By Mark van Deventer 30 January 2024 – The 2024 Cape Premier Yearling Sale, powered by Tattersalls, concluded on a sultry Thursday evening at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) with an aggregate of R64 895 000 attained. Of the 136 yearlings catalogued, 123 made it to market, with 119 sold at an average of R545 336. The median …
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24 November 2023 – A high-quality nine-race programme, headlined by the R500 000 Gr2 Cape Punters Cup, heralds the launch of the Cape Summer Festival Of Champions and marks Cape Racing’s highly anticipated return to a new-look Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Sunday, 26 November. With South Africa’s premier classic, the Gr1 Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas, just over three weeks away, the Gr2 …
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HERMAN GIBBS 13 November 2023 – The internationally famous Alistair Cohen, the former Dubai race caller, has been appointed Senior Manager, Broadcasting and Commentating of the burgeoning Cape Racing organization. For the past few years, the Durban-born Cohen worked for the Emirates Racing Authority and was responsible for commentaries that went out on the Dubai Racing Channel and the international …
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Text: HERMAN GIBBS Picture: PETER HEEGER Cape Town, 18 January 2022 – After the demise of Phumelela, South Africa’s horse racing’s new operator 4Racing under the leadership of Soweto pilot Fundi Sithebe has overseen the rebirth of the industry with the Western Cape leading the charge. Last December, Phumelela Gaming and Leisure closed …
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