6th June 2017
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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.
Current products will never succeed in an acquisition capacity as they critically ignore the value of a more entertaining and potentially rewarding experience, especially to new and smaller players
The Investec Derby and Oaks will be run this weekend and these two great classics have their roots way back in 1780 and 1779 respectively
A reader reminisces and remembers why he fell for the Sport Of Kings
Some horses are born to be rock stars. November Rain surprised everyone by being a sprinter, defied the odds by surviving a road accident and is now excelling in his second career
Leading US sire, Distorted Humor, continues to make his mark in the world’s greatest races
Oscar Foulkes shares the incredible story of Sergeant Hardy, who lines up for this weekend’s Gr1 Tsogo Sun Sprint
Few sires have enjoyed more cross hemisphere success and Fastnet Rock is emulating his sire, Danehill, whose stock found favour the world over
The surprise supplementary entry of Hat Puntano has added an air of intrigue to the 2017 Vodacom Durban July
Cape racing photographer, Ricky De Nobrega, calls it a day and wraps up the Equine Edge
Odds-on favourite Hernando’s Promise has always been the Bookies best buddy but his shares dropped to new lows with punters at Kenilworth on Saturday
After dedicating herself fully to the role for four challenging years, the increasing demands on her time and personal life have led her to reassess her career direction
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
