Sporting Post columnists share their opinions and insights into horse racing from South Africa and around the world. They are experts who have a deep understanding of the sport of kings, enjoy their thoughtful and fresh articles.
Phumelela and the NHA appear to have worked themselves into a corner following the handling of the Maselle-RA Bonus challenge. Assertive leadership will be tested as the authorities need to move quickly to explain what happened.
ROBYN LOUW: How to describe this Aussie phenomenon? The words that spring to mind are those exclamations by F1 commentator Murray Walker at the start of a Grand Prix – and it’s GO GO GO!
SARAH WHITELAW: Looks at the long history of the Epsom Oaks being won by some of the sport’s greatest fillies; and the father/son combination of National Assembly and National Emblem
LANCE BENSON: Black Caviar is giving the Gr1 QIPCO Sussex Stakes a miss and avoiding a potentially mindbending head-on clash with the globe’s highest-rated horse, Frankel.
I’ve spent years understanding the opinions of horse racing and garnered them from the kings, queens, robbers and thieves of horse racing. What I can tell you is that there’s no shortage of opinion. That’s the view of Purple Capital’s CHARLES SAVAGE.
ROBYN LOUW: So does the funding really not match the return, or are we perhaps punishing the (brain) child for the deeds of the father?
LANCE BENSON: Zimbabwe horseracing has opened its doors and hearts to South African owners and trainers.
ROBYN LOUW: Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. The book is described by its late author as a “thumping good detective-ghost-horror-whodunnit-time-travel-romantic-musical-comedy-epic”.All of which are highly entertaining, but not really relevant to racing. Or are they….
LANCE BENSON: Let’s stop pretending and inject a little needle into the sport of kings. It sure seems to work everywhere else!
There simply isn’t a better five days of Flat racing anywhere in the world! It all starts on Tuesday 17 June with three Gr1 races
It’s been confirmed – New Zealand reigning champion jockey Warren Kennedy has been booked to ride Confederate for trainer Fabian Habib on 05 July
The Hollywoodbets Gold Challenge day last Saturday produced some top-drawer racing and inspiring performances on the track
