"Twice South African champion jockey and New Zealand reigning champion jockey Warren Kennedy is arriving in South Africa this weekend, three weeks before the Hollywoodbets Durban July, and will ride CONFEDERATE for Fabian Habib."

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"In a media release published on Thursday 12 June 2025, the Naitional Horseracing Authority of South Africa reported with immense sadness that the organisation has learnt of the passing of Mr Ronnie Napier.

"Ronnie passed peacefully on Wednesday night at about 21h30, at the Donald Gordon Clinic in Parktown."

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The ten-race programme is due off at 11h30 and includes two feature races:

• The Winter Mile (for all horses)
• The Winter Sprint (for all horses)

For a full programme view all the cards for 12 June 2025 at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth.

We have updated all the preliminary cards for Hollywoodbets Durban July day!

• All the preliminary cards for Saturday, 5 July 2025
   
• The current list of entries for the Hollywoodbets Durban July - updated
   
• The 2025 Hollywoodbets Durban July Antepost betting

Official notice: "Hollywoodbets Kenilworth recorded 75mm of rain over the weekend. There is still some rain expected for the remainder of Monday however the forecast for the rest of the week is clear.

"To ensure the full race meeting is completed the decision has been taken to postpone the race meeting from Tuesday 10 June 2025 to Thursday 12 June 2025."

OFF THE RECORD #77

The Case for a National Racing Hall of Fame.

Charl Pretorius

South African horseracing industry boasts a proud and colourful history stretching back to the 1880s. But, as with many long-standing traditions, pieces of that past have slowly slipped through the cracks. Without proper preservation, we risk losing much of what’s left of it, to the natural passage of time. As a new generation of racing fans emerges, memories fade, stories are forgotten, and valuable records are left to gather dust.

The top jockey of the day for the race meeting at Turffontein on 8 June is Kabelo Matsunyane with 3 wins on the day.

The WINTER JUVENILE STAKES won by TIN PAN ALLEY over 1400m was the fastest on the day beating the time of the older horses in the A division PINNACLE STAKES won by TEXAS RED.

A powerful late charge takes the Sean Tarry's juvenile, TIN PAN ALLEY, to an easy win in the Highveld Winter Juvenile Stakes (For 2 year-olds) at Turffontein on 8 June 2025. TIN PAN ALLEY was ridden by S'Manga Khumalo with his only win for the day. He is currently ranked at 16th in the National Horse Racing Authority's stats.