Etienne van der Westhuizen
Photo book hero, racehorse owner and legendary punter – the Sporting Post catches up with Etienne van der Westhuizen a.k.a. Kid Colt
27th October 2016
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Photo book hero, racehorse owner and legendary punter – the Sporting Post catches up with Etienne van der Westhuizen a.k.a. Kid Colt
Turffontein-based Gary Alexander tells us about his sprint sensation, Kangaroo Jack
If it was just pressing a button, anyone could to it. Unfortunately a lot of people seem to think that’s all there is to it, which is why there’s a lot of awful photographs out there, but I guess if it wasn’t for them, I wouldn’t have a job!
Nick Gordon tells us why the sports section is more important than the front page and talks about his new position at Racing, It’s A Rush
Anthony Delpech discusses his international riding career, breaking records, special horses and riding Smart Call in the Gr1 Sun Chariot Stakes at Newmarket
We chat to Greg Ennion about the Durbanville refurb, buying value horses and why training is more of a disease than a job description
Andrew Fortune: My motto is if you call me to come and ride, I’ll turn up. If you ask me to come and ride, I’ll be there tomorrow and try my best. I’m very different from the Andrew in Cape Town and I hope people’s perception of me is changing
At some point you need to step out of your comfort zone and to be honest, there’s never really a ‘good’ time – you’ve just got to get on and do it.
Alan Greeff talks to us about horses, racing and the value of good old-fashioned hard work
I’m normally a little bit hesitant when it comes to buying first season sires. but in the case of Gimmethegreenlight it was different. I’ve always been a fan – any horse that can beat Variety Club twice fair and square must be an absolute champion.
Carl de Vos is been part of the Varsfontein Stud firmament since 1988. He talks to us about the farm, the breeding season, Legend and Gimmethegreenlight’s spectacular freshman crop
Was the last galloper to win a race on SA soil with a seriously hefty impost Buddy Maroun’s champion Golden Loom, aka ‘Goofy’, who lumbered 65 kgs under Anton Marcus to beat Fov’s Favourite 26 years ago?
The Ndoro Stud-bred son of Wilgerbosdrift’s War Front stallion Fire Away, Alec Laird-trained Fire Attack dominated the 2025 Highveld Feature Season Awards
In the late 80s, South African breeders were highly skeptical of sons of Mr Prospector. The main criticism was that he was ‘a dirt stallion’ and we race on turf
The businessman was served with an interim suspension of his Assistant Trainer licence on Friday afternoon and has spoken out about what appears to be mostly a misunderstanding based on a potential lack of communication and bureaucratic red-tape challenges
