Dark December For Gaming Industry
Phumelela bears an onerous burden in administering the sport of thoroughbred horseracing and continues to face challenges on several fronts
7th March 2019
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Phumelela bears an onerous burden in administering the sport of thoroughbred horseracing and continues to face challenges on several fronts
The attack on Sands happened despite additional security guards being deployed
As part of the ‘re-engineering’ of the business it was announced today that Phumelela Gaming has appointed Patrick Davis as Racing Executive with effect from April 2019
In order to compensate for the loss of these races, Phumelela have scheduled an additional night race meeting at Turffontein (Standside Track)
Three lucky punters each won a whopping R13-million after getting 13 out of 13 in Saturday’s Soccer 13 extravaganza
A trade union for grooms has been registered under the name, South African Horsing Workers Union (SAHWU) with a membership that currently stands at 7 000
Phumelela is the only major party that is still to be deposed
Phumelela’s decision to voluntarily join the Press Council was taken in the wake of the degenerating South African racing media landscape, where rumours, half-truths and fake news are too often presented as fact
Whilst the sheer idiocity and lunacy of such is clearly apparent, it begs the question as to what is being hidden under the track covers, especially after the recent farce of the state of the Vaal tracks?
A dual Grade 1 winner and South Africa’s highest rated racehorse, the Vaughan Marshall trained One Stripe will campaign in a partnership of Hollywood Racing and Rikesh Sewgoolam
A final field of 17 will face the starter at the Hollywoodbets Kenilworth 2000m marker on Saturday 25 January for the 163rd renewal of the R5 million World Sports Betting Gr1 Cape Town Met
Two past winners of the Cape’s premier summer speed clash are in the fifteen strong line-up
