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Sky Sports Racing (formerly At The Races) is a British pay television channel devoted primarily to horse racing. The channel is operated by ATTHERACES Limited, a joint venture between Sky Group, Arena Racing Company and various racecourses. The channel broadcasts coverage of domestic, European and international horse racing events.
In 2008, firstly Victoria Park, and then in 2009 Cheltenham Park were discontinued as racing facilities in South Australia, and now races are conducted at one metropolitan course: Morphettville. Major races include the Group 1 Goodwood Handicap (1200m), Group 2 Adelaide Cup (3200m), Group 1 SA Derby (2500m) and the Group 1 Australasian Oaks ...
Daily News 2000 Greyville (Turf) 3-Year-Olds Level Weights 2000m R 2 000,000 June Woolavington 2000 Greyville (Turf) 3-Year-Old Fillies Level Weights 2000m R 1 000,000 June Gold Challenge Greyville (Turf) All Horses WFA 1600m R 1 000,000 July Durban July Greyville (Turf) All Horses Handicap 2200m R 4 250,000 July Garden Province Stakes
Starting on 1 March 1942, there was a ban on racing due to World War II and thus the race was not held in 1942 and 1943. [7] In 1980 due to renovation of Morphettville Racecourse the race was run at Victoria Park Racecourse and in 2000 the Cup race day was abandoned due to rain and was rescheduled later and also run at Victoria Park. [7]
The Gold Cup is a Grade 3 thoroughbred horse race run over 3200m at Greyville Racecourse in Durban, South Africa. The first running of the race took place in 1920 however it was not run in 1942. The race is considered "Africa’s premier marathon for long-distance runners."
Known as The Horse Racing Channel before launch, [3] [4] [5] Racing UK soft-launched on 29 May 2004 on the Sky Digital channel iSports TV. [6] Two months later on 16 July, the network entered into a partnership with Irish sports broadcaster Setanta Sports to officially launch the network in September, where Setanta would be the channel's broadcast partner and distributor.
Turffontein Racecourse is a race track in South Africa for Thoroughbred horse racing founded in 1887 at Turffontein, Gauteng by the Johannesburg Turf Club. The facility has both an inner and outer grass track. The racecourse is host to the Group One South African Derby and November's Summer Cup.
Warren Brian Kennedy is a South African horse racing jockey currently riding in New Zealand. He was Champion Jockey in South Africa for the 2019/20 and 2021/22 seasons and in New Zealand for the 2023/24 season. He has won Group 1 races in South Africa and in New Zealand.