Events that occurred at both the 2015 July and the 2016 Queen’s Plate have left me asking questions about the various rules that govern the sport which have a negative effect on punters
Arriving on course for the Queen’s Plate has become like visiting an old friend – there are always enough familiar touches to make you feel at home, but as special friends always make an effort, you know there will be quirky new additions to look forward to, to make each day memorable.
The 2016 Queen’s Plate field boasts a vintage line-up including winners of the July, Met winner, last year’s Queen’s Plate winner, the Summer Cup and the Guineas. We have a last minute chat to the trainers to see how they feel about the big day
A lot has changed since 1861 and the race has grown in stature to become South Africa’s premier weight-for-age contest over 1600m
The final field for the 2016 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate has been announced. South Africa’s premier weight-for-age mile contest was first run in 1861 and boasts an honour roll that includes the greatest horses to grace the turf in this country.
The final field announcement of the R1 million Gr1 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate and the R1 million Gr1 Maine Chance Farms Paddock Stakes to be run at Kenilworth on Saturday 9 January 2016, will be broadcast on Tellytrack
The L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate will be the first horseracing sponsorship for Cartier in Africa
Swatting flies while teetering on Christian Louboutin heels between two randy stallions at dawn is just another job for one of South Africa’s glam girls, who has added a new gem to her crown.
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
