Our top man has taken the bolt-from-the- blue knife in the back in his professional stride, but admits he had to call on the decorum of all of his impeccable upbringing, and bite both lip and tongue, initially…
While his legendary Uncle Piere is mulling over the choice of a rocking chair and other retirement options after an illustrious four decades in the saddle, 21 year old former SA Champion Apprentice Kyle Strydom strapped himself in to an economy class seat all set for a new challenge in his fledgeling career
For any of us that have ever been in a dark hole, the prospect of seeing the sunshine again may often have appeared bleak. But former SA Champion Apprentice Deryl Daniels is a man who has converted the ‘nevers’ into ‘maybes’
The roars of support at Turffontein on Saturday could be heard 1500km away in his family hometown of Lusaka, Zambia
Like a Gerald Bosch, De Wet Ras or Naas Botha of yesteryear, multiple SA champion Piere Strydom has become a master at converting the long-range penalties from seemingly impossible positions
The Randjesfontein disappointment is well behind him and the passionate racing man has now set up shop at Fairview
A lot has changed since. Loadshedding is a part of life. Clairwood’s become a fondly remembered chapter of our 21st century history. The airport’s moved to the North. Sean Veale’s grown up. The boy’s become a man
The multiple Gr1 winning rider flew out of Johannesburg on Monday afternoon on a Singapore Airlines flight all set for an exciting new phase in his career
Rachel Venniker was pulling horses out in the sleepy Summerveld dawn light on Sunday morning, almost oblivious to the fact that under 14 hours earlier she was going at it hammer and tongs 550km away at Turffontein
‘South African jockeys are known to be tactically, technically and in terms of strength, amongst the best in the world. I rode against the likes of Dougie Whyte, Felix Coetzee and Anton Marcus in Hong Kong in years past. Interestingly, I came up against the new generation on Saturday…’
One of the greatest jockeys never to win the Met, Karl Neisius celebrates his 66th birthday on Friday and will be at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday
SA horseracing needs strong leadership – today. Otherwise we are doomed. Stakeholders don’t need this kind of circus!
