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Representatives of the Hollywood Foundation, together with the Cape Racing Team, visited the Tom Ro Haven to hand the grant over, and were humbled to witness the amazing and unheralded work being done
Unbeaten colt Notable Speech became the first horse in 86 years to win the Gr1 2000 Guineas having not raced as a juvenile
Tony Cruz showcased his stable’s staying might at Sha Tin on Sunday while Zac Purton celebrated his 100th win for the season
Time For Love made a decent quality field look ordinary with an emphatic victory in Sunday’s R200 000 Listed Ladies Mile at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth
The shock withdrawal of Main Defender from the IOS Gr2 Drill Hall Stakes on Saturday has once again opened the ongoing debate about the merits and demerits of TC02 testing
The son of Trippi clearly enjoys Richard Fourie and showed he is back to his best in his second start after the Met
South African champion trainer Justin Snaith is unequivocal in his support of the National Horseracing Authority and their procedures to preserve the integrity of the sport
Australian-bred Tommy Gun might be “a bit underdone” first-up but trainer Tim Fitzsimmons’ decision to run him on Saturday at Kranji was vindicated with a soft win
Vaughan Marshall’s One World colt One Stripe stamped himself a leader of his generation in the Cape when he stormed to victory in the Gr3 Winter Nursery
One Stripe from the Vaughan Marshall stable takes his place in the Gr3 Winter Nursery and will be aiming for a third graded stakes win
As we continue our nostalgic walk down the Hollywoodbets Durban July memory lane, one thing is certain, the most recent decade lacked for nothing in drama and splendour
Finding the words ‘excitement’ and ‘insurance’ in the same sentence is as rare as breeding a Triple Crown winner!
