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A Sleepy Scottsville Sunday

Trainer Mike De Kock and jockey Anthony Delpech grabbed the last double at Scottsville on 22 January although their eyes will be on the bigger

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Made Different – Very Different!

Besides serving as an important academic and information exercise for those serious about finding a winner for the Cape’s premier race to be run next Saturday, the gallops are really little more than a sedentary stretch of the legs for the big race participants and a pointer to physical well-being.

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Musir conquers challenge

The phone lines to South Africa must have been busy after the ultra-impressive victory of Musir in the G3 Maktoum Challenge Round I (for Thoroughbreds).

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Champagne and Shadows

The spectacular L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate day held at Kenilworth on 7 January was the ultimate personification of the ritzy, glitzy and quite glamourous smile on

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No Goats In Sight

It took eight races and a starting stall incident to baulk the winning streak of favourites at Scottsville on 8 January. Not bad going for

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Royalty For A Day

South Africa’s most elegantly sophisticated royal and regal triple feature raceday is drawing near, with the afternoon’s bumper bill is headed by the R1 million Gr1 L’Ormarins Queens Plate to be run at weight-for-age over a mile.

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IGUGU OUT

In breaking news, the R1 million Gr1 TBA Paddock Stakes to be run over 1800m at Kenilworth on Saturday 7 January has been thrown wide open by the shock withdrawal of the 2011 SA Horse Of The Year, Igugu

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2011 the Best and Worst of Times

LANCE BENSON: The curtain comes down on another tumultuous and testing year. While much has changed, one wonders if we really are any better off than we were twelve months.

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Road To Royalty!

The  R1 million Gr 1 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate barrier draws were announced on 22 December with Guineas winner Variety Club and the sensational Diadem winner

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