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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
Candice Bass-Robinson enjoyed a rewarding outcome as she saddled the Yuppie Syndicate’s Rainbow Lorikeet to a career peak victory in the SplashOut Gr3 Victress Stakes at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth
In a thrilling finish, with the pack chasing hard, Anthony Andrews got The Futurist home to win the Ridgemont Gr3 Peninsula Handicap in the first genuine knockout of the big day at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday
Paul Reeves’ Parental Guidance registered an impressive debut effort in the Pragmatic Commonwealth Plate on the Kaapse Klopse Voorsmakie raceday at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday
While we have a bumper weekend of local racing ahead of us, the Hollywoodbets Greyville racemeeting slot carded for Tuesday 17 December has been abandoned
He was considered good enough to race in the Betway Gr3 Graham Beck Stakes in his penultimate run and a drop in class here could get him back to winning ways
In a new weekly column we look at some of the past weekend’s highlights, and set the fractions with Saturday’s Hollywoodbets Kenilworth WSB Cape Town Met racemeeting
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
Leading South African-based owners Hollywood Racing have broken new ground with the acquisition of five yearlings during the Book 1 session at Karaka this week
Longstanding Dean Kannemeyer Racing team member Morris Mg Cube was the proudest man at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday after his favourite charge Gimme A Prince stormed to victory in the HKJC World Pool Gr1 Cape Flying Championship
