The Beholder’s Share
Beautiful people, beautiful setting and two thumbs up for South Africa’s first two day L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate meeting
10th January 2017
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Beautiful people, beautiful setting and two thumbs up for South Africa’s first two day L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate meeting
Some horses are so good, you’ve just got to buy them twice! Meet Royal Bounty, Snaith Racing’s poster boy.
2016 is a year which will largely be remembered for the remarkable achievements of the world’s number one sire, Galileo
With the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate just a few days away, we pulled a file from the vaults to revisit the story of Royal Affair, ‘the fastest 3yo South Africa has ever seen’
2016 will also be remembered for a number of outstanding performances by both equine and human performers
There is simply no excuse for turning a blind eye to racing’s needs whilst longer term solutions are available
Lammerskraal Stud’s resident sire Go Deputy enjoyed a memorable day at Kenilworth on Grand Parade Cape Guineas day l
Instead of a glorious day of the best 3yo’s battling for supremacy at our flagship racecourse, our top Classic was dismissed with about as much ceremony as a bog standard maiden.
Wonderful weather, wonderful horses and wonderful racing. Why then did it just not feel like the Guineas?
The inability to run South African racing to schedule surely needs to be addressed
As the curtain comes down on 2016 it is interesting to ponder which sports are in the best shape going into the New Year
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
