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I find it totally unacceptable and unfair to be singling out one trainer, a young man (28) who had his first runner on 5 January 2023 for prohibited substances labelling it, doping
The Ridgemont sire came up with yet another eyecatching winner on Saturday
What Jet Dark brings to the table is an outstanding race record, a fine physique, and a grand international pedigree
The Bloomhill Stud-based former Gr 1 Premier’s Champion Stakes and Gr1 Daily News 2000 winner Rabada will be transported down to Summerveld on Saturday 16 September for a Stallion Day
Jet Master stallion Pomodoro, South Africa’s leading freshman sire of 2017/18, has left Klawervlei Stud to join the Riley family’s Heversham Park Farm in the Daleside Valley of South Gauteng
A reminder that the Vercingetorix Syndicate has a much sought-after nomination for the highly anticipated 2023 season available
Maine Chance Farms’ resident Querari made headlines at Turffontein on Saturday; with sons Quantum Theory and Sheldon finishing first and second in the Listed Betway Spring Spree Stakes
The Cape Racing Ready to Run & 2yo Unbroken Sales Race will be staged at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday, 21 October, with the sale at Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Sunday, 22 October
‘Addabar is a horse that will be worth ‘Benjamins’ and that’s the language we will talk’ – MJ Odendaal
The late great Galileo and his progeny dominated feature race action at last week’s York Ebor meeting
As an owner/breeder, she also tasted success in South Africa with the Mike de Kock-trained filly Festival Of Fire
A Pick 6 carryover of R2 million is set to take the exotic pool to R15 million, while the World Pool Gr3 Gold Cup sees a Quartet carryover of R1 million and a likely pool of R5 million
