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LANCE BENSON: There is no evidence to suggest that smaller fields translate into smaller multi-leg exotic pools. In fact there appears evidence to suggest the opposite!
28th November 2012
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LANCE BENSON: There is no evidence to suggest that smaller fields translate into smaller multi-leg exotic pools. In fact there appears evidence to suggest the opposite!
ROBYN LOUW: What a year it’s been for racing. We need to salute the champions of racing and their achievements.
SARAH WHITELAW: What has happened to the great classic sirelines and why do they seem to be fading into history?
Jockey musical chairs and some great performances on the track skew the Gr2 Selangor Cup picture
ROBYN LOUW: This weekend is a big one in the EC racing calendar. On Friday, Fairview hosts the RA Stakes and generously allows the energetic Dorrie Sham and her team to use the rest of the day to raise funds for the EC Horse Care Unit.
LANCE BENSON: The International Jockeys’ Challenge has attracted so much attention from so many with so many fingers being pointed at so few but we have got to learn, laugh and move on now.
Despite sub-fertility issues stallion Goldkeeper has done exceptionally well.
There are several sides to every story. I’ve refrained from saying anything in my columns that might affect the international jockeys challenge. However, as Mr Wainstein has seen fit to make some fairly bold statements on national television no less, I have decided that he warrants a public response.
How often does it happen? An ostensible ‘no-hoper’, the rank-outsider, wins at 50-1.
With the year 2012 fast drawing to an end, it is a good time to take a look back at some of racing’s stars, who tend to be overlooked – the broodmares.
We don’t wish to criticise what is a thankless decision to make. But if one looks at where the contact occurred and the distance from the line, then it could just as well have gone the other way.
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
