Billy’s Young At Heart
A man with a bright and youthful disposition, Billy Ruiters’ battle against the odds in his close on 50 years in the sport of kings has clearly fashioned his character
18th May 2021
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A man with a bright and youthful disposition, Billy Ruiters’ battle against the odds in his close on 50 years in the sport of kings has clearly fashioned his character
Will the transgressing jocks visit the victims in hospital when they are on life-support? Or give their family financial assistance when the breadwinner’s career is over for good?
With only a relative handful of horses to race here, British owner Dr Jill Warner celebrated a very special second victory in the 1000m contest in the space of just five years, last Saturday
It will unbelievably be four years since the then 20 year old Callan Murray celebrated the rare and heady feat of three Gr1 successes on Champions Day in 2017
With just one lot offered, she and her team are happy at their maiden experience of South Africa’s longest standing sale
“They fall off on average I think once in every fifteen rides! I don’t like those odds!” she laughed as she sent her best wishes to the County Tipperary-born rider, who is taking the UK by storm
A young man who says he would absolutely recommend a career in the riding ranks to anybody who asks
The newly elected Chairperson of the KZN Breeders Club, Cathy Martin hopes to be a catalyst for change and improvement in the industry
Eight-times East Cape champion trainer Gavin Smith has bounced back from a tough 2020 in fighting style.
After clocking his 100th winner of the season at Sha Tin on Sunday, the 37 year old Moreira went on to grab his second Gr1 Hong Kong Derby success
The R85 000 Listed East Cape Fillies Nursery heads the Fairview card on Friday, and while she is a true impartial professional in every respect, Tellytrack presenter Nadine Low Ah Kee’s heart is in a victory for her adoptive hometown
The highly anticipated first race on the revamped Hollywoodbets Greyville polytrack on Wednesday was well received by stakeholders, but was not without its drama
Cape lightweight Morne Winnaar has come a long way since being plucked from near ignominy by former Cape champion trainer Joey Ramsden over twenty years ago
The Rafeef purple patch continued in the 2025 Champions Season opener at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday with another crackerjack performer in the shape of Mon Petit Cherie who won the World Sports Betting Gr2 Fillies Guineas
A Transkei-born horseman who started as a Groom, the groundbreaking Lunga learnt the ropes from top men like Mitch Wiese, Glen Kotzen and Kumaran Naidoo
