Just before I attended the race meeting I went for a bite to eat at one of the local restaurants right outside Greyville. We were lucky to get a table! Just goes to show that people are out there spending their hard-earned cash
Native Dancer has made a contribution to a Halloween tradition with the annual Grey Ghost Handicap at the Meadowlands in New Jersey, run at 2250m on the turf. This race is usually held on Halloween night and is restricted to grey horses only
Back an old favourite tonight – from The Beatles to Roy Orbison, Michael Jackson to Elvis and Tom Jones to Robbie Wessels
Serious sport is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence: in other words it is war minus the shooting. Where does South Africa fit into the picture?
While the polytrack form profiles are starting to make some sense, particularly when it comes to following certain yards, Tuesday’s ten race programme looks a trappy affair.
‘The more information available for punters the better’ says Graeme Hawkins as he announces exciting launch on Gold Cup day
The local trainers have obviously realised that a quality synthetic track outstrips a troubled turf surface on any day and have come to the party on a surface that has the added benefit of being horse-friendly.
“In discussion with the jockeys we agreed that during the initial phase-in period we would limit the field sizes,” says Hawkins
The view of the Board is that the conduct of the Jockeys was reasonable and justifiable
Champions Season 2014 is upon us and a big one at the city track today will help us all forgive and forget the recent ups and downs. We wish all stakeholders a great day
A week is a long time in politics, they say. Well, it’s been a busy one for racing and we’ve been dealt a series of rather hefty body blows
After Saturday’s potentially gamechanging L’Ormarins King’s Plate day, a total of 28 thoroughbreds remain in contention for the 163rd renewal of the R5 million World Sports Betting Cape Town Met
One World made good for master trainer Vaughan Marshall to give the Milnerton veteran his maiden success in the 164th renewal of the L’Ormarins Gr1 King’s Plate courtesy of his son One Stripe at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday
