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17
Apr

Graeme Hawkins’ Racecard Preview: Hollywoodbets Kenilworth – 21 April

Race 1: The William Longsword gelding (1) NORTH POINT was ultra-impressive when winning his last start and looks set to follow up here. (2) AMEN CORNER won a good race…
Tues
15
Apr

Race Preview: 16 April – Hollywoodbets Kenilworth

By Mark van Deventer A total of 148 runners are carded for Wednesday’s Hollywoodbets Kenilworth meeting on a track that is still on the soft side after last week’s rain.…
Tues
15
Apr

Brandon Bailey’s Racecard Preview: Hollywoodbets Kenilworth, 16 April

Race 1 2 WHATASTAR is much better than her recent run in the Cape Slipper behind Military Command, she drops back in trip now to 1000m and she gets the…
Mon
14
Apr

Gr 3 Variety Club Mile & Listed Sweet Chestnut Stakes: Race Review

By Mark van Deventer GARRIX, the stylish winner of the Variety Club Mile Gr 3 at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Monday afternoon, has a very bright future.    Now more manageable…
Fri
11
Apr

Race Preview: Gr 3 Variety Club Mile – 12 April

By Mark van Deventer Horseracing resumes at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday, 12 April, with a ten-race program headlined by the Variety Club Mile (Gr3). Scheduled off time is 15h30 and…
Fri
11
Apr

Race Preview: 12 April – Hollywoodbets Kenilworth

By Mark van Deventer   The Sweet Chestnut Stakes (Listed) has drawn a competitive field of fillies and mares going 1400m. I’m so Pritti was scratched midweek, leaving a dozen…
Wed
09
Apr

Brandon Bailey’s Racecard Preview: Hollywoodbets Kenilworth, 12 April

Race 1 2 ASHIKULE stayed on powerfully behind Military Command on debut, he was still very green and managed to finish second behind a smart horse that went on to…
Tues
25
Mar

Race Preview: 26 March – Hollywoodbets Durbanville

By Mark van Deventer Stayers’ races on the program are scarce and the Maidens, WOOD WORLD and PAST AND PRESENT compete as if they could do with a test of…
Tues
25
Mar

Brandon Bailey’s Racecard Preview: Hollywoodbets Durbanville, 26 March

Race 1 1 PAST AND PRESENT has run two very good seconds in succession, the form of his last run has worked out nicely, he should love the step up…
Wed
19
Mar

Brandon Bailey’s Racecard Preview: Hollywoodbets Durbanville, 22 March

Race 1 1 DUCHESS OF PALOMA ran a much better race behind Rahhabba on the 11th of February at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth, she finds a winnable race on Saturday, and she…
Sun
16
Mar

Race Review: 16 March – Hollywoodbets Kenilworth

By Mark van Deventer ALL OUT FOR SIX, trained by Vaughan Marshall, won a dramatic HSH Princess Charlene Big Cap over 1400m for a gross stake of R5 million at…
Thur
13
Mar

Race Preview: Hollywoodbets Kenilworth, 16 March

By Mark van Deventer Cape Racing will stage an intriguing, ten race card at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Sunday afternoon, including the lucrative HSH Princess Charlene Big Cape showdown.   The R1.5…
Thur
13
Mar

Race Preview: HSH Princess Charlene Big Cap – 16 March 2025, Hollywoodbets Kenilworth

By Mark van Deventer    ONE STRIPE appears to be the proverbial “good thing” in the HSH Princess Charlene Big Cap and sets new connections up for a R3 million farewell…
Wed
12
Mar

Brandon Bailey’s Racecard Preview: Hollywoodbets Kenilworth – 16 March

Race 1 10 FOLLOW YOUR HEART ran a lovely race on debut when finishing second behind Spacebound, he is a beautiful looking colt that will improve quite a bit in…
Fri
07
Mar

Race Preview: Hollywoodbets Durbanville, 8 March

By Mark van Deventer Based on visual observations of Wednesday’s meeting, Hollywoodbets Durbanville is currently a fast running, closely mown, firm surface that suits speedy entries. It’s not as if…
Fri
07
Mar

