Two competitive programmes offered
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Here’s the full schedule of local and overseas racing for the day:
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High drama and some potentially dangerous race-riding cast a dark cloud over the inaugural running of the R5 million HSH Princess Charlene Big Cap at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth
After dedicating herself fully to the role for four challenging years, the increasing demands on her time and personal life have led her to reassess her career direction
Two smaller stables made their mark last week with notable victories, each carrying a backstory
Two South African star performers in Dean Kannemeyer’s Gimme A Prince and the Vaughan Marshall champion 3yo One Stripe, who runs in Sunday’s HSH Princess Charlene Big Cap, feature in the first edition of the LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2025
Inothewayurthinkin stunned champion Galopin Des Champs to win the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup for trainer Gavin Cromwell and jockey Mark Walsh at Cheltenham last week
The Tarry galloper’s rating was increased from 103 to 108 after she won the 4Racing Gr3 Sycamore Sprint at Turffontein on Saturday
Holding Thumbs reminds us a bit of the perpetual motion machine Saccharum, who raced for the Fleggs and was trained by the late Theo de Klerk in the 1970’s
