How To Prep A Stayer
Most South African trainers won’t run their charges without at least a ten day break between starts…not Gai Waterhouse, who qualified Cismontane today!
4th November 2017
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Most South African trainers won’t run their charges without at least a ten day break between starts…not Gai Waterhouse, who qualified Cismontane today!
Owner Lloyd Williams won his fifth Melbourne Cup – a record – when his well backed Almandin wore down Irish raider Heartbreak City
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“My sister Margaret and I both had a feeling we would win this race. It’s such a chauvinistic sport, a lot of the owners wanted to kick me off. Everyone else can get stuffed who think women aren’t good enough…”
There will be more than some arm’s length interest for South African racing fans in next Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup
The former Mike de Kock-trained runner Almoonqith, owned by Sheikh Hamdan of Dubai, scored an impressive win in Wednesday’s Gr3 Geelong Cup over 2400m at Geelong Racecourse outside of Melbourne
Two of the Western Cape’s most popular and well performed young sires could be represented by runners in one of the world’s greatest races come November
Bart Cummings was awarded the Centennial medal in 2000 and carried the Olympic torch down the Flemington Straight
Protectionist became the first German winner, but the race was soured by news that the pre-race favourite Admire Rakti died in his stalls after finishing last. Watch the race!
“We’re next to each other in the race card as well. It will make it a special day.”
Fiorente prevailed in a furious sprint down the final stretch to win the A$6 million Melbourne Cup on Tuesday
It is no mean feat to win at feature level from 1400m to 2400m, but My Best Shot proved equal to the task and set himself up for East Cape Horse Of The Year honours – and maybe a Hollywoodbets Durban July supplementary entry?
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
