A collection of opinions and thoughts on all aspects of horse racing from around the world.
Slightly used or brand new? Show or slow? It makes sense to consider the option of buying a proven horse-in-training if you are thinking of racing in the Eastern Cape, rather than an unproven dream that could well take forever to be absolutely nothing. Spy Glass and Icemberg proved that at Arlington today.
Suddenly the R1 million price tag looks so damn cheap! Trainer Dean Kannemeyer was a very happy man after his handsome Jet Master colt, Divine
Jockey Weichong Marwing is back! He shared riding honours on 9 August at Turffontein with Marthinus Mienie and Gavin Lerena. The last -mentioned though may want to take a word of advice from his experienced colleagues when it comes to the dangerous habit of dropping hands before the line…
We are often told that field size equates directly to improved betting turnover. If that be true, the structure of the Kimberley racecard on Monday
Fairview racing was abandoned on 5 August. If you didn’t know that, tell somebody who cares. Hours after the decision, there is not a solitary word of information on any of the recognised horseracing operator or totalisator websites. Clueless or just plain incompetence? It goes deeper we think.
Vaal based trainer Dominic Zaki celebrated a career milestone when saddling the first three horses past the post in the Pick Six opener at The
Honours were evenly shared at the first KZN meeting of the new season at Scottsville on 3 August. Summerveld trainer Mark Dixon enjoyed a healthily priced double, while the performance of the afternoon belonged to the Oppenheimer’s Brooks-Club.
Jet Propelled! Jet Master produced Pocket Power and a host of stars. Champion Sire Jet Master will definitely not be covering mares this season. He
Sad news about champion sire Jet Master sends shock-waves through our breeding industry, while young Chris Puller makes hay at a sunny Kenilworth on 2 August.
This is unbelievable! Those were PE commentator Bumpie Schoeman’s words when surveying the start of one of the earlier races on Friday at Arlington. Well
The Super Sunday meeting brought the curtain down on a great season. But twelve races at the final meeting means a long day and do customers really want to spend close to eight hours on a racecourse? The raceday package needs some urgent attention and repackaging and it is now time to test the market.
The R1 million Gr1 Douglas Whyte Stakes Grade is the opening leg of the projected R15 million Pick 6 pool at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday
A Cape jockey has told of the enormous relief and the burden lifted from his shoulders on Friday after two well-known racing men took the cudgels up on his behalf some months ago to defend the father of four against an NHRA charge
A Pick 6 carryover of R2 million is set to take the exotic pool to R15 million, while the World Pool Gr3 Gold Cup sees a Quartet carryover of R1 million and a likely pool of R5 million
