Horse Racing News: Pre-race news & previews and general racing news.
A voice and face synonymous with horseracing television in South Africa, the popular Cecil Mthembu will host his final racemeeting at the Vaal today before cantering off into the sunset of retirement
Selwyn Elk has lived and breathed horse racing for most of his adult life and his journey through the sport has had many thrills and unforgettable moments
Two of the smaller Eastern Cape yards scored feature wins at Fairview on Friday to break the stranglehold of the power-players who well and truly dominate matters week in and week out
The Woodhill Racing Team celebrated a heartstopping Gr1 victory after the gutsy dual Gr2-winner Rascova pipped her arch-rival Double Grand Slam to win the Maine Chance Farms Gr1 Majorca Stakes at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday
SA champion trainer Justin Snaith launched the 2025 WSB Cape Town Met day at a sun-drenched Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday in the best manner possible as Grant van Niekerk steered the Drakenstein raced and bred Wild Wild Green to a smooth victory
World Of Alice’s Betway Gr3 Fillies Mile victory comes at a price
Laurence Wernars has a success story that mirrors the rise of many great business leaders
A roller-coaster week on the Gold Coast culminated with a satisfying win for Victorian horseman Mick Price whose emerging filly Miss Roumbini landed the rich prize in Friday’s TAB Magic Millions Fillies and Mares
The big-spending Victorian Alliance has a new pin-up horse after blueblood colt Bosustow stamped himself as a star with victory in Friday’s Gold Coast Magic Millions 3YO Guineas
Oscar Foulkes remembers Paulie de Wet, the erstwhile owner of Zandvliet Stud, who was one of the racing and breeding world’s great showmen.
Mrs Rowett is a Life Member of The National Horseracing Authority and, as a Thoroughbred Racehorse Breeder and Owner, has been actively involved in the Horseracing Industry in South Africa for over forty years
The charge originated from comments made by Jockey van Niekerk during a post-race interview following the running of Race 2 at Hollywoodbets Durbanville Racecourse on Wednesday 26 March
American Gr1 winner Raging Torrent provided trainer Doug O’Neill a second consecutive running of the Godolphin Mile and third overall
The premature loss of Lancaster Bomber (War Front) was a sad setback to the South African thoroughbred industry
The highest-rated horses in all but one race – Parisian Walkway, who achieved his highest performance figure over 1600m – claimed the top four positions in each of this past weekend’s Grade 1 and Grade 2 races (excluding the two-year-old races).This provides strong validation regarding the effectiveness of the rating system!
