Siblings at stud
SARAH WHITELAW: It is difficult to justify how someone can spend 850,000 euros on a foal by an unproven stallion
23rd November 2011
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SARAH WHITELAW: It is difficult to justify how someone can spend 850,000 euros on a foal by an unproven stallion
LANCE BENSON: Racing needs characters and real guys that we can identify with. Maybe Phumelela should consider giving Tarry and Azzie their own show
Keeneland’s Tom Thornbury shares his experiences at South Africa’s Cape Premier Sale and looks ahead to the 2012 auction in January
His story was one meant for a storybook and will be told for many years as one of racing folklore, as legend.
LANCE BENSON: Seemingly always on the back foot, but not quite scoring the boundaries. That’s the battered child of horseracing in any average week. The latest issue of Finweek magazine calls it the Sport Of Rogues, while Gold Circle Racing Director Graeme Hawkins has acknowledged that pleasing all of the people all of the time is ‘impossible.’
ROBYN LOUW: there was a certain amount of huffing and puffing about the latest International Jockey Challenge
Regarding Tony Mincione’s letter which asked why there should be a connection between a bookmakers business and the contribution towards owner’s costs, bookmakers currently have no obligation to pay the operators more than 3% of winning bets.
SARAH WHITELAW: With the racing season in Europe and the US having all but ended, it is a good time to review the general sires lists in those parts of the world.
I find many other these things make no sense anymore, or the cases are being viewed in such isolation, that they no longer see the bigger picture
LANCE BENSON: Against the background of hype and excitement of the international jockey team vs the Springboks, it seems rather bizarre and ironic that a cash carrot has to be dangled by the racing operator to ensure that minimum field sizes are met.
SARAH WHITELAW: Since the Breeders Cup Championships first were run back in 1984, they have been a major force in determining world standings of top-class racehorses.
Eight On Eighteen holds a commanding lead in both the Three-Year-Old Male category as well as the race for the prestigious Horse Of The Year title
Gareth van Zyl and Smanga ‘Bling’ Khumalo were the toast of the KZN Capital City on Monday
