Was It A Bird? No – It’s Hip Hip, Habib!
A replacement jockey is sent to the start, he eventually cadges a lift, to partner a nag…
7th July 2016
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A replacement jockey is sent to the start, he eventually cadges a lift, to partner a nag…
The July will continue with or without Adriaan and will never be boycotted as it is every owner’s dream to win the coveted prize
The Legal Eagle connections may have committed a “professional foul” by leaving him in until the weights were published, but they were within their rights to do so
Remember what the same connections did in the lead up to the last Queens Plate when Marcus jumped off Act of War to ride Legal Eagle? This during an active ante-post market
I am fearful of my horses getting injured – but the concerns of owners always fall on deaf ears, and we are expected to keep quiet and carry on purchasing horses and paying Vet’s bills
Serious punters are being treated like numpties and newer ones misinformed. The ‘mute ‘ button is now my weapon of choice, writes punter of 40 years
Phumelela have reminded Trainers in the Western Cape of the consequences of falling foul of the “runs per stabling box policy requirements”
As a punter and occasional small owner over the past forty odd years, I keep asking myself a question – where is Cape Town Racing going and what is Phumelela, or any other vested interest , for that matter, doing about it?
‘We could scarcely believe our ears, turned around in disgust and went back home where we could at least watch proceedings in some comfort’
I was disappointed in the way that the NHA board dealt with the issues required to be decided – and subsequent failure to notify members regarding what transpired at the two meetings
If I have not had so much continuous and repeated success, I would have packed my bags and left this game. The problem is I keep getting good horses…
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
