Dividend Doesn’t Add Up
The Kenilworth eighth race quartet dividend, which closed a successful L’Ormarins Queen’s Festival of Racing opening day, may have had Saftote punters scratching their heads
5th January 2018
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The Kenilworth eighth race quartet dividend, which closed a successful L’Ormarins Queen’s Festival of Racing opening day, may have had Saftote punters scratching their heads
‘Well, you’ve never really cared for racing – you feel it’s your duty to go to Ascot but I’ve never seen you place a bet – so, tell me more, I’m intrigued…’
It’s a good challenge, a big challenge, but we try to always give people more than they expect
Mother Russia won the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate in 2011. With her own entry for 2018, daughter Nother Russia lives up to her name – and her heritage
He’s got the potential and we’re confident he will pull off a big one – please God let it be the Queen’s Plate!
If I decorated my Christmas tree with all the best stories of 2017, Wavin’ Flag would be the shiny star right at the very top.
Over the past five years Jooste and Mayfair has had on average 3 runners each and every day, and over 800 winners; more than a dozen per month
‘Can I please urge your organisation to stand by your moto and do the right thing and stop Mayfair Speculators’ horses from running whilst millions of South Africans suffer ‘
With good weather, good horses and good racing, where are the good vibes?
The horse business is really a people business and that’s why the best horses usually have the best stories.
Two South African star performers in Dean Kannemeyer’s Gimme A Prince and the Vaughan Marshall champion 3yo One Stripe, who runs in Sunday’s HSH Princess Charlene Big Cap, feature in the first edition of the LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2025
The tongue-twistingly named sprinter was bred and is owned in South Africa, trained by a US-based Brit and will be ridden by a French-based Belgian
