Originally scheduled for Kenilworth, the R150 000 Listed Woolavington Handicap will be run at Durbanville and with a late scractching the field has been reduced to just seven runners read more
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‘Above Average’ – Crawford
Straight from the horse's mouth - Durbanville today
Harold Crawford has saddled only one winner this season so far but suggests his runner in the first today is above average read more
Eye On De Kock Again Today
Straight from the horse's mouth - Turffontein today
Matthew De Kock has been spot on with their first timers in recent weeks. He has another two positive comments for today read more
A Gr1 In Both Hemispheres On Saturday?
Super Saturday for champion trainer
Aidan O’Brien’s attentions will span both hemispheres on Saturday with a massive attack at Ascot – but he also has some serious business in Australia read more
Corne Hoping For A Good Run
Straight from the horse's mouth - Fairview today
Only one first-timer on the card read more
Frankie Misses Bus In End
This international team lacks real star appeal
South Africa will be captained by reigning champion Anthony Delpech and they must be favourites to lift the trophy read more
Summer Cup – Only 20 Can Run
Who is your early pick?
Abashiri and Liege have both advanced into the top 20 on the Summer Cup log read more
Classic Empire To Coolmore
Leading SA owners Mayfair Speculators have an interest in the Eclipse Award winner
Classic Empire has been retired from racing and will stand at Coolmore America’s Ashford Stud. read more
Cape Feature Loses Longstanding Sponsor
Cape racing's 'worst kept secret'?
Loss of a staunch sponsor in tough economic times read more
Club Gallops Resume
Durbanville Gallops Back on 26 October
Western Cape trainers will be pleased to hear that Durbanville resumes Club Gallops on 26 October read more
A Grand Finale
We can't match the overseas product
On Saturday, the seventh QIPCO British Champions Day is the grand finale to the British Flat racing season read more
ABSA Premiership
Kaizer Chiefs vs Orlando Pirates | Saturday 21 October | FNB Stadium | 15:30
South Africa’s greatest soccer rivalry takes centre stage on Saturday as Kaizer Chiefs battle it out with Orlando Pirates in an enticing league encounter. read more
Hong Kong Progress With Development Plans
South Africa can share in the spoils
The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Conghua Training Facility is a major development currently under construction and set to open in July 2018 read more
Met’s Bolt From The Blue
'Watch out - I'm on my way'
Olympic sprinting legend Usain Bolt will be hosting Africa’s Richest Race Day, the Sun Met, celebrated with GH Mumm Champagne read more
Charity Champions
Jumping Jockeys
On Sunday, 22 October 2017, a number of local jockeys will participate in a show-jumping class at Trinity Equestria in aid of the Cart Horse Protection Association read more
Delpech -‘He Blew Me Away Today’
'Good horses qualify themselves' - Dean Kannemeyer
It took reigning SA champion jockey Anthony Delpech all of 30 years to find his way to Durbanville Racecourse read more
Failed To Ride Horse Out – 7 Days Suspension
Jockey van der Hoven has the right of appeal against the penalty imposed
He failed to ride the horse out to the end of the race, thereby prejudicing his chances of obtaining the outright fourth place read more
Summer’s Coming
Visitors Descend On Cape Town
With the Cape Summer Season just around the corner, we get a sneak peek at who is visiting this season read more
Delpech’s Durbanville First
Renews association with boom colt Last Winter
He has five mounts for Dean Kannemeyer and also partners Tally-Ho for Mike Robinson read more
Brandon Breaks Ice In NZ
Now the ball is rolling!
Former Cape-based jockey Brandon Morgenrood rode his first winner in his new home country today
Good And The Bad
Information in good faith - we take the good with the bad
The Gold Circle first-timer initiative is a boon for punters. But sometimes it goes awry – as things do in this game read more
Can Gavin Make It Three On The Trot?
Final field announced on 25 October
The Australian-bred New Predator is out to defend his R1 million Gr2 Charity Mile title read more
The Stars Come Out
No sponsor for this prestigious Gr2 to launch the Cape summer?
Known for ages as the Choice Carriers Fillies Championship, the R400 000 Gr2 Cape Fillies Championship has attracted a superb entry of thirty fairer sex 3yo’s read more
Classic – But Can JR See Off The Visitors?
Summer starts in earnest on 28 October at Kenilworth
Joey Ramsden has won the race three out of the last four runnings and he has a powerful sextet entered, headed by the exciting Oratorio colt, Ancestry read more
Smart Call
Clockwatcher’s reviews up to 13 October read more
What Louis Did Next
Triple Crown - The Next Generation
A look at Louis The King’s first foals read more
