HOLLYWOODBETS KENILWORTH | June 2025

What’s In A Name? Amen Corner

With the Masters golf tournament being played at the famed Augusta National in April, you’re likely to hear the phrase “Amen Corner” a number of times during the broadcast, and it will play a big part in the destiny of this year’s first men’s Major.  Amen Corner is the three-hole stretch at Augusta, holes Nos 11, […]

Chad Littles Rides again!

On-course commentator Alistair Cohen summed it up on live television when he suggested that it could be the feelgood story of 2025. There were few dry eyes to be found when Chad Little unsaddled on the Lucinda Woodruff-trained Azzurri on 22nd December, marking his first winner since July 2019. The 40-year-old’s problems out of the […]

When The British Champion Came To Town

We welcomed Oisin Murphy to Hollywoodbets Kenilworth! The reigning British champion jockey Oisin Murphy added a sprinkling of stardust to the Cape Summer Festival of Racing when he rode seven horses at the L’Ormarins King’s Plate meeting at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on 4 January. The 29-year-old, who has been crowned British champion four times since 2019 […]

And how did syndicates perform?

Syndicates are all the rage as more owners pour into racing with the expression “you can own one percent of a horse but have 100 percent of the fun” ringing true.  A number of syndicates were able to celebrate success over the Cape Summer Festival of Racing, including the Yuppie Syndicate, with enthusiastic Zac Bloch […]

The Hollywoodbets Work Riders Series Worthy Winner

Three wins from four rides were enough to see Louis Burke walk off with the R12,000 first prize for finishing top of the Hollywoodbets Work Riders Series, which was contested over five legs from November to March. The 29-year-old rode for the Justin Snaith stable and opened up the series by bringing Rafa Bay home […]

The Crawford’s Joined Forces

The father-son combination of Brett and James Crawford created history at the 7th December meeting at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth when, on the first day that their training partnership becoming official, they won a Gr 1 and a Gr 2 race. First, JP van der Merwe brought the Hollywoodbets Durban July winner Oriental Charm home to take […]

Looking back at The Summer Festival of Racing 2024/5

The curtain was drawn on the Cape Racing Summer Festival Of Racing, with Hollywoodbets Kenilworth staging eight feature race days from 23rd November to 16th March. There were eight Gr 1s contested, with the headlines being dominated by two exciting three-year-olds, One Stripe and Eight On Eighteen. Both colts picked up a pair of Gr […]

Whats In A Name? Oratorio

A giant has fallen in the equine world with the passing of the celebrated stallion Oratorio at the age of 23. He arrived in South Africa from Coolmore in 2013 and stood at Avontuur Farm before the son of Danehill passed at the age of 23. “It has left a big hole in my life,” […]

Syndicate Members Enjoy February

It has been a wonderful month for members within syndicates which has been a huge push from Cape Racing. Let’s take a look at who ran during the month and how they performed. The Centenary Syndicate of Candice Bass-Robinson had their silks on the course in some important races with some exciting results. COUNTER ATTACK […]

Ride Of The Month: JP Van Der Merwe

The final Gr 1 race of the Cape Summer Season came and went and it was good to see Richard Fourie doing justice to it in the saddle. Sure, on paper and at the weights the WSB Cape Town Met winner Eight On Eighteen looked impossible to oppose in the SplashOut Cape Derby.  He started […]

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