Profiles

Chapter 1 – Mission Accomplished For Rachel!

She has ridden 211 winners, secured two SA champion apprentice titles, and has a Gr2 Gauteng Guineas on Eye Of The Prophet under the belt – not bad for a rosy cheeked horse-crazy teenager who had to practically kick down doors to get a chance to realise her dream of becoming a jockey!

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New Cape Challenge For Lunga

A Transkei-born horseman who started out as a Groom will soon find himself training horses out of Futura Park in the Cape alongside big-hitting neighbours Justin Snaith and Brett Crawford

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An Owner’s Rule Of Thumb

Against the background of a playful seal frolicking in the shallow white water of the surf at Sonwabe Beach, Gary Lemke talks to passionate racehorse owner and successful businessman Andrew Brand

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JP’s Flying Start In Cape

Just two weeks after a bold move South to set up a new family home in Cape Town, JP van der Merwe celebrated the most memorable racing weekend of his career

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He’s The World’s Best!

At a well-attended function last Friday evening at the plush Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre Ryan was awarded the LONGINES World’s Best Jockey crown for 2023

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Joy For New KZN Owner

Linda Seja tells the Sporting Post that his love for horses was actually spawned early when as a young boy he herded cattle and loved to ride

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Good Newsbreak: Direct Exports From SA To EU Approved!

This amendment places South Africa’s African Horse Sickness (AHS) free zone back on the Annex IV list as an authorised zone within South Africa from which registered equines are authorised for direct entry into the EU following the required in-country pre-export quarantine period

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