A Brave Face Is Not Enough
Why do I get the impression that we are about to witness a ‘change of jockey’ with absolutely no change in behaviour?
3rd August 2020
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Why do I get the impression that we are about to witness a ‘change of jockey’ with absolutely no change in behaviour?
A further delay in publishing a business rescue plan for the embattled Phumelela Gaming & Leisure Limited is adding to the uncertainty and speculation and is doing nobody any favours – least of all the sport itself
Was it correct that the head of the racing regulatory authority, given the office he holds, was in the studio dispensing all kinds of gaming advice?
Have jockeys not been singled out as the sacrificial lambs, in what appears to be little more than a PR move to create a perception of strong-arm control?
In an open letter to three high-profile trainers the writer refers to the ‘Politics of Dancing to the tune of the Phumelela Tote umbrella – Interbet Promo’
It’s time for the racing authority to actually do something positive, suggests owner
It is time for the industry and the NHA to acknowledge that the process in producing ratings in South Africa is faulty
What was it necessary for the NHRA to get into a public spat with two top trainers?
In this new age of capacity fields and multiple reserve runners, a danger could be lurking for punters in the shape of those very reserve runners
A Press Release will be issued by the NHA with revised regulations on racing behind closed doors by latest 24 June, that will be effective 1 July
Finding the words ‘excitement’ and ‘insurance’ in the same sentence is as rare as breeding a Triple Crown winner!
As the clock ticks toward this year’s renewal of South Africa’s most iconic of races, the Hollywoodbets Durban July, it is only fitting that we return to the start of the new millennium and recall all the drama and splendour
