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The Met field was reduced to fifteen with the disappointing withdrawal of one of the dark horses in the race
30th January 2013
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The Met field was reduced to fifteen with the disappointing withdrawal of one of the dark horses in the race
The Met gallops without stopwatches told us very little we didn’t already know
LANCE BENSON: I believe it was author Robert C Gallagher who suggested that change is inevitable – except from a vending machine. And it is indeed strange that the racing operator would have allowed the sponsor to tinker with the veritable ATM machine that is the J&B Met.
Final declarations for the feature races have been accepted and closed. There are three Grade 1 races on the day, with the headlining race being the J&B Met in the 8th race.
Take your pick! Any one of the final field of sixteen for the 2013 Gr1 J&B Met look capable of winning
The J&B Met received a welcome international boost with the news that a leading European star will be riding here
The dazzling 2012 J&B Met winner Igugu arrives with the rest of the De Kock party in Dubai next week. And we are already planning for the 2013 party!
Rumya and Putney Flyer are the latest two entries to the Gr1 J&B Met, to be run on 2nd February 2013
LANCE BENSON: It was quite out of the ordinary to have a Vaal Sand meeting on a Saturday, but well done to Phumelela for putting on an entertaining programme as a build-up to Africa’s richest race on sand, the Gr2 Emerald Cup.
The big day looms. With less than twenty four hours to go to the 35th running of the Met under the J&B banner, the fascinating
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
Beyond the pending investigations, things ended well enough for the Bass-Robinson yard when the improving Rainbow Lorikeet stamped her Paddock Stakes prospects with a gutsy victory under a top-notch ride by Aldo Domeyer
