RA AGM – Reminder
A racehorse owner has written and requested that a reminder be posted of the 17th Annual General Meeting of the Racing Association
3rd November 2015
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A racehorse owner has written and requested that a reminder be posted of the 17th Annual General Meeting of the Racing Association
Until operators draft clear objectives to grow the racing customer book, not just turnover, no one will ever be accountable for non-performance in the most crucial of areas
Bloodstock South Africa will be holding a horses in training sale on Sunday 1st November, 2015 starting at 15h00. The one day sale will take place at the TBA Germiston complex and is a must for any serious buyer
The $500 000 Gr1 Raffles Cup on Sunday proved to be another fantastic race, and was one of the best performances I have seen in Singapore, writes Gareth Pepper
With one of the world’s truly great racing festivals, the Breeders Cup meeting, taking place at Keeneland this Friday and Saturday, a number of stallions look set to enjoy potential big pay days.
The public is being deliberately misled into believing that the forthcoming international jockey challenge is being contested by jockeys officially selected for national colours and thus representing South Africa
Perhaps instead of saying ‘like a Warmblood’ when a Thoroughbred excels, we should simply say ‘like a boss’. As the bumper sticker goes – Get your ass on some class – ride a Thoroughbred!
Whilst I may be portrayed as ‘bad for racing’ because I ask the questions that I do, surely every owner should be asking similar questions to what I have?
This weekend is the second leg of the open Triple Crown and it marks the return of Spalato and Quechua
In the absence of sizeable representation from SA’s leading sires, buyers at the Joburg Ready To Run sale were fixated with imported 2yo’s.
Oratorio’s runners have also built up an impressive strike rate in Europe. The champion son of Danehill has been represented by no fewer than 68 winners in 2015 in Europe –from 139 runners
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.
