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.
11th April 2013
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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.
SARAH WHITELAW: “R” Lightning Strikes Twice!; Remarkle Treble For Impact; A Pearl’s Legacy, Mighty Mare La Troienne influences US Triple Crown
ROBYN LOUW: The first Saturday in April heralds the annual pilgrimage to Aintree for the race that stops the English Nation
SARAH WHITELAW: Few South African stallions have enjoyed more success in Dubai than National Assembly.
ROBYN LOUW: It’s been a busy weekend with a win by upcoming superstar Sedge and the CPYS Book 2 sale
SARAH WHITELAW: The World’s Number 1 for 2013; World Cup Pedigrees; Sadler’s Wells inbreeding on the rise
ROBYN LOUW: At Clairwood on Sunday. All the Kings Horses and all the Kings Men – our priorities are entirely backwards
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.
Dean Kannemeyer suggests there is great value and some outstanding quality in this weekend’s Cape Premier Yearling Sale Book 2.
SARAH WHITELAW: The Millennium Crop; Strike Smartly’s success; Curlin vs Big Brown
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.
Frank Robinson and his staunch patron Sid Moodley look to have booked themselves a Hollywoodbets Durban July berth with Madison Valley
Reigning SA Horse Of The Year Dave The King became the third back-to-back winner this century of South Africa’s highest-rated Gr1 contest, the Hollywoodbets Gr1 Gold Challenge
Currently offered at 25-1 in the ante-post market, Dean Kannemeyer’s lightly raced 4yo The Real Prince is happy and healthy and on track for a run in the big one
In contrast to heavyweights of the modern era in Galileo, Sea The Stars and Dubawi, who have stamped their authority in classic spheres with excellent support from leading breeders, bona fide breed shaper Acclamation rose from far humbler beginnings
