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Recent Meetings

VAAL - 22 May 2025
Races at VAAL - 22 May 2025
- MR 66 HANDICAP over 1000m, RAN 46,875 SAMOA (SAF) 2014, wins by 2.8 length(s) in 57.16 secs...
- MR 80 HANDICAP over 1000m, RAN 53,125 NAZARE (SAF) 2019, wins by 1.25 length(s) in 57.24 secs...
- MR 96 HANDICAP over 1000m, RAN 68,750 HALBERDIER (SAF) 2020, wins by 0.6 length(s) in 57.43 secs...
- FM 76 HANDICAP (F & M) over 1600m, RAN 50,000 ACCEPT COOKIES (SAF) 2021, wins by 0.6 length(s) in 97.02 secs...
- MR 66 HANDICAP over 1600m, RAN 46,875 UNSOLVED RIDDLE (SAF) 2019, wins by 1 length(s) in 97.97 secs...
- MR 72 HANDICAP over 2400m, RAN 50,000 NUCLEAR FORCE (SAF) 2019, wins by 0.5 length(s) in 151.59 secs...
- MAIDEN PLATE over 1800m, RAN 56,250 PIONEER SQUARE (SAF) 2021, wins by 7.75 length(s) in 110.96 secs...
- MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) over 1800m, RAN 56,250 ARTIC SILVER (SAF) 2021, wins by 10 length(s) in 110.75 secs...

News

Vale Carl Burger

Former Philippi trainer Carl Burger passed away at the age of 60 on Monday afternoon. A diabetes sufferer, he had not been in the best of health for an extended period and he sadly passed …

Weights for Grand National announced

The Randox Health Grand National Grade 3 handicap chase, £1 million total prize fund. Aintree, 5.15pm Saturday, April 4, 2020. 4m 2f 74yds over the Grand National fences. For seven-year-olds and upwards who, prior to …

Capezzano Smokes Them In G3 Firebreak, Magic Lily Lands G2 Balanchine

Thursday’s seventh night of the 2020 Dubai World Cup Carnival was sponsored by pillar partner Gulf News and saw breakout performances throughout the evening. The features of the evening were the Group 3 Firebreak Stakes …

Benbatl Dazzles In Al Maktoum Challenge Round 2

Thursday’s sixth meeting of the 2020 Dubai World Cup Carnival at Meydan Racecourse, a seven-race $1.38 million card, was highlighted by the Al Maktoum Challenge R2 (G2), UAE 2000 Guineas (G3) and Dubai Sprint (Listed). …

Ferraris honoured

One of South Africa’s greatest trainers, Ormond Ferraris, will be honoured on Saturday 14 March when the Listed Ormond Ferraris Oaks Trial will be run over 2000m at Turffontein. The race has been named after …

Eight in a row for Danon Platina sire

In the 2019 general ranking in Japan, Deep Impact (by Sunday Silence (USA)), who produced 10 generations over his career, remained in the top spot throughout the year, becoming the champion sire in this category …

Upgrades to the ARO System.

Dear Subscribers, Compliments of the season and best wishes for a happy and productive 2020. To ring in the new year and new decade, we have effected a number of upgrades to the ARO system. …

Summerhill Stud Press Release

“I’ve been quoted in the local and foreign press recently as saying that breeding racehorses is a business in which you can grow old, and the presence at Summerhill of six young stallions of high …