Mauritius Racing – At Last!
The racing will take place behind closed doors until further notice, and the Champ de Mars and its surroundings will be a restricted area
10th June 2020
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The racing will take place behind closed doors until further notice, and the Champ de Mars and its surroundings will be a restricted area
Despite the lockdown of their racing, it’s business as unusual
Like many industries in Mauritius, the horse racing industry is experiencing extremely difficult times
The Mauritius Turf Club said on Monday that 24 horses from 7 different stables tested positive for Zilpaterol during this season
Lack of turnover by off-course bookmakers is reason for financial position
Slipped sadddles or a change of tactics – do our Stipes ask any questions?
The licence application for the 2019 season presented by jockey Olivier Doleuze was simply refused!
‘More people watch morning track work in Mauritius than attend races in South Africa”
Rouvaun flew out of Cape Town on Tuesday evening after cracking the nod as English language commentator for the Mauritius International Jockeys Challenge at the Champ de Mars on Saturday and Sunday
Ironically, it was a colt which provided Alan with a first Gr1 success, this being Alec and Gillian Foster’s homebred Cereus, who landed the 2001 Gold Cup at Hollywoodbets Greyville, his victory completing a momentous double on the day, with the Gr2 Golden Slipper having gone the way of juvenile filly Tatler, a great-great-great grandaughter of Sun Lass!
JP van der Merwe is not the only guilty party in the matter. In simple terms, he is the only rider to have exercised the NHA’s offer of an Acknowledgement Of Guilt and moved on with his life
Andrew Fortune made it three winners on the Family Day public holiday as Tenango breezed home to win the Gr3 feature
The son of Master Of My Fate will likely side-step stablemate Eight On Eighteen in the Daily News and go via the Greyville 1900 and Cup Trial into the big one on 5 July
