Pay It Forward
ROBYN LOUW: You will probably find me back here again next week. Despite the pain, the frustration, the headache and the heartache. Why ? Because that’s strength of the addiction.
20th March 2012
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ROBYN LOUW: You will probably find me back here again next week. Despite the pain, the frustration, the headache and the heartache. Why ? Because that’s strength of the addiction.
SARAH WHITELAW: Inglis has recently sent out its catalogue for the 2012 Australian Easter Yearling Sale. There are a number of yearlings on offer with strong ties to South Africa.
ROBYN LOUW: Cheltenham and the sensational Mark Boylan. His passion and enthusiasm are infectious and it’s incredible to see how much interest and media coverage this one boy PR wonder has generated for racing in general and Cheltenham.
ROBYN LOUW: The press release from the NRB left the Cape racing fraternity reeling. Cancelling race meetings is absolute anathema. I did a bit of digging to try and find out more. And the more people I spoke to, the less clarity I had.
SARAH WHITELAW: Mr Prospector was a truly great sire, and a superb broodmare sire. He is arguably best known as a legendary sire of sires.
LANCE BENSON: It is high fashion but quite misleading to speak of the racing industry. Industries surely have a saleable end-product?
LEON SMUTS: Racing is a wonderful game. Let us look for racing solutions for our sports challenges. The solutions are there but operators must be brave enough to support more modern concepts and accept that growth from smaller but regular players will be far more sustainable, and profitable in the long run.
ROBYN LOUW: While the weekend’s sales marked the end of the journey for the breeders and stud staff, it was also the beginning of the journey for new owners and prospective trainers.
LANCE BENSON: Phumelela are most definitely not adopting a shot-gun approach and issuing ultimatums to Grade 1 race sponsors. This is the word from South Africa’s leading horseracing operator’s Head Office at Turffontein
SARAH WHITELAW: looks back at last years runners in Dubai World Cup – Meteor Shower takes off – G1 win glory for blue blooded mare Celigny – Good start for ill-fated Stronghold
The prospect of a really good horse is truly what keeps the racing dream alive. It’s incredible to see the rewards for those brave enough to reach for the stars.
Two past winners of the Cape’s premier summer speed clash are in the fifteen strong line-up
Charl Pretorius pokes a bit of fun as we brace ourselves for a rollercoaster ride through the absurd, the outrageous, and the downright unbelievable in South African horse racing
