David Thiselton

Vaal Thursday 31 October 2024 – Comments by David Thiselton

PUBLISHED: October 30, 2024

RACE 1      2 CITY LIGHTS 3 PASS THE BATON 1 ARCTIC VIXEN 5 GLORIA MUNDI Preview: 2 CITY LIGHTS has a fine-form chance over a suitable trip from a good draw. 3 PASS THE BATON should be in the shake up in this line-up. 1 ARCTIC VIXEN returns from a six month layoff but has […]

GALLOP TV TO BROADCAST THE 2024 BREEDERS’ CUP

PUBLISHED: October 30, 2024

Gallop TV is thrilled to announce that it will broadcast the prestigious 2024 Breeders’ Cup World Championships live on Friday, 1 November, and Saturday, 2 November. Viewers across South Africa can tune in to watch the world’s top horses compete at one of the most celebrated events in international horse racing. This year’s World Championships extravaganza […]

TABGOLD MEDIA RELEASE : 30 hours of great racing this coming weekend

PUBLISHED: October 30, 2024

TABGOLD online customers can take in 30 hours of astounding racing action this weekend, comprising the famous Breeders’ Cup meeting in the USA, the Allied Steelrode Onamission Charity Mile raceday at Turffontein and the first of four meetings that make up the annual Melbourne Cup Carnival. It all kicks off with the first of the […]

Payne remembers his SA roots

PUBLISHED: October 29, 2024

David Thiselton Legendary ex-pat South African trainer David Payne still remembers his South African roots and confirmed it was himself who named his Gr 1 Victorian Derby entry, War Ribbon. The horse has the same name as a top 15 time-winning sprinter David trained in SA in the early 1980s. He has another Gr 1 […]

Can a storm hit Breeders’ Cup?

PUBLISHED: October 28, 2024

David Thiselton The Hollywood Syndicate-owned Narrow Creek Stud-bred What A Winter gelding Isivunguvungu will become the third South African-bred horse in history to run in the Breeders’ Cup at 21H41 SA Time on Saturday and in the early hours of Sunday morning at 02H25 SA Time the Drakenstein Stud homebred Lancaster Bomber filly Beach Bomb […]