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Over 5000 riders will take part in the 2025 Toyota Easter Festival equestrian showpiece as dressage meets showjumping, intensifying competition and elevating the stakes for riders and fans alike at the Kyalami Park Club in Johannesburg, starting on Saturday.
Mpumelelo Mhlongo was unable to add to South Africa’s medal tally when he placed fifth in the men’s long jump - T64, but he did break his world record in the T44 category on the night.
Team KZN was crowned national champions during the Westown SA Youth Championships, which took place at Shongweni, Durban between June 28 and July 4.
Main Defender was the main contender at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday but was scratched just minutes before the horse race.
A Durban man has made his mark on the US horse racing industry after just two years in the country.
The brilliant Charles Dickens was crowned 'Horse of the Year' at the Cape Racing and Cape Breeders Awards function.
The curse of load shedding struck and brought a cruel end to a glorious day of horse racing at the Hollywoodbets Durban July.
Excitement will be at fever pitch when the R5 million race, over 2200m race begins in front of an expected crowd of 55 000.
The Durban July Handicap, as the race was first known, made its debut on Saturday, July 17, 1897, at the Greyville Racecourse in Durban.
Madison Freeman, 16, will represent KwaZulu-Natal for show jumping (1m horse class) and intermediate equitation at the South African Youth Championships in Johannesburg this month.
For Abby, Toetsie and Jack, their turn of luck is thanks to the Wet Nose Equestrian Centre, a new unit of the Wet Nose Animal Rescue Centre which rescues horses, donkeys and other farm animals.
The 76-year-old won equestrian team jumping silver at the 1976 Montreal Olympics in Montreal and bronze at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles. He now breeds horses.
Jessica Springsteen, daughter of rock legend Bruce Springsteen, won an equestrian jumping team silver medal on Saturday.