Eric Sands’ Champion Retires
Dual Met winner Rainbow Bridge will not return to defend his title in the WSB Cape Town Met on 29 January
13th January 2022
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Dual Met winner Rainbow Bridge will not return to defend his title in the WSB Cape Town Met on 29 January
The 2022 Dubai World Cup Carnival starts at Meydan today with a quality seven-race card
Jet Dark now finds himself in exalted company, that of such luminaries as the mighty Sea Cottage, Sledgehammer, Politician, Wolf Power, and his own broodmare sire Jet Master
Exactly a month after suffering multiple injuries in a Sha Tin fall, Zac Purton notched his 50th victory of the 2021/22 season
The National Horseracing Authority has announced the appointment of Nithia Nalliah as its new Chairman, with Professor Ian Sanne stepping into the role of Deputy Chairman
Richard Fourie has few peers when he is on song in the Cape
Jet Dark is tied with Rainbow Bridge and Rio Querari at the top of the ratings table
In a week where an announcement is expected from 4Racing, ask the average stakeholder in South African horseracing about the sport’s shop-window, and it’s a myriad of confusion and urban legend
There are effectively 17 horses left in the running for the R2 million WSB Gr1 Cape Town Met after the final supplementary stage
One of nine Gr1 winners for his sire, dual Equus Champion Jet Dark looks sure to be a hugely attractive stud prospect when he retires from racing
Former Mike de Kock resident Janoobi is still on his A-game at the age of 9 and won his second start in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday
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
