‘Zola Budd Also Ran Without Shoes’-Barend Botes
The Barend Botes-trained Lance filly Quid Pro Quo overcame enormous odds to make it five in a row and galloped her way into the history books
28th July 2024
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The Barend Botes-trained Lance filly Quid Pro Quo overcame enormous odds to make it five in a row and galloped her way into the history books
Richard Fourie crowned a superb season with an armchair ride to register a 141st Grade 1 winner for Mike de Kock
Cape Racing’s ongoing tussle with Mother Nature in what has been a wet July to beat all July’s, produced a fairytale at a sunny, but very chilly, Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Thursday
A Cape jockey has told of the enormous relief and the burden lifted from his shoulders on Friday after two well-known racing men took the cudgels up on his behalf some months ago to defend the father of four against an NHRA charge
A Pick 6 carryover of R2 million is set to take the exotic pool to R15 million, while the World Pool Gr3 Gold Cup sees a Quartet carryover of R1 million and a likely pool of R5 million
The former Tellytrack ace suggested that the 2024 Hollywoodbets Durban July experience had been one of his most enjoyable yet
JP van der Merwe matched Richard Fourie’s five Grade 1 winners this season when he won the Hollywoodbets Durban July last Saturday
A much-loved and popular horseracing and sports fanatic, Kyle Johnston passed away suddenly at the age of 36 on Friday 5 July
Legends Michael Roberts and Piere Strydom didn’t exactly have things go their way in Saturday’s dramatic Hollywoodbets Gr1 Durban July
A childhood dream, a focus on Vercingetorix – and a little luck along the way!
Having only his second run for the Zackey yard, the former Mike de Kock resident put his best hoof forward in good style
After dedicating herself fully to the role for four challenging years, the increasing demands on her time and personal life have led her to reassess her career direction
Two South African star performers in Dean Kannemeyer’s Gimme A Prince and the Vaughan Marshall champion 3yo One Stripe, who runs in Sunday’s HSH Princess Charlene Big Cap, feature in the first edition of the LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2025
