SA’s Greatest Racehorse – Who Ran Where
The Snaith Racing Poll to determine the hotly debated crown of our greatest racehorse attracted close on 50 000 votes.
8th May 2020
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The Snaith Racing Poll to determine the hotly debated crown of our greatest racehorse attracted close on 50 000 votes.
Horseracing had mostly fallen out of the mainstream of media – until euthenasia, retrenchments and social disorder became new words on our landscape
During these times of Covid-19 the thoroughbred racing media is understandably full of concerns, challenges and negativity regarding the industry
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There are more than one bet idea that has been mooted on this platform. Nobody has taken too much notice – but SP reader Azzie believes in his concept
Can we escape the mistakes of a failed model, and weld together a model that maximises the foreign exchange and the loyalty of local support?
It is clear that we are headed for a brand new race on sticky going – and the formbook suggests with not too much horse under us
Time for some honesty to help protect the little that is left of my 50 year passion, says owner
In a new weekly column we look at some of the past weekend’s highlights, and set the fractions with Saturday’s Hollywoodbets Kenilworth WSB Cape Town Met racemeeting
A seasoned racing fan writes that in the zone between 15 and 3 minutes before the official race time, nobody is interested in listening to the personal fancies and various constructions of the presenters’ exotic permutations
Leading South African-based owners Hollywood Racing have broken new ground with the acquisition of five yearlings during the Book 1 session at Karaka this week
Longstanding Dean Kannemeyer Racing team member Morris Mg Cube was the proudest man at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday after his favourite charge Gimme A Prince stormed to victory in the HKJC World Pool Gr1 Cape Flying Championship
