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.
The only way to beat this system is if the handicapper has made an under assessment of a horse’s ability and this is highly unlikely given the bloated ratings horses are given
Slipped sadddles or a change of tactics – do our Stipes ask any questions?
While there may be few certainties in life, one fact is absolute – Douglas Whyte has never settled for being ordinary.
Breeders must hate this – your mare has a horse who should have won but doesn’t because a proven bad horse gets a 2 or 3 or 8kg advantage
‘In my 45 odd years working in this game I have seen worse – much worse!’ A veteran gives his reassurances
Being served a stale waffle with a dollop of syrup when you are famished for a substantial three-course meal is what the South African racing public and stakeholders were dealt today
‘I am not bitter or entitled by any means. I just happen to believe in a system of fairness’
South African horseracing’s own Olympics and longstanding national championships, the curtain comes down on the 2019 SA Champions Season at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday
“We bring in all these rules to be visually more attractive to people who know zero about it and are not interested in thinking about it.”
An insidious creep of years of a shift of focus and poor management, with horseracing fading off the pace to run a dirty third to the priorities of power and shareholders
The classic has a long and proud history dating back to 1955 when it was run as the Cape of Good Hope Guineas
