In March this year it was reported that the Democratic Alliance received a petition with signatures from more than 6000 horse owners and breeders who expressed concerns about the shortage of African Horse Sickness vaccines
With his third win from nine starts in Singapore, Katak has amassed close to SG$260,000 in prizemoney for the Vasco Stable
With three below-par runs to Red Saxon’s name and an official gallop, where a dead bird added to the trauma, the standing down of potential history-making lady rider Rachel Venniker just five days prior to the race, told a story of a prep straight out of a horror movie
Described as ‘crazy as hell’ by an elated trainer Zietsman Oosthuizen, who bemoaned the fact that it wasn’t a black-type feature, the Rathmor Stud-bred mare vindicated her passionate conditioner’s faith
Meydan Racecourse’s 2022/2023 racing season set to start on 4 November with the first of 21 fixtures
‘There is no doubt that the Hollywoodbets Durban July firmly retains its status as the holy grail of South African racing’
The Hollywoodbets Durban July winning rider received a fine for engaging himself to ride both the winner and the second-placed finisher, and two overseas-based jockeys were on the receiving end of South Africa’s no-nonsense crop use rules
In a race scripted out of a fairytale for big day sponsors Hollywoodbets, the consistent Gauteng-based stayer Black Thorn stormed to victory
A sundrenched Hollywoodbets Greyville racecourse hosted South Africa’s premier raceday, with nearly 30 000 racegoers passing through the turnstiles
Captain’s Ransom will be rested in advance of the Cape Summer Season after a below-par effort in the R1 million Brentford FC Gr1 Garden Province Stakes at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday
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
