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You happily endure those months of misery for the moments of pure magic, but that’s racing. Those moments are what it’s all about.
10th June 2014
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You happily endure those months of misery for the moments of pure magic, but that’s racing. Those moments are what it’s all about.
The Cape Hunt was a part of life and it brought people together. It’s a tragedy for racing that we don’t have this nursery anymore. I have to say it again and again.
The usual excuse is that it is no longer the only game in town. But if all of our modern day distractions were so magnetic, then how has soccer grown so much?
The National Horseracing Authority of SA and the media have seldom sat around the same fire. But the appointment of the vastly internationally experienced Dave McGillivray as Racing Control Executive has gone a long way to changing our perceptions and building bridges.
When people in England tell me they’ve got the best in the world, I tell them you can’t say you’ve got the best when you’re not running against the rest of the world.
A member of South Africa’s born free generation but not yet old enough to vote, this apprentice is learning his trade at the world class SA Jockey Academy. He has struck all the right chords early on and looks the real deal
Racing journalist, successful bloodstock agent, owner, breeder and above all, racing enthusiast, Barry Howard Irwin has embraced and helped promote the South African Thoroughbred like few others. We caught up with him on his recent visit to the National Sales.
Caroline Simpson has been with the TBA for 25 years and it is difficult to imagine a sale without her
Some people are just born with a calling and a unique destiny to achieve success. Avontuur General Manager Pippa Mickleburgh is one of those exceptional human beings. In twenty five years at the helm of the home of fine wines and fast horses, South African horseracing’s very own ‘Lady Var’ has consistently raised the bar.
In the top echelon of the classic winning trainers of SA horseracing, Dean speaks about his great horses, magic moments and the things that make him tick. He is also behind the lobby for a polytrack in the Western Cape and expresses his disappointment at the action of the KZN trainers that forced the closure of his Clairwood satellite yard last year
The Alexander family name is firmly etched into the history books of South African Horseracing and trainer GARY ALEXANDER has continued the great success his
As we continue our nostalgic walk down the Hollywoodbets Durban July memory lane, one thing is certain, the most recent decade lacked for nothing in drama and splendour
