Maps Maponyane
Meet Maps Maponyane – mood-maker, trend shaker and brand ambassador for Racing, It’s A Rush.
26th November 2014
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Meet Maps Maponyane – mood-maker, trend shaker and brand ambassador for Racing, It’s A Rush.
33 years and 5000 winners later, Striker is officially our greatest rider of all time
It’s quite a shock to hear that people are thinking ‘he’s going to turn it up.’ I know I’m old, but I’m not THAT old! I’ve got horses I want to win the Met and the July on still!
It’s very satisfying when you get feedback that your drivers are good and horses have traveled well. A lot of people keep in contact and let us know how their horses are getting on and it’s something we’re very proud of.
There are few men with a better eye for selecting a champion racehorse. Colin Palm, a former jockey and trainer, and present day Bloodstock Consultant, looks back on 61 years in horseracing
“I’ve always enjoyed my racing and I’m lucky that I’ve never got stale or sour. Even when I don’t have lots of rides, I’ll still hang around the jockey room for the day – I just enjoy being there. There’s nothing else I’d rather do.”
As my hero John Lennon said, “When at school, the teachers asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I said, Happy. They said, I didn’t understand the question. I said, you don’t understand life.” If you’re happy, it means all the pieces fit, and you can build from here on how to be, well, more happy.
He is leading his colleagues a merry dance at the top of the SA Champion Apprentice log with double the amount of winners of his closest rival. Ryan Munger is one of the brightest young talents in our riding ranks and is all set and ready to take on the world this season
A great Emerald Cup victory on Saturday has catapulted Corne Spies into the spotlight. Currently in second position on the SA trainer log and with his new Zimbabwe satellite yard heading the tables North Of The Limpopo, the Spies Racing Team is set for unprecedented growth
Expectations are very high. With the stake money and punting being as high as it is, they want the best and they expect you to be the best. That’s what drives me. To be the best.
Believe it or not, horseracing in the Republic of Kenya is 110 years old in 2015. The beautiful country in the African Great Lakes region of East Africa will host visitors from across the globe – Tom Fraser tells us why…
SA horseracing needs strong leadership – today. Otherwise we are doomed. Stakeholders don’t need this kind of circus!
A former Bloemfontein champion trainer, Michael McLachlan was a popular character in the halcyon days of horseracing and now finds himself in dire need
