Jenny Joseph
ROBYN LOUW: is the future Purple? I don’t know. But they certainly seem to merit a closer look.
25th July 2012
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ROBYN LOUW: is the future Purple? I don’t know. But they certainly seem to merit a closer look.
SARAH WHITELAW: One of South Africa’s best loved races, the Gr1 Gold Cup, will be run at Greyville this Saturday. This year, the 3200m showpiece is sponsored by Ladbrokes.
ROBYN LOUW: “I’m hoping to give it horns and try my damndest to end in the top 10. If a medal comes my way I will be the happiest person in the world.
LANCE BENSON: So how did it happen that racing is on the very bones of its backside and facing an uncertain future, while a relative spectacle like soccer appears to be flourishing.
SARAH WHITELAW: While skill is unquestionably a vital part of finding a good horse, luck also often pays a vital part in finding a future star
ROBYN LOUW: July day has come and gone and I feel a little like a kid after Christmas. All the planning, hoping, waiting and suddenly it’s all over in a blur and I’m sitting in a heap of empty boxes and shiny paper.
SARAH WHITELAW: One thing seems to have been clearly established following the running of the July – it is difficult to see any horse other than Variety Club (Var) being named Horse of the Year.
ROBYN LOUW: The great and good that lit up the turf of yesteryear had been painstakingly brought back to life
SARAH WHITELAW: The subject of racehorses who have achieved long winning streaks has been much in the media of late
You know when you are looking for a new horse and you’ve got a picture in your mind of what he looks like? And then sometimes you find a horse that doesn’t look anything like that picture, but it’s a nice horse, so you buy him anyway? That is where I was at the beginning of this year.
ROBYN LOUW: Every ‘July’ is an event and this year an unusually interesting and interconnected group of runners in this Durban July
Snaith star runs in a a capacity nationally representative field for the 129th renewal of the R5 million Hollywoodbets Gr1 Durban July!
Patience rewarded for the blue and white powerhouse while Team Valor’s Quid Pro Quo is on her way to Jerome Reynier in France
In perfect weather conditions, an enthusiastic record crowd – probably larger than that seen at many local racemeetings – turned out to enjoy coffee and pastries and watch their big race fancies going through their paces
SplashOut-sponsored Apprentice Savanna Valjalo broke the ice at Hollywoodbets Greyville at her 11th ride under rules on Wednesday
