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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.
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
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.
ROBYN LOUW: Racing owes the wonderful showcases that are The Oaks and the Epsom Derby to Edward Smith-Stanley, the 12th Earl of Derby.
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.
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.
ROBYN LOUW: Gitano Hernando first flashed across the radar before the 2011 Dubai World Cup, when he famously changed hands to the Chechen President.
ROBYN LOUW: I know I covered the Grand National last week, but it was such an interesting race this year that I thought I’d write about it again.
ROBYN LOUW: In 1974 Tony Kalmanson established Varsfontein Stud just outside Paarl and the Kalmanson name has been a fixture on the local racing landscape ever since.
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