“We’ve received a response and we are now considering the contents thereof. At this moment we are in no position to make any further announcements.”
That was the short statement provided to the Sporting Post on Thursday morning by Lyndon Barends Chief Executive Officer of The National Horseracing Authority of Southern Africa, after the racing regulator had earlier this week requested clarity and information from Mayfair Speculators, a company dealing with the Markus Jooste horseracing interests.