Irrational National
ROBYN LOUW: The first Saturday in April heralds the annual pilgrimage to Aintree for the race that stops the English Nation
3rd April 2013
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ROBYN LOUW: The first Saturday in April heralds the annual pilgrimage to Aintree for the race that stops the English Nation
ROBYN LOUW: At Clairwood on Sunday. All the Kings Horses and all the Kings Men – our priorities are entirely backwards
It’s not just any festival – it’s the Cheltenham Festival. Over 235,000 racing enthusiasts descend on Prestbury Park to see 28 races in total and 12 Gr1 contests.
ROBYN LOUW: R7.5 milion up for grabs with the newly launched 3YO Challenge Series, the exclusive reserve of graduates of the CPYS Book 2.
LANCE BENSON: Are our racing gods falling into the blame trap and the leaning on past glories when it comes to igniting a revival of racing?
Frank Robinson and his staunch patron Sid Moodley look to have booked themselves a Hollywoodbets Durban July berth with Madison Valley
Reigning SA Horse Of The Year Dave The King became the third back-to-back winner this century of South Africa’s highest-rated Gr1 contest, the Hollywoodbets Gr1 Gold Challenge
Currently offered at 25-1 in the ante-post market, Dean Kannemeyer’s lightly raced 4yo The Real Prince is happy and healthy and on track for a run in the big one
In contrast to heavyweights of the modern era in Galileo, Sea The Stars and Dubawi, who have stamped their authority in classic spheres with excellent support from leading breeders, bona fide breed shaper Acclamation rose from far humbler beginnings
