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22 February 2012
The Western Cape makes Kimberley and Arlington look like Royal Ascot or even a hint of Las Vegas on some days. The light drizzle of rain that fell intermittently at Kenilworth today was hardly an excuse either for a plethora of strange results. They say that it takes only a millimeter of rain to cause (more)
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The Gr2 Gauteng Guineas, Gr1 SA Classic and Gr1 SA Derby form South Africa’s Triple Crown and with all three legs taking place within a nine week period, it takes an exceptional horse to win it. Since it’s inception in 1999 only the legendary Horse Chestnut has been able to achieve the fete.... (more)
Zimbabwe’s unbeaten ace Control Freak gets her chance to prove she is in anything remotely like the same league as her world class predecessor Ipi Tombe. (more)
Best in at the weights for the Gr2 Hawaii Stakes are the July runner up Pierre Jourdan, and the multiple Gr1 winning mare Dancewiththedevil.... (more)
Zanzamar’s smart win in Thursday's Range Rover Cup at Meydan reminded the world of the capabilities of South African bred horses. And of the extraordinary talents of Mike De Kock as the Dubai World Cup Carnival heads to a peak with Super Saturday on 10 March and then a grand climax with the Dubai World Cup on 31 March. (more)
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Croc Valley came right back to her best form when she sprung a 22/1 upset in the Prix du Cap (summer course) at Kenilworth on Sunday (more)
Sophomores in a field of 11 occupied the first two places when Deliver The Power handed Midnight Serenade a 2.5 lengths drubbing in the Tommy Hotspur Handicap over the straight 1000m at Turffontein (more)
Ever been to Disney Paris or Orlando? The minute you walk through the gates, you know where you are. There is informative interaction from all kinds of platforms, now if they can get the recipe right, why can't racing? (more)
London clubs face-off against each other this weekend and for the first time in many seasons the pair are ahead of fellow Londoners Chelsea on the log standings. (more)
With the Reds in great cup form this match promises to be a great spectacle for the neutral. (more)
Is the inclusion of the Southern Kings from 2013 really so impractical at this point in time? Putting aside the politics, and the rights and wrongs, I’ve looked at how the draw would need to be changed. (more)
The Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association and BloodStock South Africa have announced that Tom Callaghan will take up the position of Sales Director (more)
It’s a no-brainer. Racing is about running, not walking, and the advantage the customer gets from the benefit of seeing a horse run, is like hindsight. It might not be quite 20/20, but it’s not far off. (more)
Croc Valley swooped from the tail of the field to win her first black type, topping off a solid days racing for Mike Bass who saddled 3 winners. Here's a direct link to the Bass website ... (more)
You’ve got to give it to the Ready To Run judging panel: it was the collective experience of more than three hundred years in the game that identified the Strongholds and Mullins Bays as South Africa’s “second coming”. (more)
They obviously don’t need the money! So suggested outspoken leading (more)
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