‘I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but to get 80% of what we really wanted means the future looks bright! I must thank the breeders and owners who supported us. It was a fantastic happy sale with a good vibe’
As the rider of Brooklyn Bridge he failed to ensure that he did not cause interference
The local season survived stakes cuts, a high-profile sponsor bale out, and the inevitable dramatic sideshow moments, to emerge as a show we can’t wait to watch all over again
A tactical plan come together for a master trainer and one of the best families in the stud book
Craig Zackey kept a cool head to register a 23rd stakes winner for Mauritzfontein’s Kingmambo sire Ideal World on the Gary Alexander-trained Mount Laurel
Vardy mows down a class field – and now everything looks a lot less cut and dried!
South African horseracing has been suffering from a dearth of top jockeys as a result of international commitments and injuries
A prolific and fearless traveller with his horses to the far flung reaches of South Africa, it is something of an anomaly that there is often little respect in the betting markets for the Spies runners
Craig Zackey was fined as he rode a ding dong finish to go down narrowly in the Pick 6 opener
The introduction of the new twelve strike rule under Guideline M on Friday 10 May for the use of the crop resulted in six sanctions in the first three days.
With a limited Gauteng satellite string, Joey Ramsden is delivering the results
‘I called the owner and before I could even make the offer he excitedly told me that a certain South African bookmaker had just called 10 minutes earlier to make an offer of R5m’
It’s clear that eight incidents of crop excesses is unacceptable for a sport keen to maintain a good public image, and the time appears to have arrived for a review of the crop rules for work riders on the Highveld
Rafeef is fast establishing a fine reputation as a stallion who has the ability to sire stakes winners across the speed and stamina spectrum
