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The Chinese New Year is upon us and we have been spoilt in terms of quality racing
3rd February 2016
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The Chinese New Year is upon us and we have been spoilt in terms of quality racing
Over the centuries that man has been racing horses, there have been many special ones along the way. Each had some special quality that marked them out as different, a cut above the rest and it’s a quality that transcends time, borders and continents. These are horses that change lives and re-set the course of destiny. These are the magic horses.
The win of Smart Call in Saturday’s Gr1 J&B Met provided the recently deceased sire Kingmambo with yet another cornerstone in his career
Umberto Rispoli did not impress me when he came over for the International Day riding under the Italian flag. Maybe he has found a few lengths under the French flag? He did have an extremely attractive girlfriend so maybe there is something to look forward to!
if anyone thinks that racing is rigged, there can be no more emphatic proof that it cannot be the case than Saturday’s result. If ever there was a day – certainly on the South African calendar at any rate – specifically designed to be about the In its magical way, racing prevailed and delivered a fairy tale – the little owners, from the little yard with the little horse and the little jockey won. It’s the sort of story that sells books and movie tickets and, more importantly, the sort of story that sells dreams.
Red hot sire Trippi, whose son, Illuminator, won Saturday’s CTS Million Dollar and whose daughters, Inara and Lanner Falcon, ran 1-3 in the Gr1 Klawervlei Majorca Stakes on the same day, is a stallion with a potent pedigree
With a $55,000 purchase at the Keeneland November Sale, Michel Henochsberg left an indelible mark on thoroughbred breeding. Sarah Whitelaw examines the legacy of Allegretta
Monty was a bit nervous to begin with, but now that he’s committed, is very excited about his South African tour. Given his age and the logistics of getting him here, it’s unlikely that he’ll be back, so believe me, he will put on a show.
Friday’s Greyville flooding has brought the subject of track management into the spotlight again
Events that occurred at both the 2015 July and the 2016 Queen’s Plate have left me asking questions about the various rules that govern the sport which have a negative effect on punters
It is a sad week here in Singapore as Debbie Hawkins ends her time at the Turf Club on Friday
At the age of 93, Mr Ferraris is still active in racing as a training consultant, and he takes great joy in following the career of his grandson, Luke Ferraris, a successful jockey in Hong Kong
The starting stalls stuck on the Fairview polytrack capped a mostly forgettable week for South African horseracing when the Nelson Mandela Bay Racing fixture ground to a dismal halt on Friday
‘The actions of the jockeys on the day have given South African racing a black eye in the international horseracing community and have caused considerable reputational and financial harm to our industry in general and Cape Racing in particular’
When Grant van Niekerk opened his mouth after the second race, the complexion of a raceday was turned on its head…
