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A taxi driver’s son, Zac Purton looks forward to another massive raceday at Sha Tin on Sunday.
21st April 2022
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A taxi driver’s son, Zac Purton looks forward to another massive raceday at Sha Tin on Sunday.
The son of a career police officer, 18 year old Apprentice Siyanda ‘Num Num’ Sosibo booted home his first winner at his 20th ride at the Vaal last Thursday
It’s been over two decades since an accident while riding work at Milnerton ended the promising career of the first lady jockey to be trained at the SA Jockey Academy
One of South African racing’s favourite sons has been forced to hang up his boots
With 5 winners in his 13 rides prior to the sun setting on Human Rights Day, there is no question that ‘Brewski’ has hit the proverbial purple patch
Dreams don’t pay the bills and the opportunities are not exactly lurking down every home straight in South Africa
Beating his good mate and champion colleague Smanga Khumalo in a thrilling finish to Saturday’s WSB Gr1 SA Classic will go down as the nearest thing to the most memorable moment of 29 year old Julius ‘Juju’ Mariba’s eleven year career
A chat with ‘Proccie’s’ good friend and racing personality Selwyn Elk lifted the lid on those little coincidences that make racing, as well as the people and horses involved, so special.
The Gauteng riding ranks have been bolstered with the news that former SA Champion Apprentice and Mauritian Champion Jockey Derreck ‘DD’ David will return to the land of his birth
Going from his best ever season, when lifting his third SA title with 263 winners last term, and following a dreadful accident just two months ago, Lyle is not looking back
Finding the words ‘excitement’ and ‘insurance’ in the same sentence is as rare as breeding a Triple Crown winner!
As the clock ticks toward this year’s renewal of South Africa’s most iconic of races, the Hollywoodbets Durban July, it is only fitting that we return to the start of the new millennium and recall all the drama and splendour
