Goofy, Gutsy and GloriousThe Golden Loom story Above: Golden Loom (Anton Marcus) beats Fov’s Favourite (Jason Jago) in a Handicap at Gosforth Park, May 1999 (image: JC Photos) Saturday’s Listed Allied Steelrode Golden Loom Handicap over…
Read moreBetway’s Ante-Post BuzzPunters Eye Value for 2025 R6-million Summer Cup The 2025 R6-million Betway Summer Cup is shaping up to be one of the most exciting renewals of South Africa’s richest race in recent…
Read moreThe Final FrameHF Kenney Reflects on a Lifetime in Racing PART 2 From last week: (Read Part 1, here.) Above: HF Kenney, reflective at 83 (image: supplied) Kenney soon befriended Gordon MacIntyre, the official…
Read moreThe Final Frame – Part 1 HF Kenney Reflects on a Lifetime in Racing Above: The inimitable ‘Mr K’ – HF Kenney (image: supplied) Older racing fans all know the name, and the younger…
Read moreHighveld Summer SeasonTrainers Ready Their Teams The 2025 Highveld Summer Season will test old champions and uncover new ones over the next three months. The battlegrounds will be Turffontein and the Vaal, with Guineas,…
Read moreBeyond the DarknessLouis Nhlapo’s journey through pain to purpose Above: Louis Nhlapo (image: JC Photos) They call him Yster. Iron Man. And true to the name, Louis Nhlapo has fought his way back into…
Read moreHarry’s Charm Part 2: Triumphs, Trials and Racing Glory At the close of the 1994/95 season, Michael Azzie chose to give Harry’s Charm an extended break. By then she was already well developed and…
Read morePassion, personality and presentationThe faces and voices of 4Racing’s summer season 4Racing’s 2025 Spring/Summer Season is officially underway, launched by last weekend’s Listed Betway Spring Spree Stakes. From here the action only builds, with…
Read moreFrom Second Choice To First LadyThe brilliant career of Harry’s Charm Above: Michael Azzie with Harry’s Charm (image: supplied) In addition to the Springboks’ historic first World Cup Victory, 1995 was memorable for the…
Read moreBehind the Microphone Naqeeb Munshi’s Journey to the Spotlight Above: 4Racing’s Naqeeb Munshi (image: JC Photos) In under three years behind the microphone, Naqeeb Munshi has established himself as one of South African racing’s…
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