This year marked the 58th anniversary of a horseracing incident which shocked the nation, the shooting of the star colt Sea Cottage just three weeks before the country’s most prestigious race, the Durban July.
However, it was an incident which ensured he will never be forgotten because he came back as good as ever and went on to prove himself the greatest racehorse to ever set foot on the South African turf, a title which later became threatened only by the great Horse Chestnut.
Charl Pretorius wrote about the great horse in his latest Off The Record column.
It is well woth a read.
