Random Thoughts

A collection of opinions and thoughts on all aspects of horse racing from around the world.

Meaker’s Magic Machine

For those fatalists preaching that horseracing is a dying game, some fuel would have been provided by the sponsors at Scottsville, where the Baker & Baker Undertakers Maiden Plate closed the eight race programme.

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Lights, Camera-No Action

Faulty lifts, delayed planes, solar outages and absent false rails. An eventful Friday afternoon from Port Elizabeth to Singapore and a great way to celebrate

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The Big Sleep

The prodigious talent of Richard Fourie caught his fellow jocks fast asleep at Kenilworth today. A track running fast and a deceptively powerful tailwind are

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Being A Sport

The changing landscape of betting in South Africa and a reflection of the mindset of the people who run horseracing, was reflected quite coarsely Sunday morning on the home page of the Tabgold website

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Hopeless

The National Horseracing Authority pose a bigger threat to horseracing than any casino. Got your attention? Radical thinking maybe, depending on who pays your salary.

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Keep Dreaming

The best laid plans of mice and men. Or maybe a touch too much arrogant assumption? The Competition Commission’s silver bullet in the knee this

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