Infringements And Fines – Do They Make Cents?
A jockey uses a person to act as his agent when that person wasn’t registered as his agent. The jockey gets fined R2500…
14th July 2019
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A jockey uses a person to act as his agent when that person wasn’t registered as his agent. The jockey gets fined R2500…
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An SP reader and avid Tellytrack viewer contemplates his self-imposed suspension from watching the racing channel
The classic has a long and proud history dating back to 1955 when it was run as the Cape of Good Hope Guineas
