Mrs Rowett has served as Chairperson on various Boards within the Horseracing Industry and previously served as a National Board Director from November 2012 until April 2016
The National Horseracing Authority of South Africa adhered to all procedural requirements in the handling of the Sun Met day jockey substitutions issue
In terms of their new policy of publishing transparent reports of their feature race handicapping analysis, the National Horseracing Authority has issued the undermentioned report following Met day
Pleaded guilty to the charge and was found guilty of the charge
An update on the European African Stud Book Committee (EASCBC)
The possibility of instituting compulsory pre-race comments for first-timers and rested horses lies with the racing operators
The days of simply accepting a trainer’s comments about an apparently improved performance and issuing their standard warning about in-and-out running may have come to an end
In a deviation from normal process, the Turffontein Judge’s ‘final’ decision was overturned by the Stipendiary Stewards after the running of the seventh race on Saturday
Chief Stipendiary Steward, Mr Lyle Anderson, was approached by Trainer Mr Scott Kenny who queried the eligibility of the winner, Sugoi
Boxes containing specimens were taken from the courier company at gunpoint by unknown assailants
Despite a decrease in the horse population and the sale of just 305 lots – 39 fewer than last year – the sale rose to expectations, achieving an impressive aggregate of R171 975 000 and an exceptional average of R563 852 per lot sold
When the hammer fell shortly before 15h00 on Friday on lot 346, a beautiful grey Ascot-bred son of Heavenly Blue, the scoreboard reflected that 303 of the 316 lots had sold over the two days for an aggregate of R171 425 000
