Equus 2020 – Saluting The Stars!
Despite never having taken on the boys, the Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein-bred undefeated SA Triple Tiara winner of last term was crowned SA Horse Of The Year
13th September 2020
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Despite never having taken on the boys, the Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein-bred undefeated SA Triple Tiara winner of last term was crowned SA Horse Of The Year
‘Even after lockdown – especially after lockdown – we will still need to observe social distancing, wear face masks, wash hands regularly, and avoid contact with other people’
Leading SA owner and breeder Mary Oppenheimer, the daughter of the late mining magnate Harry Oppenheimer, and her daughters will be donating R1 billion to the solidarity fund aimed at fighting the coronavirus
Mother Russia won the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate in 2011. With her own entry for 2018, daughter Nother Russia lives up to her name – and her heritage
Trainer Alistair Gordon broke a personal drought and enjoyed the distinction of saddling the first KZN horse to win the Gr2 Dingaans in thirty years
Craig Zackey has formed a special bond with the beautiful chestnut filly Nother Russia and his performance in the saddle could well qualify for a ride-of-the-season shortli
Ilha Da Vitoria will not be forgotten soon by all who knew her. She was a true champion!
If it is true that when horses, or those who ride or train them, do rare things, they make the people who were present that day feel good, then Mike de Kock’s Abington Place yard in Newmarket is a centre for rare excellence.
Don’t miss SA-bred Zambucca facing a Gr1 field in today’s Prince Of Wales’s Stakes when he takes on the likes of Dank, Treve and The Fugue.
“We’re proud to have put her on the map and personally I hope that Mike will end up taking her to Dubai”, says Paul Reeves
It gives me enormous satisfaction watching them develop their skills and giving them the opportunity to reach their full potential.
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
At the age of 93, Mr Ferraris is still active in racing as a training consultant, and he takes great joy in following the career of his grandson, Luke Ferraris, a successful jockey in Hong Kong
The starting stalls stuck on the Fairview polytrack capped a mostly forgettable week for South African horseracing when the Nelson Mandela Bay Racing fixture ground to a dismal halt on Friday
