Equus: Molly Calls On Panel
‘The Racing Association should divulge the horse each panel judge voted for. Surely it can’t have been a unanimous decision’
19th August 2021
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‘The Racing Association should divulge the horse each panel judge voted for. Surely it can’t have been a unanimous decision’
It’s always a hotly debated topic – don’t be an after the race merchant – have your say today
Our industry has been severely damaged by crooks like Navarro and Rhein – let us in Southern Africa fight back with integrity as our core principle
The day has already started in a testing vein for punters with the Fairview meeting moving from the turf to the all-weather track
‘Since starting out in racing in the 60’s it was drummed into me that the NHA rules & regulations are to be followed to the letter and they apply to everyone connected in racing, no matter who you are’
Without wishing to be rude, the reality is that trainers and jockeys are the servants of owners and punters and it is the latter groups, or their elected alternates, who must rule the roost
Top racing attorney explains just why there may have been no complaints against the Racing Control Executive
My suggestion for it to function properly is that the Board be corporatized
What I like best about racing people is that despite the haters on Facebook and Descartes and the odds and the science and the linear logic, they will repeatedly abandon sense, sleep and safe accounting practice to put themselves on the line because they stubbornly believe in magic.
I have absolutely no doubt that absolutely no one in authority will listen to Leon Smuts or any other reader here
Big race sponsors Hollywoodbets have set the pace in the pre-nominations ante-post betting market for the 2025 Hollywoodbets Durban July with defending champion Oriental Charm topping the opening board
