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The reigning SA Horse Of The Year returned cut into on the right hind and was lame 3/5
13th February 2019
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The reigning SA Horse Of The Year returned cut into on the right hind and was lame 3/5
The Sun Met, celebrated with G.H.Mumm, produced some spectacular racing, with matching interest shown by racegoers, the media, celebrities and the City of Cape Town
Such occurrences and practices are commonplace in the racing world, with several jockey changes per race card not unusual
The National Horseracing Authority of South Africa adhered to all procedural requirements in the handling of the Sun Met day jockey substitutions issue
The regally bred French Guineas winning son of Mr Prospector and Miesque was to the fore at Kenilworth on Saturday with his son Ideal World – who is from one of the most powerful families of recent years – responsible for Gr1 Sun Met winner Rainbow Bridge
The Hong Kong Jockey Club will refund punters who placed bets on four horses during Saturday’s South African simulcast after its contract partner Phumelela failed to provide information about jockey substitutes before the start of the races.
Jockey Anton Marcus won his third Met and set a South African record for stakes earned on one afternoon when he produced a polished performance to get the Ideal World gelding Rainbow Bridge home
The marquees and hospitality enclosures can exist quite comfortably alongside the general public enjoying themselves on the lawns!
GH Mumm Paddock Club hosts Bolt’s epic #NextVictory celebration
The Cape Summer Season has showcased vintage racing of the highest quality in recent months
‘There could be some irony in the fact that Legal Eagle will probably be ridden the way he should be for the first time in ages..’
A Transkei-born horseman who started as a Groom, the groundbreaking Lunga learnt the ropes from top men like Mitch Wiese, Glen Kotzen and Kumaran Naidoo
Better known as having raced iconic legend of the turf Pocket Power, the affable Marsh Shirtliff is fast making a name for himself in the breeding fraternity
On the eve of the launch of the 2025 Champions Season this coming Saturday, South African horseracing awoke to a brand new chapter in its history on the Workers’ Day public holiday
Very interestingly, the fastest 400m to finish time on the afternoon was recorded by the Duncan Howells first-timer
