Prospects at the BSA 2YO sales

PUBLISHED: August 20, 2025

David Thiselton The BSA August Two-year-old Sale takes place today (Thursday) and tomorrow and all eyes will be on the ring and on the auctioneer when the Drakenstein Stud-vendored Lot 47 enters the ring. There have been rumours flying around that this Vercingetorix colt is going to potentially challenge a South African thoroughbred auction record […]

De Vlugge makes a statement

PUBLISHED: August 20, 2025

Andrew Harrison The Gr1 HKJC Champions Cup marks the end of Champions Season on the final weekend of July. That meeting also marks the end of top class racing in KZN as the cream of the country’s gallopers move to centres with more lucrative offerings and added value of black type. Couple that with the […]

Prinsloo makes his mark

PUBLISHED: August 19, 2025

David Thiselton The crack Vercingetorix filly Quickstepgal has been sold by Rakesh Singh to Laurence Wernars and Harry Wilson, but the good news for Summerveld-based Tienie Prinsloo is he will continue to be the trainer. Tienie said the sale had not come as a surprise to him and revealed, “We all along knew what we […]

Lion to storm the ramparts

PUBLISHED: August 19, 2025

Andrew Harrison Further back than most care to remember, the universal cry across the board was always, ‘we need a stakes increase to stay viable’. That issue has been addressed by newly formed Race Coast with lucrative stake pots now on offer in conjunction with recently announced incentives for most participants. However, there is still […]

Soccer Update and Carryovers Friday- 22 August and Saturday 23 August 2025

PUBLISHED: August 19, 2025

Soccer10 Friday 22 August 2025. ADD-IN R150 000. Estimated Pool: R1.8 Million. Pool Closes at 19h30.Sport 15 and Pool 1. Soccer10 Saturday 23 August 2025. ADD-IN R150 000. Estimated Pool: R1.8 Million. Pool Closes at 15h00.Sport 7 and Pool 1. Soccer13 Saturday 23 August 2025. R18 Million (If only One 13 of 13 Winner). Pool Closes at […]