Botes looking for a Quid Pro Quo
It has been a few weeks since trainer Barend Botes made the move from the Highveld to KwaZulu-Natal. The former jockey is an astute horseman but one who has ...
South Africa's leading three-year-old Sandringham Summit who scored an emphatic win in the TAB Gauteng Guineas earlier this month is an entry in both the Grade 1 H F Oppenheimer Horse Chestnut Stakes where he could take on his elders including the likes of Equus horse of the year Princess Calla, July hero Winchester Mansion, top Cape horse At My Command and the Grade 1 SA Classic, the second leg of the Triple Crown where he will need to show he can also be brilliant over 1800m. The exciting colt may meet famililar foe Main Defender in the Horse Chestnut along with the one that beat the latter recently, Melech - what a race that could turn out to be! The smashing filly Gimme A Nother has been unstoppable and bids to remain unbeaten in six starts but in the Wilgerbosdrift SA Fillies Classic may meet Bavarian Beauty who like Sandringham Summit was the top filly in her time as a two-year-old. Brilliant racing, bring it on!
It has been a few weeks since trainer Barend Botes made the move from the Highveld to KwaZulu-Natal. The former jockey is an astute horseman but one who has ...
Cape Derby time, past winners of the race have become legends; Legislate, Jackson, Capetown Noir, Big City Life and Jay Peg are just some and last year we ...
There are opportunities for money to be made in the first few races at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Sunday.
Trainer Corne Spies has had great success when raiding KwaZulu-Natal. In fact, some of his most memorable wins have come in the region but in recent times ...
Charles Dickens triumphant win in the L'Ormarins King's Plate was another feather in the cap for trainer Candice Bass-Robinson and ...
Jockey Rachel Venniker has been in fine form this season. The young rider is now a fully fledged jockey but still retains her 1.5kg which has been given to ...
The Final Fields are out for the Grade 1 R2 Million Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas. It is a race steeped in history,
A West Cape based horse namely Winchester Mansion won the 2023 Hollywoodbets Durban July, Royal Victory,