Blue Gums And Red Faces
With the loss of the sponsor – as well as the old blue gums – the 2017 Western Cape Fillies Championship race day was not so choice
31st October 2017
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With the loss of the sponsor – as well as the old blue gums – the 2017 Western Cape Fillies Championship race day was not so choice
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Of far greater service to the racing public was my announcement on one particularly dank and dreary day for anyone who had lost a set of false teeth to report to the commentary box for their collection
Gold Circle’s Andrew Harrison reflects on scholarly punting days forty years back
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A Cape jockey has told of the enormous relief and the burden lifted from his shoulders on Friday after two well-known racing men took the cudgels up on his behalf some months ago to defend the father of four against an NHRA charge
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