A snapshot of the week
For illustration only – Candiese Lenferna captured the Hollywoodbets Scottsville parade ring from a unique angle
The Sporting Post presents this week’s National Horseracing Authority Calendar.
The calendar is a summary of the past week’s penalties and registrations and is an easy-read snapshot of information.
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The charge originated from comments made by Jockey van Niekerk during a post-race interview following the running of Race 2 at Hollywoodbets Durbanville Racecourse on Wednesday 26 March
The premature loss of Lancaster Bomber (War Front) was a sad setback to the South African thoroughbred industry
The highest-rated horses in all but one race – Parisian Walkway, who achieved his highest performance figure over 1600m – claimed the top four positions in each of this past weekend’s Grade 1 and Grade 2 races (excluding the two-year-old races).This provides strong validation regarding the effectiveness of the rating system!
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
Wathnan Racing’s Hit Show foiled Forever Young’s attempt at completing the valuable Saudi Cup/Dubai World Cup double
The 2025 Dubai World Cup day dream sadly failed to materialize for the Hollywood Racing team and SA racing fans
Saeed bin Suroor was back celebrating on Dubai World Cup Day as his fragile stayer Dubai Future ran out a dominant winner of the $1,000,000 Gr2 Dubai Gold Cup Sponsored by Al Tayer Motors
