The Game Of Life
Standing a new stallion at stud is a bit like taking on the All Blacks rugby team at Eden Park- the odds are stacked against you, suggests a prominent Breeder
9th September 2014
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Standing a new stallion at stud is a bit like taking on the All Blacks rugby team at Eden Park- the odds are stacked against you, suggests a prominent Breeder
Mick jumps ship, that soldier Justin falls and we now go into a period of racing at Durbanville – but many of the owners do not want their decent 3 yr olds competing at that course
Please tell us which horse racing personalities you would like Sporting Post to interview…
I remember, a year before my Dad died, sitting around the table at my Aunt’s the Sunday after the 1975 Met. They had won on Sledgehammer, but agreed that William Penn would have given Sledgehammer a hiding on any day of the week
The owner, or potential owner, the gambler and the socialite, who is just looking for a good time, have vastly different requirements and trigger points, suggests a reader
Summerveld is the most beautiful place and I am sure Gold Circle have made every effort to put in all the amenities and facilities to try and accommodate everyone and keep them all happy. Never an easy task
Forty Niner retired to Claiborne Farm with many feeling that he was the heir apparent to his own sire, Mr Prospector.
It’s horses for courses! They’re happy there and they perform well there. It is unnecessary to be so negative and derogatory.
Racing South Africa comments on Simon Burgess’ post ‘Taking the Mountain to Mohammed’
SA jockeys’ success in Hong Kong – “probably only the first few chapters of a very successful and colourful ongoing novel”
Snaith star runs in a a capacity nationally representative field for the 129th renewal of the R5 million Hollywoodbets Gr1 Durban July!
Patience rewarded for the blue and white powerhouse while Team Valor’s Quid Pro Quo is on her way to Jerome Reynier in France
In perfect weather conditions, an enthusiastic record crowd – probably larger than that seen at many local racemeetings – turned out to enjoy coffee and pastries and watch their big race fancies going through their paces
SplashOut-sponsored Apprentice Savanna Valjalo broke the ice at Hollywoodbets Greyville at her 11th ride under rules on Wednesday
