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Horse racing

Jockey Richard Fourie pushed his body to ‘breaking point’ to set new SA horse racing standard

South Africa

Jockey Richard Fourie pushed his body to ‘breaking point’ to set new SA horse racing standard

By Yanga Sibembe

Enthusiastic duo saddles up to save horse racing in the Western Cape

South Africa

Enthusiastic duo saddles up to save horse racing in the Western Cape

By Gary Lemke

Do racehorses even know they’re ‘racing’ each other? It’s unlikely

Maverick Life

Do racehorses even know they’re ‘racing’ each other? It’s unlikely

By Cathrynne Henshall

Horse racing: The Summer of the GOAT

Sport

Horse racing: The Summer of the GOAT

By Deborah Rudman

South African horse racing in the picture

South Africa

South African horse racing in the picture

By Don Pinnock

Mamre – a village in love with horses

South Africa

Mamre – a village in love with horses

By Don Pinnock

From rock stars to obscurity – searching for lost Thoroughbreds

South Africa

From rock stars to obscurity – searching for lost Thoroughbreds

By Don Pinnock

The grim end of the line for ‘reject’ Thoroughbreds

South Africa

The grim end of the line for ‘reject’ Thoroughbreds

By Don Pinnock

Betting World workers up the ante, demand Covid-19 relief funds

South Africa

Betting World workers up the ante, demand Covid-19 relief funds

By Mkhuseli Sizani for GroundUp

Pudding's proof may just be in her saving of horseracing’s future

Sport

Pudding's proof may just be in her saving of horseracing’s future

By Michael Lumley

Terror fears high, Paris police brace for World Cup risks

World

Terror fears high, Paris police brace for World Cup risks

By AFP

Key Eskom witnesses fail to appear at Koko’s disciplinary hearing

South Africa

Key Eskom witnesses fail to appear at Koko’s disciplinary hearing

By Chris Yelland