Sporting Post columnists share their opinions and insights into horse racing from South Africa and around the world. They are experts who have a deep understanding of the sport of kings, enjoy their thoughtful and fresh articles.
As a young racing photographer the opportunity to photograph the Dubai World Cup was just a pipe dream. Thanks to the Sporting Post and Hollywood Bets my pipe dream came true a fortnight ago!
If we had more trainers like Tobie Spies, maybe we would all be whinging less about field sizes as our equine athletes languish in their boxes and don’t pay their way
The NHA have risked opening a can of worms as there was no warning given at nomination stage that one particular guideline would be deviated from for the first time since its inception in 2012
I am a firm believer in the adage that the horse finds you. Even when you don’t know you are looking. As it turns out, these might be the best ones of all.
In an innovative move that research shows may well be a world first, South African jockeys have been given the green light to be sponsored by one of the 48 political parties in the build-up to the national elections on 8 May
A.P. Indy is one of the most influential and important stallions to have stood in North America this century
The Assessment Plates concept introduced by Phumelela on 11 August last year has raised more than a few questions
Many superlatives have been heaped on Charlie Langton – ‘ridiculously young and talented’, ‘supremely gifted’, ‘the most exciting sculptor of horses’, ‘the golden boy of equine art’. One need only look at his work to know they are all true.
A number of sons of legendary sire Sadler’s Wells have left their mark on the South Africa racing industry and the male line made its presence felt again at Turffontein on Classic Day
A reader suggests correct the horse’s name – and he’ll win a race or three!
Cape trainers are not able to fill fields at home but are sending truckloads up the Garden Route to raid Fairview – debate erupts on social media
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
