For those fatalists preaching that horseracing is a dying game, some fuel would have been provided by the sponsors at Scottsville, where the Baker & Baker Undertakers Maiden Plate closed the eight race programme.
Jockey MJ Byleveld rode a welcome double at Kenilworth on 15 February, but he is unlikely to be receiving any late Valentine’s Day cards from
Tellytrack presenter Shaheen Shaw justly berated his production team during the embattled channel’s broadcast on Friday 6 January. Shaw took the back-room to task for
His record speaks for itself, but the impact of the tragic recent early demise of multiple champion stallion Jet Master cannot be underestimated. He sired
Variety Club established himself as the top 3yo miler in South Africa with a scintillating victory in the R1 million Gr1 Cape Guineas at Kenilworth on 17 December. After juggling with his supporters’ emotions…
Glen Kotzen enjoyed a fitting confidence boosting dress rehearsal for the big Guineas day awaiting him on Saturday when sending out the lightly-raced Fabiani to
Former jockey and SA Jockey Academy Riding Master Vince Curtis, who retires this month, was honoured for his close on half century of service to
The Princess reigns! Glen Kotzen’s star Victory Moon filly Princess Victoria turned chamber maid at Kenilworth on 3 December when she swept the floor with
A competitive programme on an unseasonally wintry afternoon at Kenilworth saw the lowering of the colours of the highly rated Kingslayer as Justin Snaith and Felix Coetzee celebrated a great double. Brandon Morgenrood also showed what he can do when on song and looks like he is regaining confidence in the saddle.
Trainer Glen Kotzen admitted that he hasn’t had ‘one this good.’Hat-trick jockey Sean Cormack labelled her a ‘machine and superb athlete.’ These were just some
Local trainers Gavin Smith and Alan Greeff went home with their tail between their legs after Justin Snaith and Glen Kotzen won all but two of the eight races on the first day of the Eastern Cape Festival Of Racing.The Western Cape onslaught sets the scene for a thriller on Sunday and the locals are bound to fight back.
