‘Going past the Drill Hall, someone would inevitably get a rush of blood to the head and take off. You have to ride your horse conservatively. The late Fred Rickaby used to say, ‘Read a book for the first half of the race and wake up for the second half’!’ – Michael Roberts
Saturday brings the curtain down on another successful Champions Season with the running of the Marshalls World of Sport Gold Cup race meeting
The two 2yo Gr1’s on Saturday are highly competitive affairs with chances to a number of runners in both races
A bill is under discussion in the provincial parliament that will determine the fate of the horseracing industry in KwaZulu-Natal
Nashwa had to make up the ground in the hottest part of the race when all her rivals were quickening, too – but she was well up to the task
‘I would put her down almost as a doubtful starter in a way, because obviously I’m a little bit nervous of Hollywoodbets Greyville…’- Justin Snaith
Baaeed produced a devastating turn of foot under Jim Crowley to take his unbeaten record to nine races in the Gr1 Qatar Sussex Stakes at Goodwood on Wednesday
Equus candidate Sparkling Water will remain in training for the 2022/3 racing season following her phenomenal success in the Gr1 Hollywoodbets Durban July
Kyprios mastered Stradivarius and Trueshan in a Gr1 Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup that will long live in the memory at Goodwood on Tuesday
Sean Tarry’s Nebraas defends his title in Saturday’s R750 000 Marshalls World Of Sport Gr3 Gold Cup
It will be good news for South African racing fans that, despite a number of offers from abroad, Gerald and Karen Kalil’s multiple champion Quid Pro Quo will continue her 3yo season on African soil
The son of Twice Over has been gelded and will be aimed at the Betway Gr1 Summer Cup, the L’Ormarins King’s Plate and the WSB Cape Town Met
Former SA Champion jockey Andrew Fortune’s six month quest to be relicenced to ride again reaches something of a watershed
The Ridgemont’s Kieswetter and Drakenstein’s Rupert families are major players in our horseracing and the Monmouth Park feature thus held more than a passing interest for many of us
