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Bertie Dobrin
31st March 2025
Bortz – On South African Horseracing’s Past, Present And The Future
U correct until kenilworth race course decided to charge on course bookies R350000 to stand on course up from +-R72000
Per year.absolute
Christian van der Merwe
31st March 2025
Bortz – On South African Horseracing’s Past, Present And The Future
I'm very much looking forward to the follow up podcast given the value and enjoyment I derived from the first one. It was very good and stimulating
Christian van der Merwe
31st March 2025
Bortz – On South African Horseracing’s Past, Present And The Future
Joao what you suggest with regards to rehabilitation/community service has a lot of merit and is certainly worth consideration. I'm all for it IF it will change behaviour but must still get my mind around implimentation. I.o.w I haven't thought it through properly in my own mind.
As for fines (in isolation) my first reaction is that it should be proportionate to the purse
As for whipping this is where the softy (believe it or not) in me comes out. I ALWAYS ask the rider in the parade ring. "Please don't hit her/him hard or at all" Granted I have no idea how sore it is but if horses shy away from the whip surely they don't enjoy it? I'm all for riding without a crop but simultaneously admit my ignorance in this
Brian lindenberg
31st March 2025
Beach Bomb Is Loving South Florida!
Great win BEACH BOMB.S.A.horses are slowly being noticed abroad I think.Congratulations and well done DRAKENSTEIN STUD.Awaiting GIMME a NOTHER ...exciting
Mendelson James
31st March 2025
Bortz – On South African Horseracing’s Past, Present And The Future
Great Podcast which put things into perspective on many fronts. My question has owners become collateral damage in this saga, as Mr. Bortz alluded to the cancellation of race meetings was by and large to punish the jockeys for their actions. What happens to the horses nominated to race & who could have earned at those cancelled meetings. Do the owners get a rebate on training fees curtsey of Cape Racing? A fragile eco-system made even more
WILLIAM MILKOVITCH
31st March 2025
Holding Racing To Ransom Won’t Bring Change
Thank you, there are so many comments at the moment ,,,my head is spinning, lekker I'll
Charl Pretorius
31st March 2025
Bortz – On South African Horseracing’s Past, Present And The Future
The podcast was insightful, but I have to disagree with Greg Bortz’s view that corruption is just about the stealing of money.
Corruption runs much deeper than that. It’s about dishonesty, abuse of power, cronyism, and institutional rot. When an organisation lacks transparency, silences critics, or twists the rules to serve its own interests, it erodes integrity and trust.
A corrupt institution doesn’t just fail to do the right thing - it goes after those who speak up. The NHA has repeatedly targeted people who ask tough questions while, at least once in recent weeks alone, looking the other way when it suited them. That alone speaks volumes.
To say corruption is only about money is to ignore the deeper problem. Real corruption is the betrayal of trust. And by that standard, the NHA has a lot to answer
Johnson Mnguni
31st March 2025
Fairview Friday Meeting Ends Abruptly
i think all the jockeys must be fined cause some of us punters like myself played no 7 for a big win R100 and it was in front with 5 lengths at 700m to go so these jockeys caused us a race and money for nothing,and they are proffetional jockeys in UK that cannot happen.so
Geoff Logan
31st March 2025
Joe in my opinion the first bump ironically is what saved Fire Attack. Royal Victory shifted out for more radically than Fire Attack shifted in.
That's how I saw it. Very differently to the way you saw it.
The second bump was, as the Stipes indicate, was too close to the line to affect the result. Anyway Richard had put his hands down
Editor
31st March 2025
Bortz – On South African Horseracing’s Past, Present And The Future
See his statement, Mike
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Mike Naidoo
31st March 2025
Bortz – On South African Horseracing’s Past, Present And The Future
Please have a podcast with GVN so he can get his message louder and
Joe King
31st March 2025
if anyone sees the second bump as both horses doing, they don't see much. The first bump was clearly both horses shifting albeit the winner by more than RV, however Muzi did not switch his whip after the first bump as that would have resulted in him possibly being blamed for intimidating FA. Sad day again as wrong horse awarded race and subsequently all stud book data skewed going forwards. This just adds to the whip ruling being only financially impacting on the jockeys, winners who unfairly won influence the stud books as
John Williams
30th March 2025
Hollywoodbets Durbanville Protest – Greg Bortz Responds To Jockeys
The NHS are what we call in the UK a bunch of old farts. Amateurs and full of their own importance. Why they could not wait until the end of the meeting I do not know. Cannot see peace breaking out for some time.
