It wouldn’t be overstating things that London News record-breaking victory in Hong Kong’s Gr1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes in 1997, was as big an event for South African racegoers, as the Springboks’ World Cup victory was in 1995
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?
An investigation into betting patterns, both locally and internationally, has been launched by the National Horseracing Authority
