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Suresh Basdaw
28th March 2025
Hollywoodbets Durbanville Protest – Greg Bortz Responds To Jockeys
Our south African jockeys are a bunch of weakling, they find any excuse not to ride, weather,track not safe,etc,etc. Ask them to go ride in aintree, 7km in the mud. Then what! Shame ,Shame,
Donald Bradshaw
28th March 2025
Avril , I believe Gavin is a top class race rider and will win the S.A. jockeys championship if he does not receive a suspension before 31st July 2025 , trust you find that to be positive comment and to you liking , in future play the ball and not the man , you analogy is and remains a poor example and here I play the ball by bringing to your attention the fact that a motor vehicle has THREE review mirrors and TWO indicators and a race horse ZERO so how to you expect the pace setter to know what is going on behind him or her
Kyle Roberts
28th March 2025
Hollywoodbets Durbanville Protest – Greg Bortz Responds To Jockeys
They are struggling to fill 10 runners in a race.perhaps less will be
Kyle Roberts
28th March 2025
Hollywoodbets Durbanville Protest – Greg Bortz Responds To Jockeys
Mr bortz in his letter advises he is not on any social media.so very unlikely he has even seen even 1 of the 100 posts of various stake holders.do believe mediation is a good
Eddy Plumage
28th March 2025
Hollywoodbets Durbanville Protest – Greg Bortz Responds To Jockeys
Ed, please could we see the NHRA constitution, it sounds like the RSA constitution and NHRA’s differ re: freedom of speech. If so how could an organization with in the country get away with its participants signing such a waiver. In so deliberately forcing themselves to withdraw there freedom of opinion? If so Draconian is an understatement. I feel for the participants for their love for their work has rendered them subjugated to a mobs
Thys Steytler
28th March 2025
Hollywoodbets Durbanville Protest – Greg Bortz Responds To Jockeys
Mr Bortz,
YOU have caused More Damage to SA Racings Image by Cancelling Meetings due to a Jockey's Comments ...
Lez Rajoo
28th March 2025
Hollywoodbets Durbanville Protest – Greg Bortz Responds To Jockeys
If courts in this country can televise cases surely NHA can go live on YT and X. Transparency can help all parties
Pradeep Jeenarain
28th March 2025
Hollywoodbets Durbanville Protest – Greg Bortz Responds To Jockeys
Surely that investment has
Donald Bradshaw
28th March 2025
Hollywoodbets Durbanville Protest – Greg Bortz Responds To Jockeys
Harsh words James , possibly better directed at the NHA who are at the root cause of the debarcle
Christian van der Merwe
28th March 2025
Jockey Protest – Without Owners There Is No Industry
Basil it's because of comments like yours, inter alia, that I've decided to no longer invest in race horses going forward. Have you any idea what it cost to acquire and maintain a race horse? You're seriously misguided if you believe owners invest in race horses because they make money. On the
Donald Bradshaw
28th March 2025
Hollywoodbets Durbanville Protest – Greg Bortz Responds To Jockeys
The problem with Mr. Bortz`s letter which we must commend him for writing as it gives perspective and explanations that the racing public were not aware of is that due to his many high profile positions in the horse racing industry he is unable to provide any comment on the conduct and performance of the NHA which is understandable given his circumstances.
Therefore due to this factor his letter has many excellant points but unfortunately lacks balance of objectivity due to this severe constraint.
