New Twist On An Old Classic
The Elusive Fort Cape Classic will raise the curtain on the 2013 Summer Of Champions season
9th October 2013
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The Elusive Fort Cape Classic will raise the curtain on the 2013 Summer Of Champions season
In racing, as in life, it’s better to be lucky than good, and this year’s Emerald Cup winner has had more than a little luck on his side!
I no longer get on a horse without a skull cap. I still find them hot and uncomfortable and hideously unflattering, but so is dribbling!
Have we handed ourselves over to an outfit who have profits and shareholder dividends as their sole operational goal?
The SPCA frequently have to make the hard decisions but seeing that bit of fighting spirit, they all decided to give Fantasia another chance
ROBYN LOUW: People and horses, in no particular order ! Meet one of our top stud’s pillars of strength…
ROBYN LOUW: It gave me enormous pleasure to see Jimmy awarded the Equus trophy for his contribution to racing media
ROBYN LOUW: I am lucky to have known a number of remarkable women in my life. Perhaps the most remarkable is a very special lady by the name of Mabel Whately, who I got to know during my time in London.
ROBYN LOUW: A group of 20 000 women marched to protest proposed amendments to the ‘pass laws, nearly sixty years ago
ROBYN LOUW: We are in the death throes of the Sheikh Mohammed / Mahmood al-Zarooni debacle
ROBYN LOUW: What are the odds of one person ending up with two Gold Cup winners? Alison Mackenzie is colourful thread on our local racing tapestry
Just 48 hours after Cheeky Wink’s smart win at Tipperary, the Kieswetter and Heffer families enjoyed another champagne moment at Sandown
The number of entries compares favourably in quantum with recent years, with 58 first entries received in 2024, 60 in 2023, 68 in 2022, 53 in 2021, 52 in 2020, 49 in 2019, and 69 in 2018
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
