Off The Record #134
A second chance to read Charl Pretorius' piece that won the 2026 Equus Award for Print - Ormond Ferraris: A portrait assembled from moments
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Bass could have a ‘Sparkling’ day at Durbanville
Jack Milner Candice Bass looks to have some decent horses in her stable and while we have not seen the likes over another Charles Dickens just yet, she could be in for a strong…
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TAB WEEKEND SOCCER HIGHLIGHTS: 21 – 23 AUGUST 2026
FASCINATING FOOTBALL WITH GREAT CHANCES TO WIN There’s a fascinating weekend of football ahead for TAB soccer customers with chances aplenty to win astonishing amounts of cash. It’s the opening weekend of the 2026-27…
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EAST CAPE RACING COMMUNITY TO CELEBRATE 2025/26 SEASON AT REGIONAL AWARDS
4Racing looks forward to celebrating the 2026 East Cape Awards on Saturday, 5 September 2026 in the Bold Silvano Room at Fairview Racecourse. This year’s judging panel comprised Henk Steenkamp, Nico Kritsiotis and…
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Bacio is the American dream in Nunthorpe
Bacio is the pick to give American trainer Wesley Ward a coveted first success in the Coolmore City Of Troy Nunthorpe Stakes at York. The popular Keeneland handler has come close before with Acapulco…
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WEEKEND RACING HIGHLIGHTS: 21 – 23 AUGUST
POLY CHALLENGE AND EBOR FESTIVAL HEADLINE WEEKEND The main focus of attention this weekend will be at Fairview on Friday with the start of this year’s EC Poly Challenge over 1200m. This will be…
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Mercantour ready to defend Poly title
Jack Milner Right now it is the calm before the storm. The old season is over, all the awards have been handed out and many of the top horses are given a break before…
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4RACING ANNOUNCES SIGNIFICANT OUT OF CYCLE STAKES INCREASE ACROSS THE EASTERN CAPE AND HIGHVELD
4Racing today announced a substantial increase in stakes money across its Eastern Cape and Highveld regions, as part of a renewed investment in the growth and sustainability of horse racing in South Africa. This…
Read moreKalpana stands out in Yorkshire Oaks
The only two older horses to have won the Legends Global Yorkshire Oaks in the last decade were both Arc winners and Andrew Balding will be hoping that proves to be a good omen…
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Olympian Gold to strike another victory for Gray
Jack Milner Wednesday’s racing is at the Vaal, and it is the lone meeting on the Highveld until Thursday 27 August. It is quite an interesting midweek card and there do look to be…
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