The champagne corks were popping at the magnificent Owloon Horses in Paarl earlier this week when their 2024 Hollywoodbets Durban July winning broodmare Souk delivered a handsome and beautifully conformed Fire Away colt
Tragedy struck Suzette and Basie Viljoen’s fledgeling Wellington-based breeding operation Hopes And Dreams on Monday evening when the farm’s flagship mare and 2022 SA Horse Of The Year Captain’s Ransom reportedly died while giving birth
The 2025 World Sports Betting Cape Town MET is back on Saturday 25 January and tickets are now on sale
‘This is all about engagement, it’s about making the sport as accessible as we can to as many people as we can’
The soon-to-be crowned 2024 British champion jockey is no stranger to the international racing scene, with triumphs in Group 1 races across 8 countries
‘Fortune favours the bold, so kudos to Peter de Beyer for retaining Sylvie, a moderate race filly many breeders would have shunned as a broodmare’
A race steeped in history, previous winners include champion sires Jet Master and Gimmethegreenlight, as well as multiple Equus award winning champions Pocket Power, Do It Again, Jet Dark and Charles Dickens
There was a unique South African connection in the background as the Ralph Beckett-trained Bluestocking charged to victory under Rossa Ryan to win the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe on Sunday
It is eerie to think that there would have been no Siren’s Call, Sound Of Warning, or for that matter Call To Unite, had fate not decreed that Enchanted Cove follow her dam to South Africa, and that Peter de Beyer had the foresight to return Elusive Fort back home from the States as well!
There’s lots more to play for!
A ten race programme headed by the R200 000 Listed Settlers Trophy has been declared for the Hollywoodbets Durbanville ‘Braai, Bak & Brew’ racemeeting on Saturday
The classic has a long and proud history dating back to 1955 when it was run as the Cape of Good Hope Guineas
