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Andrea Atzeni has rocketed into third place in the 2024/25 Hong Kong jockeys’ championship and the Italian ace is aiming to continue a prosperous stretch of form when he takes seven rides at Happy Valley on Wednesday
The 129th edition of Africa’s premier horse racing and social spectacular, the Hollywoodbets Durban July (HDJ), is set to take place on Saturday 5 July 2025
Glistian Events’ Joao Da Mata & Greg Bortz are back, fresh off their weekend podcast
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
In a sweetly-timed confidence booster for SA-breds and the Graham Motion stable ahead of Isivunguvungu’s bid for glory in the Al Quoz Sprint on the Dubai World Cup card on Saturday 5 April, Beach Bomb went from pillar-to-post
Muzi Yeni and trainer Fanie Bronkhorst looked to have dished up a knockout blow in the fourth race
Delivering a chilling reminder of his extraordinary talent, Ka Ying Rising posted his 11th consecutive victory with a blistering display in the HK$5,35 million Gr2 Sprint Cup
The Sean Tarry-Drakenstein-Gimmethegreenlight combination shone once again when the reigning champion sire’s daughter Green Sapphire went all the way to score in the Gr3 Umzimkhulu Stakes at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Monday
While the official start of the 2025 SA Champions Season is just over a month away, trainer Dean Kannemeyer cast the foundation for an exciting few months ahead when he saddled Teflon Man to win the KwaZulu-Natal Stakes at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Monday
Al Nayyir returns to Meydan on Saturday a very different individual from the one that landed in the UAE back in 2021
A R1 million yearling at Nationals last week, and a maiden stakes winner on Sunday – Soqrat’s shares are on the up
Superlative Stakes winner and Classic-placed Gustav Klimt will stand at Heversham Park Farm in South Africa, having stood at Haras d’Annebault most recently
