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Second guessing and subdued chaos followed the cancellation of the sixth race at Scottsville on Sunday 26 February. The racing operators and Saftote predictably once
Second guessing and subdued chaos followed the cancellation of the sixth race at Scottsville on Sunday 26 February. The racing operators and Saftote predictably once
In what must surely be a world record for the De Kock yard in a Group race, punter’s woes continued when the champion trainer produced a 100-1 shot to win the R1 million Gr2 Betting World Gauteng Guineas run over 1600m.
Winning isn’t everything – it is the only thing. This applies most especially on the festival occasions like J&B Met day. The Sporting Post salutes
If you are considering raising your hand and writing a cheque at the Sales in Cape Town this afternoon, maybe think again. Some serious wake-up action is urgently required in this industry. The debacle of the abandoned Clairwood meeting today is something that should just never have happened.
The track record of the fairer sex in the Met over the past half century is not particularly impressive on paper. Only five ladies have
Trainer Mike De Kock and jockey Anthony Delpech grabbed the last double at Scottsville on 22 January although their eyes will be on the bigger
Besides serving as an important academic and information exercise for those serious about finding a winner for the Cape’s premier race to be run next Saturday, the gallops are really little more than a sedentary stretch of the legs for the big race participants and a pointer to physical well-being.
It took eight races and a starting stall incident to baulk the winning streak of favourites at Scottsville on 8 January. Not bad going for
A superb training feat to win the Gr3 Flamboyant Stakes followed by some thought provoking post-race comments by Assistant Trainer Frikkie Greyling. These were the real fireworks, coupled with a double for Muzi Yeni and Anthony Delpech, that livened up the opening meeting of 2012.
High jinks at the start of the Clairwood third race marred an otherwise pleasant afternoon’s racing on 20 December. It is not the starter’s job
Some sage advice for long-suffering owners from KwaZulu-Natal based owner Rob McGregor. If nothing else works, try a grey horse. It appeared to do the
Former SA Champion jockey Andrew Fortune’s six month quest to be relicenced to ride again reaches something of a watershed