"Racing Museum"

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"Racing Museum"

17 years 2 months ago
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Can anybody tell me if there is anywhere in South Africa a Racing Museum of the past greats.

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17 years 2 months ago
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The only reason that i asked is because i have two memoriabiliams that i want to donate to them.

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17 years 2 months ago
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Newmarket and Gosforth Park cannot be donated

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17 years 2 months ago
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Bravo,

The days when horse-racing was a proud and noble sport are gone.
Once the money-grubbers took over, most of the dignity associated with the sport went also.
I doubt whether anything that you may have from the recent past is worth having
or fit for a museum.

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17 years 2 months ago
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Will give him a call.

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17 years 2 months ago
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Or speak to Robin Bruss - they are setting up one in Gauteng.

We have one at Scottsville but it is pretty small and local

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Re: Re: "Racing Museum"

17 years 2 months ago
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Horse Chestnut to be the first racehorse to be accepted in the sports hero hall in Knysna according to Naas Botha.

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17 years 2 months ago
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Weird decision to locate the Sports Hall of Fame in Knysna, can't understand it.

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17 years 2 months ago
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I don't touch them mate, but yes you can get them all year round.

You really don't want to be an oyster come festival time in June / July

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17 years 2 months ago
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Acording to the BEELD newspaper
Henk Steenkamp
Port Elizabeth. - Hansie Cronjé is nie welkom in Suid-Afrikaanse sport se Heldesaal nie.

Die voormalige Springbok-rugbykaptein Naas Botha het dit vandeesweek hier bevestig toe hy 'n inligtingsessie vir die media namens die Heldesaal gehou het.

Sportsterre wat hul spel in onguns gebring het, kom nie daarvoor in aanmerking nie.

Volgens Botha beteken dit dat iemand soos die voormalige Suid-Afrikaanse krieketkaptein nie in die Heldesaal opgeneem kan word nie. Cronjé was in sy speeldae by 'n skandaal ten opsigte van wedstrydknoeiery betrokke.

Botha het beklemtoon die Heldesaal het geen politieke agenda nie. "Dit is uitsluitlik om Suid-Afrika se sportuitblinkers van die verlede te vereer, om Suid-Afrikaners deur sport te verenig en vir die toekoms te inspireer."

Horse Chestnut sal die eerste renperd word om in die Heldesaal opgeneem te word. Horse Chestnut word allerweë beskou as die beste renperd wat Suid-Afrika tot nog toe opgelewer het.

"Ons begin ook nou na die jokkies kyk," het Botha gesê met verwysing na watter jokkies in aanmerking sal kom om in die Heldesaal opgeneem te word.

Michael "Muis" Roberts sal waarskynlik die eerste jokkie se naam wees wat sal opduik. Roberts, deesdae 'n afrigter in KwaZulu-Natal, het as jokkie in Suid-Afrika en Engeland presteer.

Botha het verduidelik dit verg grootskaalse navorsing om te bepaal wie tot die Heldesaal toegelaat word.

"As iemand dit in 'n sekere jaar nie haal nie, kan hy altyd later in die Heldesaal opgeneem word," het hy bygevoeg.

Nie net deelnemers wat in die onderskeie sporte uitgeblink het sal vir die Heldesaal oorweeg word nie. Administrateurs, bestuurders, afrigters, skeidsregters en lede van die media kan ook vereer word.

Sportlui wat in Suid-Afrika gebore is, maar hul prestasies vir ander lande behaal het, kom in aanmerking om vir die Heldesaal oorweeg te word.

Die Heldesaal se bestuur sal in 2010 'n oord in Knysna inwy waar daar onder meer sportgeriewe, 'n hotel, huise en sakegeriewe sal wees.

lerweë beskou as die beste renperd wat Suid-Afrika...

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