Hollywoodbets Backs All-Female Horseracing Operation South Africa’s leading all-female owned and managed racing operation, the Randjesfontein based CK Horse Racing Team are the latest sponsored trainer associate in the Hollywoodbets stable. SOUTH AFRICAN sports betting operator, Hollywoodbets’ instantly recognisable purple and yellow finery is proudly carried by various trainers countrywide and the powerful CK Horse Racing Team are the newest addition to the line-up in advance of Guineas day at Turffontein on Saturday. Hollywoodbets Executive, Dermot O’Connell, welcomed the CK Horse Racing Team to the Hollywoodbets family and wished them every success in a brand new partnership focussed on promoting the best of horseracing in South Africa.Under the dynamic
management team of Kathryn Ralphs, Candice and Tammy Dawson, CK Horse Racing have been turning out the big race winners since 2016, and their big race hopes will be carried by Futura’s son Eliud in the colts’ Guineas. The yard has grown into a major force on the SA racing landscape with 86 horses currently in training and with plans for plenty of growth.
Kathryn Ralphs added that there was exciting synergy in the new partnership and that CK Horse Racing were proud to be associated with a marketleading brand that invests in horseracing and the community and strives for excellence.With a team focus on service delivery and customer communication, CK Horse Racing are a powerhouse combination of the love of horses and a passion for racing.
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