Storm Hits Greyville – But Racing Goes On
Good news of a stakes increase in October or November has added impetus to the buoyant off-season mood prevailing in KwaZulu-Natal
20th September 2017
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Good news of a stakes increase in October or November has added impetus to the buoyant off-season mood prevailing in KwaZulu-Natal
In a bold and progressive move, Gold Circle announce the implementation of barrier trials
Avontuur is the official wine to The Gold Cup Festival of Racing and the champion breeders will also sponsor two races at the inaugural Champions Season event
A track inspection was carried out on Tuesday morning by the Track Manager and a Trainer from Ashburton and it was agreed that there was no prospect of the race meeting going ahead as planned
The Sporting Post will resume publishing the information as soon as it is received again
Gold Circle and Prosport International have entered into a five year agreement to promote a festival around the Gold Cup meeting
The combination of angry jockeys and inexperienced 2yo fillies is a toxic cocktail and the KZN starter really did not look to be in control of matters at the 1100m
“These grooms look after millions of rands worth of horseflesh and many of them have never even dealt with horses before being employed…”
Where is the horse in our discourse? We have administrators and track managers and bean counters, rather than ex jockeys, ex trainers and folks who know the feel of leather in their hands and whose bodies carry reminders of what happens when the basics are not adhered to.
Alan Greeff’s recent Eastern Cape ‘Triple Crown’ star My Best Shot and the Lucky Houdalakis galloper Musical Score, a 3yo son of Oratorio, and a winner of his last two starts, are the two newbies
It is no mean feat to win at feature level from 1400m to 2400m, but My Best Shot proved equal to the task and set himself up for East Cape Horse Of The Year honours – and maybe a Hollywoodbets Durban July supplementary entry?
