Post race information and news relating to major horse races. We review and analyse how these races played out and discuss the details relating to performance and any other interesting facts people in the horse racing industry find useful.
Just a week after arriving at Summerveld with his SA Champions Season raiding party, Justin Snaith broke the ice when the 3yo Gran Canaria shed his maiden
Tony Peter’s Buffalo Storm Cody maintained his unbeaten record in 2025 when he ran on powerfully to win the non black-type Mythical Flight Sprint at Turffontein on Saturday
Another one of those galloping billboards for relocation to the Eastern Cape, Lotus Island benefitted from a finely judged ride by Richard Fourie to maintain her unbeaten record in the province when clinching a nail-biting victory in the Listed East Cape Oaks at Fairview on Friday
Having his hand forced by a switch to the polytrack failed to stymie the prospects of Gavin Smith’s progressive 3yo
Wathnan Racing’s Hit Show foiled Forever Young’s attempt at completing the valuable Saudi Cup/Dubai World Cup double
A masterful ride by Connor Beasley saw local three-year-old Dark Saffron cause a massive shock with his success in the Gr1 Dubai Golden Shaheen at Meydan on Saturday
In a deep and constantly evolving event, last year’s Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) hero was given a sensible and patient ride by Keita Tosaki as the pace up front changed frequently
Soul Rush and Cristian Demuro broke the hearts of the global legion of Romantic Warrior fans as the Japanese challenger swooped late
The 2025 Dubai World Cup day dream sadly failed to materialize for the Hollywood Racing team and SA racing fans
American Gr1 winner Raging Torrent provided trainer Doug O’Neill a second consecutive running of the Godolphin Mile and third overall
Just over an hour earlier, winning sire Canford Cliffs’ extraordinary versatility was underlined when Richard Fourie booted the five time Grade 1 winner’s daughter Strata – also bred by Ridgemont – home for the same stable over 1200m
The number of entries compares favourably in quantum with recent years, with 58 first entries received in 2024, 60 in 2023, 68 in 2022, 53 in 2021, 52 in 2020, 49 in 2019, and 69 in 2018
Ironically, it was a colt which provided Alan with a first Gr1 success, this being Alec and Gillian Foster’s homebred Cereus, who landed the 2001 Gold Cup at Hollywoodbets Greyville, his victory completing a momentous double on the day, with the Gr2 Golden Slipper having gone the way of juvenile filly Tatler, a great-great-great grandaughter of Sun Lass!
JP van der Merwe is not the only guilty party in the matter. In simple terms, he is the only rider to have exercised the NHA’s offer of an Acknowledgement Of Guilt and moved on with his life
Andrew Fortune made it three winners on the Family Day public holiday as Tenango breezed home to win the Gr3 feature
