There are not many bloodstock people outside South Africa that take a lot of notice of us, but those who do, do it with a passion. Bloodstock consultant and manager David Allan tells us why he’s one of them.
Summerhill boss Mick Goss talks to us about winning their 10th Breeders’ Championship and why South Africa is in a better spot than it’s ever been
Mike Bass talks to us about retirement, having a race named after him and Marinaresco’s chances for the Gr1 Mike & Carol Bass Champions Cup
‘Gold Circle paid for two experts from Newmarket, UK, to advise them on the restructuring of their tracks. They chose to ignore the opinion’
“I would describe this mythical love-hate relationship that Piere Strydom and I are supposed to ‘enjoy’ as complete and utter bollocks…:
SA’s blonde bomber, Piere Strydom just seems to improve with age – he has 5,000 career wins, recently celebrated turning 50 and now has a record-equalling 4th Vodacom Durban July to his credit. And he’s not stopping there. He tells us why there is still nothing else to compare to the Vodacom Durban July
Leading trainer and heir apparent for the 2016 Trainers’ Championship Sean Tarry discusses his July chances and his recipe for success
Multiple Hong Kong champion jockey and one of SA’s most successful exports, Douglas Whyte talks to us about his prospective July ride
Cape-based jockey MJ Byleveld is one of our busiest lightweight riders. Popular with his peers and racing fans alike, he has forged a formidable partnership
Dennis Drier talks to us about Horse Guards and his prospects for a 7th Tsogo Sun Gold Medallion win
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?
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
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
The businessman was served with an interim suspension of his Assistant Trainer licence on Friday afternoon and has spoken out about what appears to be mostly a misunderstanding based on a potential lack of communication and bureaucratic red-tape challenges
