Sporting Post columnists share their opinions and insights into horse racing from South Africa and around the world. They are experts who have a deep understanding of the sport of kings, enjoy their thoughtful and fresh articles.
Racing leaders need a sense of generosity to different points of view, accepting diversity of opinion, recognising assumption and prejudices – customers have multiple identities, home, community, work, punter, owner
Yesterday, Terrance Millard’s Wild Ash with Bert Abercrombie in the saddle, stumped many
A multiple Gr1 winning trainer, Joey Soma says that he is very pleased to be out of all the politics as it affords him the time to enjoy training horses, playing golf and punting
The 1992 experiment by the Natal clubs to try breakfast racing soon became toast
Prescription or A death certificate?You decide, but a glance at the Fairview programme for 1 May sends the message home
In a time of national guilt and stark reality, there will also be plenty of consideration as to where to pitch stallion service fees for the new season
Does the yardstick of Gr1 winners automatically make Mike de Kock the greatest?
Between the TAB betting menu and Tellytrack, I became totally disorientated and eventually landed up switching to Netflix
The subject of top jockeys is one that could could us tied up all day in debate
‘The grooms are also sacrificing their lives for these wonderful animals and I thank them wholeheartedly’
Amazing that an unsuccessful sire and dam sire can create such a good horse!
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
