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Trainer Alan Greeff, who saddled the 2023 and 2024 winners of the Lady’s Slipper Stakes sends out Golden Palm in the seventh – today’s feature race. She is the possible Jackpot banker and could give Greeff his third consecutive victory in this event
The R1,5-million Gold Medallion for two-year-olds over 1200m forms the second leg of the carryover Jackpot at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Saturday
The National Punters’ Guide for today’s Fairview racemeeting has been published
Results at Hollywoodbets Greyville last Saturday once again confirmed the outstanding contribution of the late Captain Al
The clash of the Gqeberha and Highveld stars sets the Gr1 Allan Robertson Championship up as a potential clash of the day
Last Hard Copy has been selected as the best bet on Friday at Gloucester Park
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
Preparing to partner Lucky Sweynesse in the Gr3 Sha Tin Vase Handicap at Sha Tin on Saturday, Derek Leung struck top form with a treble at Happy Valley on Wednesday
After an injury-enforced absence of close on four months, national log-leading apprentice Trent Mayhew makes what looks to be a potential winning return in the sixth today when partnering Instant Attraction for his Dad, Craig
A familiar voice for years whenever we telephoned Summerhill Stud, and a lady known as ‘Muhtafal’s Mom’ to many, Megan Romeyn currently finds herself with life-threatening medical challenges
Unbeaten Gqeberha-based flyer Direct Hit became the third East Cape raider to win the Gr1 Allan Robertson Championship this century
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
