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How did Hazel actually get the job as Stud Book Keeper?
12th October 2018
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How did Hazel actually get the job as Stud Book Keeper?
Cape racing is often seen as the flat tyre on the South African horseracing tricycle
I think it’s time the racing industry was taken in hand by people who know what they are doing
Congratulations to all our farriers who excelled at their recent Worshipful Company of Farriers exams
The Sporting Post doesn’t take stick often for standing up for the racing operators
Sabine Plattner Racing trainer Andre Nel prefers to give his pe-race comments on his first-timers and rested horses on the course on raceday.
It has been almost three months since an unmarked vehicle with a flashing blue light hijacked a courier vehicle and allegedly stole the post-race equine specimens for Africa’s Greatest Horserace
These little gestures happen on a daily basis and usually pass without any fuss or fanfare, but nonetheless form the glue that holds our unique community together.
There are now at least 8 people not doing the job that 4 able staff can do!
Manic Monday. Wacky Wednesday. Freaky Friday. Super Saturday. But what name for a Tuesday when two of South African horseracing’s captains jumped ship?
We have no explanation as to how and why Mr Barends was allowed to clear the NHA and the Stud Book in particular, of experienced staff, when he himself was brought in from outside the Industry
The classic has a long and proud history dating back to 1955 when it was run as the Cape of Good Hope Guineas
