The Elusive Fort gelding Out Of Your League emerged from what appeared a ‘dead and buried’ position 300m from home to win the R425 000 Gr1 SA Derby at a ghostly Turffontein on Saturday
Always a man for the big occasion, Sean Tarry is the man to watch on Saturday
Hollywoodbets Brand Ambassador Anthony Delpech won the SA Derby in 2000 on Silver Sliver, in 2009 on Boquet Garni and in 2017 on the smart stayer Al Sahem
‘The people running the sport have not used this time in which we have no racing, to talk to all of us’ – Joey Soma
The National Horseracing Authority have published a report of their handicapping ratings update after Saturday’s Derby Day meeting at Turffontein
The shock withdrawal of boom 3yo Hawwaam cast a dark cloud over Derby Day at Turffontein on Saturday
Mike de Kock has to turn the clock back all the way to 2010 for his last SA Derby winner
Comeback Kid Mark Khan defied fitness doubts and the generous betting odds to grab his fourth SA Derby winner
Champion Miler and dual SA Horse Of The Year Legal Eagle returns to action on Champions Day 5 May and is out to set the record straight in the R4 million Gr1 Premier’s Champions Challenge
A bold move at the top of the home straight by Anthony Delpech rounded off an SA Oaks – SA Derby double for Maine Chance stallion Silvano
The three wise men have a stranglehold over what is a disappointingly small field for the third leg of the SA Triple Crown at Turffontein on Saturday
Finding the words ‘excitement’ and ‘insurance’ in the same sentence is as rare as breeding a Triple Crown winner!
As the clock ticks toward this year’s renewal of South Africa’s most iconic of races, the Hollywoodbets Durban July, it is only fitting that we return to the start of the new millennium and recall all the drama and splendour
