Duncan has been around racehorses his entire life and there is no more astute reader of form or a race. He was fairly bullish of the chances of All The Way Up in the third race at Hollywoodbets Greyville yesterday, his only runner on the day, and he has a good working relationship with Muzi…
A public announcement notice on a significant stakeholder meeting on the South African horseracing industry was published on Thursday. On July 22, a meeting was held with various industry players and some significant stakeholders in the horseracing industry. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss, the challenges facing the industry, as well as the…
In the light of the recent media attention following the post-race interview after my win on Coldhardcash for Duncan Howells at Greyville on 31 July, I wish to set the record straight and clarify the sentiment I was trying to express. I have been riding for 14 years. During this period, I have experienced a…
Jockeys are not only there to win races but it is also incumbent on them to provide feedback to trainers after riding work and after a race. Nooresh Juglal has mountains of experience and after riding work for Duncan on the filly Wildly In Love suggested that he fits a tongue-tie to prevent her from…
It was a no-sticks-allowed contest in the Qatar National Stud Apprentice Cup. The SA Jockey Academy is currently hosting a number of Qatari apprentices who have been riding out in the mornings although many trainers have been reluctant to use their services, mainly due to a language barrier. But they have been well schooled in…
The National Horseracing Authority (NHA) has made it clear there was nothing sinister in the fact jockey Lyle Hewitsons 14-day suspension had been deferred into the new season which began yesterday. On Wednesday at Greyville, jockey Muzi Yeni, who was the other jockey involved in the chase for the 2018/19 season championship title, commented that…
A season plagued with viruses, we can only thank our loyal supporters for their patience and look forward to starting the new season with a positive, never-say-die attitude. Wishing all our patrons and followers a successful and fruitful new season. As always, we will do our best. Duncan & Cathy Winners 47 2nd 57 3rd…
Coldhardcash is a horse with plenty of ability but he is hindered by a breathing problem that makes him difficult to prep and for Duncan to predict how he will perform in a race with any certainty. That said, he was in top nick for yesterdays fourth race at Greyville in spite of being under…
SA DOMESTIC HORSE RACING POPULATION MERIT RATINGS ADJUSTMENT 1 AUGUST 2019 Over the past few seasons it has been observed that a general decline in the Merit Ratings of South African domiciled horses was occurring, and that the trend has continued despite the blanket six pounds raise to all Merit Ratings which came into effect…
The traditional July gallops were held at the re-branded Hollywoodbets Greyville this morning. Watch the action and take your pick