Time To Pull Up The Socks
A passionate lifelong fan pulls no punches as he tells officialdom that they are presiding over a dying sport, which is going nowhere fast
18th March 2014
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A passionate lifelong fan pulls no punches as he tells officialdom that they are presiding over a dying sport, which is going nowhere fast
It is Sunday 2 February and is the third time I have been told by my local Betting World tote that they do not have enough money, writes a Cape punter
I recently attended both days of the Book 1 Yearling Sale at the Cape Town Convention Centre. This was my first “sale” of yearlings.
The sale of assets which are used by horseracing affects everyone either directly or indirectly whether currently or in the future.
I was taken aback when I read the pedigree of Drakenstein Stud’s juvenile that won on Saturday. By Antonius Pius from a sister to his mother
My partner is an RA member, which should give the member benefits, but it seems this is not the case, writes an Owner
The given odds on the Saftote site always tend to be less for the winning horses after the race is run
I travelled to the US, the UK and Australia in October and as a horseracing fanatic I used every minute to enjoy their coverage of the sport
The people who run SA racing are not renowned for their imagination but let’s see if someone has the nous to suggest we hire John McCririck.
I refer to your article (11th October) whereby a horse, Orlando Magic, was found to be positive with a prohibited substance: Testosterone
Finding the words ‘excitement’ and ‘insurance’ in the same sentence is as rare as breeding a Triple Crown winner!
As the clock ticks toward this year’s renewal of South Africa’s most iconic of races, the Hollywoodbets Durban July, it is only fitting that we return to the start of the new millennium and recall all the drama and splendour
