Easy Afterwards
When we reflect back on the outstanding J&B Met raceday, we note the inevitable roll of the victors and the vanquished. The results also showed
29th January 2012
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When we reflect back on the outstanding J&B Met raceday, we note the inevitable roll of the victors and the vanquished. The results also showed
Winning isn’t everything – it is the only thing. This applies most especially on the festival occasions like J&B Met day. The Sporting Post salutes
The big day looms. With less than twenty four hours to go to the 35th running of the Met under the J&B banner, the fascinating
If you are considering raising your hand and writing a cheque at the Sales in Cape Town this afternoon, maybe think again. Some serious wake-up action is urgently required in this industry. The debacle of the abandoned Clairwood meeting today is something that should just never have happened.
The track record of the fairer sex in the Met over the past half century is not particularly impressive on paper. Only five ladies have
LANCE BENSON: Nothing quite rivals the J&B Met for the pure racing and social experience. The brand is so strong in fact, that despite the inevitable tinkering and tweaking, it remains a winner
ROBYN LOUW:While I’m beating the publicity drum, I believe that the operators have installed a new correspondent to publicize our horses and racing events internationally and I am absolutely thrilled.
SARAH WHITELAW: The curtain comes down on National Assembly but his son and grandson fly the flag in the sales ring this year.
Cape Town is the only place to be at the moment if you love thoroughbred racing.
We are only human and our personal experience and existing views sometimes dictate that unbiased opinion does not always come easily to those of us who work the daily grind of the politics, problems, but mostly pleasures of horseracing.
Communication, or the dire lack of it, was in the spotlight again this afternoon. Jockey Felix Coetzee was a drawcard on a rare visit to Kimberley, but after a fighting second in the fourth race, he disappeared.
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
