Racing – Where’s The Initiative And Will?
It is possible to address these issues and gain a lot of ground for racing but not while ego’s and arrogance continue to dominate thinking
10th July 2019
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It is possible to address these issues and gain a lot of ground for racing but not while ego’s and arrogance continue to dominate thinking
Traditionally, one of the South Africa’s best value for money sales, and most prolific producers of high class racehorses
Consigned by Danika Stud, on behalf of the Missing U Syndicate, topseller Assured was knocked down to Suzette Viljoen to top this year’s sale.
The Sun Met and Summer Cup may have their own unique allure and character, but…
With Do It Again having claimed three major G1 races this season, and winning the July under 60kgs, it is hard to imagine that last season’s Equus Champion 3YO Gelding would be denied the title of Horse Of The Year this year
In a nutshell they have been dropping horses at the lower end of the scale far too quickly,
Horses really do change lives. Read how Stradivarius’ historic Ascot Gold Cup double has surprisingly South African – and July Handicap related – roots
The first step to every owner’s dream of a Vodacom Durban July runner
Two R100 000 purchases from last year top the Sporting Post ratings for Saturday’s KZN Yearling Sale Million
A late premonition for Uncle Den’s filly in the big race
For those looking purely for the winner, Hawwaam comes out marginally on top on most occasions, followed by Do It Again and Rainbow Bridge, while several of the runners only ever win 1 in 100 races!
Just hours after the Springboks beat the All Blacks in Cape Town to lift the 2024 Freedom Cup, an equine speed merchant that first saw the light of day just 130km away from the DHL Stadium was announcing his arrival on the US racing scene
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
