This Is Going To Get The Purists Spitting Mad!
Opinions are not really encouraged in this game because we tend to go for the man and not the ball afterwards.
29th August 2018
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Opinions are not really encouraged in this game because we tend to go for the man and not the ball afterwards.
Theuns Botha writes: “In the on-going argument/debate between David Thiselton (Tote) and Tony Mincione and Basil Thomas (Bookmakers), may I ask …
Regarding Tony Mincione’s letter which asked why there should be a connection between a bookmakers business and the contribution towards owner’s costs, bookmakers currently have no obligation to pay the operators more than 3% of winning bets.
‘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
