Time For A Rethink On Racetimes
Owner Joffe (RIP) told racing in South Africa years and years ago that times must be adjusted during the summer months.
5th November 2021
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Owner Joffe (RIP) told racing in South Africa years and years ago that times must be adjusted during the summer months.
Good horsemanship must be at the core of all policies and procedures on a raceday
Western Cape, who can barely run a race meeting have THREE, KZN has TWO with Graeme Hawkins as a back up, and yet Gauteng must do Mauritius, Fairview and local races?
Wednesday’s one and only race at Hollywoodbets Greyville’s washed-out meeting dished up it’s fair share of drama
It’s no secret that the Cannabidiol (CBD) Industry has taken leaps and bounds in recent years – It’s in the pharmacies, in your grocery stores and it’s suddenly considered way more than just another alternative means of healing
The recent treble by Rachel Venniker in KZN brings back memories of the first woman to ride a winner on a SA racecourse – Kathy Kusner
What some punters tend to forget is that they are watching the tote dividends on the toteboard display in the TAB outlet
While he clearly has two very nice 3yo’s on his hands, trainer Brett Crawford experienced one of those happy-sad cringe moments at Durbanville on Tuesday.
All marketing is aimed at people that already participate in horse racing and no marketing is aimed at people who are not involved in racing – either as owners or punters
The JP van der Merwe suspension of 12 months handed down by the Singapore authorities on Wednesday has elicited reaction of mostly shock by various South African experts
Stewart Ramsay writes in the Sporting Post Mailbag that the tote’s ‘late bet problem’ on Sunday brings back memories of the infamous Trodmore Hunt scandal in England
Finding the words ‘excitement’ and ‘insurance’ in the same sentence is as rare as breeding a Triple Crown winner!
As the clock ticks toward this year’s renewal of South Africa’s most iconic of races, the Hollywoodbets Durban July, it is only fitting that we return to the start of the new millennium and recall all the drama and splendour
It’s time for our racing regulators to accept and understand that they are part of the game, and not outside of it, above it, or bigger than it
