The Vaal meeting scheduled for today Thursday 26 March 2015 has been abandoned following an inspection of the track.
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In the late 80s, South African breeders were highly skeptical of sons of Mr Prospector. The main criticism was that he was ‘a dirt stallion’ and we race on turf
Alan Greeff’s recent Eastern Cape ‘Triple Crown’ star My Best Shot and the Lucky Houdalakis galloper Musical Score, a 3yo son of Oratorio, and a winner of his last two starts, are the two newbies
It is no mean feat to win at feature level from 1400m to 2400m, but My Best Shot proved equal to the task and set himself up for East Cape Horse Of The Year honours – and maybe a Hollywoodbets Durban July supplementary entry?
An investigation into betting patterns, both locally and internationally, has been launched by the National Horseracing Authority
Reigning SA champion trainer Justin Snaith looks to hold a powerful hand in Saturday’s R2 million Gr1 Daily News 2000, with his dual Gr1 winner Eight On Eighteen spearheading a four-cornered attack in a field of seven
The Ndoro Stud-bred son of Wilgerbosdrift’s War Front stallion Fire Away, Alec Laird-trained Fire Attack dominated the 2025 Highveld Feature Season Awards
Was the last galloper to win a race on SA soil with a seriously hefty impost Buddy Maroun’s champion Golden Loom, aka ‘Goofy’, who lumbered 65 kgs under Anton Marcus to beat Fov’s Favourite 26 years ago?
