A prolific and fearless traveller with his horses to the far flung reaches of South Africa, it is something of an anomaly that there is often little respect in the betting markets for the Spies runners
It was pleasing to see the famous brown and white Beck family silks back in the winner’s enclosure again on a major day
The champion combination of Sean Tarry and S’manga Khumalo struck early on July day
Glen Kotzen didn’t have a major arsenal of July Day ammunition but the Paarl-based conditioner picked his battles well
‘I called the owner and before I could even make the offer he excitedly told me that a certain South African bookmaker had just called 10 minutes earlier to make an offer of R5m’
