Horse Racing

Jack Milner Trainer Corne Spies has his yard in top form and they highlighted the good run with a quick six-day double with African Pride. The Rafeef gelding won a Pinnacle Stakes at Turffontein…

Please note that Fairview’s Turf meeting on Friday, 19 June 2026, has been moved to the Polytrack following inconsistent pen readings ranging between 35 and 50. All race distances remain unchanged. #RacingToday #4Racing #FairviewRacing…

Jack Milner When horses race on the Polytrack for the first time there is always a slight doubt as to whether they will handle it or not. Obviously if horses are trained in Durban…

Few races at Royal Ascot this week pack as much punch as the Prince of Wales’s Stakes on Wednesday and Almaqam is the one taken to land the knockout blow against a couple of heavyweight…

Bow Echo can confirm his superiority over Gstaad in a fascinating rematch on day one of Royal Ascot on Tuesday. Trainer George Boughey has never made any secret of the regard in which he holds the…

Ricky Maingard has trained some of the great horses in this country, probably headed up by Wolf Power. He returned to training in South Africa in 2023 and slowly but surely he has been…

With the completion of 2026 Hollywoodbets Gold Challenge and TAB Jubilee Stakes meetings on 6 and 7 June, the numbers have been collated for the publication of the first 2026 Equus Awards logs.

Uncle Don has gone close a couple of times since joining Robert Cowell and can record his first win for the trainer in the Fitzdares Sprint Series Qualifier Handicap at Windsor on Monday. The Middleham Park-owned…

Jack Milner A Pinnacle Stakes over 2400m heads up Sunday’s eight-race meeting at Turffontein where they race on the Standside track. The best weighted runner in the field is Breeze Over followed by Poets…

What strikes me most is not one of Ormond Ferraris' great victories, his Hall of Fame induction or even the remarkable longevity of his career. It is the fact that, in the final weeks…

Horse Racing

High Fidelity to keep Spies flag flying

CHANGE OF SURFACE – FAIRVIEW

A salute to Kannemeyer on the Polytrack

Almaqam to upset Prince of Wales big guns

Echoes of Guineas in Ascot showdown

Winter Pearl looks a golden bet in the Cape

Equus Awards 2026 – First Logs

Don the one at Windsor

Bellerophon to slay his Turffontein rivals

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