Owners, trainers, jockeys, grooms and punters feel it
Piere Strydom – rode the disappointed horse
So do horses it seems.
The Vaal Stipes Report from Saturday tells the story of a disappointed horse.
Read more in our weekly snippets feature, Short Heads.
Comments Policy
The Sporting Post encourages readers to comment in the spirit of enlightening the topic being discussed, to add opinions or correct errors. All posts are accepted on the condition that the Sporting Post can at any time alter, correct or remove comments, either partially or entirely.
All posters are required to post under their actual name and surname – no anonymous posts or use of pseudonyms will be accepted. You can adjust your display name on your account page or to send corrections privately to the Editor. The Sporting Post will not publish comments submitted anonymously or under pseudonyms.
Please note that the views that are published are not necessarily those of the Sporting Post.
The tongue-twistingly named sprinter was bred and is owned in South Africa, trained by a US-based Brit and will be ridden by a French-based Belgian
Big race sponsors Hollywoodbets have set the pace in the pre-nominations ante-post betting market for the 2025 Hollywoodbets Durban July with defending champion Oriental Charm topping the opening board
In our weekly column entitled Time Is Money, we look at some of the past weekend’s highlights, including some slow-run Grade 1 contests at Turffontein
As the proud title sponsor of Africa’s premier horse racing and social spectacle, Hollywoodbets is honoured to reveal the 2025 theme
Lyle Hewitson removed luck from the equation aboard Highland Rahy and the rider found a willing partner as Francis Lui’s galloper secured a first Hong Kong win
What is interesting about Kleinzee’s win is that it broke the publicized course record of 91,1 secs by 0,26 seconds. However, basic mathematics, and indeed some logic, tells us different
He was the Trainer and the person responsible for Oxford Road, which ran unplaced in the fourth race at Hollywoodbets Scottsville Racecourse on 15 September 2024
