If You Could Buy At ONLY ONE Sale…This Would Be It
This inner city sale has truly come of age on the global thoroughbred auction circuit
18th January 2017
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This inner city sale has truly come of age on the global thoroughbred auction circuit
The incident of a groom appearing to kick a horse in the Greyville wash down area last Friday night has raised some interesting and important questions
Leading sire of 2yo’s Sail From Seattle produced his sixth individual winner of the season at Fairview on Monday
“I know they will look after Highlands in the same way for many decades, and I wish them all the best.” – Antony Beck
Ex-jockey Brian Fletcher, who won the Grand National three times, including twice on Red Rum, has died aged 69
The apparent disparity in fines dished out for various whip offences by the National Horseracing Authority is interesting
The top Cape stables win hands down when it comes to information and Snaith racing is taking it’s transparency a step further
With a glass of Antonij Rupert Wines’ Pinot Grigio in hand, Martin Locke reviews Tellytrack’s 2017 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate coverage
Saturday’s Gr1 races at Kenilworth provided further evidence, if any was needed, of the dominance of Northern Dancer
Beautiful people, beautiful setting and two thumbs up for South Africa’s first two day L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate meeting
Scott Bro’s stallion Crusade produced an impressive winner with only his seventh first crop runner when the Bruce Le Roux-bred Miss Millionaire scooted home on debut at Greyville
Time has flown by and it’s been thirty years since the first issue of the Sporting Post hit the shelves in October 1994
The champagne corks were popping at the magnificent Owloon Horses in Paarl earlier this week when their 2024 Hollywoodbets Durban July winning broodmare Souk delivered a handsome and beautifully conformed Fire Away colt
Tragedy struck Suzette and Basie Viljoen’s fledgeling Wellington-based breeding operation Hopes And Dreams on Monday evening when the farm’s flagship mare and 2022 SA Horse Of The Year Captain’s Ransom reportedly died while giving birth
The 2025 World Sports Betting Cape Town MET is back on Saturday 25 January and tickets are now on sale
