The Hyperpaint Syndicate were nominated as the RA Owners of the Week following victory by Sarah in the Listed Swallow Stakes over 1160 metres at Turffontein on 11 January 2020.…
The Corrie Lensley trained All about Sofia won a Maiden Plate over 1200 metres on 6 January 2020 at Flamingo Park with Craig Zackey on board to earn Philip Bamford,…
The Grade 3 Sea Cottage Stakes over 1800 metres run at Turffontein Racecourse on Saturday 25 January was won by Green Laser, owned by Martin Lieveaux and JJ van der…
The RA Owner of the Week Award was given to Mr GW Jooste after his four year old filly Louvain won a FM80 Handicap over 1450 metres at Vaal Racecourse…
The Tommy Hotspur (Grade 3) Handicap over 1000 metres run on 12 February at Turffontein Racecourse went the way of the hot pot favourite, Mr Flood. This was the four…
The RA Owner of the Week went to Hyperpaint Syndicate (JT Peter) . Their first winner for the week was Gold Griffin at Vaal Racecourse on 18 February. The four…
Ralphs Racing (Nom: Miss K Ralphs) is the RA Owner of the Week following a good win by three year old filly Little Rain in a Maiden Plate over 1200…
The RA Owner of the Week Award went to a deserving partnership in the form of Dayalan Chinsammy, Hassen Adams and Joey Soma. Their three year old colt is a…
After a disappointing eighth place finish in the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate on Saturday at Kenilworth, Soqrat has now been scratched from running in the Sun Met. JANUARY 14, 2020 According…
Jack Milner: The Sun Met on 1 February will be Hawwaam’s last race in South Africa. This has been confirmed by trainer Mike de Kock who said the son of…
Officials from the EU will be conducting the audit of the South African Bloodstock Industry from 20 April to 1 May. JANUARY 27, 2020 The South African Equine Health &…
Danie Toerien: Jockeys Gavin Lerena and Warren Kennedy both rode a threesome of winners on Saturday at Turffontein, with Lerena snaring the top prize on offer on the day, the…
Jack Milner: The race begins for the SA Triple Crown and Wilgerbosdrift Triple Tiara on Saturday when a group of three-year-olds line up for the Grade 2 Gauteng Guineas and…
Ken Nicol: Formerly Gauteng based trainer Stephen Lerena has quietly relocated to the Eastern Cape, and had his first runners at the Fairview polytrack meeting on Tuesday. FEBRUARY 12, 2020…
Hong Kong – Lyle Hewitson hasn’t even finished his current short-term contract but he already has one eye on the unfinished business he will leave behind in Hong Kong when…
Bonginkosi Nkosi: Former assistant trainer to Dean Kannemeyer and the wife of national jockeys’ championship log leader Warren Kennedy – Barbara Kennedy recently took her trainer’s licence and saddled her…
Lyle Hewitson’s six-month stint at Sha Tin didn’t pan out exactly as he hoped, but to show the quality of the man, he was still smiling as he walked out…
Mike de Kock has revealed that the stable’s star, Hawwaam(pictured) was sent back to Randjesfontein after the Sun Met and has stayed in work. MARCH 5, 2020 Hawwaam’s ultimate goal…
Ken Nicol: Lyle Hewitson’s decision to try his luck in Japan has yielded swift returns. MARCH 8, 2020 For our hugely talented champion jockey took his win tally to three…
Mike de Kock’s staff at Randjesfontein call Mathew de Kock, “Little Big Boss” – a young man who rose swiftly to the challenge in an internationally renowned stable. MARCH 7,…
Jack Milner: Summer Pudding sets sights on the Wilgerbosdrift Triple Tiara and Got The Greenlight is on course for Vodacom Durban July. MARCH 7, 2020 Summer Pudding proved she is…
SUBMISSION TO GOVERNMENT TO RECOMMENCE RACING ON 1 MAY APRIL 30, 2020 The National Horseracing Authority has not received any feedback from Government to date on the status of the…
Jack Milner: Top three-year-olds and brilliant milers permeate Sunday’s Hollywoodbets Greyville card with the running of three Grade 1 races – The Daily News 2000, the Woolavington 2000 and the…
Jack Milner: Hawwaam proved he has few peers in the country with a runaway victory in Saturday’s Grade 1 World Sports Betting Premiers Champions Challenge. JUNE 27, 2020 On an…