Editor
30th March 2025
High Hawaii For Tony Peter Star
The Stipes reported:
RACE 11 : TAB HAWAII STAKES (Grade 2) : 1400M (708)
Starter: P H van der Westhuizen Loading: 1 min 08 sec No. of Runners: 9
CARDED TIME: 17:25:00
RESCHEDULED TIME: -----
OFF TIME: 17:28:26
PROVISIONAL RESULT: 17:30:42
ALL CLEAR: 17:37:01
THE START OF THIS RACE WAS DELAYED DUE TO THE DELAY IN THE PREVIOUS RACE.
THE STARTER REPORTED:
a) MAIN DEFENDER (G Lerena) and TEXAS RED (K Matsunyane) jumped inwards leaving the stalls.
b) COSMIC SPEED (R Fourie) was slow into stride.
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a) Shortly after the start, BUSSTOPINHOUNSLOW (R Munger) clipped the heels of GIMMEFABULOUS (J P van der Merwe) after being carried in by MAIN DEFENDER (G Lerena), which jumped inwards leaving the stalls.
b) Jockey C Zackey reported that he felt something amiss with GIMMEANOTHERCHANCE in running.
The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding.
c) MAIN DEFENDER (G Lerena), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.
Trainer A P Peter advised (AH).
JOCKEY CHANGES:
None.
RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a) SLINKY MAPIMPI raced with a tongue tie on (declared 25 March 2025 at 08H46).
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a) GIMMEANOTHERCHANCE examined post race, nothing obvious detected.
THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS.
DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED... read more
Editor
30th March 2025
My Soul Mate Rounds Off Varsfontein’s Champions Day Treble
The Stipes reported:
RACE 12 : 4RACING CARADOC GOLD CUP (Listed) : 2850M (709)
Starter: P H van der Westhuizen Loading: 1 min 13 sec No. of Runners: 12
CARDED TIME: 18:00:00
RESCHEDULED TIME: -----
OFF TIME: 18:03:10
PROVISIONAL RESULT: 18:05:39
ALL CLEAR: 18:11:32
THE START OF THIS RACE WAS DELAYED DUE TO THE TONGUE TIE ON NEBRAAS (C ZACKEY) HAVING TO BE REPLACED AT THE START.
THE STARTER REPORTED:
a) BREEZE OVER (M Yeni) was slow losing two lengths.
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a) MY SOUL MATE (R Munger) shifted both ways away from the crop from the 300m.
b) BATTLEGROUND (K Matsunyane) shifted in away from the crop and was corrected in the concluding stages.
c) Jockey J P van der Merwe reported that POETS WARRIOR changed stride continually in running.
The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding.
Trainer A Azzie was requested to report back to the Stipendiary Board on the condition of POETS WARRIOR on return to stables
d) In view of the performance of UNITED COUNCIL (S Khumalo), (distance 11,10 lengths, betting 8/1), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this mare.
e) In view of the performance of ARUMUGAM (J Penny), (distance 38,00 lengths, betting 100/1), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding.
f) MY SOUL MATE (R Munger), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.
Roy Sukdhev
30th March 2025
Grant van Niekerk Issues Public Statement
Extremely Sad what’s currently happening. Sanity has to prevail Are the officials/staff of the NHA permanent like in the Coorporate World or elected. WE NEED CLARITY.
If this RULE BOOK is OUTDATED…. Priority is to Review by independent retired respected officials
Norman Fago
30th March 2025
Now For Some Good News! Ormond Ferraris Inducted Into SA Hall Of Fame
I think 4racing could have held a black tie dinner gala event on another night because after the champions day Grand finale I only Saw Johnny Geroudis and Weichong Marwing from the ex jockeys and trainer's - I couldn't pick up really because the Hall of Fame induction the lights were very dim - I think that the racecourse management switchED big entire floodlight that comes down from the boxes because I was watching from a box balcony upstairs.
I think 4racing could have done better than that - like I say a black tie gala dinner would have been ideal for a man of Mr Ferraris stature. Then everyone from the past to present jockeys and trainer's and some owners, could have engaged with
Neill De Bruyn
30th March 2025
The Mercury is a G1 and although the Golden Horse is now a G2, there is not that much difference in stake money
(R1 million compared to R750 000).
Martin shai
31st March 2025
Hollywoodbets Durbanville Protest – Jockeys Issue Statement
Well done to the coastal jockeys association, an apology is appropriate and shows maturity in these
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