Drakenstein Star At Equus 2023
Maine Chance-bred Flower Alley mare Princess Calla gave trainer Sean Tarry his fourth SA Horse Of The Year title when a popular recipient of the premier title
23rd August 2023
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Maine Chance-bred Flower Alley mare Princess Calla gave trainer Sean Tarry his fourth SA Horse Of The Year title when a popular recipient of the premier title
A glance down the list of Cape Racing and Cape Breeders Club nominees in the various categories for the 2022/23 awards evokes wonderful memories of some of the greatest racing action we have enjoyed in many years
Given the seriousness of the offence, the original finding stands, however 24 days of the penalty of the suspension is suspended for a period of 12 months
Three weeks of relaxation and time out with family and friends in Zambia have recharged sidelined jockey Gabriell Pieterse’s batteries as he continues on the long road to recovery following a horror fall at Fairview
Trainer Lucky Houdalakis sends out nine runners with a few decent winning chances and his horses may be worth following
We will know late on Wednesday evening whether the star mare Princess Calla will become the seventh fairer sex galloper and the second Maine Chance-bred product of the 21st century to be crowned SA Horse Of The Year
Paddington is now 4-7 favourite for Wednesday’s Juddmonte International after news broke on Sunday that 2022 Derby hero Desert Crown would miss York after suffering a new injur
Shaheen Shaw goes over the card for the Hollywoodbets Scottsville racemeeting on Sunday
‘There are people here today that I haven’t seen before. But it’s definitely no rent-a-crowd as I have experienced all over the country. And the staff are smiling’ – Justin Snaith
When a jockey gets an instruction from a trainer to hold his mount up ‘until as late as possible in a race’, he apparently has to report it to the Stipes ‘well in advance of the race’
Beginning on November 10th, 2023, and culminating on March 8th, 2024, the new-look season comprises 14 meetings and precedes the $30.5million Dubai World Cup meeting on March 30th
High drama and some potentially dangerous race-riding cast a dark cloud over the inaugural running of the R5 million HSH Princess Charlene Big Cap at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth
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 smaller stables made their mark last week with notable victories, each carrying a backstory
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
