Run For It
Horses, people and happy endings. The story of Run For It and how the best luck happens when you need it most
25th October 2016
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Horses, people and happy endings. The story of Run For It and how the best luck happens when you need it most
I remember how Dynasty battled for mares in his 3rd and 4th season, even after we’d cut his fee in half – people wouldn’t listen
The stallion market need not be that much of a lottery. With some savvy you can definitely load the odds in your favour, writes John Freeman
I have attended racing festivals at almost every major racing jurisdiction in the world, some many times, and I have never seen anything like this before
Querari’s most recent winner is the Duncan Howells trained Cosmic Light (also Maine Chance Farms bred) who won first time out at Scottsville over 1200m on Wednesday by two lengths
His commitment was such, that as Vice Chairman of NATFED for many years, he represented South African Owners at many National and International Conventions and horseracing events
Frankly it’s tough on buyers. I don’t get 10 days holiday at one time most years; so the idea of being trapped in Jhb for that long at horse sales pushes the limit. At the end of that marathon session we are all thoroughly wrung-out!
The annual ‘great trek’ to Germiston is a rite of passage for breeders and a pilgrimage for those in search of their next champion at South Africa’s sales Mecca.
Is it loyalty? Is it friendship? Is it love for a special horse? Or are some heroes just simply ‘made different’?
I once stuck my hand up at R500 000 only to find my bid-spotter telling me “its your bid at R800 000”! Oops, how did that happen?, asks John Freeman
Jimmy was an old-school gentleman, charming, witty and very much part of the fabric of racing for as long as I can remember
