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Victorian greyhound Corona Cold has had a name change within 24 hours of making it a hat-trick of wins on the track.
7th April 2020
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Victorian greyhound Corona Cold has had a name change within 24 hours of making it a hat-trick of wins on the track.
Name the horse – no prizes, just some fun and bragging rights
Just think of all the material we have from Zim racing over the years – the characters, the jockeys, owners, trainers, punters, breeders, scams, coups, scandals, love affairs, scoundrels etc
We are not looking for the old style pre 27 March propaganda – facts are the new currency and it would be nice to know what’s going on- even if there is nothing much to report
Because of a bad draw in the race, the late Lenny Taylor got his hands on a fire station bell and taught his pretender to jump smartly when he rang that bell…
‘I saw an isolated clip of Mr. Fayd’Herbe’s girlfriend, fiancé or wife watching from the parade ring. It was something to behold. You didn’t need the commentary or a visual of the race to see what went down.’
‘Let me tell you that 99% of the industry loves horses and they will look after them with everything they have left’
When it comes to safeguarding their futures and the lives and jobs of the horseracing industry, as well as keeping their customers happy, there’s nothing
The Special Task Force needs to engender confidence – not hid behind masks
While it is likely that representations will be made by the industry to Government to keep some form of live racing going, it is to be reasonably expected that, as things stand right now, Thursday’s racemeeting will probably be the last for the next three weeks
There has been much debate about the change regarding barrier draws matching saddle cloth numbers in KwaZulu-Natal, some positive and some negative
Big race sponsors Hollywoodbets have set the pace in the pre-nominations ante-post betting market for the 2025 Hollywoodbets Durban July with defending champion Oriental Charm topping the opening board
In our weekly column entitled Time Is Money, we look at some of the past weekend’s highlights, including some slow-run Grade 1 contests at Turffontein
As the proud title sponsor of Africa’s premier horse racing and social spectacle, Hollywoodbets is honoured to reveal the 2025 theme
