Bolt Steals Majorca Thunder
So a publicity stunt by one sponsor is more important than the people who just won a Gr1 race!
29th January 2018
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So a publicity stunt by one sponsor is more important than the people who just won a Gr1 race!
Patrick Nassif attended the Met for the 35th time on Saturday. He says the day was plain boring and questions the wisdom of a host like Usain Bolt – and what value he actually added
American Horse of the Year Gun Runner went out in a blaze of glory under Florent Geroux at Gulfstream Park on Saturday
The dominance of the great stallion Northern Dancer, one of the most influential sires in history, can be well and truly felt in the field for the Sun Met
The top price of R2,6-million was paid by Rathmor Stud for Queen Of Spain, a mare by Holy Roman Emperor in foal to Klawervlei’s William Longsword
With a stellar sire roster and their marquee broodmare band booked to over 40 different stallions, Juddmonte share their plans for 2018
Snaith Racing exceeded even their own exceptionally high PR standards with a pre Met media beach breakfast last Friday
I see little or no prospect of this sport being restored to something approaching credibility unless the entire coterie of Jooste accomplices and appointees removes itself from office
The most successful South African sale by a long way in the last twelve months, bettered only by the equivalent Cape Yearling Sale of a year ago
I feel I need to vent and ask for answers regarding my filly Rockin Russian’s omission from the $500 000 CTS 1600 to be run on Sun Met day
She turned out to be the kick start this new generation needed, bringing everyone together and rousing a new excitement around the farm’s breeding operation
SA champion jockey stepped out under the Ridgemont flag for the first time at Hollywoodbets Durbanville today
‘We want to deliver the best quality racing on a consistent basis. That’s what we are striving for. We do not want to host the most racemeetings for the sake of it’
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
