
Don’t Blame Marcus
While he clearly has two very nice 3yo’s on his hands, trainer Brett Crawford experienced one of those happy-sad cringe moments at Durbanville on Tuesday.
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While he clearly has two very nice 3yo’s on his hands, trainer Brett Crawford experienced one of those happy-sad cringe moments at Durbanville on Tuesday.
All marketing is aimed at people that already participate in horse racing and no marketing is aimed at people who are not involved in racing – either as owners or punters
The JP van der Merwe suspension of 12 months handed down by the Singapore authorities on Wednesday has elicited reaction of mostly shock by various South African experts
Stewart Ramsay writes in the Sporting Post Mailbag that the tote’s ‘late bet problem’ on Sunday brings back memories of the infamous Trodmore Hunt scandal in England
Let’s ask this from the MOD task force: What have you done to address the multitude of problems at TAB?!
‘The NHA would now have you believe that “it should be emphasized that that these rules were formulated with the support of the industry participants at a Rules Committee (“RC’) meeting’
There is a good vibe after the sale – but what else is happening and what is being done to improve things that make a difference?
The Pick 6 provides a highly important element in that it provides the attraction of a big pool, which in turn provides racing with a marketing concept
To have a surgeon and facility of this nature is a huge boost for South Africa
Considering overseas and maybe a sabbatical too – but she will return to horses
Are any of the overseas funding models better than the South African one?
The official report states that an investigation has been opened into the circumstances which led to Babelicious (A Fortune), which paraded and proceeded to the start in red earmuffs, racing without blinkers, as carded
Just 48 hours after Cheeky Wink’s smart win at Tipperary, the Kieswetter and Heffer families enjoyed another champagne moment at Sandown
Ridgemont’s Rafeef fairytale received more endorsement on the Championships Finale at Turffontein on Saturday when his daughter, Chasing Happiness, ran her eight opponents off their feet to register her second stakes success when winning the TAB Gr2 Senor Santa Stakes
The number of entries compares favourably in quantum with recent years, with 58 first entries received in 2024, 60 in 2023, 68 in 2022, 53 in 2021, 52 in 2020, 49 in 2019, and 69 in 2018