Desert Blooms On Arc Weekend
The hugely influential Gr1 July Cup winning Green Desert really made his mark in major races across the world on Arc weekend
4th October 2023
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The hugely influential Gr1 July Cup winning Green Desert really made his mark in major races across the world on Arc weekend
A number of races are receiving makeovers in the form of name changes to honour significant racing figures including the Mike De Kock Ipi Tombe Challenge, The Mary Slack SA Fillies Classic and the Dr Richard Maponya Handicap
Ace Impact once again displayed his sensational turn of foot as he sprinted to glory in the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at ParisLongchamp on Sunday
Francis Lui accelerated a blistering start to the season with a Sha Tin treble crowned by Stoltz’s courageous victory in the HK$4.2 million Gr3 National
The man who rode competitively until the age of 65, was born today, 1 October, in 1918
Prompted by her Dad Michael, Fairview trainer Montana Turner threw the form book out of the window and decided to run her flagship galloper Narcos
The Wernars’ defending champion Puerto Manzano heads the log
Sally Bowles, a daughter of London News, featured as the dam of Lady Radner, a facile winner of the Gr3 Dogwood Stakes at Churchill Downs last weekend
TAB Jackpot ONE pools at South African race meetings from today to Sunday next week will each start with a R250,000 carryover that should generate a total pool of more than R1 million each day
Last season’s sophomore arch-rivals Charles Dickens and See It Again head the Hollywoodbets ante-post betting boards
Severe weather conditions have continued to wreak havoc in the Cape with Hollywoodbets Durbanville receiving 100mm rainfall in 12 hours – almost 20% of the average annual rainfall of the past 25 years
A Pick 6 carryover of R2 million is set to take the exotic pool to R15 million, while the World Pool Gr3 Gold Cup sees a Quartet carryover of R1 million and a likely pool of R5 million
