Asian Racing Conference – Closing Day
“Racing has a major challenge ahead but I feel that the ARF has always taken great leadership in meeting such challenges” Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges
9th May 2014
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“Racing has a major challenge ahead but I feel that the ARF has always taken great leadership in meeting such challenges” Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges
“He’s so little, a cat would chase him. But he’s so plucky there’s barely room in him for his heart. His legs are barely long enough to keep his tail off the ground. He probably takes a hundred more strides than anyone else, but he’s harder to pass than a third martini”
The ARC’s opening day included presentations on wagering, racing’s impact on local communities, the international movement of horses , the rules governing race day drugs, and the European Pattern Committee Chairman called for global uniformity on medication.
After Variety Club’s decisive victory in the Champions Mile, Hong Kong Jockey Club CEO and Olympic Committee representative Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges provided manna to SA industry ears by saying ”If there was not already an incentive for the Asian Racing Federation to facilitate a better travel situation for South African horses to the great races of the world, then we saw one today.”
Some good races on Friday should keep all and sundry more than interested
Britain has recently struck a trade deal with China enabling them to ship thoroughbreds freely between the two countries. One can only imagine the enormous numbers of horses China would require to sustain a racing industry in its infancy.
In a ruling handed down on 17 April 2014, the Australian Federal Court issued a unanimous judgment denying an appeal to overturn the ban on artificial insemination of Thoroughbreds
The brilliant dual SA Horse Of The Year Variety Club surprised defending champion Soft Falling Rain to win the $1 million Godolphin Mile at Meydan last Saturday.
Death of recordbreaking Australian yearling shocks industry and leads to enquiry
British classic winner Camelot has been retired because of an injury detected earlier this week. He will stand at Coolmore Stud in 2014.
The classic has a long and proud history dating back to 1955 when it was run as the Cape of Good Hope Guineas
