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.
Just when he thought the system had failed him, jockey Jason Gates received a notification from the National Horseracing Authority this week
Horses from 13 countries, including 35 individual Group or Grade I winners, are set to contest the 29th Dubai World Cup meeting
One of the most striking aspects of the first session of last week’s CRS Premier Yearling Sale was the dominance of a handful of stallions
Dennis Yip will attempt to win a consecutive BMW Hong Kong Derby at Sha Tin on Sunday, 23 March, when he saddles Noisy Boy in the third and the final leg of the Four-Year-Old Classic Series
