Karl Neisius On The WSB Cape Met
One of the greatest jockeys never to win the Met, Karl Neisius celebrates his 66th birthday on Friday and will be at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday
25th January 2023
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One of the greatest jockeys never to win the Met, Karl Neisius celebrates his 66th birthday on Friday and will be at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday
The 161st renewal of the WSB Gr1 Cape Town Met on Saturday 28 January heralds the end of an era for South African horseracing
‘My Gran used to telephone Oupa Boetie and he would say he is very busy in the ceiling or down a manhole, working. In the meantime, the racing commentary was loud and clear in the background!’
Born into horseracing, she was there at the age of 21 when her legendary Dad Mike saddled Counter Action, the first of his six winners of the prestigious weight-for-age mile
Watch the energetic photographer on the rails at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on the L’Ormarins King’s Plate day – that’s Chase Liebenberg!
A good 3yo won’t win the L’Ormarins King’s Plate. But a top-class sophomore can. And we will know a lot more about the strength of
After a short family island holiday, Denis Schwarz flew into Johannesburg from Port Louis on Tuesday after a very successful stint with Mauritius trainer, Vincent Allet
Frankie Dettori kicked off his stint in the US on Monday in stunning fashion when riding a treble on the opening day at Santa Anita, headlined by Dubai World Cup winner Country Grammer’s win
His last Gr1 winner dates back to the Cape Guineas and Mike de Kock was the trainer…
‘Saturday at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth was amazing. I rode my share of Gr1 winners around the world. But boy oh boy, this was lump-in-the-throat special for me and the whole team!’
Now 25, and happily married and settled in Hong Kong, Hewitson is the personification of persistence and courage
Charl Pretorius writes in his Off The Record column on the 4Racing website that owners, trainers and racing fans are gravely concerned about the state of our industry
There has been a precipitous decline of betting on the Totalisator which gives cause for concern for the horseracing industry
