Racehorse Rehoming Rebooted
ROBYN LOUW: The aim of REHORP was to try and address the gap between a horse leaving the track and making the transition into a second career
18th July 2013
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ROBYN LOUW: The aim of REHORP was to try and address the gap between a horse leaving the track and making the transition into a second career
ROBYN LOUW: I loved the 2012 Durban July. Fast forward to 2013. Where to start?
ROBYN LOUW: Royal Ascot – What an extravaganza but most of all, what a celebration. Of horses. Of racing. Of having fun.
ROBYN LOUW: One thing is certain, as anyone who has had a special or exciting horse in their string will know, they sure do give you a reason to get up in the morning
ROBYN LOUW: Racing owes the wonderful showcases that are The Oaks and the Epsom Derby to Edward Smith-Stanley, the 12th Earl of Derby.
ROBYN LOUW: Theo de Klerk notched up 6 winners on a single card on 21 June 1975 and Terrance Millard matched the feat with 6 winners on 13 January 1982.
ROBYN LOUW: Gitano Hernando first flashed across the radar before the 2011 Dubai World Cup, when he famously changed hands to the Chechen President.
ROBYN LOUW: I’m a bit of a horse nut, which means that I follow a number of horsey sports. However, being a racing enthusiast means that I particularly enjoy seeing Thoroughbreds excel in other sports
ROBYN LOUW: Whether you were Australian or not, horsey or not, everyone has heard of Black Caviar
ROBYN LOUW: People who are good at what they do seldom do any selling & usually let their work do the talking. One such person is Michael Robinson.
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
Andrew Fortune made it three winners on the Family Day public holiday as Tenango breezed home to win the Gr3 feature
