Meet Ricky Maingard
He is an old school racehorse trainer that has trained some of the best South African racehorses
16th October 2020
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He is an old school racehorse trainer that has trained some of the best South African racehorses
Robbie Fradd and Ricky Maingard dominated proceedings and were crowned champions
Former Cape-based Mauritian Horse of the Year Parachute Man is one of 28 entries for the R5 million Sun Met
A crowd of close on 50 000 racegoers poured into the Champ de Mars on Sunday to shout a former Cape-based galloper home
Ricky Maingard’s stable jockey Brandon Lerena will soon be winging his way home from Mauritius after requesting an early release from his contract
The former Duncan Howells trained 2014 Gr3 Cup Trial winner One Cool Dude boasts a victory over superstar Futura and showed that he has lost none of his zest for racing when scoring a smooth win in Saturday’s Champ de Mars feature, the Air France Le Trophée Du Bicentenaire du MTC
A capable and very underrated rider, Lerena is no stranger to Mauritius and rode for Alain Perdrau during the early part of the 2011 season
‘The Pumper’ kicks off short Mauritius sojourn with great double
In a little touch that South African horseracing could learn plenty from, the trainer held a press conference at his stables on Thursday to announce the top jockey’s arrival. He has his first ride today
The inclement Cape weather put paid to our racing on Saturday, which was moved to the Sunday, only to be moved yet again to the Monday!
August 1 – 7 All horses turn a year older. Transvaal TAB posts a record turnover of R95.3 million for the month of July. Turnover
The official report states that an investigation has been opened into the circumstances which led to Babelicious (A Fortune), which paraded and proceeded to the start in red earmuffs, racing without blinkers, as carded
Just 48 hours after Cheeky Wink’s smart win at Tipperary, the Kieswetter and Heffer families enjoyed another champagne moment at Sandown
Ridgemont’s Rafeef fairytale received more endorsement on the Championships Finale at Turffontein on Saturday when his daughter, Chasing Happiness, ran her eight opponents off their feet to register her second stakes success when winning the TAB Gr2 Senor Santa Stakes
The number of entries compares favourably in quantum with recent years, with 58 first entries received in 2024, 60 in 2023, 68 in 2022, 53 in 2021, 52 in 2020, 49 in 2019, and 69 in 2018
