Racing Past Sell-By Date?
Racing has to be able to offer life changing prize money on a regular basis, with jackpots that can come close to or rival casino or lottery pools and payouts
19th January 2015
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Racing has to be able to offer life changing prize money on a regular basis, with jackpots that can come close to or rival casino or lottery pools and payouts
Saturday’s Grade 2 Sceptre Stakes is one of South Africa’s top sprint races for fillies and mares.
A point that came across very clearly was that lack of sufficient funding was compromising the NHA’s ability to function efficiently and contrary to last year’s assurances, the funding relationship between the NHA and the operators is clearly NOT an easy one.
With an unusually high number of really promising young sires in the Northern Hemisphere, Sarah Whitelaw helps sort the wheat from the chaff
Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it. Yet those who DO, are doomed to stand by helplessly while everyone else repeats it! What do you remember of 2014?
Horses have given me decades of enjoyment and this is my way of trying to give a little back.
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To win the Guineas on such an awesome day and with such a special horse in Act Of War – well, life does not get much better than this. It certainly cheered up my Christmas. He really is a wonderful horse
The year saw no dominant champion emerge in the Northern Hemisphere, but a number of runners put up memorable performances both locally and overseas
Guineas winners include the legends Hawaii, Politician, Colorado King and Empress Club – to name a few. Sarah Whitelaw lists her personal selection of Guineas highlights over the past two decades
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty”. Dawn Smorenburg found that a bad fall brought unexpected benefits and along with equally talented daughter Lauren, is taking the jewelery world by storm
It will be good news for South African racing fans that, despite a number of offers from abroad, Gerald and Karen Kalil’s multiple champion Quid Pro Quo will continue her 3yo season on African soil
The son of Twice Over has been gelded and will be aimed at the Betway Gr1 Summer Cup, the L’Ormarins King’s Plate and the WSB Cape Town Met
Former SA Champion jockey Andrew Fortune’s six month quest to be relicenced to ride again reaches something of a watershed
The Ridgemont’s Kieswetter and Drakenstein’s Rupert families are major players in our horseracing and the Monmouth Park feature thus held more than a passing interest for many of us
