J-Mac Ends Hong Kong ’24 On A High

James McDonald closed a highly successful short-term stint in Hong Kong with a quartet at Sha Tin on Sunday

Outlaw King Rules In De Grendel Cape Merchants

Dean Kannemeyer made it three straight victories in the R500 000 De Grendel Gr2 Cape Merchants when the lightly campaigned Rafeef 4yo Outlaw King stormed clear of his field under Sean Veale

Congratulations & Celebrations – Chad’s Back!

Just over six weeks since making a remarkable comeback to the saddle, former multiple champion apprentice Chad Little celebrated an emotional icebreaker at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Sunday

Vaal Abandoned

The remainder of the Vaal racemeeting on Saturday was abandoned with three races still to be run after lightning was detected within a 5km radius of the track

Ziets’ Joy As Jaycee Grabs First Career Double

Botes will remember Friday 20 December 2024 as the day he saw the beautiful seaside city of Gqeberha for the first time in his life and also rode his maiden career double

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Snaith Grabs Midweek Five-Timer

With only Highveld counterpart Tony Peter (17,1%) on a higher strike-rate in the national top ten from a substantially less amount of runners, Snaith has saddled 76 winners at a strike rate of over 15%

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Handicapping in South Africa

The ideal racing program must consist of a balanced combination of Merit Rating races (real handicaps) and Conditions races (Maiden and Plate/Race Figure races

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NHA Feature Ratings – Our Brickbats & Bouquets

Last weekend’s feature results certainly fired shots ahead of the season. But did they hit the ratings target and why fiddle with handicap ratings in black type races?  All that happens is one or two horses get favoured against the majority of battlers

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