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  • Michael Roberts Profile

    Michael Roberts Profile

    Jan 16, 2012 8:10

    MICHAEL “Muis” Roberts, SA’s all-time greatest jockey, handed over the winning trophy of Sunday’s...

     
  • Stephen Jupp

    Stephen Jupp

    Dec 13, 2011 3:10

    STEPHEN JUPP’s accomplished riding career was interrupted by injury at 38, an age at which senior jockeys (more…)

     
  • Alan Sutherland

    Alan Sutherland

    Nov 16, 2011 10:14

    ALAN SUTHERLAND was never going to be a famous New Zealand rugby player. He didn’t even touch a rugby ball at school. ...

     
  • Stanley Amos

    Stanley Amos

    Oct 1, 2011 1:38

    PICTURE this scene from a modern-day Jockeys Room:  A distinguished looking gentleman steps in, an hour before race time....

     
  • Joe Soma

    Joe Soma

    Sep 13, 2011 1:56

    JOE Soma was born for a career in thoroughbred racing. He’s a horseman through and through, an avid racegoer even on days...

     
  • Johnny Murtagh

    Johnny Murtagh

    Jul 15, 2011 20:36

    DUBAI – In 2008 Irishman Johnny Murtagh rode an astonishing 19 Group 1 winners. He’s only 38 years of age and his...

     
  • Herman Husselmann

    Herman Husselmann

    May 10, 2011 0:39

    WE tracked down former racehorse trainer and leading racing journalist Herman Husselmann somewhere on a game farm between...

     
  • Buddy Maroun

    Buddy Maroun

    May 7, 2011 19:10

    TUESDAY, 19 February 2008:  “Tributes are pouring in from around the world on the death of top South African trainer...

     
  • Frankie Dettori

    Frankie Dettori

    Apr 29, 2011 0:22

    by Charl Pretorius, November 2009 LITERALLY thousands of interviews have been conducted with jockey Frankie Dettori, the...

     
  • Buller Benton

    Buller Benton

    Apr 7, 2011 0:29

    BULLER BENTON might look a trifle serious on the photo accompanying this article, but he’s a jovial and friendly man and...