Brandon Bailey’s Racecard Preview: Hollywoodbets Durbanville – 8 March

Race 1 6 DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT ran a lovely race behind Bel Canto Dream on the 15th of February, he drops in trip for this maiden plate on Saturday afternoon,…
Tues
04
Mar

Race Preview: Hollywoodbets Durbanville, 5 March

By Mark van Deventer TAP SHOES kicked on to win a good race on 11 January in the Soetendal Estate Class 4, and will try for a three-peat in Race…
Tues
04
Mar

Brandon Bailey’s Racecard Preview: Hollywoodbets Durbanville – 5 March

Race 1 4 CLIFFSCAPE ran a lovely race behind a smart horse last time, she is improving with every start, from a good draw, she will be very hard to…
Tues
25
Feb

Race Preview: 26 February 2025 – Hollywoodbets Kenilworth

DRICUS and UMFULA have solid claims in Race 3 at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Wednesday afternoon. Both are Maidens but have shown enough to exit those ranks soon, and a testing…
Tues
25
Feb

Brandon Bailey’s Racecard Preview: Hollywoodbets Kenilworth – 26 February

Race 1 10 MILITARY COMMAND ran a fair race on debut behind his stable companion, he was terribly green and stayed on strongly to finish six lengths behind the very…
Sat
22
Feb

Race Review: SplashOut Cape Derby Day, 22 February 2025, Hollywoodbets Kenilworth

By Mark van Deventer Red-hot 5/10 favourite, EIGHT ON EIGHTEEN, got the job done but was made to fight by his Justin Snaith-trained stable mate, Sail the Seas, in the…
Thur
20
Feb

Race Preivew: SplashOut Cape Of Goodhope Nursery Gr 3 – 22 February, Hollywoodbets Kenilworth

By Mark van Deventer SplashOut Derby Day at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth is full of Graded Stakes races. The opener is the SplashOut Cape of Good Hope Nursery (Gr 3) for 2YO’s.…
Thur
20
Feb

Race Preivew: SplashOut Prix Du Cap Gr 3 – 22 February, Hollywoodbets Kenilworth

By Mark van Deventer Eight fillies and two mares face the starter, Fred Bosman for the SplashOut Prix du Cap (Gr 3) over 1400m. Checking the official “best weighted” column,…
Wed
19
Feb

Race Preview: SplashOut CAPE DERBY (Gr 1) – 22 February, Hollywoodbets Kenilworth

By Mark van Deventer   High class, 3YO EIGHT ON EIGHTEEN - second to One Stripe in the Gr 1 Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas and then heavily backed winner of the Gr…
Wed
19
Feb

Race Preview: Khaya Stables Diadem Stakes (Gr 2), Hollywoodbets Kenilworth, 22 February 2025

By Mark van Deventer   GIMME A PRINCE put in an international class performance to trounce rivals in the World Pool Cape Flying Championships a month ago. It’s a rare sight…
Wed
19
Feb

Brandon Bailey’s Racecard Preview: Hollywoodbets Kenilworth – 22 February

Race 1 Good race. 5 ABSOLUTELY YES won well on debut, he sat just off the speed early and then quickened up smartly to beat Music Of The Night by…
Tues
18
Feb

The History of the SplashOut Cape Derby Gr 1

By Ada van der Bent It is exactly 100 years since the filly Desert Born won the first running of the race we know today as the SplashOut Cape Derby…
Tues
18
Feb

The History of the Khaya Stables Diadem Stakes Gr 2

By Ada van der Bent The Khaya Stables Diadem Stakes Gr 2 has the honour of being the oldest weight-for-age sprint in South Africa. Run under different guises over the…
Thur
13
Feb

Brandon Bailey’s Racecard Preview: Hollywoodbets Kenilworth – 15 February

Race 1 3 BETWEEN THE LINES comes back to the track after a small break of 63 days, she is the only raced runner in the race, her debut run…
Thur
13
Feb

Race Preview: 15 February – Hollywoodbets Kenilworth

By Mark van Deventer The Paarl Diamant A Stakes heads Saturday’s card at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth. Nine closely rated runners go to the 2000m start at 15h35, with 103 being the…

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