Mike de Kock underscored his sparkling record in the R1 million HSH Princess Charlene Gr1 Empress Club Stakes as his chestnut champion Nother Russia registered a terrific double
Saturday’s Gr1 Horse Chestnut Stakes runner-up Nother Russia heads an entry of 14 for the R1 million HSH Princess Charlene Gr1 Empress Club Stakes
While eyebrows were raised in some quarters when the R1 million HSH Princess Charlene Of Monaco Gr1 Empress Club Stakes was delayed a week to fit into the royal schedule, the climax of a thrilling sentimental win for South African horseracing’s own ‘royal families’ dominated matters on a big day
An eclectic mix of royalty and thoroughbred champions past and present make for a grand day of racing at Turffontein on Saturday
The cutoff for the two feature races on Empress Club Stakes Day – the other is the 2450m Listed Spook Express Handicap, which attracted 10 nominations – was 11am on Monday, but the National Racing Bureau has extended first entries to 9am today (Tuesday)
Times were tough, early in 1991. Hassen Adams’ breeding operation was far cry from his equine empire of today, cash-flow always an issue. And then along came Young Polly.
Europa Point a 5yo daughter of Rock of Gibraltar must be one of the hottest properties in South African racing at present
With a merit rating twelve points higher than the best of her seven rivals Dancewiththedevil looks strong in another Gr1 race
An investigation into betting patterns, both locally and internationally, has been launched by the National Horseracing Authority
The highly anticipated first race on the revamped Hollywoodbets Greyville polytrack on Wednesday was well received by stakeholders, but was not without its drama
Cape lightweight Morne Winnaar has come a long way since being plucked from near ignominy by former Cape champion trainer Joey Ramsden over twenty years ago
The Rafeef purple patch continued in the 2025 Champions Season opener at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday with another crackerjack performer in the shape of Mon Petit Cherie who won the World Sports Betting Gr2 Fillies Guineas
