L’Ormarins King’s Plate ’25 – 17 Entries Received
The R3 million L’Ormarins King’s Plate will be run at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on 4 January and the class of ’25 includes three exciting sophomores
24th December 2024
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The R3 million L’Ormarins King’s Plate will be run at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on 4 January and the class of ’25 includes three exciting sophomores
It was third-placed Surjay who was considered to be the most suitable line horse to assess this race, leaving his rating unchanged on 124
Multiple Meydan Gr1-winning rider Mickael Barzalona has been booked to ride Facteur Cheval for his dirt debut in the Gr1 Maktoum Challenge
Rouvaun Smit goes over the card for Sunday’s Hollywoodbets Kenilworth fixture
The national juvenile programme is now in full stride countrywide after the Canford Cliffs filly Instaworthy showed too much pace for her rivals
With only Highveld counterpart Tony Peter (17,1%) on a higher strike-rate in the national top ten from a substantially less amount of runners, Snaith has saddled 76 winners at a strike rate of over 15%
One Stripe was deemed to be the most suitable line horse to rate the race hence his unchanged rating
The Hollywoodbets Grooms School at Milnerton was a hive of activity last Friday morning as eleven proud graduates from the class of ’24 were acknowledged and received their Workrider certificates
Reliable Profit has evolved into a serious player on Sha Tin’s dirt course and will be chasing a fourth consecutive win on the alternate surface on Wednesday
The Mike de Kock-trained Heather’s Boy will be out of racing for a long time due to an injury incurred in Saturday’s Hollywoodbets Gr1 Cape Guineas
John Size’s stable continues to build impressive momentum after the master trainer posted a quartet, crowned by Stellar Express’ victory
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!
In one of the most high-profile in-race incidents of the past five years, former SA champion jockey Gavin Lerena was found guilty of four charges, while Jason Gates didn’t escape punishment
Glistian Events’ Joao da Mata chats to Cape Racing Chairman Greg Bortz about the path ahead for SA horseracing
