The Zechner Machine
Karl Zechner had ridden just 11 winners in the 2011 season when he joined the Zacpack team – a move that rejuvenated his fledgeling career
16th September 2015
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Karl Zechner had ridden just 11 winners in the 2011 season when he joined the Zacpack team – a move that rejuvenated his fledgeling career
A botched start to the R100 000 Founders Trophy put the poison cherry on top of a traumatic Fairview meeting for many punters on Friday
“The Vaal sand is not a racetrack and I can’t imagine there is a worse track anywhere else on earth,” says multiple champion jockey Piere Strydom
Ably assisted by former top jockey Gavin Venter, Ms Laing trains solely for the powerhouse Jooste partnership and took her season’s win tally to 39. She has got to be feeling better after the four winners!
Shock result in the R600 000 Gr2 Emperors Palace Peermont Charity Mile
Chris Taylor is balancing business interests with a renewed enthusiasm for his chosen profession as he returns to race riding this weekend
The wheel turns in the great leveller that is horseracing! The major yards took a back seat in Friday evening’s R300 000 Gr2 Victory Moon Stakes with a shock winner cementing his Summer Cup claims
Big race sponsors Hollywoodbets have set the pace in the pre-nominations ante-post betting market for the 2025 Hollywoodbets Durban July with defending champion Oriental Charm topping the opening board
In our weekly column entitled Time Is Money, we look at some of the past weekend’s highlights, including some slow-run Grade 1 contests at Turffontein
