‘Anyone who bemoans a penalty after a weight-for-age event knowing that they were competing against higher rated older horses, doesn’t understand how weight-for-age or merit rating works’
Multiple champion trainer Mike de Kock has labelled Mount Pleasant ‘a horse of international quality’ and a candidate to win a Gr1 in Australia
How will the handicappers rate the performance of Mike de Kock’s unbeaten 3yo Mount Pleasant?
Champion Trainer Mike de Kock spared no daggers in his disdain for the NHRA handicappers after his smart Soft Falling Rain filly Gin Fizz held on to win the non black-type
‘The future of South African racing and the employment of tens of thousands of workers in our industry rest on the shoulders of the EU’ – multiple champion trainer
Described as a ‘solid rock of a horse’ by champion trainer Mike De Kock, the Australian-bred Mount Pleasant got the better of his stablemate Najem Suhail
Trainers Sean Tarry and Mike de Kock have had the jockeys they declared for Sunday’s Gr1 races at Hollywoodbets Greyville declined and removed by the National Horseracing Authority
Mike de Kock’s newsmaking star Hawwaam returned to winning ways in style at Turffontein on Saturday
Vodacom Durban July All Time Greats, Sean Tarry on his Vaal Tuesday runners and some Bundesliga action
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
As the proud title sponsor of Africa’s premier horse racing and social spectacle, Hollywoodbets is honoured to reveal the 2025 theme
