15th August 2015
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What do owners get when their horses don’t win? Do the grooms and trainers chip in towards my losses? Don’t I already pay monthly for my horse to be trained? Should the grooms not be paid by the trainers out of the training fee?
The Cape Racing & Breeding Awards will be held at the Lanzerac Hotel on 7 August 2015. The function is hosted jointly by the Racing
The Cape Breeders and the Racing Association host the Cape Racing awards on 7 August
This was a gross embarrassment for South African racing. At the rate that we are going, we really can’t blame the casino’s or mobile phones or international sport – or whatever else we love to blame
“It is vital that the daily contribution of the various stakeholders of the sport are acknowledged and celebrated and together with Phumelela this is a wonderful opportunity to do so,” says Wainstein
Owners alone again carry the can and jockeys and trainers are unaffected
In line with the racing industry’s commitment to uplift and assist with grooms’ transformation, the Racing Operators and the Racing Association will shortly be facilitating the implementation of the payment of 1% of all stakes earned to grooms
This has led to numerous complaints from Members and whilst the Board of the RA wishes to promote on course attendance at all times, they will be implementing strict access control to their RA venues with respect to Members and Guests who are not properly attired
All Racing Association badge holders are entitled to Met tickets
In view of the postal strike, the Racing Association has taken a decision to use electronic media to notify members of the Annual General Meeting. Annual Reports have been printed and can be collected at the offices of the Racing Association. The full report including a proxy form has been posted on the Racing Association’s website
The number of entries compares favourably in quantum with recent years, with 58 first entries received in 2024, 60 in 2023, 68 in 2022, 53 in 2021, 52 in 2020, 49 in 2019, and 69 in 2018
Ironically, it was a colt which provided Alan with a first Gr1 success, this being Alec and Gillian Foster’s homebred Cereus, who landed the 2001 Gold Cup at Hollywoodbets Greyville, his victory completing a momentous double on the day, with the Gr2 Golden Slipper having gone the way of juvenile filly Tatler, a great-great-great grandaughter of Sun Lass!
JP van der Merwe is not the only guilty party in the matter. In simple terms, he is the only rider to have exercised the NHA’s offer of an Acknowledgement Of Guilt and moved on with his life
Andrew Fortune made it three winners on the Family Day public holiday as Tenango breezed home to win the Gr3 feature
