It took eleven-time South African Champion Jockey Michael Roberts all of 15 rides in the big race before he broke the ice and partnered the David Ferraris-trained Super Quality
There are 37 entrants still in the running for the 2023 R5 million Hollywoodbets Durban July after the second declaration stage
In an ironic twist, Rain In Holland was winning the inaugural ‘open’ Woolavington after missing it in her 3yo term last year as she was off injured
Veteran champion jockey Piere Strydom looks to have put his retirement on hold and is set for a serious bid to equal Anton Marcus’ ‘big five’ on 1 July
The Gr1 Daily News 2000 has proved an excellent barometer of equine excellence
‘I’m hoping he’ll bring his A-game to the course, and I hope Kotzen brings his A-game, ‘cos I’ll be bringing mine’ – Grant van Niekerk
Justin Snaith’s Gr3 Politician Stakes winner Rockpool will travel to KwaZulu-Natal and will line up in the Gr3 Cup Trial at Hollywoodbets Greyville on 10 June
The Drakenstein homebred hurricane continues to sweep across the feature-race landscape this season and on Saturday it was SA Triple Tiara princess Rain In Holland’s half-brother Itsrainingwilliam
Nothing quite piques the interest of breeding pundits as a new addition to the stallion ranks
Entries are in for the R1,5 million Gr1 Daily News 2000 and the R1 million Gr1 Woolavington to be run at Hollywoodbets Greyville
Automatic qualifiers occupy the top five places on the 2023 Hollywoodbets Durban July Log
The seven-time Hong Kong Champion Jockey reached the 1814-win milestone with a double at the city circuit to edge past the long-standing mark of 1813 wins set by the legendary Douglas Whyte
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
