes
The first knockout blow to punters on the Championships Finale at Turffontein arrived in the TAB Listed Gold Bowl when the low-key 100-1 shot Taxhaven stayed on best to beat the veteran former champion stayer Nebraas
The Sporting Post keeps you in the loop with this week’s National Horseracing Authority Calendar
Thrice the chance to win big with the free-to-play Hollywoodbets Punters’ Challenge on Sunday – two local meetings and Hong Kong
Rouvaun Smit goes over the card for Sunday’s Hollywoodbets Scottsville racemeeting
Sean Tarry and the Drakenstein Stud look to have some serious juvenile fairer sex firepower ahead of the SA Champions Season
The Highveld season finale at Turffontein on Saturday got off to a good start for favourite players when Sean Tarry produced the What A Winter filly One Fine Winter in fabulous fettle to win the TAB Gr3 Pretty Polly Stakes
With only three barriers left to be drawn at the official barrier draw function at Sha Tin on Thursday, Ka Ying Rising was faced with the prospect of drawing either gates four, seven or the outside barrier of 13…
Charm Stone sent her broodmare value soaring when she stormed home for a brilliant win in Saturday’s A$1 million Group One Robert Sangster Stakes at Morphettville
Today’s pen reading at 13h00 is 32 (heavy), with some areas reaching 46
The official report states that an investigation has been opened into the circumstances which led to Babelicious (A Fortune), which paraded and proceeded to the start in red earmuffs, racing without blinkers, as carded
Just 48 hours after Cheeky Wink’s smart win at Tipperary, the Kieswetter and Heffer families enjoyed another champagne moment at Sandown
Ridgemont’s Rafeef fairytale received more endorsement on the Championships Finale at Turffontein on Saturday when his daughter, Chasing Happiness, ran her eight opponents off their feet to register her second stakes success when winning the TAB Gr2 Senor Santa Stakes
The number of entries compares favourably in quantum with recent years, with 58 first entries received in 2024, 60 in 2023, 68 in 2022, 53 in 2021, 52 in 2020, 49 in 2019, and 69 in 2018
