S’manga Khumalo
S’manga Khumalo talks about life, chasing his second championship and achieving a milestone 200 wins for the season
19th May 2016
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S’manga Khumalo talks about life, chasing his second championship and achieving a milestone 200 wins for the season
Adriaan van Vuuren talks us through the roller-coaster of Champions Day and his Triple Crown winner with the huge heart
Ormond Ferraris holds a record of ten SA Oaks and eight SA Derbies, he has twice been SA champion trainer, he won the 1994 Summer Cup with Sizzling Sun, ran 2nd in one of the most controversial Durban Julys with Distinctly in 1975 and trained 2013 Triple Tiara winner, Cherry On The Top. We chat to the man behind the formidable reputation.
The breeding community seem to like the foals and when they see how good his matings look on paper, they can’t believe it. I had a call at 7 o’clock one evening from someone who had been on a stud farm inspection and picked out a couple of yearlings in the paddock. When they heard they were Marchfields, they rang me up and booked covers for the next morning!
Candice Robinson has carried her fair share of the mantle at Mike Bass Racing for the last decade and a half, but was thrust into
In an era of assembly line mentality, someone who is bringing the ‘art’ back to artisan is master farrier, Robbie Miller
They’re all different, you know? Some eat, some don’t eat. There are no books. Mind you, we all think we know how it works, but what do we really know?”
Running a commercial operation teaches you very quickly not to breed with anything below standard – the market is not very forgiving. That was probably my biggest lesson, but my parents let me make the decisions and cry about my own mistakes.
Paul Lafferty talks about beating cancer, Harry’s Son and his international ambitions
Sally Jourdan has been with Lammerskraal for over 3 decades. She has seen the farm expansion, the phenomenon that was Western Winter and seen it change ownership to Pieter Graaff. With Go Deputy’s promising son Abashiri on the Triple Crown trail, Lammerskraal’s future looks bright.
SplashOut-sponsored Apprentice Savanna Valjalo broke the ice at Hollywoodbets Greyville at her 11th ride under rules on Wednesday
A springboard for top horses over the decades, the R500 000 Gr3 Langerman throws up its share of drama and Saturday’s renewal stayed true to form with an objection by the rider of the 50 to 1 runner-up
Sean Tarry’s scratching of SA Derby winner Legend Of Arthur has reduced the Hollywoodbets Durban July queue to 27 entries
Varsfontein Stud boasts a stallion roster which is arguably the envy of every breeding outfit in South Africa
