Appointed lead commentator
Richard Hoiles
Hoiles is well known to SA racing fans as he called both the Gr1 Investec Cape Derby and the CTS Million Dollar at Kenilworth earlier this year as part of the established international commentator swap established in 2015.
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The Hollywood Syndicate celebrated a milestone 600th winner on African soil when the Danon Platina gelding Luhamba Phambili stormed to victory to win the R200 000 non black-type Need For Speed Sprint
Selwyn Elk writes that he was at Clairwood on a wet Saturday afternoon in the 70’s…
In a remarkable turnaround after a five year ban and many years of application and hard work, jockey Chad Little has been granted a licence to ride again
Sunday’s Hollywoodbets Greyville feature, the non black-type Model Man Mile, won by Mike de Kock’s Artist’s Model, paid tribute to one of South Africa’s greatest turf legends of the 20th century.
Couplings matter not in the Pick 6 these days, but Alec Laird sends a powerful pair of Master Of My Fate geldings to post for Saturday’s Turffontein topliner
It’s good to hear that Charles Ndlovu is fine, but Louis Mxothwa is thought to have suffered a suspected shoulder/collar-bone and/or rib fractures
Hong Kong racing continues at Sha Tin on Saturday with the running of the Class 2 Panasonic Cup Handicap
