Punter Meltdown
One must question whether the National Horseracing Authority should be doing more to publicise, investigate and explain away some of the topsy turvy results
19th October 2011
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One must question whether the National Horseracing Authority should be doing more to publicise, investigate and explain away some of the topsy turvy results
The grandstand jockeys who punted Made Of Steel would have been cursing MJ Byleveld about 200m from home in the first leg of the Pick
The premature loss of Lancaster Bomber (War Front) was a sad setback to the South African thoroughbred industry
The highest-rated horses in all but one race – Parisian Walkway, who achieved his highest performance figure over 1600m – claimed the top four positions in each of this past weekend’s Grade 1 and Grade 2 races (excluding the two-year-old races).This provides strong validation regarding the effectiveness of the rating system!
In one of the most high-profile in-race incidents of the past five years, former SA champion jockey Gavin Lerena was found guilty of four charges, while Jason Gates didn’t escape punishment
Glistian Events’ Joao da Mata chats to Cape Racing Chairman Greg Bortz about the path ahead for SA horseracing
