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WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS REVIEW

Joburg Spring Challenge 2026

October 9th, 2026|

Gladatorian and Flower Island won the respective Joburg Spring Challenge races at Turffontein on Saturday. Both events were Grade 2’s staged on the inside track over 1450m. There is an art to compiling speed

Jockeys’ impact values

September 23rd, 2026|

Adam Dobbin recently wrote an interesting piece in RaceNet. He provided evidence that the best jockeys have a major impact on betting turnover. Quality horses are also a factor, but it’s the high-profile hoops

Gimme a Nother Grade 1, pls

September 23rd, 2026|

Gimme A Nother scored a fabulous victory under jockey Johny Velasquez in the Grade 1 EP Taylor at Woodbine on Saturday night to book a berth for herself in the Breeders Cup. She ran

HORSE RACING ARTICLES

Condition handicapping

October 9th, 2026|

Horses are not machines. Their performance changes due to shifting physical condition. Unlike sportsmen who can tell their coaches how they feel on any given day, the subtly fluctuating form of thoroughbreds is much

Punting on Profile

September 12th, 2023|

This week’s handy hint looks at a type of “short form’ analysis that cuts down on the time spent studying the past performances. The idea is to “punt on profile” – choosing a powerful

Brothers Kalunga on the rise

November 9th, 2022|

“Everything has a story behind it…” says Martin Kalunga, owner of up-and-coming sprinter, Love In Winter who remains a perfect three from three after beating off Tchaikovsky in a thriller at Kenilworth over the

Tipsters – for bettor, or worse ?

April 25th, 2022|

There is an obvious home ground advantage when wagering at your local track. Even reasonably observant casual fans can form sound opinions if they concentrate only on the small group of horses that race

Majorca Stakes 2022 Preview

January 28th, 2022|

It may be sacrilege to pick holes in the form of an outstanding filly that has won 9 out of her 11 starts, (including Multiple G1’s) just as the brilliant defending champ of the

Cape Town Met 2022 preview

January 28th, 2022|

There is no obvious stand out for this year’s Met and sponsors World Sports Betting are offering prices between 7/2 and 5/1 each of four classy horses proven at Grade 1 level: Durban July

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