Exciting New Era Dawns For Cape Racing
Great news for all stakeholders as exciting times lie ahead
8th July 2022
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Great news for all stakeholders as exciting times lie ahead
First winner for Mary Slack as Bling’s call to abandon Jet Dark for his sponsor’s filly pays big dividends
The news broke on Tuesday that new blood could be injecting some life back into Cape racing
‘There is no doubt that the Hollywoodbets Durban July firmly retains its status as the holy grail of South African racing’
The Ringer shares his thoughts about Saturday
Gold Circle look forward to welcoming thousands of horse racing fans to the 2022 Hollywoodbets Durban July
‘Obviously this year we are only going to have 50% capacity with 27 500 people there, but it might work in our favour given it is our first time doing the event’- Devin Heffer
In what will be a major boost for a race that already looks set to ignite the imagination of the South African public, multiple champion record-breaking jockey Piere ‘Striker’ Strydom is set to partner Justin Snaith’s 2020 winner Belgarion
Apart from topping the Horse of The Year Table, she also tops the Champion Older Female category, is fifth in the Champion Sprinter category, fourth in the Champion Miler category, and fifth in the Champion Middle Distance category
Despite being rocked by Piet Botha’s 6yo ‘Ringo’ at Kenilworth on Sunday, Justin Snaith’s class act Belgarion is very much on track for the Hollywoodbets Durban July
There were 7 scratchings at second declaration stage on Monday for the R5 million Gr1 Hollywoodbets Durban July
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
Glistian Events’ Joao da Mata chats to Cape Racing Chairman Greg Bortz about the path ahead for SA horseracing
At the age of 93, Mr Ferraris is still active in racing as a training consultant, and he takes great joy in following the career of his grandson, Luke Ferraris, a successful jockey in Hong Kong
The starting stalls stuck on the Fairview polytrack capped a mostly forgettable week for South African horseracing when the Nelson Mandela Bay Racing fixture ground to a dismal halt on Friday
