Gaynor Rupert

Drakenstein Stallion Day 2018 (photo: hamishNIVENPhotography)

Always Take The Weather With You

It’s always possible – it is not LIKELY but it is unquestionably possible – that one of them, almost any one of them, could be the greatest horse that has ever set foot on a racetrack.

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Kingsbarns

Player’s Plan

After two seasons in South Africa, Gr1 Racing Post Trophy winner Kingsbarns has been found to be subfertile

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2013 J&B Met - Martial Eagle

Is It All Doom And Gloom?

The only reason horseracing is still alive in South Africa is due to the number of extremely high net-worth individuals involved in the sport

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Moments To Cherish

Horseracing pays scant attention to the undeniable value of high quality sponsors and the potential supporting role of the arts. That is demonstrated in no

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War Zone!

Smallish fields and ready-made bankers were the bear-traps for punters at the Kenilworth killing fields  on 30 November. The true story was told by the

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Snaith Flyer impresses

The big girl is up and flying! The picturesque rural simplicity of Durbanville racecourse buzzed with anticipation and electric excitement on 15 October as Justin

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The Aga Khan – A Man Of Great Influence

With the Aga Khan’s breeding and racing programme very much geared towards the classics, it can be argued that South Africa, where speed, rather than stamina is the hallmark of its racing programme, has failed to capitalise on the excellence of especially its female families

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