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French Racing – Back On Track Soon
French thoroughbred authority France Galop has released a statement suggesting that racing will return to the country from 11 May under strict protocols
French thoroughbred authority France Galop has released a statement suggesting that racing will return to the country from 11 May under strict protocols
France Galop is still hoping that – like New Zealand and South African jurisdictions – they will be able to resume in May
The decision was taken on Wednesday by the rules committee, who also took the opportunity to give added definition to the existing rule on raising the arm above the permitted level
Five races at a French race meeting were postponed from Saturday until Sunday morning after a large group of protesters occupied the course for more than two hours
It’s an economic reality that an overseas racing jurisdiction tells us where to race on which day – and then also dictates that we have long breaks between races. Seems an odd way to encourage folk to attend a Kenilworth midweek meeting
The R1 million Gr1 Douglas Whyte Stakes Grade is the opening leg of the projected R15 million Pick 6 pool at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday
A Cape jockey has told of the enormous relief and the burden lifted from his shoulders on Friday after two well-known racing men took the cudgels up on his behalf some months ago to defend the father of four against an NHRA charge
A Pick 6 carryover of R2 million is set to take the exotic pool to R15 million, while the World Pool Gr3 Gold Cup sees a Quartet carryover of R1 million and a likely pool of R5 million