Who Will Be Next?
Manic Monday. Wacky Wednesday. Freaky Friday. Super Saturday. But what name for a Tuesday when two of South African horseracing’s captains jumped ship?
21st September 2018
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Manic Monday. Wacky Wednesday. Freaky Friday. Super Saturday. But what name for a Tuesday when two of South African horseracing’s captains jumped ship?
We have no explanation as to how and why Mr Barends was allowed to clear the NHA and the Stud Book in particular, of experienced staff, when he himself was brought in from outside the Industry
Van Reenen said that the days where even the small trainers felt part of the club and were ambassadors for the game were long gone
The current merit rating system prolongs the careers of moderate horses but can be punishing to horses who find themselves in the gap between average and top class
Perhaps this is time for the Board to resign in its entirety and to find untarnished, passionate people to come forward to lead us.
Good regulation is a serious business and poor regulation is not just a poor reflection on the sport, it has real monetary repercussions for all of us
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While Celtic Grove’s body may have ceased to function and been consigned to the grave, thanks to Sally and Lammerskraal, his name will still be spoken for many years to come.
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