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The Magic Millions National Sale, Australia’s largest by numbers, will be put back in 2020 until the second half of the year from its traditional late May/early June time slot
We are not looking for the old style pre 27 March propaganda – facts are the new currency and it would be nice to know what’s going on- even if there is nothing much to report
Because of a bad draw in the race, the late Lenny Taylor got his hands on a fire station bell and taught his pretender to jump smartly when he rang that bell…
‘I saw an isolated clip of Mr. Fayd’Herbe’s girlfriend, fiancé or wife watching from the parade ring. It was something to behold. You didn’t need the commentary or a visual of the race to see what went down.’
‘Let me tell you that 99% of the industry loves horses and they will look after them with everything they have left’
Almost all the horses will remain at their farms until sold, while every bid will be made online or on the phone
When it comes to safeguarding their futures and the lives and jobs of the horseracing industry, as well as keeping their customers happy, there’s nothing
The Easter Yearling Sale will not be conducted as a live auction but will instead proceed in an online format on 5 & 6 April, the full details of which are expected to be confirmed later today
After consultations with a number of vendors and buyers, the overwhelming feedback from them was to cancel the Sale and investigate alternative options
The Special Task Force needs to engender confidence – not hid behind masks
The South African bred former Equus Champion Sprinter Isivunguvungu made a terrific winning debut on US soil for trainer Graham Motion and confirmed his Prevagen $1million Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint aspirations
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
