The National Horseracing Authority (NHA) confirms that Disciplinary Hearings into the conduct of the two Stipendiary Stewards, following the incorrect Objection decision being made after Race 1, at Turffontein Racecourse on 3 September 2016, have been finalised.
At the hearings Messrs Thulani Khanyile and Gareth Timm were charged with and found guilty of contraventions of the NHA Disciplinary Employment Code.
In arriving at a suitable sanction, the Disciplinary Panel carefully considered the impact that the Objection decision had on the reputation of the NHA and the Horseracing Industry at large. Consideration was also given to the mitigating factors put forward by Messrs Khanyile and Timm.
The Disciplinary Panel was of the opinion that a suitable sanction was a demotion for both Officials, effective immediately.
Messrs Khanyile and Timm have since returned to work as Members of the Central Provinces Stipendiary Board and will not be given the responsibility of chairing a race meeting for a period of at least six months.
