Jehan’s Met Memories
Jehan Malherbe announced his retirement from commentating in 2023 having spent more than 40 years in as one of the principal commentators in Cape Town
24th January 2024
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Jehan Malherbe announced his retirement from commentating in 2023 having spent more than 40 years in as one of the principal commentators in Cape Town
Qatar’s most prestigious race day, HH The Amir Sword Festival at Al Rayyan Racecourse in Doha, has attracted 152 international entries from 11 different countries among a grand total of 414 horses
The owners and trainer of the Querari filly Bavarian Beauty have acknowledged the National Horseracing Authority for acting proactively and assisting them in a situation that had the potential to have ended unhappily
In a terrible blow for the connections and the World Sports Betting Cape Town Met day organisers, five big raceday runners based at Randjesfontein have been withdrawn
Prominent owners Basie and Suzette Viljoen are hopeful that their success on the racetrack will spill over into the sales ring when they make their Cape Premier Yearling Sale debut on Thursday
The average Pick 6 payout at the three January meetings at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth so far is a shade under R250 000, an encouraging carrot to get involved in Saturday 27 January’s expected R10-million pool
Julia Pilbeam’s Soetendal Estate has been an industry leader in the Ready To Run sales domain for over seventeen years and will be represented for the first time at the Cape Premier Yearling Sale next week
Almost 22 years after Splendid Night opened their account at the Theatre Of Dreams, the Hollywood Syndicate are on the cusp of a sparkling milestone
The termination of the MJC’s concession by the government brings an effective end to horseracing
After an emotional and trying few months of challenges that arrived in all shapes and sizes, Main Defender returned at Turffontein on Saturday after a mostly involuntary eleven week break
Sean Tarry celebrated a quick 50-1 feature double at Turffontein on Saturday when the Varsfontein bred Gimmethegreenlight filly Let’s Go Now finished strongly to win the R300 000 Gr3 Mother Russia Stakes
Charl Pretorius pokes a bit of fun as we brace ourselves for a rollercoaster ride through the absurd, the outrageous, and the downright unbelievable in South African horse racing
