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With the Green Point Stakes being run on the same day as the Selangor Cup, and with the same prize money on offer, there clearly would be no incentive for a 3yo to run in the Green Point and thus take on older horses
There was plenty of interest from a wide spectrum of the racing community – and, as always, Cape Thoroughbred Sales added the touches with a slickly hosted show.
The Lanzerac Ready To Run Sale will be held at 13h00 today at Durbanville Racecourse
Pat Shaw again showed why he is a leading conditioner that can hold his own anywhere in the world
It is important that efforts should specifically focus on players and the playing experience rather than pushing the wagering side – and show a genuine interest in the wellbeing of the sport through sensible and clear racing objectives
With 17 Klawervlei-breds and 16 others to be sold by the stud as agent at Friday’s Durbanville R2R renewal, they will undoubtedly be competing at the top end of the vendor’s list once more.
Lady breeders are making their mark in the South African bloodstock industry and are well represented at Friday’s CTS Ready To Run Sale at Durbanville
With sons of the mighty Sunday Silence dominating last Sunday’s Gr1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup, it seems his stud book legacy is assured via sire son, Japanese Triple Crown winner and dual Horse Of The Year, Deep Impact
Ross Fuller of Drakenstein Stud speaks highly of Gregorian Chant (Lot 162), a son of Trippi and Candy Singer, set to come under the hammer at Friday’s CTS Lanzerac Ready To Run Sale
Good management starts from the bottom up, not the top down and we appear to have too many people at the top who think they know what needs doing and too few people at the bottom who actually know what needs doing and getting on with it
We had the Jockey’s International this past weekend. I have to say I am not sure it was quite the event it was cracked up to be. There was plenty of funny old politics going on behind the scenes and stuff that should have been stopped a long time ago
Sunday’s Hollywoodbets Greyville feature, the non black-type Model Man Mile, won by Mike de Kock’s Artist’s Model, paid tribute to one of South Africa’s greatest turf legends of the 20th century.
