
El Picha Couldn’t Do It…
El Picha won the Vodacom Durban July twice in 1999/2000, but if he were to race against the most recent back-to-back winner, Do It Again, who would come out on tops?
El Picha won the Vodacom Durban July twice in 1999/2000, but if he were to race against the most recent back-to-back winner, Do It Again, who would come out on tops?
The only other horse this century – beyond Do It Again – to score back to back July victories
El Picha, the little horse with the big heart and never say die attitude, has died peacefully at his home in Randjesfontein at the age of 22
If it could be possible, I think that second July win was even better than the first.
High drama and some potentially dangerous race-riding cast a dark cloud over the inaugural running of the R5 million HSH Princess Charlene Big Cap at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth
After dedicating herself fully to the role for four challenging years, the increasing demands on her time and personal life have led her to reassess her career direction
Two smaller stables made their mark last week with notable victories, each carrying a backstory
Two South African star performers in Dean Kannemeyer’s Gimme A Prince and the Vaughan Marshall champion 3yo One Stripe, who runs in Sunday’s HSH Princess Charlene Big Cap, feature in the first edition of the LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2025