'Nothing to look forward to...'
Multiple champion trainer Mike de Kock tells veteran broadcaster Andrew Bensley about the frustrations of the lockdown and the way that the racing industry is handling it.
He feels that the industry is not getting a fair deal with ‘thumbsuck’ policies applied by an indecisive government and says that many are under pressure.
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Beyond the pending investigations, things ended well enough for the Bass-Robinson yard when the improving Rainbow Lorikeet stamped her Paddock Stakes prospects with a gutsy victory under a top-notch ride by Aldo Domeyer
The evolving fairytale of a filly that couldn’t raise more than a R60 000 bid in the sales arena continued on Friday evening
There is no disputing that Jet Master continues to cast a long shadow over the South African racing industry
SA Champion trainer and big race title-holder Justin Snaith has nine entries in the early stages of the R5 million World Sports Betting Gr1 Cape Town Met class of 2025 that was unveiled earlier today
The remainder of the Vaal racemeeting on Saturday was abandoned with three races still to be run after lightning was detected within a 5km radius of the track
The top jockey is wary of engaging in a speed battle with Wunderbar as John Size’s talented sprinter looks to rebound from rare defeat
With races 7, 8 and 9 still to be run, racing at the Vaal has been delayed due to lightning in the vicinity of the racecourse.
