Horse Racing News: Pre-race news & previews and general racing news.
The R600 000 race, restricted to eligible graduates of the 2022 Ready To Run Sale, is scheduled for Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Saturday, 21 October, and will be contested over 1400m
TAB Jackpot ONE pools at South African race meetings from today to Sunday next week will each start with a R250,000 carryover that should generate a total pool of more than R1 million each day
Eight Gr1 winners are amongst the 40 strong nationally representative entry received on Wednesday for the R5 million Betway Gr1 Summer Cup
Eight races carded for Hollywoodbets Greyville Polytrack this afternoon
Last season’s sophomore arch-rivals Charles Dickens and See It Again head the Hollywoodbets ante-post betting boards
‘I would have preferred to have had a grass gallop under the belt but I have to start somewhere’ – Dean Kannemeyer on Gimme A Prince
The win in the stallion making Golden Rose confirmed the reputation by which he is held by connections
While all their horses are thankfully safe, Natasha Barry of Riverton Stud in Robertson told us that the Breede River is rising and that all roads to Cape Town are closed
The man who brought champion Gimmethegreenlight to South Africa, said that he was not bitter and remained philosophical in the belief that the ‘perfect storm’ was an act of a higher power
Severe weather conditions have continued to wreak havoc in the Cape with Hollywoodbets Durbanville receiving 100mm rainfall in 12 hours – almost 20% of the average annual rainfall of the past 25 years
After dedicating herself fully to the role for four challenging years, the increasing demands on her time and personal life have led her to reassess her career direction
Two South African star performers in Dean Kannemeyer’s Gimme A Prince and the Vaughan Marshall champion 3yo One Stripe, who runs in Sunday’s HSH Princess Charlene Big Cap, feature in the first edition of the LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2025
The tongue-twistingly named sprinter was bred and is owned in South Africa, trained by a US-based Brit and will be ridden by a French-based Belgian
