The Natalma Charm
Safe to say, the legacy of legendary broodmare Natalma is almost without equal
12th July 2024
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Safe to say, the legacy of legendary broodmare Natalma is almost without equal
The National Punters’ Guide for Africa’s Greatest Racing event is now available
South Africa’s newest equine insurance specialist Winx Brokers are celebrating their flying start by offering a R5000 cash prize to the Sporting Post reader who is closest to forecasting Saturday’s Gr1 Hollywoodbets Durban July quartet straight line
Renowned as the premier event on South Africa’s racing calendar, the Hollywoodbets Durban July is set for 6th July 2024
Veteran multiple champion jockey Piere Strydom looks likely to finally call it a day in the Gr1 Hong Kong World Pool Champions Cup as the curtain comes down on the current season on Sunday 30 July
Hidden in the numbers is a remarkable performance by supplementary entry Trip Of Fortune, who, after galloping 1200m put in a 60 second flat 1000m. Who knows what might have happened if he had sat a few lengths closer early on?
‘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
4Racing took the opportunity to congratulate Gold Circle and Hollywoodbets on a fantastic race day
Ridgemont Gr1 Garden Province Stakes, run on one of the great days on the South African racing calendar, was a perfect launch-pad for Ridgemont’s return to the big race sponsorship arena
When deciding on a line horse, the Handicappers considered that second-placed See It Again is unexposed, having previously been unbeaten in 2 Grade 1 races over 2000m
A dual Grade 1 winner and South Africa’s highest rated racehorse, the Vaughan Marshall trained One Stripe will campaign in a partnership of Hollywood Racing and Rikesh Sewgoolam
A seasoned racing fan writes that in the zone between 15 and 3 minutes before the official race time, nobody is interested in listening to the personal fancies and various constructions of the presenters’ exotic permutations
A final field of 17 will face the starter at the Hollywoodbets Kenilworth 2000m marker on Saturday 25 January for the 163rd renewal of the R5 million World Sports Betting Gr1 Cape Town Met
Two past winners of the Cape’s premier summer speed clash are in the fifteen strong line-up
