Sporting Post columnists share their opinions and insights into horse racing from South Africa and around the world. They are experts who have a deep understanding of the sport of kings, enjoy their thoughtful and fresh articles.
SARAH WHITELAW: Capetown Noir’s win in the recent Gr1 Cape Guineas was the 20th Grade One winner for his sire Western Winter, who has topped the South African sires list three times, and has a plethora of sire sons at stud.
SARAH WHITELAW: There has been debates over the years as to who was the best horse ever bred in South Africa. However, the question of which was the best filly ever to race in this country has largely been overlooked.
ROBYN LOUW: As the year draws to a close, we examine where we went wrong, celebrate where we went right, and adjust our game plan for next year.
A top-class 3yo classic on the Saturday before Christmas and the presence of a legend of the turf is bound to have some of the old school heading down to Kenilworth this weekend.
ROBYN LOUW: Our youngest sales company’s debut on the ready to run market was announced with much fanfare, luncheons, country-wide road shows, attractive payment plans for vendors as well as buyers and of course that tantalising carrot, the R2 million CTS Ready To Run Stakes
SARAH WHITELAW: With the new season underway, and a new round of sales having begun, it would appear to be a good time to view South Africa’s leading active sires of G1 winners.
They say that every family in Ireland still has at least one member who is involved with horses in some way. It is horse country through and through!
SARAH WHITELAW: A look at the fillies guineas success down the years
Dean Kannemeyer’s smart Royal Academy colt Cape Royal was the sole acceptor for a R62 000 1000m Graduation Plate programmed for Kenilworth this Saturday.
ROBYN LOUW: The 2012 Sansui Summer Cup will go down in racing history as one of our most popular and heart-warming results.
The 2012 season saw a number of exceptionally well bred, and well performed sires retire to stud.
The evergreen hero travelled to Vereeniging on Thursday for a 100% strike rate from two rides that saw him bring up his recordbreaking 5555th winner milestone
‘The Breeders Cup Distaff is definitely still on the cards and Beach Bomb will probably have one more race before then’ – Gaynor Rupert
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
