There is one worrying aspect as racing fans get ready to applaud (from their homes) Malmoos in the WSB SA Derby and War Of Athena in the Wilgerbosdrift SA Oaks at Turffontein on Saturday. Happy endings in racing are few.
There was proof of this at Meydan in Dubai last Saturday. After scoring an emphatic win in the Sheema Classic, US raider Zenden fractured a foreleg just 20m after the winning post and had to be destroyed. It doesn’t get much more traumatic than that if you are the horse’s owner, trainer, jockey or groom...
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