A Sleepy Scottsville Sunday
Trainer Mike De Kock and jockey Anthony Delpech grabbed the last double at Scottsville on 22 January although their eyes will be on the bigger
23rd January 2012
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Trainer Mike De Kock and jockey Anthony Delpech grabbed the last double at Scottsville on 22 January although their eyes will be on the bigger
A super quick solution to racing’s problems? The clash of the speed merchants at Kenilworth on Saturday was an unqualified success on many fronts, but
Val De Ra is Africa’s Champion Sprinter. She proved that today by winning the R600 000 Gr1 Betting World Cape Flying Championship in emphatic style at
A torturous heat wave cloaked the Western Cape in a hot blanket today and had punters in a sweat with a few form reversals and
Besides serving as an important academic and information exercise for those serious about finding a winner for the Cape’s premier race to be run next Saturday, the gallops are really little more than a sedentary stretch of the legs for the big race participants and a pointer to physical well-being.
LANCE BENSON: The Michael Roberts raceday at Scottsville last Sunday demonstrated that horse-racing can demonstrate the big ‘T’ with the necessary focus and effort.
ROBYN LOUW: A group of my horsey friends has a running conversation under the heading ‘Today joy was brought to me in the form of’. Any time anyone has something extra specially good happen to them, we get to flag and share it. I think that’s a pretty good way to stay positive as well as to pay it forward by sharing it with your mates.
SARAH WHITELAW: Every South Africa racing enthusiast is waiting with bated breath to watch Saturday’s G1 Cape Flying Championship, where champions J J The Jet Plane and Val de Ra take on the superb sprinter What A Winter.
Michael Roberts has always been one of South Africa’s greatest ever jockeys and he is a favourite son of KwaZulu-Natal. His annual raceday attracted a
Brett Crawford and Karis Teetan continued their feature winning streak at Kenilworth on Saturday 14 January when they added the R125 000 Listed Jamaica Handicap to
If you are reading this Random Thought on your office computer, it probably means that you are one of the brave people that got out
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