According to the weather report, a mild winter’s day has been forecast for Joburg, but the heat will be up at Turffontein to celebrate the July In Jozi, brought to…
Belgarion won the Vodacom Durban July over 2200m at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday. JULY 25, 2020 Ridden by Richard Fourie and trained by Justin Snaith, Belgarion beat Got The Greenlight…
This year marks the 100th running of the Gold Cup which has been postponed to the 29 August due to the Coronavirus-enforced closure of horseracing during April and May this…
Following Saturday’s announcement that Covid-19 restrictions in SA have been relaxed to Lockdown level 2, the National Horseracing Authority (NHA) have lifted a number of restrictions. AUGUST 17, 2020 Our…
Jack Milner: Jockey S’manga Khumalo and trainer Gareth van Zyl pulled off a major upset on Saturday when Paths Of Victory won the Grade 3 World Sports Betting Gold Cup…
Jack Milner: There were a number of upset punters when the 13-10 favourite in Race 1 at the Vaal on Tuesday, Showdown Kid, was disqualified after weighing in more than…
Racehorse owners can enter parade ring. Friday 4 September 2020 The ban on racehorse owners entering the parade ring has been lifted nationally with immediate effect and all owners of…
Jockey Karis Teetan landed a treble at Sha Tin on Sunday which included the milestone of his 400th win in Hong Kong aboard Will Power in Race 7. SEPTEMBER 14,…
Pat Smullen, the legendary Irish jockey who rode 12 Classic winners in an outstanding career, has died at the age of 43. SEPTEMBER 16, 2020 Smullen was diagnosed with cancer…
DATE: Thursday 17 September 2020 RELEASED BY: Phumelela Gaming The Public Order Police had to be called in to restore order at the Fairview Racecourse training centre this morning.…
DATE: Thursday 17 September 2020 RELEASED BY: Phumelela Gaming The race meeting at Fairview this Friday afternoon, 18 September, is set to go ahead although a final decision will…
DATE: Friday 25 September 2020 RELEASED BY: Phumelela Equus Horse Of The Year Summer Pudding and Champion Three-Year-Old colt Got The Greenlight head up an entry of 49 runners for…
DATE: Friday 25 September 2020 RELEASED BY: Phumelela Got The Greenlight tops the first log for the R425,000 Gauteng Summer Cup (Grade 1) over 2000m on the Turffontein Standside track…
Karis Teetan continued his strong start to the 2020/21 racing season with a winning treble at Sha Tin on Sunday which was completed with victory aboard impressive juvenile, Lucky Express…
Oisin Murphy has denied ever taking cocaine after testing positive for the drug, which could see the UK Champion Jockey facing a lengthy ban, and has vowed to ‘fight to…
There are no changes to the top 20 on the second log for the R425,000 Gauteng Summer Cup (Grade 1) over 2000m on the Turffontein Standside track on Saturday 28…
The runners in contention for places in the R900,000 Emperors Palace Ready To Run Cup (Presented by Bloodstock South Africa) over 1400m at Turffontein on Saturday 31 October, have held…
Disappointing runs from Green Haze and Youcanthurrylove in a Pinnacle Stakes over 1600m on the Inside track at Turffontein on Saturday has resulted in their respective merit ratings being dropped.…
DATE: Thursday 15 October 2020 RELEASED BY: Phumelela In spite of the difficult economic times, the Peermont Emperors Palace Charity Mile will go ahead at Turffontein Racecourse on Saturday 31…
PHUMELELA MEDIA RELEASE SUBJECT: Entries for Peermont Emperors Palace Charity Mile DATE: Monday 19 October 2020 RELEASED BY: Phumelela (Repeat: adding draws, weights and nominations for other features) …
Karis Teetan snared three wins at Sha Tin on Sunday and the man they call the ‘Mauritian Magician’ is eyeing outright second spot in the jockeys’ premiership as he heads…
Jack Milner: There is racing at Greyville on the Polytrack today and the way the bookmakers are betting, Anton Marcus is going to have a field day. 20 OCT 2020…
