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.
LANCE BENSON: The potential devastating implications for a trainer of horses being ‘got at’, particularly on the eve of major races, makes it astonishing that apparently so little attention is paid to the securing of stables. Are we sitting on a potential time-bomb?
ROBYN LOUW: The US industry is still reeling from the damning expose by the New York Times (Breakdown, Death & Disarray at America’s Racetracks)
SARAH WHITELAW: Ill-fated sire’s lasting legacy. There is a well accepted “fact” that when a sire dies, his progeny take off.
SARAH WHITELAW: William Bambiso is one of the Cape’s finest work riders, who is a talent to watch for the future.
ROBYN LOUW: KZN have upped the ante by announcing their own representative of the More Than Ready line – Dr Jim and Fitriana Hay’s spectacular stallion, Traffic Guard.
SARAH WHITELAW: There are a host of young stallions retiring to stud in South Africa for the 2012 breeding season
Phumelela and the NHA appear to have worked themselves into a corner following the handling of the Maselle-RA Bonus challenge. Assertive leadership will be tested as the authorities need to move quickly to explain what happened.
ROBYN LOUW: How to describe this Aussie phenomenon? The words that spring to mind are those exclamations by F1 commentator Murray Walker at the start of a Grand Prix – and it’s GO GO GO!
SARAH WHITELAW: Looks at the long history of the Epsom Oaks being won by some of the sport’s greatest fillies; and the father/son combination of National Assembly and National Emblem
LANCE BENSON: Black Caviar is giving the Gr1 QIPCO Sussex Stakes a miss and avoiding a potentially mindbending head-on clash with the globe’s highest-rated horse, Frankel.
I’ve spent years understanding the opinions of horse racing and garnered them from the kings, queens, robbers and thieves of horse racing. What I can tell you is that there’s no shortage of opinion. That’s the view of Purple Capital’s CHARLES SAVAGE.
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
