‘The British weighing room is full of stars. It is one of the most, if not the most, competitive weighing rooms in the world. There are so many Group One-winning jockeys in there and many of them are young and ambitious’
If you missed it, watch the replay here of a real thriller and an eventful edition of the day’s showpiece event
The son of Dark Angel moved through the contest like a class act but needed to dig deep when French raider Facteur Cheval threw down a strong challenge
The daughter of Pride Of Dubai has earned herself the reputation of being the toughest horse in Australian racing, securing a 10th career win with a phenomenal victory
The former jockey, now sponsored by World Sports Betting, took his licence out in 2018 and today he runs one of the fastest growing customer-centric racing stables around, in what is set to be his best season ever
A winner of the 2024 Gr1 SA Fillies Sprint and one of the most well-bred fillies around, the top-class October Morn has come up for sale by the Executor of the Estate of the late David Abery
Glen Kotzen’s Woodhill Racing Team celebrated an historic victory at Fairview on Friday when the Ridgemont-bred Dynasty gelding King Regent became the first holder of the Nelson Mandela Bay Poly Challenge triple crown
The 2021 stallion intake saw just four recruits to the sire ranks, comprising champions Got The Greenlight and Hawwaam, Gr2 winner Erik The Red and American stakes winner Declarationofpeace
The proud carrier of the Hollywood Syndicate’s purple and yellow silks, What A Winter’s flying son Isivunguvungu will need to live up to his name in every sense when contesting the $1 million Prevagen Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint
Owned by Nic Jonsson and trained by Michael Roberts, dual Grade 1 winner See It Again is second on the log
Synonymous with Golden Sixty’s towering feats, Vincent Ho has anointed Galaxy Patch as Hong Kong’s ‘next future star’ after the gelding’s dominant HK$5.35 million Gr2 Sha Tin Trophy Handicap victory
Just 48 hours after Cheeky Wink’s smart win at Tipperary, the Kieswetter and Heffer families enjoyed another champagne moment at Sandown
Ridgemont’s Rafeef fairytale received more endorsement on the Championships Finale at Turffontein on Saturday when his daughter, Chasing Happiness, ran her eight opponents off their feet to register her second stakes success when winning the TAB Gr2 Senor Santa Stakes
The number of entries compares favourably in quantum with recent years, with 58 first entries received in 2024, 60 in 2023, 68 in 2022, 53 in 2021, 52 in 2020, 49 in 2019, and 69 in 2018
Ironically, it was a colt which provided Alan with a first Gr1 success, this being Alec and Gillian Foster’s homebred Cereus, who landed the 2001 Gold Cup at Hollywoodbets Greyville, his victory completing a momentous double on the day, with the Gr2 Golden Slipper having gone the way of juvenile filly Tatler, a great-great-great grandaughter of Sun Lass!
