SARAH WHITELAW: Black Caviar and Zenyatta are two of the greatest mares the racing world has ever known. Both champion females won their first 19 starts, and both defeated some of the best males of their generation.
ROBYN LOUW: There is a reason that sharing a meal is still such an integral part of our culture. It is a gesture of acceptance and inclusion and sitting around a table together affords an opportunity to communicate on an even footing. All issues that our industry seems to be struggling with at the moment.
It has been a nightmare of a freaky fortnight for South African horseracing. Why is it that the corporate cancer of bad publicity so quickly
SARAH WHITELAW: This weekend’s racing reminded me of a statement made by a former Cape steward. He said, when addressing the problem of dwindling crowds, ”The monkeys will always climb over the fences (in order to attend the races).”
The extraordinary story of Chad Little’s comeback to race riding at the age of 40 in November last year after teetering on the brink of the abyss of a nearly wasted life, received a Netflix-type boost at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Saturday
Oh Susanna and her stakes winning paddock pals are not only continuing to add to the burgeoning Drakenstein trophy cabinet through their progeny, they are also establishing powerful female dynasties which should serve the stud well in years to come
A bright and exciting future for horse racing in South Africa is on the horizon – that was the underlying message to emerge as the birth of South Africa’s new age coastal racing operator was celebrated at the official launch of the Race Coast brand
Some 23 years after booting home his first victory in August 2002 at Clairwood Park, Sean Veale reached the milestone of his first century of winners in a season at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Wednesday