Danie Toerien – Mathew de Kock, in partnership with Cranbourne-based trainer Robbie Griffiths, made a very decent start to his training career in Australia when both his first two runners…
DATE: Thursday 29 October 2020 RELEASED BY: Phumelela Gaming Phumelela is delighted to announce that World Sports Betting (WSB) have generously stepped in at late notice to sponsor the Gauteng…
Anything Goes has been withdrawn from Saturday’s Peermont Emperors Palace Ready To Run Cup over 1400m at Turffontein. 29 OCT 2020 The unbeaten filly, a five-time winner, was quoted at…
Following gallops on Monday morning, Monday’s Vaal race meeting has been moved to the Turffontein Inside track. 2 NOV 2020 The decision was taken after horses were galloped at the…
Hudoo Magic, trained by Brett Crawford and ridden by Muzi Yeni, won the Grade 2 Peermont Emperors Charity Mile at Turffontein on Saturday. 31 OCT 2020 The five-year-old son of…
Leg 1 of the 2020 Work Riders’ Challenge will take place at the Vaal on Monday. 5 NOV 2020 The good news for all concerned is that despite the current…
PHUMELELA MEDIA RELEASE SUBJECT: Final log for WSB Gauteng Summer Cup DATE: Thursday 12 November 2020 RELEASED BY: Phumelela There have been no changes this week to the log…
PHUMELELA MEDIA RELEASE SUBJECT: Final field for WSB Gauteng Summer Cup DATE: Tuesday 17 November 2020 RELEASED BY: Phumelela Equus Horse Of The Year Summer Pudding has stood her…
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Neil Callan’s fine run of form has fired him into contention for the coveted final spot in the Longines International Jockeys’ Championship and at Happy Valley on Wednesday he will…
Jack Milner: Summer Pudding silenced her detractors in no uncertain manner when she romped to victory in the R1-million World Sports Betting Gauteng Summer Cup over 2000m at Turffontein on…
The local horse racing industry was shocked on Monday by the news that as of Tuesday, 1 December 2020, no permits will be issued allowing horses to travel to Cape…
Grade 2 Ipi Tombe Challenge winner War Of Athena is among the entries for the World Sports Betting Cape Fillies Guineas over 1600m at Kenilworth on Saturday 12 December. 1…
The feature race on Saturday moves to the Vaal with the running of the R150,000 World Sports Betting Grand Heritage over 1475m. 29 NOV 2020 The Non-Black Type race will…
We, as the RA, are aware that the movement of horses across the country is facilitated by SAEHP. This is due to the State not having sufficient capacity to take…
Unbeaten Equus Horse-Of-The-Year Summer Pudding is among the 25 entries for the Grade 1 Cape Town Met over 2000m at Kenilworth on Saturday 30 January 2021. 2 DEC 2020 Summer…
Expressfromtheus proved far too good for his opposition in Saturday’s WSB Grand Heritage over 1475m at the Vaal. 5 DEC 2020 Ridden by Marco van Rensburg, the Stuart Pettigrew-trained runner…
Jack Milner: The meeting on the Polytrack at Greyville on Monday is likely to produce a few challenges for bettors. 6 DEC 2020 The eight-race card is made up of…
The first Grade 1 race of the Cape summer season will take place at Kenilworth on Saturday with the running of the World Sports Betting Cape Fillies Guineas over 1600m.…
Luke Middlebrook: A revamped and reinvigorated International Jockeys’ Championship is set to go down at Happy Valley Racecourse on Wednesday, with an even six-six split of internationals against Hong Kong-based…
Championship-leading jockey Joao Moreira will be chasing feature-race glory on Sunday at Sha Tin. 10 DEC 2020 Moreira is riding at the peak of his powers with 51 wins this…
Jack Milner: Justin Snaith has thrown down the gauntlet to the connections of Summer Pudding. 13 DEC 2020 “It’s summer, we like our pudding, you never know,” said Snaith, following…
Prominent South African trainers Gary and Dean Alexander are to relocate to Murray Bridge in Australia by the middle of next year. 14 DEC 2020 Thoroughbred Racing South Australia announced…
Frankie Dettori was born on the 15 December 1970 and 50 years on he is still considered the most brilliant and charismatic jockey in the world. 15 DEC 2020 For…
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