Newsflash: Greyville Delayed
Power issues and a resultant lack of lighting has delayed tonight’s Greyville night meeting
12th December 2014
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Power issues and a resultant lack of lighting has delayed tonight’s Greyville night meeting
It doesn’t make sense. They are part of the Racing It’s A Rush initiative, they are contributing financially and probably enjoy the most significant racing fan base in the country. Gold Circle’s Graeme Hawkins has responded and clarified the KZN racing operator’s position.
Racing history is full of champion horses and colourful characters. Legends of the Turf will be filming reconstructions of some of the pivotal moments in our racing history and are appealing for racing fans to come down and join in the fun
Vaughan Marshall dared suggest he didn’t like Summerveld and Cape trainers have the advantage of stronger buying power. Tony Rivalland chats to James Goodman from what appears to be South Africa’s fastest growing racing centre
A revised and relaxed dress code sensibly does not allow short pants and sandals and after the introduction trial period has been successfully concluded, stricter measures will now apply to ensure that access and dress code are adhered to
Public auction of what’s left of the Garden Course, today at 10 am
Both tracks are benefitting from the current warm spell which promotes grass growth and they will benefit further from the seasonal rains which will hopefully be on their way soon
The equine categories could be hotly contested while there are an extraordinary four champion trainer awards up for grabs
‘In contrast with the Tote, which contributes to the funding of horse racing out of its take-out (gross margin), bookmakers contribute nothing. Unlike the Tote, Bookmakers deduct the levy from their punters’ winnings and pay it over to the gambling board of the province in which the bet was placed’
Sad days as we say goodbye to Clairwood – an institution in South African racing
“Because of the various developments at Greyville last year, the Scottsville racecourse did not undergo its annual spring treatment in 2013 and as a consequence the track is now starting to show serious signs of wear and tear,”
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?
