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ROBYN LOUW: Royal Ascot – What an extravaganza but most of all, what a celebration. Of horses. Of racing. Of having fun.
26th June 2013
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ROBYN LOUW: Royal Ascot – What an extravaganza but most of all, what a celebration. Of horses. Of racing. Of having fun.
Royal Ascot meeting, on day one was dominated by descendants of one of history’s greatest stallions – Danzig
ROBYN LOUW: One thing is certain, as anyone who has had a special or exciting horse in their string will know, they sure do give you a reason to get up in the morning
SARAH WHITELAW: River Jetez, one of the toughest and gamest globetrotters of her generation, is enjoying her new life at Avontuur
ROBYN LOUW: It is encouraging to see some new faces not only appear on the block, but starting to make some real inroads. One such person is Milnerton-based trainer, Paul Reeves.
SARAH WHITELAW: Which of Danehill’s grandsons are showing promise of maintaining their grandsire’s tremendous influence?
ROBYN LOUW: Racing owes the wonderful showcases that are The Oaks and the Epsom Derby to Edward Smith-Stanley, the 12th Earl of Derby.
SARAH WHITELAW: Mark Van Deventer is a welcome new face to the Tellytrack line up
ROBYN LOUW: Theo de Klerk notched up 6 winners on a single card on 21 June 1975 and Terrance Millard matched the feat with 6 winners on 13 January 1982.
SARAH WHITELAW: The winners of these contests shared a Germanic background and South Africa’s leading sire this season is the German bred Silvano.
ROBYN LOUW: Sunday, 12 May 2013. Fairview race track in Port Elizabeth provided the backdrop for a show of such unprecedented force that it has set a new South African record.
Snaith star runs in a a capacity nationally representative field for the 129th renewal of the R5 million Hollywoodbets Gr1 Durban July!
Patience rewarded for the blue and white powerhouse while Team Valor’s Quid Pro Quo is on her way to Jerome Reynier in France
In perfect weather conditions, an enthusiastic record crowd – probably larger than that seen at many local racemeetings – turned out to enjoy coffee and pastries and watch their big race fancies going through their paces
