The Cloths of Heaven
ROBYN LOUW: I grew up on the race course, always hanging over the fence enviously watching, promising myself that one day that would be me
11th May 2011
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ROBYN LOUW: I grew up on the race course, always hanging over the fence enviously watching, promising myself that one day that would be me
John Freeman: Depardieu gives Dupont his third Gr winner.
SARAH WHITELAW: It is hard to understand how a racing channel, Tellytrack, can fail to show what is arguably the world’s greatest.
LANCE BENSON: Champions Day had all the human and equine ingredients of a real winner, that not even Tellytrack, or should we say Telkom could derail
ROBYN LOUW: Champions Day at Turffontein had plenty of girl power being flaunted with Val de Ra waving 2 fingers at the boys in the Gr1 Computaform Sprint
Does anyone agree with me that Quade Copper has great skills but resembles a headless chicken at times?
eNews: Dynasty added another stakes winner to his list of achievements. Captain Al is the leading sire in SA.
ROBYN LOUW – Why would one drive 3 hours each way to watch a horse race? As I settled down to a nice fat crayfish, hot and smoky from the fire, I reflected ‘why on earth not ?’
Mark Schmidt: The All Blacks have entered every World Cup ranked amongst the top 3 nations, but have only won the tournament once, defeating France in the inaugural tournament.
Robyn Louw: You cannot love what you do not know. And you cannot know something if there is no interesting or accessible information available.
Lance Benson: Good Friday is the most holiest day on the calendar for Christians worldwide but horseracing on this day appears to have been accepted as the norm in South Africa
The South African bred former Equus Champion Sprinter Isivunguvungu made a terrific winning debut on US soil for trainer Graham Motion and confirmed his Prevagen $1million Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint aspirations
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
