Rags To Riches
SARAH WHITELAW: When Farhh won Saturday’s Gp1 JLT Lockinge Stakes, he became the third offspring of outstanding British sire Pivotal to triumph in this top-level 1600m contest
23rd May 2013
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SARAH WHITELAW: When Farhh won Saturday’s Gp1 JLT Lockinge Stakes, he became the third offspring of outstanding British sire Pivotal to triumph in this top-level 1600m contest
SARAH WHITELAW: South Africa’s most successful “nick”. French 2000 Guineas Latest Star Descendant Of Legendary Mare;
ROBYN LOUW: Gitano Hernando first flashed across the radar before the 2011 Dubai World Cup, when he famously changed hands to the Chechen President.
SARAH WHITELAW: Bold Ruler was a truly great and remarkably dominant stallion, who became a potent sire of sires, and highly successful broodmare sire.
ROBYN LOUW: I’m a bit of a horse nut, which means that I follow a number of horsey sports. However, being a racing enthusiast means that I particularly enjoy seeing Thoroughbreds excel in other sports
Earlier in the week, it was announced that outstanding US stallion Storm Cat had died of old age. He was 30 at the time of his death
Where there’s life there’s hope, but where there’s love, you’ll usually find a horse. Robyn Louw writes on the sale and Champions Day.
ROBYN LOUW: Whether you were Australian or not, horsey or not, everyone has heard of Black Caviar
SARAH WHITELAW: One of racing’s all time great careers ended last week when it was announced that Black Caviar had run her last race.
SARAH WHITELAW: Exciting Aussie breds for SA; Redoute’s Remarkable Record; Slew Impact On First Crop Sires
ROBYN LOUW: People who are good at what they do seldom do any selling & usually let their work do the talking. One such person is Michael Robinson.
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
At the age of 93, Mr Ferraris is still active in racing as a training consultant, and he takes great joy in following the career of his grandson, Luke Ferraris, a successful jockey in Hong Kong
The starting stalls stuck on the Fairview polytrack capped a mostly forgettable week for South African horseracing when the Nelson Mandela Bay Racing fixture ground to a dismal halt on Friday
