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: Last Saturday’s Champions Day was one of the best race meetings in recent times. A card jam packed with quality racing, the on course entertainment was superb– even if not all punters enjoyed the overall results.
LANCE BENSON: Champions Day punctuates the National Yearling Sale and reflects the glamorous, shiny and happy side of the sport of kings. But the sport also brings out the worst in mankind.
ROBYN LOUW: No compromise on quality at the National Yearling Sale
SARAH WHITELAW:Views around breeding – is Secretariat a great sire or a dud at stud; the late champion sire Jet Master flies the flag at the National Sales… and more views
ROBYN LOUW: You can’t rationalise the Grand National and everyone who is involved with horses knows and accepts that it’s a dangerous occupation
LANCE BENSON: Trainer Sean Miller’s remarkable training feat of six winners at Flamingo Park on Monday was a fitting tribute to his late father and mentor
SARAH WHITELAW: South African bred broodmares are building up a respectable record at stud overseas – past records of 2yo champ fillies
LANCE BENSON: We have enough stodgy, starched fakes in action. Bring on the real people like Andrew Fortune and the public ratings can only go in the right direction.
SARAH WHITELAW: With the European flat season having just got under way for the 2012 racing season, it is a good time to look at sires who are likely to make their presence felt this year. It is a look at some of the potentially prominent stallions in the Northern Hemisphere for the racing year.
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
