Ferraris’ Happy Wednesday Treble
The final Happy Valley racemeeting of the season ended on a high note for three South Africans, with Luke Ferraris crowning an excellent season with a treble
13th July 2023
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The final Happy Valley racemeeting of the season ended on a high note for three South Africans, with Luke Ferraris crowning an excellent season with a treble
A case at the Vaal last Thursday highlighted the diligence of Highveld horse identifier Tanya Pilgrim, and the fact that in the face of everyday human frailty and a propensity to err, the system actually works
One of South African racing’s favourite sons will return to our shores to ride at the season climax World Pool Gold Cup racemeeting at Hollywoodbets Greyville
Zac Purton will continue his pursuit of Douglas Whyte’s towering Hong Kong career record for the most wins by a jockey
Despite producing a likely Equus champion, Peter Blyth is not going back to the well
‘Do It Again was a once in a lifetime horse and our team was privileged to work with him. He proved that age is mind over matter. We shall miss him dearly’ – Justin Snaith
They say that promises and pie crust are made to be broken. But a passionate horseracing man visiting his former homeland from Australia at Saturday’s Hollywoodbets Durban July told a story of how he won a big jackpot and ended up keeping his word
NHA CEO Vee Moodley has told the Sporting Post that the request for the lights ‘guarantee’ actually came directly from the jockeys
In years gone by, the only other stallions to have captured the July/Met double with different horses in the same season were Royal Prerogative with Mark Anthony (Met) and Royal Chalice (July) in 1988, and Silvano who sired Martial Eagle (Met) and Heavy Metal (July) in 2013
In Time Is Money this week we look at some of the past weekend’s highlights
High drama and some potentially dangerous race-riding cast a dark cloud over the inaugural running of the R5 million HSH Princess Charlene Big Cap at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth
After dedicating herself fully to the role for four challenging years, the increasing demands on her time and personal life have led her to reassess her career direction
Two smaller stables made their mark last week with notable victories, each carrying a backstory
