“Do they have racing in Italy?” is a question I have been asked more than once. I feel like saying that the humming noise you can hear in the background is the sound of Federico Tesio, arguably the greatest thoroughbred breeder of all time, spinning in his grave. Instead, I usually respond with, “yes, it’s where Frankie started his career.” A more reasonable question might be, “do they have racing in Slovakia?”
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
