20th January 2020
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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.
The 159th renewal of the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate had all the makings of a showstopper…
Horses, have no new “get out of jail solution” if resistance is encountered and we are having to revert to older families of drugs or a combination of deworming drugs to clear resistant parasites
‘Regulation requires transparency and openness. I would like to know who are the puppeteers and who are the marionettes?’
Leading horse behaviouralist Malan du Toit was at the much debated L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate start at Kenilworth on Saturday and has rejected conspiracy theories
The stress of simply trying to purchase a L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate day racecard on a quiet Thursday afternoon had a racing veteran saddened at the way the sport treat its customers.
Pace can be defined as the time it takes to cover a given distance, compared to a pre-determined average time for the same distance
Sports marketing needs heroes. Without them, we have so much less reason to be engaged with what’s happening on the field – or whatever the arena might be
It remains a mystery why these directors and prescribed officers of Phumelela have not stepped down voluntarily and whether they fully understand the provisions of section 77 of the Companies Act that covers liability of directors and prescribed officers
Naturally the Grooms have had enough with the delaying tactics!
It is no mean feat to win at feature level from 1400m to 2400m, but My Best Shot proved equal to the task and set himself up for East Cape Horse Of The Year honours – and maybe a Hollywoodbets Durban July supplementary entry?
An investigation into betting patterns, both locally and internationally, has been launched by the National Horseracing Authority
