Would They Ever?
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.
21st November 2013
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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.
Far be it for me to rain on the parade of the spectacular Frankel, but by awarding him the highest ever rating of 147,Timeform immediately raises the perennial debate of who was the best.
A disgraceful exhibition by a jockey who plainly has very limited riding skills trying to impose his will on a horse through brutal flogging
With 21 wins in 26 starts Hawaii was thoroughly tested for speed, stamina, character, toughness, soundness and durability in two hemispheres and two continents
In the run for home Royal Victory, having his first run over 2000m, built up from rear of midfield as he picked them off one by one and had Son Of Raj and Safe Passage firmly in his sights at the 200m
In 1874, the members of the South African Turf Club chose a site on the farm Kenilworth for the construction of a new racecourse – which means that next year the foundation of the oldest racetrack in South Africa will celebrate 150 years
