Saving jockeys and the media unite
On Thursday Locked & Loaded on @ClockGallop catches up with @TurfTalk1
Neil Andrews asks Charl Pretorius about how he began in racing media 33 years ago & talks about his idea to form a Press Association for South African racing media
Neil also spoke to Kirra Kotzen and Robert Khathi about the Save The Jockeys Campaign
Join Clocking The Gallop on Friday as the team talk to the “Posh and Becks” of South African horse racing.
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