NATIONAL HORSERACING AUTHORITY REJECTS ALL NSPCA WELFARE PROPOSALS WITHOUT EXPLANATION

The NSPCA says the National Horseracing Authority has rejected every welfare proposal it submitted for the 2025-26 rules cycle and refused to provide any reasoning for the rejections. The announcement came two days before the R10 million Hollywoodbets Durban July. The National Horseracing Authority's response to the NSPCA's welfare proposals amounts to a blanket rejection without…

BylizzieJuly 3, 20260Comments

LEG LOW-DOWN: BOWED TENDONS

A bowed tendon is strictly speaking in fact a strain of the tendon. Bowed tendons commonly occur in racehorses, but can occur in any breed in any kind of work. They are usually due to wear-and-tear injuries and initially signs may be difficult to spot. However, the earlier they can be detected the better as…

BylizzieAugust 5, 20190Comments

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WHICH WAS THE FIRST RACEHORSE STUD IN SOUTH AFRICA AND WHO STARTED IT?

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he first Thoroughbreds were imported into South Africa in 1792 and informal races were held at Green Point, Cape Town from September 1797. The British governor of the colony, Lord Charles Somerset, imported a number of English stallions and mares in 1814 and encouraged other wealthy settlers to do the same. A government stud was…

BylizzieDecember 27, 20170Comments

Horse Channel News Updates

Cape racehorse prices drop by 45% at annual auction

The Cyclades, by Twice Over out of a Western Winter mare Last week over a hundred prospective racehorses changed hands during the annual Cape Yearling Sale held by Bloodstock South Africa (BSA), the sales arm of the Thoroughbred Breeder’s Association (TBA). The sale, held at the Mistico Equestrian Centre in Paarl, saw prominent racehorse owners gathering…

BylizzieMarch 27, 20170Comments

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Local colt fetches a cool R1.5 million at yearling sale

[dropcap]A[/dropcap] dream came true for two assistant farm managers at Varsfontein stud farm, Jaco Erasmus and his wife Carolyn, when they sold a thoroughbred colt for R1.5 million at the Bloodstock South Africa (marketing and sales arm of the of the Thoroughbred Breeders Association South Africa) Cape regional sale held at the luxurious Val de Vie…

BylizzieFebruary 26, 20160Comments

NATIONAL HORSERACING AUTHORITY REJECTS ALL NSPCA WELFARE PROPOSALS WITHOUT EXPLANATION

LEG LOW-DOWN: BOWED TENDONS

WHICH WAS THE FIRST RACEHORSE STUD IN SOUTH AFRICA AND WHO STARTED IT?

Cape racehorse prices drop by 45% at annual auction

Local colt fetches a cool R1.5 million at yearling sale

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