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.
A Chinese billionaire who can’t speak a word of English, but easily recognises dollar signs, concreter Abram Savage, bus driver Michael Waddington, council worker Brad Playford, electrician Damien Yates and cancer survivor Peter Piras…
Without skill and enjoyment, constant losses will put paid to any chance of securing longer term interest in racing
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!
Big race sponsors Hollywoodbets have set the pace in the pre-nominations ante-post betting market for the 2025 Hollywoodbets Durban July with defending champion Oriental Charm topping the opening board
In our weekly column entitled Time Is Money, we look at some of the past weekend’s highlights, including some slow-run Grade 1 contests at Turffontein
