#Grant van Niekerk

Set the alarm, stick the kettle on and get in a prime position on Sunday morning for the BMW Hong Kong Derby. This year's renewal looks set to be an absolute belter, and at the reasonable hour of 8:35 am it's worth getting up for. Six of the 14 horses lining up for the Hong Kong racing season's premier event for four-year-olds were previously…

The first Group 1 event of the year gets underway this Saturday as the running of this year's L'Ormarins King's Plate takes place at Kenilworth racecourse. Race 3 - Rascova Rascova offers great value in Race 3 on the card at Kenilworth. The 2-year-old filly was an impressive winner on debut over this course and distance at hefty odds. The form line…

Hans Ebert writes on www.fasttrack.hk that after that, it was friend and South Africa-based writer Robyn Louw who forwarded me articles she had written about both riders- Callan Murray and Lyle Hewitson. Callan Murray had received a license to ride in Hong Kong and it was good to have some background as to what made him tick. Friends in Australia…

When Muzi Yeni retired to bed on Saturday night there would have been one thought on his mind - is this the year I win my first Durban July? The 35-year-old will have applauded S'manga Khumalo's win on Heavy Metal in 2013 and - ever since - will have been keen to follow in his footsteps. Now - as a result of Safe Passage's authoritative win in…

The Spring season proper gets underway at Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Saturday, 1 October with the Hollywoodbets Matchem and Diana Stakes being run over 1400m. Both are Grade 3 events. Cosmic Highway (speed score 112) impressed in the Diadem Stakes and is a high-quality sprinter miler. He has not run for 17 weeks and is drawn widest of all at 10,…

The return clash of Hollywoodbets Durban July 2021 top two, Kommetdieding and Linebacker, is just one of the many exciting sub-plots in what looks to be a vintage renewal of what is the most sought-after racing prize in South African racing. Former SA champion Gavin Lerena will again be aboard Kommetdieding, while Cape Town's favourite son Grant…