Mauritius Racing – At Last!
The racing will take place behind closed doors until further notice, and the Champ de Mars and its surroundings will be a restricted area
10th June 2020
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The racing will take place behind closed doors until further notice, and the Champ de Mars and its surroundings will be a restricted area
Despite the lockdown of their racing, it’s business as unusual
Like many industries in Mauritius, the horse racing industry is experiencing extremely difficult times
The Mauritius Turf Club said on Monday that 24 horses from 7 different stables tested positive for Zilpaterol during this season
Lack of turnover by off-course bookmakers is reason for financial position
Slipped sadddles or a change of tactics – do our Stipes ask any questions?
The licence application for the 2019 season presented by jockey Olivier Doleuze was simply refused!
‘More people watch morning track work in Mauritius than attend races in South Africa”
Rouvaun flew out of Cape Town on Tuesday evening after cracking the nod as English language commentator for the Mauritius International Jockeys Challenge at the Champ de Mars on Saturday and Sunday
Was the last galloper to win a race on SA soil with a seriously hefty impost Buddy Maroun’s champion Golden Loom, aka ‘Goofy’, who lumbered 65 kgs under Anton Marcus to beat Fov’s Favourite 26 years ago?
The Ndoro Stud-bred son of Wilgerbosdrift’s War Front stallion Fire Away, Alec Laird-trained Fire Attack dominated the 2025 Highveld Feature Season Awards
In the late 80s, South African breeders were highly skeptical of sons of Mr Prospector. The main criticism was that he was ‘a dirt stallion’ and we race on turf
The businessman was served with an interim suspension of his Assistant Trainer licence on Friday afternoon and has spoken out about what appears to be mostly a misunderstanding based on a potential lack of communication and bureaucratic red-tape challenges
