July Draws- And Other Twists Of Fate
Draw 16 and above is not as disadvantageous as it once was.
27th June 2019
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Draw 16 and above is not as disadvantageous as it once was.
Questions have been raised by a reader about the Stipes decision to treat the fancied Red Rascal as a runner in the final race at Kenilworth on Tuesday
With the July Handicap once again at our doorstep this becomes a topical issue this time of year as the better three-year-olds take on their older competitors
The big race panel’s all encompassing discretionary powers will be giving the connections sleepless nights
Over the years, stayers have dropped to the bottom of the food chain in the SA horseracing hierarchy. Few breed them. Less buy them – and nobody is incentivising them
More than half the field will be under sufferance at the weights and there is lots of potential value to be had for punters with a personal preference outside of the ‘big four’
We can’t afford to waste money like this when grooms need better accommodation, higher pay and owners subside the industry like never before!
A longstanding KZN owner feels that the principle of supplementary entries coming in ‘through the back door’ and possibly prejudicing provisional barrier draws of conventional first entries is manifestly unjust
A glance down the top buyers list at our recent National Yearling Sale shows just how in the minority the fairer sex are in this game. Ashley Fortune and April Glaspie are two ladies that jumped out of the page
“You make your money when you buy them, not when you sell them.”
The classic has a long and proud history dating back to 1955 when it was run as the Cape of Good Hope Guineas
