Category: Racing News

MK’S Pride set to bounce back

Graeme Hawkins The R600 000 KwaZulu-Natal Breeders Mile at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday provides the classy MK’s Pride an ideal opportunity to get back on the winning trail. Now trained by Robbie Sage the Grade 1 winning son of Willow Magic has not seen the winner’s enclosure since taking out the 2022 Horse Chestnut Stakes (Gr1) …

High fives as final field is announced

With five runners in the 18-horse field, Justin Snaith holds a strong hand in this year’s R5 million Gr1 Hollywoodbets Durban July after the field was announced at a glittering function in Umhlanga Rocks on Tuesday morning. Africa’s greatest horseracing event, featuring the pinnacle race in the South African calendar, will be run at Hollywoodbets …

Charles Dickens rewrites the script

Andrew Harrison Hollywoodbets Kenilworth emptied out like a burst dam after Charles Dickens was beaten by Al Muthana in the Gr1 L’ Ormarins King’s Plate back in January, but the crowd lined the rails at Hollywoodbets Greyville yesterday as the colt was led into the winner’s circle. The striking chestnut produced what was expected in …

Charles Dickens plots his revenge

Graeme Hawkins  This afternoon’s R1,75-million Hollywoodbets Gold Challenge (Gr 1) over 1600m at Hollywoodbets Greyville race course has attracted the very best “milers” in the country and a massive showdown between defending Champion, Al Muthana, and rising superstar, Charles Dickens, is expected at the City track. The betting for the race suggests that the Gold …

Charles Dickens going for Gold

David Thiselton The Gr 1 Hollywoodbets Gold Challenge is annually one of the highlights of the SA Champions Season and this year’s race will see racing enthusiasts flocking to the course just to set eyes on the exciting superstar, Charles Dickens. The race also takes on special significance this season because it has the potential to cause an …

The Prince and the Princess to reign

GRAME HAWKINS There is more than money up for grabs in the R850 000 Golden Horse Sprint (Gr 1) over 1200m at Hollywoodbets Scottsville this afternoon (Saturday) – the Equus Trophy for Champion Sprinter of South Africa is also on the line! One of the leading lights for this prestigious award is Gimme A Prince who …

See it Again wants to do it again

David Thiselton The Michael Roberts-trained Twice Over colt See It Again is looking increasingly likely to emulate his three-parts brother Do It Again, by winning South Africa’s premier race, the Hollywoodbets Durban July, after an impressive victory in the Gr 1 Daily News 2000 on Saturday at Hollywoodbets Greyville. A fairytale is unfolding as Hall …

See It Again hits the headlines

Andrew Harrison Owner Nick Jonsson will be optimistic that Piere Strydom will be roughing up his hair again after the Hollywoodbets Durban July in just over a month’s time. Strydom took the liberty after See It Again won the Gr1 Splashout Derby at Kenilworth and there was no holding back yesterday as Jonsson led in …

The Daily News 2000 to point the way forward

David Thiselton The R1,5-million Gr 1 Daily News 2000, a traditional pointer for 3yo’s to the Hollywoodbets Durban July, heads the 9-race programme at Hollywoodbets Greyville today. There is also the R1-million Woolavington 2000 (Gr 1) for Fillies and Mares and the R200 000 Lonsdale Stirrup Cup (Gr 3) over 2400m to look forward to. …

See It Again and Cousin Casey lock horns in Daily News 2000

Graeme Hawkins The Splashout Cape Derby (Gr 1) winner See It Again is a clear favourite to win tomorrow’s R1,5-million Daily News 2000 (Gr 1) over 2000m at Hollywoodbets Greyville. Piere Strydom will again be aboard the 3yo son of Twice Over and the Michael Roberts-trained colt will have come on in leaps and bounds …