Hard Battles And Water Beds
LANCE BENSON: Mike De Kock’s entertaining post-race comments on Sunday included the silly censorship scissors from our Tellytrack. Oh so predictable.
7th December 2011
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LANCE BENSON: Mike De Kock’s entertaining post-race comments on Sunday included the silly censorship scissors from our Tellytrack. Oh so predictable.
ROBYN LOUW: It was another beautiful summer’s day in Cape Town and there was no mistaking that Avontuur had come to Kenilworth
ROBYN LOUW: “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says, I’ll try again tomorrow” – that’s been the secret to Pocket Power’s enduring appeal
SARAH WHITELAW: Pocket Power stole the show, and he clearly has taken to show jumping like a duck to water.
Former jockey and SA Jockey Academy Riding Master Vince Curtis, who retires this month, was honoured for his close on half century of service to
Calculated weights for the Met, if the race was run this week.
The Princess reigns! Glen Kotzen’s star Victory Moon filly Princess Victoria turned chamber maid at Kenilworth on 3 December when she swept the floor with
ROBYN LOUW: Why do we race horses. For fun, for money or for the glory of the game? There are as many different motivations as there are people and horses.
LANCE BENSON: Derek Brugmann’s swipe at the lack of promotional and marketing effort of what was a high-class Kenilworth race-meeting on Sunday will hopefully have the effect of girding the lazy loins into action.
SARAH WHITELAW: John Kramer is one of the best known and well respected judges of yearlings in South Africa. He has been inspecting and selecting yearlings for the country’s sales for over 20 years.
The Graded Stakes committee have conceded that the average quality of the Ready To Run Cup field stands up well to a Group 2
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
