So Easy For Stepitup
Shane has always been open and honest about his runner’s chances and has guided me in terms of form, the track and other aspects of the racing here in Singapore
7th October 2015
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Shane has always been open and honest about his runner’s chances and has guided me in terms of form, the track and other aspects of the racing here in Singapore
It would pay Phumelela to simply give up on the horseracing and focus on offering betting on Soccer Results.
We’re not scared to take on the big guys and we’re always out there trying. As they say, horses don’t know what they cost and we beat a lot of more expensive horses a lot of the time, so we make sure we have a lot of fun!
The weak exit of England from the rugby world cup just goes to show what a complete nation of losers we are with a complete lack of introspection, suggests Joey Ramsden, who had better luck on the racecourse than the rugby pitch this weekend
I returned to Singapore from Bali looking forward to the Panasonic Kranji Mile this Sunday
Friday, 25 September 2015 brought the news that champion sire Zabeel had died at his Cambridge Stud home at the age of 29. However, with the likes of grandson, Lonhro, and a plethora of high class potential sire sons, it seems a sure bet that the final chapter in the Zabeel legend has not yet been penned.
I have been lucky enough to be selected for the panel. I have quite good results from my past selections but I have no doubt my luck will run out at some stage. It is an extremely tough job as one does not get much time to look at one’s notes. To then give selections whilst on this illustrious panel, with its many famous eagle-eyed experts, is not easy!
Hot Rodd, as he is known in Singapore, is an ardent form studier and when analyzing Flax’s best performances he mentioned earlier in the day that he was very keen to change the horse’s pattern and take him to the front.
Sunday Evening has become a tap root mare whose influence is still going strong half a century after she was born
He suggested having ten races to enter the horses in and choosing the eight best and biggest fields. Well, if ever anything was open to complete and total manipulation, that was it!
Superlative Stakes winner and Classic-placed Gustav Klimt will stand at Heversham Park Farm in South Africa, having stood at Haras d’Annebault most recently
Despite a decrease in the horse population and the sale of just 305 lots – 39 fewer than last year – the sale rose to expectations, achieving an impressive aggregate of R171 975 000 and an exceptional average of R563 852 per lot sold
