Some flashes of great memories
The first horse ever to be inducted into the SA Racing Hall Of Fame, Sea Cottage ended his career with 20 wins from 24 starts and was widely regarded as the greatest horse to ever grace the South African turf – until Horse Chestnut arrived.
Tony Sivewright chats to the SABC in this short interview – and shows us the bullet that made news across the country
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A former Bloemfontein champion trainer, Michael McLachlan was a popular character in the halcyon days of horseracing and now finds himself in dire need
Any ideas for likely riders? Have your say
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Shaheen goes over the race cards for Saturday’s double-header
Trainer Donna Logan hopes some good old-fashioned lady luck and a winnable weight can see Istataba home
The daughter of Vercingetorix is the form horse and she should notch up the hat-trick
