Intellectual Property Rights: Operators vs Bookies
A layman’s view of the recent public spat between racing operators and bookmakers
18th March 2014
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A layman’s view of the recent public spat between racing operators and bookmakers
A passionate lifelong fan pulls no punches as he tells officialdom that they are presiding over a dying sport, which is going nowhere fast
It is Sunday 2 February and is the third time I have been told by my local Betting World tote that they do not have enough money, writes a Cape punter
I recently attended both days of the Book 1 Yearling Sale at the Cape Town Convention Centre. This was my first “sale” of yearlings.
The sale of assets which are used by horseracing affects everyone either directly or indirectly whether currently or in the future.
I was taken aback when I read the pedigree of Drakenstein Stud’s juvenile that won on Saturday. By Antonius Pius from a sister to his mother
My partner is an RA member, which should give the member benefits, but it seems this is not the case, writes an Owner
The given odds on the Saftote site always tend to be less for the winning horses after the race is run
I travelled to the US, the UK and Australia in October and as a horseracing fanatic I used every minute to enjoy their coverage of the sport
The people who run SA racing are not renowned for their imagination but let’s see if someone has the nous to suggest we hire John McCririck.
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
