Romantic Warrior has completed his final piece...
3rd April 2025
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Raceform Buyers’ Guide provides and insight as to what to expect of the youngsters at Nationals
Running on from the rear to land the Class 3 (f&m) over 1600m, Give Me Everything recorded by far the fastest 400m – finish time of the afternoon (21,18) and won with some in hand
Ridgemont’s super sire Rafeef, a champion, by a champion, out of a champion, continues to grow with every passing major raceday
Calumet Farm has the distinction of being represented by a couple of horses at Saturday’s Dubai World Cup meeting
The National Horseracing Authority of Southern Africa confirms that an interim suspension has been imposed on Trainer Lorenzo Karriem with immediate effect
Racing on Friday 4 April presents a diverse and varied opportunity across the globe, with the local action at Fairview
The premature loss of Lancaster Bomber (War Front) was a sad setback to the South African thoroughbred industry
The premature loss of Lancaster Bomber (War Front) was a sad setback to the South African thoroughbred industry
In one of the most high-profile in-race incidents of the past five years, former SA champion jockey Gavin Lerena was found guilty of four charges, while Jason Gates didn’t escape punishment
Glistian Events’ Joao da Mata chats to Cape Racing Chairman Greg Bortz about the path ahead for SA horseracing
At the age of 93, Mr Ferraris is still active in racing as a training consultant, and he takes great joy in following the career of his grandson, Luke Ferraris, a successful jockey in Hong Kong
The starting stalls stuck on the Fairview polytrack capped a mostly forgettable week for South African horseracing when the Nelson Mandela Bay Racing fixture ground to a dismal halt on Friday
‘The actions of the jockeys on the day have given South African racing a black eye in the international horseracing community and have caused considerable reputational and financial harm to our industry in general and Cape Racing in particular’
Bloodstock agent John Warren explains how he selects yearlings
Required reading for anyone who bets on horses or is interested in horseracing.
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
Chris van der Merwe says that judging by their posts, punters believe that they’re keeping horse racing alive and well in South Africa
The opening of direct exports creates an interesting market for South African racehorses. This is not confined to the best horses of each generation
A seasoned racing fan writes that in the zone between 15 and 3 minutes before the official race time, nobody is interested in listening to the personal fancies and various constructions of the presenters’ exotic permutations