Mr. Bortz can obviously not answer this question but I will pose it to him anyway :
If Mr. Bortz had been the Chairperson of the Board of Directors or the CEO of the NHA would we have found that regulatory body to be in the position it is in today in general terms and closer to the point at hand would he have permitted rule 91.2 to be imposed on Mr. van Niekerk on the day in question or would his cool head have won the day and thereby averted the derailment of the industry that has now occurred
Christian van der Merwe
28th March 2025
Jockey Protest – Without Owners There Is No Industry
Thank you for the response George, it's appreciated. I don't condone the NHA's kneejerk reaction but let's not forget what started it all on Wednesday. Had Grant van Niekerk not had a winner we wouldn't have had this conversation. Let's also not ignore his numerous riding and behavorial transgressions both here and overseas. I've had my own knee-jerk reaction to what happened insofar that I've decided not to invest in ownership anymore. I therefore opted not to take up my shares in a recent (Cape Premier Yearling Sale) acuisition and have encouraged fellow owners to do the same. Some agree with me, others
Rob Venter
28th March 2025
Cape town just as bad horses class 4.5 races on the whole
James Goodman
28th March 2025
Hollywoodbets Durbanville Protest – Greg Bortz Responds To Jockeys
I think You have a point Mark, this is good thinking out of the box. I is worth
Allan walters
28th March 2025
Jockey Protest – Without Owners There Is No Industry
NHA GET UR HOUSE IN ORDER WE HAVE THE WORLD AT OUR FEET EVERYDAY WE HAVE WORLD RACING WE CAN PUNT OVERSEAS WE HAVE MANY CHOICES .WE THE PUNTERS ONLY WANT HONESTY FROM THE JOCKEYS .OVER THE YEARS THEIR CREDABILTY AND THE WAY THEY RIDE HAS DAMAGED A LOT OF GOOD JOCKEYS AND BAD DECISIONS MADE BY STEWARDS THE GVN RIDE WAS BRILIANT START TO FINISH AND HE HAD TO BE RIDICULED JUST BECAUSE THEIR WAS A ONE STRIPE IN THE RACE GAVIN BEING A
TALENTED RIDER HE SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN INSTRUCTION FROM THE TRAINER THAT BEING THE SO CALLED BEST HORSE IN THE FIELD ON A DISTANCE SHORT OF HIS BEST SHOULD HAVE TAKEN THE RACE START TO FINISH AGAIN A GREAT RIDE GRANT I HAVE BEEN PUNTING SINCE 1960 AND THE COMEDY OF ERRORS CONTINUE AFTER ALL THE YRS U GUYS EARN BIG MONEY AND HOW AMAZING WITH MODERN TECHNOLOGY WE STILL CANT GET IT RIGHT HUMAN ERRORS WILL ALWAYS COME INTO PLAY AND DISHONESTY SO I DONT CARE WHAT HAPPENS TO S.A. RACING I HAVE PLENTY OF OTHER OPTIONS TO SPEND MY MONEY.AGAIN I SAY GET UR HOUSE IN
Freddy Msibi
28th March 2025
Now For Some Good News! Ormond Ferraris Inducted Into SA Hall Of Fame
I just love Mr Ormond Ferraris and all his siblings, David, Luke etc, he really is a breath of fresh air, just look at the people he groomed, and you will see it all, racing without Mr Ferraris feels empty, for me Mr Ormond Ferraris & Mr Mike Bass are the true gentlemen of the Turf and I thank them for the joy they brought us throughout their training careers, I am glad that David and Luke didn't disappoint as far as the quality is concerned, we are really treated like Kings as far as Mr Ormond Ferraris is concerned and I always love to see him, God
Norman FAGO
28th March 2025
Hollywoodbets Durbanville Protest – Greg Bortz Responds To Jockeys
Do you perhaps know what a professional hitman is you sounding like you a karaoke singer or cassette that got stuck in music
Donald Bradshaw
28th March 2025
Hollywoodbets Durbanville Protest – Greg Bortz Responds To Jockeys
Hi Christian , it is rule 91.2 not 92.1 so apologies to all for that error on my part , you can read the rule which like many basically provides for the NHA to impose it in any manner they deem fit
ABDOOL RAZAK HASSAN
28th March 2025
Jockey Protest – Without Owners There Is No Industry
Putting it bluntly this whole debacle was caused by the NHA .
They make decisions that really puts a dark cloud on racing. They are untouchable. Yes and No jockeys are to blame as well but the harshness by the NHA speaks volumes...please rewind and read in-between the
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