Robyn Louw

How much have you forgotten?

ROBYN LOUW: My task for this week was to do a retrospective on 2011. Listing things chronologically you realize just how much you’ve forgotten.

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Six Degrees of Separation

ROBYN LOUW:Six degrees of separation refers to the idea that everyone is on average approximately six steps away, by way of introduction, from any other person on Earth.

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Summer Sizzle

ROBYN LOUW: Saturday promises to be a heart-stopper. Kenilworth hosts no less than three graded races and each one is more exciting than the last.

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Avontuur Aplomb

ROBYN LOUW: It was another beautiful summer’s day in Cape Town and there was no mistaking that Avontuur had come to Kenilworth

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Audience with Pocket Power

ROBYN LOUW: “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says, I’ll try again tomorrow” – that’s been the secret to Pocket Power’s enduring appeal

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Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out

ROBYN LOUW: Why do we race horses. For fun, for money or for the glory of the game? There are as many different motivations as there are people and horses.

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Jet Master – RIP

ROBYN LOUW: It breaks my heart that I should be writing ‘happily ever after’ and instead I’m sitting here trying to write his obituary

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Jet Master: How Hard They Tried

When it was decided to investigate whether Jet Master had suffered spinal cord compression and perform a cervical arthrodesis in South Africa for the very first time, it seemed fate that Dr Barrie Grant was enlisted to help

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Jet Master in a sling

Champion stallion Jet Master made the journey to Drakenstein Veterinary Clinic on Tuesday morning to prep for his forthcoming procedures.

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Give It Up For Mark Boylan!

ROBYN LOUW: The Breeders’ Cup was a bit of a mixed bag for racing fans. Favourites were dethroned. However, the biggest hit of the festival for me was a young raider from Ireland called Mark Boylan.

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Marshall Magic – Vaughan To Be King!

One World made good for master trainer Vaughan Marshall to give the Milnerton veteran his maiden success in the 164th renewal of the L’Ormarins Gr1 King’s Plate courtesy of his son One Stripe at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday

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