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Nico Kritsiotis – scare but back to work and feeling better
Gauteng based commentator Nico Kritsiotis emerged from five days missing in action and made a welcome return back to the commentary box at the Vaal on Tuesday.
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The premature loss of Lancaster Bomber (War Front) was a sad setback to the South African thoroughbred industry
The highest-rated horses in all but one race – Parisian Walkway, who achieved his highest performance figure over 1600m – claimed the top four positions in each of this past weekend’s Grade 1 and Grade 2 races (excluding the two-year-old races).This provides strong validation regarding the effectiveness of the rating system!
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
Trainer John Size will attempt to fill a rare gap in a bulging career portfolio when the master horseman saddles Howdeepisyourlove in the Gr1 Al Quoz Sprint at Meydan on Saturday
The charge originated from comments made by Jockey van Niekerk during a post-race interview following the running of Race 2 at Hollywoodbets Durbanville Racecourse on Wednesday 26 March
A major piece of broadcasting history will be made in this year’s Randox Grand National when Gina Bryce becomes the race’s first female commentator in 73 years.
