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This follows the easy win of Royal Parks in a race at Haydock last Thursday afternoon less than 24 hours after the same horse was taken out of a race at Kempton Park as it was suffering from colic.
Read more about the Phillipi Flyers, a Magic record, Penny’s Kimberley treble and much more
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History shows that three-year-olds have it all to do in this prestigious mile race, given that there have been only ten sophomore winners since its inception in 1861, two of which in the new millennium
Christmas day in a racing stable is largely business as usual. Horses have to be fed, watered and exercised
James McDonald closed a highly successful short-term stint in Hong Kong with a quartet at Sha Tin on Sunday
Beyond the pending investigations, things ended well enough for the Bass-Robinson yard when the improving Rainbow Lorikeet stamped her Paddock Stakes prospects with a gutsy victory under a top-notch ride by Aldo Domeyer
Multiple UK champion jockey Oisin Murphy is set to undertake his second visit to South Africa in the space of six weeks
Mark Newnham hopes Bravehearts can maintain the stable’s impetus with success
The Mauritzfontein & Wilgerbosdrift-sponsored jockey is enjoying the season of his life and became the first SA rider to break the 100 winner mark this term
