ROBYN LOUW: Gitano Hernando first flashed across the radar before the 2011 Dubai World Cup, when he famously changed hands to the Chechen President. More
Opinion
The Praise Singer
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 More
Goodbye Black Caviar
ROBYN LOUW: Whether you were Australian or not, horsey or not, everyone has heard of Black Caviar More
Caviar quietens critics
SARAH WHITELAW: One of racing’s all time great careers ended last week when it was announced that Black Caviar had run her last race. More
A Flying Start
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. More
National Pride
ROBYN LOUW: I know I covered the Grand National last week, but it was such an interesting race this year that I thought I’d write about it again. More
Irrational National
ROBYN LOUW: The first Saturday in April heralds the annual pilgrimage to Aintree for the race that stops the English Nation More
Man In The Mirror
ROBYN LOUW: At Clairwood on Sunday. All the Kings Horses and all the Kings Men – our priorities are entirely backwards More
The Equine Theatre Of Dreams
It’s not just any festival – it’s the Cheltenham Festival. Over 235,000 racing enthusiasts descend on Prestbury Park to see 28 races in total and 12 Gr1 contests. More
Of Sales & Songs
ROBYN LOUW: R7.5 milion up for grabs with the newly launched 3YO Challenge Series, the exclusive reserve of graduates of the CPYS Book 2. More
Where Are We Now?
LANCE BENSON: Are our racing gods falling into the blame trap and the leaning on past glories when it comes to igniting a revival of racing? More
Living In Hope
The author suggests that he has known a few guys who played the horses until their death More
Some Really Bad Ideas
LANCE BENSON: Are we marketing the game correctly? This crossed my mind after spending Sunday at Durbanville in the company of a few dirty pigs in the parade ring More
Cometh the woman
ROBYN LOUW: In 1974 Tony Kalmanson established Varsfontein Stud just outside Paarl and the Kalmanson name has been a fixture on the local racing landscape ever since. More
That Tricky 1%
ROBYN LOUW: I kicked off my week with a chat to Richard Maxwell one of the world’s leading Horse Whisperers More
Still Looking For The Sugar, Man!
LANCE BENSON: We really cannot cry foul when we get nailed six love in the betting arena. More
Striker Strydom
ROBYN LOUW: I’ve been a long-standing fan of the blonde bomb that is Striker Strydom. . . . . More
Racy Reading
ROBYN LOUW: The internet is a weird, wide and wonderful place and attracts an incredibly diverse mix of people and so I found Folly – a spanking good read. More
A Captain’s Innings
Ramsden’s Met Day ramblings More
Look Of Eagles
ROBYN LOUW: Now he’s the Met winner and on top of the world. These are the stories we keep coming back for. More
Can’t Buy Me Love
ROBYN LOUW: “They say money doesn’t buy happiness. But it does buy books. And that’s sort of the same thing.”
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A Shot In The Dark
The objection in Turfontein’s fifth race on Tuesday evening puzzles More





