Charyn & Kyprios Strengthen Cartier Claims
Charyn and Kyprios have strengthened their Cartier Horse of the Year claims with Ascot victories
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Charyn and Kyprios have strengthened their Cartier Horse of the Year claims with Ascot victories
With two ‘Springbok’ Gr1 stars in the shape of Beach Bomb and Isivunguvungu in the mix at Del Mar for the first weekend in November, South African interest is at an all-time high in advance of the 41st running of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships
A total of 191 horses, crowned by 58 individual Group 1 winners, will all be chasing glory at the ‘Turf World Championships’ at Sha Tin on 8 December!
South Africa is proudly represented by Grade 1 winners Beach Bomb and Isivunguvungu in the two-day 2024 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del Mar on Friday 1 November and Saturday 2 November
Mark Newnham is rolling through his second season in Hong Kong with flying colours and on Wednesday the trainer saddles five runners at Sha Tin’s eight-race all-dirt programme
Season 12 of the All-Weather Championships kicks off at Newcastle on Tuesday and once again culminates on Good Friday, April 18
Jack Berry MBE and connections of Dubai Millennium and Goldikova were presented with QIPCO British Champions Series Hall of Fame medals
Clocking one of the fastest 1200m times ever recorded at Sha Tin, Ka Ying Rising continued a relentless march towards the Gr1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint in December with an imperious victory in the Gr2 Premier Bowl Handicap
While the season officially runs from January 1 to December 31, the Ballydoyle handler leads the standings by more than £3 million after a string of big-race victories
Juddmonte three-year-old Kalpana (10/3F) continued her progression with a dominant victory in the Gr1 QIPCO British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes at Ascot on Saturday
‘The British weighing room is full of stars. It is one of the most, if not the most, competitive weighing rooms in the world. There are so many Group One-winning jockeys in there and many of them are young and ambitious’
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