Arc – 18 Remain As O’Brien Packs 5
Aidan O’Brien is responsible for five of the 18 remaining entries for Sunday’s Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe
30th September 2024
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Aidan O’Brien is responsible for five of the 18 remaining entries for Sunday’s Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe
Heavy rain has forced Newton Abbot to cancel its Monday meeting and is threatening another fixture at Windsor, where a morning inspection has been scheduled
‘This was a great ride from Piere Strydom, who is still riding horses at 58. I can’t ride a bicycle at 60! It was a ride apprentices should be watching over and over’ – Mike de Kock
It’s not just South African horses which are grabbing the imagination on the international stage
With all the recent rain the track conditions are heavy, so punters will be well advised to look out for those runners with winning form on soft and heavy ground.
A new venue and a new partnership
TAB’s Jackpot ONE pool at Friday’s Fairview meeting will kick off with a R250 000 carryover, as will the Jackpot ONE pools at Turffontein and Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Saturday and at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday
Two of Europe’s racing stars, Yorkshire-born trainer and unceasing devotee to improving welfare Jack Berry, and the outstanding 14-times Gr1 winner Goldikova, are to be inducted into the QIPCO British Champions Series Hall of Fame
Globetrotting star Lord North has been retired from racing at the age of eight after a lucrative career
When the Trippi filly Little Suzie broke her maiden at Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Saturday she became the first winner for her dam Oh Susanna
The son of Rubick shapes as one of Hong Kong’s most exciting prospects this season
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
