Rating The Best
The Official Merit Ratings of horses 4yo and older have increased across the board. South Africa now has, or so it seems, some of the best horses in the international racing world.
8th August 2013
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The Official Merit Ratings of horses 4yo and older have increased across the board. South Africa now has, or so it seems, some of the best horses in the international racing world.
A Monthly Take On The Offspring of SA’s Top Five Stallions
featuring Jet Master, Silvano, Captain Al, Western Winter & Kahal
The premature loss of Lancaster Bomber (War Front) was a sad setback to the South African thoroughbred industry
The highest-rated horses in all but one race – Parisian Walkway, who achieved his highest performance figure over 1600m – claimed the top four positions in each of this past weekend’s Grade 1 and Grade 2 races (excluding the two-year-old races).This provides strong validation regarding the effectiveness of the rating system!
In one of the most high-profile in-race incidents of the past five years, former SA champion jockey Gavin Lerena was found guilty of four charges, while Jason Gates didn’t escape punishment
Glistian Events’ Joao da Mata chats to Cape Racing Chairman Greg Bortz about the path ahead for SA horseracing
