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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
Let’s ask this from the MOD task force: What have you done to address the multitude of problems at TAB?!
‘The NHA would now have you believe that “it should be emphasized that that these rules were formulated with the support of the industry participants at a Rules Committee (“RC’) meeting’
There is a good vibe after the sale – but what else is happening and what is being done to improve things that make a difference?
The Pick 6 provides a highly important element in that it provides the attraction of a big pool, which in turn provides racing with a marketing concept
To have a surgeon and facility of this nature is a huge boost for South Africa
Considering overseas and maybe a sabbatical too – but she will return to horses
Are any of the overseas funding models better than the South African one?
Newly crowned SA Champion owner Suzette Viljoen and her husband Basie collected their Equus trophies at the BSA Sales Complex
Will someone please tell the Tellytrack producer that the majority of punters like to hear the views of the on-course presenters in the 10 minutes leading up to a race
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
Big race sponsors Hollywoodbets have set the pace in the pre-nominations ante-post betting market for the 2025 Hollywoodbets Durban July with defending champion Oriental Charm topping the opening board
