What, if anything, are the South African racing operators, the sales companies and the Racing Association doing scientifically to ensure that fewer owners leave the sport and untapped markets are reached to net new owners?
Today’s Fairview meeting has been moved from the turf to the poly.
The bottom line is that the sport needs its smaller owners and players, just a whole lot more of them
Phumelela have announced the inauguration of an exciting and innovative race meeting at the Vaal racecourse
The SA Bookmakers’ Association presents their version of the Competition Commission’s decision regarding their Tellytrack complaint
Punters queried a surprise result to the sixth race after a seemingly low quartet dividend, which also appeared out of sync with the trifecta dividend
The National Horseracing Authority have launched an investigation into the fourth race at the Vaal today, after it was held over the incorrect distance
Issues about a wet patch have delayed the Flamingo Park meeting and a further track inspection will be held at 14h00
A track inspection regarding a wet patch at the 1200m marker is being held at Flamingo Park
The apparent phantom opening of the Flamingo Park starting gates prior to the fourth race on Monday is not a first time occurrence for many regular watchers of the Monday afternoon entertainment
From Wednesday 4 May, all Win, Place and Swinger bets taken with TAB on Hong Kong races will be transmitted directly into Hong Kong’s gigantic tote pools.
Ironically, it was a colt which provided Alan with a first Gr1 success, this being Alec and Gillian Foster’s homebred Cereus, who landed the 2001 Gold Cup at Hollywoodbets Greyville, his victory completing a momentous double on the day, with the Gr2 Golden Slipper having gone the way of juvenile filly Tatler, a great-great-great grandaughter of Sun Lass!
JP van der Merwe is not the only guilty party in the matter. In simple terms, he is the only rider to have exercised the NHA’s offer of an Acknowledgement Of Guilt and moved on with his life
Andrew Fortune made it three winners on the Family Day public holiday as Tenango breezed home to win the Gr3 feature
The son of Master Of My Fate will likely side-step stablemate Eight On Eighteen in the Daily News and go via the Greyville 1900 and Cup Trial into the big one on 5 July
