Sham’s Symbol Of Success
A botched start to the R100 000 Founders Trophy put the poison cherry on top of a traumatic Fairview meeting for many punters on Friday
12th September 2015
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A botched start to the R100 000 Founders Trophy put the poison cherry on top of a traumatic Fairview meeting for many punters on Friday
Whatever anybody may think, PE racing makes no friends with these sideshows, and the locals can be thankful that punters (and some owners), are forgiving creatures by their very nature
We take a few steps down from the heady heights of the likes of Majmu, Siren’s Call and French Navy in recent weeks, as we face a weekend without a feature on the local front
The diminutive Dorrie Sham-trained Lateral filly Arabica produced a previously unseen turn of foot to score a shock 40-1 win in the Fairview feature – not bad for a filly with skew legs, a parrot mouth and who changes legs every second stride like a dressage horse
‘Wouldn’t it be nice if Gold Circle’s Tab Form woke up to the fact that we race for US$ at Borrowdale, not South African Rands. At the current exchange rate there is a huge difference between US$9500 and R9500’, suggests Sheldene Chant
Don’t forget to secure your ticket and head down to Fairview next weekend for some feel good fun, all in aid of a good cause !
Transport companies and their staff are an invaluable cog in the racing industry machine, spending long hours on our roads each day, ensuring that our horses get to the stud farm, the sales, the training centre and of course the racecourse and back. It is something that we take for granted, but something without which our industry simply could not exist.
Snaith star runs in a a capacity nationally representative field for the 129th renewal of the R5 million Hollywoodbets Gr1 Durban July!
Patience rewarded for the blue and white powerhouse while Team Valor’s Quid Pro Quo is on her way to Jerome Reynier in France
In perfect weather conditions, an enthusiastic record crowd – probably larger than that seen at many local racemeetings – turned out to enjoy coffee and pastries and watch their big race fancies going through their paces
SplashOut-sponsored Apprentice Savanna Valjalo broke the ice at Hollywoodbets Greyville at her 11th ride under rules on Wednesday
