It would be a great spectacle, but sadly, it is as fanciful as racing on the moon. Or perhaps as fanciful as a sustainable racing structure emerging in mainland China anytime soon.
Dougie Whyte, the reigning champion and 3 times IJC champion joins 11 top class jockeys at Happy Valley to battle for this years title on Wednesday.
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
