2013 – The Year That Was
SA’s first Gr1 race of 2013 was the Maine Chance Farms Paddock Stakes. Beach Beauty was a warm favourite to prevail and duly did so.
1st January 2014
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SA’s first Gr1 race of 2013 was the Maine Chance Farms Paddock Stakes. Beach Beauty was a warm favourite to prevail and duly did so.
I thought it worth a quick reminder that the NHA will be holding their 132nd Annual General Meeting at Turffontein on 13 January 2014.
There were highs, lows and some laughs along the way, but the Year of the Snake seems to have been a year of loss.
Australia’s Northern Meteor was recently added to the list of young stallions that have made their exceptional mark, but died young.
There have been quiet rumblings about the rather smart looking Jet Master colt, Master Of My Fate, for some time now.
Sarah Whitelaw reviews some great horses who have never been accorded official champion status
Ramsden on a busy time in the office and a hunger for a bite of one of SA’s great classics
Avontuur have been hosting the Fillies Guineas day since 2006. Each year is a little different…
North America’s graded stakes races this year have been dominated by the progeny of former Breeders Cup Juvenile winner, Unbridled’s Song.
Being mistaken for a talented good looking colleague is an occupational hazard for Joey Ramsden
It will be good news for South African racing fans that, despite a number of offers from abroad, Gerald and Karen Kalil’s multiple champion Quid Pro Quo will continue her 3yo season on African soil
The son of Twice Over has been gelded and will be aimed at the Betway Gr1 Summer Cup, the L’Ormarins King’s Plate and the WSB Cape Town Met
Former SA Champion jockey Andrew Fortune’s six month quest to be relicenced to ride again reaches something of a watershed
The Ridgemont’s Kieswetter and Drakenstein’s Rupert families are major players in our horseracing and the Monmouth Park feature thus held more than a passing interest for many of us
