5th September 2018
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The death of trainer Leon Erasmus in a motor car accident on Sunday has left a pall over South African horseracing
Submitted false or misleading registration of ownership documents
Mr Erasmus was charged with a contravention of Rule 73.2.3 in that a specimen taken from the horse CAPTAIN ALI, prior to the running of the 4th race at the Vaal Racecourse on 14 May 2015, was found to contain the prohibited substance Caffeine, a prohibited substance in terms of Rule 73.4
This short note was delivered to the Sporting Post Mailbag earlier today. We have opted to withhold the writer’s name.
A horse described by his breeder as a ‘staying sort’ at his ready to run gallop won his first start beyond 1450m at the age of 5 – his 57th run
With regular stable rider Sherman Brown winging his way to Mauritius, 21 year old Hennie Greyling gets his chance to throw his leg over Leon Erasmus’ grey Stage Call gelding Kavinsky at the first Vaal meeting of the new season today
Sherman Brown and Leon Erasmus register Vaal sand feature double as Tiger Territory wins the Lightning Stakes
Club Captain grinds some good quality opponents into the sand in the Summer Speedsters at the Vaal
The National Horseracing Authority confirms that an Inquiry was held in Johannesburg on 27 March 2013, where Trainer Mr L J Erasmus was charged with a contravention of Rule 73.2.4. MrErasmus
‘I called the owner and before I could even make the offer he excitedly told me that a certain South African bookmaker had just called 10 minutes earlier to make an offer of R5m’
It’s clear that eight incidents of crop excesses is unacceptable for a sport keen to maintain a good public image, and the time appears to have arrived for a review of the crop rules for work riders on the Highveld
Rafeef is fast establishing a fine reputation as a stallion who has the ability to sire stakes winners across the speed and stamina spectrum
