25th May 2025
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Sean Veale rode a balanced race in perfect sunshine weather down the 1000m straight, and was always in the firing line before drawing off
Today’s Hollywoodbets Kenilworth Bipot starts in the second race at 12h30
Jockeys Tristan Godden and Craig Zackey had their Daily News Saturday engagements cut short when both were dislodged from their respective mounts
The National Punters’ Guide for today’s Hollywoodbets Kenilworth racemeeting has been published
Don’t forget to take the day’s Hollywoodbets Punters’ Challenge on the local and Hong Kong meetings – it’s free-to-play
Beautifully ridden by a delighted Stallone Naidoo, Paris Lass (20-1) led practically all the way to hold off a serious late challenge from Gavin Smith stablemate Gimme’s Lassie
Justin Snaith’s smashing 3yo Eight On Eighteen underlined his SA Horse Of The Year claims as he took his career earnings to over R6 million when registering his third Grade 1 success
Rouvaun Smit goes over the card for Sunday’s racemeeting at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth
After shedding her maiden certificate at Hollywoodbets Durbanville in September 2024, Little Suzie had shown flashes of serious ability, but found her proverbial mojo in the best way possible on Saturday
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
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
