News, views and facts on how the South African National Horse Racing Authority manages local horse racing.
The two-year-old ratings are generally not disclosed as they are essentially provisional and are regularly subject to retrospective handicapping (a practice which is not permitted with older horses) until the crop turns three years of age
The latest calendar published by the National Horseracing Authority at close of business on Friday 24 May has been published
A urine sample submitted by him at the Durbanville Race Meeting on 23 March 2019, disclosed upon analysis the presence of a banned substance, namely Furosemide.
The NHA have published their weekend report on their merit rating assessments
The National Horseracing Authority of South Africa have published their latest Racing Calendar dated 17/5/2019
Jockey Serino Moodley was charged with a contravention of Rule 58.10.2 read with Guidelines E and M of the Guidelines on the use of the crop
Jockey Warren Kennedy was charged with a contravention of Rule 62.2.7.
Upon analysis the specimen was found to contain testosterone at a level of 174.59 picograms per millilitre of plasma
The inevitable rise in the ratings of a local group of horses that regularly race against each other thereby potentially flattering such horse’s ratings in the national pecking order
An internal disciplinary process will take place and the appropriate sanction will be given
Finding the words ‘excitement’ and ‘insurance’ in the same sentence is as rare as breeding a Triple Crown winner!
