Newsflash: Racing Abandoned
The Scottsville racemeeting has been abandoned following the running of the fourth race
5th April 2015
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The Scottsville racemeeting has been abandoned following the running of the fourth race
A jockey being stood down at Fairview today for reason of it being a religious day, reminds us of the good old days when Good Friday stood alongside Christmas as the two days of the year when racing took a complete break
How did it go so wrong that I am now on constant life support and only allowed to dazzle a few times a year.
Gold Circle are proving that innovation and ideas can make racing a rush. First the 20-20 express meeting and now an interprovincial jockey challenge – ambitiously called the Rider Cup. Fans can choose names for the teams
“One always has to expect the unexpected, especially in horse racing, but here’s hoping for an action-packed two and a half hours of exciting racing,”
Please note that certain races have been switched to the polytrack today
Bleeding R2 million per month from Bookie brawl. Turnovers are flat and expenditure is keeping pace with inflation. And their investments are not performing.
These are GREAT stories. They are funny and tragic and inspiring and dramatic. These are our stories and this is our heritage and perhaps what makes it all the more special is that it is our people, and our horses, bringing them back to life for a whole new audience to enjoy.
Are there not contingencies that can be put in place to accomodate some of the unforseen? This is after all, a multi-million rand industry, not a church fete
Craig Peters has just announced that the Municipality is testing the current feed to Greyville. Hopes for meeting to go ahead
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?
