Red-Hot NHA Handicappers On Mark With R136 Exacta

The highest-rated horses in all but one race – Parisian Walkway, who achieved his highest performance figure over 1600m – claimed the top four positions in each of this past weekend’s Grade 1 and Grade 2 races (excluding the two-year-old races).This provides strong validation regarding the effectiveness of the rating system!

Shum’s Globetrotting Warrior Primed For Dubai Turf

Romantic Warrior has completed his final piece of fast work ahead of the Gr1 Dubai Turf at Meydan on Saturday

Bomber Influence Set To Endure

The premature loss of Lancaster Bomber (War Front) was a sad setback to the South African thoroughbred industry

Atzeni Aims To Extend Hot Streak At The Valley

Andrea Atzeni has rocketed into third place in the 2024/25 Hong Kong jockeys’ championship and the Italian ace is aiming to continue a prosperous stretch of form when he takes seven rides at Happy Valley on Wednesday

Hollywoodbets Durban July Tickets On Sale From Today

The 129th edition of Africa’s premier horse racing and social spectacular, the Hollywoodbets Durban July (HDJ), is set to take place on Saturday 5 July 2025

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Beach Bomb Is Loving South Florida!

In a sweetly-timed confidence booster for SA-breds and the Graham Motion stable ahead of Isivunguvungu’s bid for glory in the Al Quoz Sprint on the Dubai World Cup card on Saturday 5 April, Beach Bomb went from pillar-to-post

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Whipgate – Lerena & Gates Sanctioned

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

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Fairview Friday Meeting Ends Abruptly

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

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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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The Ten Furlong Challenge

The opening of direct exports creates an interesting market for South African racehorses. This is not confined to the best horses of each generation

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