The Deputy Dominates
Lammerskraal Stud’s resident sire Go Deputy enjoyed a memorable day at Kenilworth on Grand Parade Cape Guineas day l
21st December 2016
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Lammerskraal Stud’s resident sire Go Deputy enjoyed a memorable day at Kenilworth on Grand Parade Cape Guineas day l
Instead of a glorious day of the best 3yo’s battling for supremacy at our flagship racecourse, our top Classic was dismissed with about as much ceremony as a bog standard maiden.
Wonderful weather, wonderful horses and wonderful racing. Why then did it just not feel like the Guineas?
The inability to run South African racing to schedule surely needs to be addressed
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As the curtain comes down on 2016 it is interesting to ponder which sports are in the best shape going into the New Year
While he may have died in 1988, the great sire Roberto continues to make his mark throughout the world
Horse people tend to be fairly well versed on their subject, so it’s hard to fob them off with vague or poor service. When all is said and done, goods aren’t sold, they are bought
SA champion trainer Sean Tarry and his team had another outstanding day on Saturday, with all but one of the yard’s runners either winning or finishing in the money
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
