ROBYN LOUW: I don’t know that a simple column allows enough room to fit the story and larger than life character that is Jet Master. It as been an interminably long wait until today. It is a stressful time and everyone is anxious. The procedure is risky and holds no guarantee of success. But in the meantime Jet Master’s friends hope. And pray.
ROBYN LOUW: In addition to greed and heartbreak, there is beauty and talent and effort and joy. In addition to money, there are horses.But then, I’m a glass half full kind of girl.
ROBYN LOUW: We just don’t recognize the most significant moments of our lives while they’re happening. We have the horses, we have the programme. We have got to grab this opportunity with both hands.
ROBYN LOUW: A few weeks ago a reminder letter dropped through my mailbox for the 2012 edition of the SA Turf Directory. This little book has become such an essential tool and industry bible that I haul it out on an almost daily basis (with apologies to my victims!).
ROBYN LOUW: For those who don’t know it, Hartford House is the old homestead at Summerhill Stud. If you have not visited, I strongly suggest you add it to your bucket list immediately. Preferably several times over.
ROBYN LOUW: To understand how the race course came into being, you need to look to the middle of the track, which houses the Cape Hunt and Polo Club.
ROBYN LOUW: I know there have been some comments about the fact that I am a relative new-comer to racing journalism. I believe it has also been said that few people in Gauteng have heard of me.
I am not particularly perturbed by either of these statements
Yorkshire folk don’t take things lying down so here is Mollett’s response to the Equus Awards
ROBYN LOUW: With racing becoming such a competitive pursuit, new ways to entice new people to the track to show them how much we have to offer is needed
ROBYN LOUW: There was an interesting discussion on one of the chat sites regarding the death of good news in racing. Various ideas and theories were voiced and the media was mentioned as a bit of a black sheep in terms of contributing to the general slide by always focusing on the negative aspects.
ROBYN LOUW: To add to the distress of flying, my filly was off in the first at Durbanville. All I can say is thank goodness for modern technology (and lenient air hostesses). The filly came fourth and I was spared an agonizing wait by the grace of Vodacom and my dad, who proclaimed her ‘perhaps not totally useless after all!’ So satisfied
After Saturday’s potentially gamechanging L’Ormarins King’s Plate day, a total of 28 thoroughbreds remain in contention for the 163rd renewal of the R5 million World Sports Betting Cape Town Met
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
