Bulbul, The Giant and Ding Dong
With the inaugural Sun Met just around the corner, we reminisce with our oldest surviving Met winning jockeys – Colin Palm and James Maree
24th January 2017
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With the inaugural Sun Met just around the corner, we reminisce with our oldest surviving Met winning jockeys – Colin Palm and James Maree
We do not have much detail at this early stage, but can confirm that the driver has been airlifted to hospital and work rider from Louis Goosen’s yard was seriously injured. Unconfirmed reports state that a member of the Lucky Houdalakis yard may have lost his life.
The final leg of the 2015 Work Riders Challenge on Saturday, 2 May looks set for a 3-way battle between Charles Ndlovu, Lyle Hewitson and Francis Semela
I’ve always been in love with horses and now the racing bug has bit, and I’m sure it’s there to stay. It’s hard to explain, I just feel it’s all I want to do.
You have to make good things happen in this life. Going to James Maree’s school and getting my licence to ride work has changed my life completely. There are quite a few grooms who have natural talent. They should go to Mr Maree’s school and, once there, work hard and develop their skills.
Our aim is to fulfill one dream to the very best of our ability, to inspire hope and hopefully give the children the courage and belief that tomorrow is worth fighting for
It gives me enormous satisfaction watching them develop their skills and giving them the opportunity to reach their full potential.
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
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
