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
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.
A man we are privileged to have known as a loyal friend of this great game and of the Sporting Post, a personal mate, and one of South African horseracing’s great characters, Shaheen Shaw, a husband, loving Dad and Grandad, passed away suddenly at the age of 55
The sad reality is that no matter who did what wrong, the Peter saga has been a scar on the SA horseracing landscape for far too long and besides the old favourite of justice delayed, it has lingered lengths ahead of KZN star Royal Victory’s big win in the 2023 renewal of the Highveld showpiece