ROBYN LOUW: With Phumelela taking the reins as of the first of Feb and our new brooms no doubt wanting to sweep clean, perhaps now is the time to address what appears to be a glaring hole in our armour and look at a few issues of good old communication.
On race day horses, jockeys, grooms, trainers and racehorse owners converge to battle it out. But there is another head-to-head simmering behind the scenes – between racehorse owners and the company that runs their industry
The prize money pool for Phumelela racing regions in 2012 has regained the 2010 level
Rules laid down by TAB and are clear and should be followed – but they don’t
An Inquiry into a complaint lodged by Adv Brett Maselle against the Racing Association and Phumelela
In terms of money wagered, the industry is growing, with bets rising from R4,68bn in the 12 months to March 2002 to R8,12bn in 2010/2011, according to the National Gambling Board
Gambling has been delegated to the provinces and we have to deal with 9 different gambling boards, with 9 different standards and 9 different procedures and 9 different tax rates
With only 10 days to go to the running of the R2 million Emperor’s Palace Ready To Run Cup over 1400 metres at Turffontein, the panel choosing the final field have released the latest log based on the 32 official entries received last Friday.
LANCE BENSON: Crowded racecourses, real life legends and the spreading of the racing gospel. Imagine being distracted by these and putting all our efforts into a positive direction rather than belittling and assassinating every Tom, Dick and Harry, when the opportunity arises?
Where democratic South Africans are actively campaigning against the Protection of Information Bill and standing squarely alongside our journalists in their quest to tell the truth and to be allowed to deliver balanced news, I can only say “shame on you Mr Thiselton, shame on you Gold Circle and shame on The Mercury”.
Aldo Domeyer grabbed his second feature success on the sunny afternoon at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth as Mucho Dinero found the winner’s box in the opening leg of the exotic after a year plus absence
A considered decision to split the longstanding traditional January Premier Yearling Sale into two defined sales platforms has reaped rich rewards for vendors and the Cape Racing Sales team
‘Go watch the L’Ormarins King’s Plate day replays as they narrowed the course and a few didn’t get runs’
Get the full story as told by those who watched every stride, as well as Richard Fourie’s personal insights of the season in his own words
