Mailbag: Spreading The Gospel
They are the industry’s experts and supposed to be clued up, but show their ignorance time and again
18th January 2011
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They are the industry’s experts and supposed to be clued up, but show their ignorance time and again
I was surprised to read Sarah Whitelaw’s assertion in her recent column that the rating of Royal Zulu Warrior as a 70 following his runaway Maiden win was as a consequence of the official handicappers having “assessed the form as moderate”.
I am a regular reader of the “Louw Flyer” and wanted to share with you the Midlife Crisis I am currently experiencing, for which my husband holds Ms Louw fully responsible.
John Baker writes: “For some time the PE Herald has been flying an enquiry to readers regarding the amount of space allocated to Horse Racing in their paper, which is never more than one page and often less. We are well aware of the sparse coverage given to the sport by our national newspapers and the tone of this enquiry to readers clearly indicates that Horse Racing information in our local paper is going to be curtailed or even cancelled. From the way they have written this enquiry one get’s the feeling that a decision has already been made.”
Hassen Adams believes a different order should be introduced, accountable to the racing fraternity
I don’t think that I am the only subscriber who is totally pissed off reading the pathetic drivel written by your contributor Lance Benson.
The extraordinary story of Chad Little’s comeback to race riding at the age of 40 in November last year after teetering on the brink of the abyss of a nearly wasted life, received a Netflix-type boost at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Saturday
Oh Susanna and her stakes winning paddock pals are not only continuing to add to the burgeoning Drakenstein trophy cabinet through their progeny, they are also establishing powerful female dynasties which should serve the stud well in years to come
A bright and exciting future for horse racing in South Africa is on the horizon – that was the underlying message to emerge as the birth of South Africa’s new age coastal racing operator was celebrated at the official launch of the Race Coast brand
Some 23 years after booting home his first victory in August 2002 at Clairwood Park, Sean Veale reached the milestone of his first century of winners in a season at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Wednesday
