The grim end of the line for ‘reject’ Thoroughbreds by Don Pinnock, Daily Maverick June 29, 2022 Across the country every weekend, horses of various types – from retired Thoroughbreds to draft animals – thunder over rough fields, down dirt roads and even on tar at the edge of dreary townships as crowds yell and stamp encouragement. Snooty trainers and breeders call it bush racing, but that entirely misses the point.
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