Scratching Opens Door For Whammy
The withdrawal of Grey Light may have handed the Diana on a platter to Glen Kotzen
4th October 2014
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The withdrawal of Grey Light may have handed the Diana on a platter to Glen Kotzen
I suppose it is the time of year but our stable has had a number of colics recently which, I have to say, is extremely rare for us. All have been small and nothing too bad, apart from our KZN Older Champion Male. He managed to get a serious bout of it on the night he won his award
It was interesting to see the writer did not bother to phone a single trainer to find out any facts and took the word of the SA Grooms Association leader and Phindi Kema, who is described as a racehorse breeder. To my knowledge, she is not a registered breeder, has never bred a racehorse and will never breed a racehorse
Mick jumps ship, that soldier Justin falls and we now go into a period of racing at Durbanville – but many of the owners do not want their decent 3 yr olds competing at that course
Summerveld is the most beautiful place and I am sure Gold Circle have made every effort to put in all the amenities and facilities to try and accommodate everyone and keep them all happy. Never an easy task
These days are always loads of fun and a good time to catch up with people one has not seen for a while. However, there are also sometimes a few too familiar faces and it is amazing what some will do for a free lunch!
It is good to be winning some decent handicaps. Not quite time yet to throw myself off a very tall building
This act appears to go unchallenged whereas, elsewhere in the world, there are severe penalties for it. It does not make for fair or enjoyable racing as those that do try and place themselves early on are kept out wide by the ones with the better draws
The saga of the poor patronage by the Cape trainers has been well aired without any public reaction or suggestions having been forthcoming. It was pleasing to see the one man that has committed to keeping the local winter programme going, at least winning the race
It’s official. There are no 2yo’s in Cape Town. Except with Joey Ramsden and Eric Sands…
Having been coming up here for as long as I can remember, it really has been like a second home for me. It is a rather sobering thought, when looking at those lovely big grandstands, to think that they will be no more…
A Pick 6 carryover of R2 million is set to take the exotic pool to R15 million, while the World Pool Gr3 Gold Cup sees a Quartet carryover of R1 million and a likely pool of R5 million
