With the impressive Derby Trial winner Litigation carrying his instantly recognisable white, red and black strip in Saturday’s R1,5 million WSB Gr1 SA Derby at Turffontein, owner Laurence Wernars looks set for another profitable day
Sean Tarry’s Rain In Holland bids to become the fifth horse in history to win the Wilgerbosdrift SA Triple Tiara when she runs in the Wilgerbosdrift Gr2 SA Oaks at Turffontein on Saturday
A first Gauteng Gr1 runner for the Milnerton-based Crawford-Rix stable, Cape star Kommetdieding steps out in Saturday’s R1 million Wilgerbosdrift HF Oppenheimer Horse Chestnut Stakes
The Joburg Seafood & Jazz Racing Festival at Turffontein on Saturday will form a backdrop to what looks to be a superb day of racing.
‘The fans are where we must look to grow our business. Not the Owners. Not the breeders. If we are not successful with our consumers, we will all go out of business’
A Heavenly Blue half-brother to current East Cape star Global Drummer and Gr1 winning sprinter Gulf Storm will go through the ring
After taking a sabbatical from racing, Ambiance’s Dr Marianne Thomson, a canny veteran of the game, has made a welcome return to the thoroughbred breeding industry
In our gambling business, how on earth do we tell people clutching thousands of rands worth of losing tickets, that the insiders basically knew before the race, that punters would be doing their money in ‘cold blood’?
Horses trained and bred in Japan captured all of the Gr1 Longines Dubai Sheema Classic, Gr2 UAE Derby, Gr2 Dubai Gold Cup, and Gr2 Godolphin Mile
South African horses are as tough and sound as ever – but most trainers don’t exploit this
Jerry Chau shared riding honours at Sha Tin on Sunday with Joao Moreira to keep alive hopes of snaring the Tony Cruz Award as Hong Kong’s leading local jockey
The evergreen hero travelled to Vereeniging on Thursday for a 100% strike rate from two rides that saw him bring up his recordbreaking 5555th winner milestone
‘The Breeders Cup Distaff is definitely still on the cards and Beach Bomb will probably have one more race before then’ – Gaynor Rupert
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
