It’s very satisfying when you get feedback that your drivers are good and horses have traveled well. A lot of people keep in contact and let us know how their horses are getting on and it’s something we’re very proud of.
There are few men with a better eye for selecting a champion racehorse. Colin Palm, a former jockey and trainer, and present day Bloodstock Consultant, looks back on 61 years in horseracing
“I’ve always enjoyed my racing and I’m lucky that I’ve never got stale or sour. Even when I don’t have lots of rides, I’ll still hang around the jockey room for the day – I just enjoy being there. There’s nothing else I’d rather do.”
As my hero John Lennon said, “When at school, the teachers asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I said, Happy. They said, I didn’t understand the question. I said, you don’t understand life.” If you’re happy, it means all the pieces fit, and you can build from here on how to be, well, more happy.
He is leading his colleagues a merry dance at the top of the SA Champion Apprentice log with double the amount of winners of his closest rival. Ryan Munger is one of the brightest young talents in our riding ranks and is all set and ready to take on the world this season
A great Emerald Cup victory on Saturday has catapulted Corne Spies into the spotlight. Currently in second position on the SA trainer log and with his new Zimbabwe satellite yard heading the tables North Of The Limpopo, the Spies Racing Team is set for unprecedented growth
Expectations are very high. With the stake money and punting being as high as it is, they want the best and they expect you to be the best. That’s what drives me. To be the best.
Believe it or not, horseracing in the Republic of Kenya is 110 years old in 2015. The beautiful country in the African Great Lakes region of East Africa will host visitors from across the globe – Tom Fraser tells us why…
We educate the people we attract to the course. We don’t want people to be left to make their own fun, we want them to have fun with us.
My old dad, bless him, was sick for the game. A hard worker, I fear his gambling habits may have left us less flush. Will my children read this?
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!
