19th February 2019
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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.
It seems something has changed at Scottsville? In my opinion we’ve had meetings with yielding, soft, even heavy going at times…
Is anybody keeping statistics on the incidence of horses being reshod at the start in South African. A few punters contacted us today again and one even took the trouble to put pen to paper
Given the multitude of uncertainties and unknowns – not to mention outright luck – we are left corralling our personal theories, or the observed patterns that give us comfort when making purchase decisions.
In breeding a great racehorse, unlike the mastery of a particular skill, getting it right once doesn’t mean one can predictably do it again!
Sometimes it’s a guessing game – we will continue to campaign for more transparency
Will operators consider alternatives to the current product line up and will they be willing to spend on anything but immediate benefits?
The marquees and hospitality enclosures can exist quite comfortably alongside the general public enjoying themselves on the lawns!
While the Sun Met field size has disappointed some, spare a thought for the organisers of Saturday’s Gr1 Matchbook Clarence House Chase at Ascot
A Pick 6 carryover of R2 million is set to take the exotic pool to R15 million, while the World Pool Gr3 Gold Cup sees a Quartet carryover of R1 million and a likely pool of R5 million
