Hawkins: ‘Polytrack A Reality’
‘The Greyville grass track is not precious, but it must be used responsibly’
18th August 2015
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‘The Greyville grass track is not precious, but it must be used responsibly’
The Sporting Post has been requested by numerous readers to clarify rumours of a possible move of Saturday’s Super Saturday meeting
Gold Circle will be looking into possibly reducing the width of the spur for next year’s Vodacom Durban July in order to encourage the runners to spread themselves out over the entire width of the track
A power partnership of two successful businessmen and the never-say-die approach of a young man with the gift of the gab, who never made the cut as a jockey or Tellytrack employee, but who was determined to train racehorses, unfolded as Andrew Fortune steered another winner home
He said that it really was unfortunate that so many, without any first-hand knowledge or without having visited Scottsville themselves recently, have taken to slating the condition of the track on various forums including social media
Let us know what you thought of the first Quickfire Friday at Greyville
‘The more information available for punters the better’ says Graeme Hawkins as he announces exciting launch on Gold Cup day
Graeme Hawkins has allayed industry concerns about the management of the Greyville racing surfaces
Only one racehorse sale in the world has the luxury of a panel of judges to share their thoughts on the catalogue’s best prospects
The number of entries compares favourably in quantum with recent years, with 58 first entries received in 2024, 60 in 2023, 68 in 2022, 53 in 2021, 52 in 2020, 49 in 2019, and 69 in 2018
Ironically, it was a colt which provided Alan with a first Gr1 success, this being Alec and Gillian Foster’s homebred Cereus, who landed the 2001 Gold Cup at Hollywoodbets Greyville, his victory completing a momentous double on the day, with the Gr2 Golden Slipper having gone the way of juvenile filly Tatler, a great-great-great grandaughter of Sun Lass!
JP van der Merwe is not the only guilty party in the matter. In simple terms, he is the only rider to have exercised the NHA’s offer of an Acknowledgement Of Guilt and moved on with his life
Andrew Fortune made it three winners on the Family Day public holiday as Tenango breezed home to win the Gr3 feature
