The Health Of Our State
Expectations of society have changed, whether we accept that or not will guide our future progress.
11th July 2017
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Expectations of society have changed, whether we accept that or not will guide our future progress.
Where is the horse in our discourse? We have administrators and track managers and bean counters, rather than ex jockeys, ex trainers and folks who know the feel of leather in their hands and whose bodies carry reminders of what happens when the basics are not adhered to.
Think racing is out of fans? Think again. The Japan Racing Association and Hong Kong Jockey Club are packing them to the rafters with a phenomenon they call ‘Super Fans’. CNN’s Ally Vance profiles Asia’s passion for horse racing
The Onamission Syndicate are looking forward to the inaugural running of the R1 million KUDA Sprint
Horse people tend to be fairly well versed on their subject, so it’s hard to fob them off with vague or poor service. When all is said and done, goods aren’t sold, they are bought
How does one put the fun into racing and target a new generation of racegoers? Wocket Woy has the answers
“The stuff us racing people see every day is once in a lifetime stuff for other people.” Ashleigh Hughes tells us about her Turffontein Sunrise Sessions.
If the PR damage of broken horses, fixed results and welfare issues don’t sink us, the way we treat our customers will because as a marketing guru told me recently, when all’s said and done, goods aren’t sold, they are bought and people simply will not spend money on something they do not trust.
The Thoroughbred industry perpetually wrestles with the concept of how to attract new fans and racehorse owners
2016 Equus Award winner for print media Charles Faull has his say on the Durban July, handicapping and why the R6 punter is the most important person in racing
Medication reform was high on the agenda at the recent US Jockey Club Round Table
The highly anticipated first race on the revamped Hollywoodbets Greyville polytrack on Wednesday was well received by stakeholders, but was not without its drama
Cape lightweight Morne Winnaar has come a long way since being plucked from near ignominy by former Cape champion trainer Joey Ramsden over twenty years ago
The Rafeef purple patch continued in the 2025 Champions Season opener at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday with another crackerjack performer in the shape of Mon Petit Cherie who won the World Sports Betting Gr2 Fillies Guineas
A Transkei-born horseman who started as a Groom, the groundbreaking Lunga learnt the ropes from top men like Mitch Wiese, Glen Kotzen and Kumaran Naidoo
