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Sharing the L♡ve of Horseracing - with a South African bias! #MakeTheHorseTheHero

[NHA South Africa @NHASouthAfrica]

#FunFactFriday 🐎 Did you know a horse's resting and maximum heart rates don't necessarily indicate fitness? Heart-rate response to exercise, and especially how quickly it recovers after exertion, are valuable indicators of cardiovascular fitness and conditioning ❤️

[Love Racing @LoveRacingSAf]

Match race between Brainteaser and Divine Act at Gosforth Park Racecourse 🇿🇦 in July 1990!

[NHA South Africa @NHASouthAfrica]

Please see the attached Handicapping Ratings Updates for #Turffontein Standside on 7 February 2026:

• Gr2 TAB Gauteng Guineas

• Gr2 Wilgerbosdrift Gauteng Fillies Guineas

Enquiries: The Handicapping Team

[NHA South Africa @NHASouthAfrica]

Today's #RulesRefresher is a reminder to Trainers, Assistant Trainers, Stable Employees, Jockeys, Work Riders & all other riders licensed to ride on racedays as to what some of their responsibilities are regarding the weighing out & saddling of a horse in a race

[NHA South Africa @NHASouthAfrica]

➡️ The NHA has an open position for a dedicated & experienced Legal Practitioner. 

⚠️ The closing date for applications is Friday, 15 November 2024, at 16H00. 

⬇️ Please see below for further details:

[NHA South Africa @NHASouthAfrica]

➡️ The NHA has an open position for a Racing Administration Executive & Stud Book Keeper.

⚠️ The closing date for applications is 16H00 on Monday 18 November 2024.

Please see the attachments for further details ⬇️

[NHA South Africa @NHASouthAfrica]

➡️ Position available: Paralegal/ Junior Legal Associate (Half Day)

Please see the attachment for further details.

Submissions close at 16H00 on 30 August 2024

[NHA South Africa @NHASouthAfrica]

➡️ Position available: Female Special Investigator

Please see the attachment for further details.

Submissions close at 16H00 on 30 August 2024

[Love Racing @LoveRacingSAf]

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[LOVERACING.NZ @LOVERACINGNZ]

“It has always been my dream to become a jockey and it is finally happening, I am really excited."

Apprentice jockey Sima Mxothwa will join the growing list of expat South Africans riding in NZ when he makes his race day debut on Saturday.

📖 Read more: https://t.co/a2nqTeVvM7

[Love Racing @LoveRacingSAf]

Ooooh boy, do we have a really special #julyfever surprise for you all! Some *extremely rare* vintage collector's items will be available via an online auction in June, to raise funds for the East Cape Horse Care Unit. Keep an eye out for it in our Love Racing FB group!

[NHA South Africa @NHASouthAfrica]

We would like to hear YOUR story of success with your retired South African racehorse 🇿🇦 in their new second career! Send us an email of no more than 350 words, include 2 clear photos, & your story could be featured in our weekly spotlight story on Facebook

[KZNBreeders @KZNBreeders]

Roaring for our #KZNBred Purple Pitcher!

Thank you to Ashleigh from @LoveRacingSAf for sharing this footage of the victory of our #KZN and @BushHillStud bred Purple Pitcher as he won a blinder in the Grade One SA Derby last weekend on Champions Day at Hollywoodbets Turffontein.

[Love Racing @LoveRacingSAf]

Our absolute favourite moment of the very first @WorldPool raceday at #Turffontein was hearing the crowd roar so loudly that we couldn't even hear the commentator when Purple Pitcher won the Gr1 TAB SA Derby! 😍

[World Pool @WorldPool]

Turffontein’s first ever World Pool raceday on SA Derby Day was one to remember! Relive our highlights from last Saturday.

🇿🇦 🤝 #WorldPool

[Love Racing @LoveRacingSAf]

Some transparency from the NHA 👏👏👏

[NHA South Africa @NHASouthAfrica]

For the first time in South Africa, a horse was scratched from a race for "elevated pre-race TCO2 levels" at Turffontein on Saturday, 6 April 2024, when PRIME EXAMPLE (T Zackey) was scratched by the Stewards before the running of Race 10

Read more here:

https://t.co/LLkjAHud3E

[Love Racing @LoveRacingSAf]

So looking forward to Champions Day at #Turffontein on Saturday AND it's a #WorldPool raceday! #GiddyUp #LetsGo #AreWeThereYet👌

[World Pool @WorldPool]

Who joins the SA Derby honour roll this Saturday?

🇿🇦 🤝 #WorldPool

[NHA South Africa @NHASouthAfrica]

➡️ The NHA has an open position for a Veterinary Surgeon, based in Durban, KZN.

⚠️ The closing date for applications is Wednesday 1 November 2023, 16H00.

Please see the attached document for further details:

[Bloodstock SA @BloodstockSA1]

Who's the most fitting, who did we miss out?

🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦Bring it home, boys!

[Love Racing @LoveRacingSAf]

This is such a handy resource, mostly for punters who want to check if there were any performance-affecting issues in a horse's previous runs, but also for anyone buying an ex-racehorse, to check for any soundness issues that may affect them in their post-racing careers.

[NHA South Africa @NHASouthAfrica]

You can access the PDF copies of the Stipendiary Steward Reports for all Southern African racemeetings since 2013 on our website here ➡️

https://t.co/A6eL1YMqw4

[Ashleigh Hughes @ruby_clipper]

Alson Ndzilana is such an incredible horseman! So exciting to see he's taken out his Trainer's licence & it's fantastic to see his new yard getting a sponsor like @Betway_za! Really looking forward to watching his inevitable future success!

[Love Racing @LoveRacingSAf]

Happy Star Wars Day!

#maythefourth #maythe4thbewithyou #maytheforcebewithyou #maythefourthbewithyou #starwarsday