Owner Calls For Attitude Change By NHRA
‘I have taken this issue up with them in previous years but have never had a satisfactory answer as to their reasoning around the surcharge threat’
4th June 2020
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‘I have taken this issue up with them in previous years but have never had a satisfactory answer as to their reasoning around the surcharge threat’
The passing of longstanding breeder and owner Robin Hamilton last week has left another gaping void in the ranks of the old school hierarchy of the South African racing and breeding ranks
Affectionately known as JAWS, he stood at Spring Valley Stud for the duration of his stud career
If you look at the article about the dispute, I have to inform you that it gives the sport a very smelly feeling…
‘The deal with the Steinhoff two was a betrayal. At the time we knew that there was something more to the meeting with the Steinhoff two and what they had told us…’
The twice Gr1 winning son of Brave Tin Soldier bred by Summerhill Stud, has relocated to Bruce and Delia Le Roux’s Spring Valley Stud
He selects Galway in race 7 as his “Covid 19 got the better of me” banker
These are extraordinary times. Somebody once likened sport without a crowd to going on a romantic date without the date
Entries for South Africa’s first online auction of a diverse range of thoroughbreds closes at 12h00 on Monday 1 June
South Africa’s first online auction of racehorses, includes yearlings, 2yo’s, unraced horses and raced horses – and there is even a category for sport horses
The evergreen hero travelled to Vereeniging on Thursday for a 100% strike rate from two rides that saw him bring up his recordbreaking 5555th winner milestone
‘The Breeders Cup Distaff is definitely still on the cards and Beach Bomb will probably have one more race before then’ – Gaynor Rupert
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
