Power Rift Healed?
The cause of the rift between Magnier and Sheikh Mohammed has never been publicly revealed, though any number of theories have circulated since September 2005
2nd October 2017
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The cause of the rift between Magnier and Sheikh Mohammed has never been publicly revealed, though any number of theories have circulated since September 2005
The downsizing, which has been the talk of the bloodstock industry in recent months but has not hitherto been acknowledged, began in Australia earlier this year
Industry launches International Forum for the Aftercare of Racehorses (IFAR) because “Promoting equine welfare both during and after a horse’s racing career is vital in ensuring the public’s confidence in the sport”
Such civil procedures are not open to jockeys in Britain but have previously been used successfully in France to delay and even overturn bans imposed by France Galop
With the 2016 Dubai World Cup Carnival starting next Thursday, the blue of Godolphin makes a return to Meydan on Friday with Charlie Appleby saddling two runners at the New Year’s Day matinee fixture
“In 2002 at the end of the winter season at Summerveld with Charles Laird I said I was keen to go to work in Dubai. After a few phone calls to Mickey Goss the job at Godolphin was mine…”
It makes sense for the racing and breeding operations to merge. One is sourcing the other, and a well-planned, common strategy can only strengthen both
Over the next six months, however, the relationship between Godolphin and De Sousa must have gone wrong. By year’s end, he had lost the job, replaced by young bucks William Buick and James Doyle as part of an offensive by Sheikh Mohammed
Godolphin move to restore international reputation after doping allegation scandal
This time last week we were looking forward to the 163rd renewal of the World Sports Betting Cape Town Met
In a new weekly column we look at some of the past weekend’s highlights, and set the fractions with Saturday’s Hollywoodbets Kenilworth WSB Cape Town Met racemeeting
A seasoned racing fan writes that in the zone between 15 and 3 minutes before the official race time, nobody is interested in listening to the personal fancies and various constructions of the presenters’ exotic permutations
Leading South African-based owners Hollywood Racing have broken new ground with the acquisition of five yearlings during the Book 1 session at Karaka this week
