#Pomp And Power

Largent, shown winning the 2020 Fort Lauderdale Stakes, returns from an 11-month layoff to contest Saturday's Tropical Turf at Gulfstream Park and could be considered for the Grade 1 Pegasus Turf with a good effort. Photo by Ryan Thompson, courtesy of Gulfstream Park Jan. 7 (UPI) -- A potential prep for the Pegasus World Cup Turf in Florida, a…

Over 15000 people, dominated by groups of happy families, thronged through the newly painted gates of Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday to enjoy a day of top notch horseracing against the carnival backdrop of the local favourites, Die Kaapse Klopse, also known as the Hollywoodbets Cape Town Street Parade. It was a day that had even the…

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…

Rested some 16 weeks since winning the Gr1 Premiers Champion Stakes at the end of last term, Cousin Casey gave his 15 classic rivals 2kgs and an emphatic walloping when he strode to victory in the R500000 Gr2 Cape Punters Cup at a sun-drenched Hollywoodbets Kenilworth. It was a second consecutive victory in the race previously known as the Concorde…

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,…

There are nine races in total at Hollywoodbets Durbanville with the first off at 12:55 and the last of the day at 17:35. Image: Cape Racing There are nine races in total at Hollywoodbets Durbanville with the first off at 12:55 and the last of the day at 17:35. Image: Cape Racing The Spring season proper in the Cape gets underway at Hollywoodbets…

The ante-post betting market for this year's Durban July is risk-averse, as they say in the financial pages. Jittery might be a better word, or perhaps poep -scared. Only one horse is quoted in single figures on the bookmakers' boards and remarkable value is for the taking among the 50-plus entries still in the race. The current favourite, at 8-1,…

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…

The ante-post betting ahead of the Grade 1 Hollywoodbets Durban July to be contested at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday, 2 July has seen some significant changes following the scratching of two favourites. The 2200m contest, billed as Africa's greatest horseracing event, has taken on a new dimension of intrigue with the news earlier this year…

Justin Snaith's Grade 1 Jonsson Workwear Cape Derby champion Pomp And Power has firmed into 14/1 in the ante-post betting for the Grade 1 Hollywoodbets Durban July to be contested at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday, 2 July. The 2200m contest, billed as Africa's greatest horseracing event, has taken on a new dimension of intrigue with the news…