Justin time at Big D
Barrier draws are to be allocated prior to final acceptance in line with the rest of the country with effect from today. Justin Snaith celebrated
12th October 2011
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Barrier draws are to be allocated prior to final acceptance in line with the rest of the country with effect from today. Justin Snaith celebrated
The new generation is making their mark on racing and it is time for the geriatrics to be put out to pasture. That is the
With the weather playing havoc at Fairview, the jockeys soldiered on and poor light stopped play with two races to run. It is a pleasure to give credit where it is due and it was a brave and commendable display in testing conditions with even the starting stalls and rails falling victim to raging wind.
A potentially fatal mistake at the start of the seventh race at Clairwood on 25 August cast a dark cloud over an otherwise entertaining afternoon. Once again the punters and connections suffered as the umpteenth communication meltdown of this year happened as predictably as all the others…
Port Elizabeth is a tough town. Particularly on Fridays. And when the Cape Town boys ride in expecting to clean up, then let’s just say things don’t always work out according to plan. Local man Mitch Wiese delivered the killer blow on 19 August and gave the Crawford odds-on shot an icy reception.
LANCE BENSON: There are just too many unanswered questions and uncertainties. Couple this thought with the economic outlook for the next twelve months looking a touch rockier than the past year. Against this backdrop one can understand that this weekend’s National Two Year Old Sale could provide an orgy of life-changing opportunity for those folk with the emotional and financial backbone to raise their hands and buy that four-legged lucky dip.
Wow what a race meeting, at Greyville last weekend! Well done to everyone in the racing fraternity.
Arlington on Friday 1 July resembled something of a war zone with the betting public dashing for cover as their July Day budgets took an advance hammering with awful results. But Punters have enjoyed quite a fortnight with Saftote commendably introducing a few innovative touches…
A first Cape winner for an up-n-coming PE trainer at Kenilworth and a great Winter Derby success for Greg Ennion. Then there was that little matter of Uncle Tommy at the start of the fifth. Plenty of action!
They got it all wrong here and burnt their fingers. Punters somehow let the powerful Mike De Kock and Anthony Delpech combination run free in the eighth race at Turffontein on Youth Day 16 June
While there has been widespread public support for the flamboyant sportsman, the door has been shut in terms of his options via the SA racing regulator channels
The LONGINES IJC is the most prestigious jockey challenge in the world and the most lucrative for the winning rider!
