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Any director that sits on the Kenilworth Racing board who represents MOD or has links to MOD, should not have participated in any deliberations at the Kenilworth Racing Board on matters pertaining to MOD
As most people have a very short shelf life in racing, memories are remarkably short – even among long-standing members -and history tends to repeat itself on a fairly regular basis
Since the 4Racing roadshow cracked the whip at Kenilworth last Thursday, I have noticed that we have twice in six days had the racing regulator waving a red flag at the television crew
From a sustainability perspective nothing else really matters more than this – unless it is the intention of participants to ultimately race horses for a ‘pie & a coke’
Who makes the tote rules? Why is the Pick 6 the only exotic bet that offers players protection against first-timers?
Chairman of The Thoroughbred Horseracing Trust Mark Currie has urged all stakeholders to disregard the ‘noise’ around Kenilworth Racing and support the process of placing the region in the best possible hands to achieve a sustainable future
When I look at the bickering, multiple agendas and mistrust that have surrounded the past few weeks in Cape Racing, I sometimes think we don’t deserve our horses
The negatives together with limited exposure has made racing an obscure and uninviting activity which will put severe pressure on any marketing efforts that might be implemented down the line
I talk as a ‘customer’- the punter, not involved in the financials or the politics or the agendas of SA racing
Could schoolyard level petulance and gamesmanship be at play at the expense of our racing, in the 4Racing corridors of power?
The introduction of the new era ‘one local racemeeting per day’ policy has clearly contributed to the ‘day zero’ situation we find ourselves in this weekend
In what has been a torrid start to 2022 for the Mauritius Turf Club, master time ticks on relentlessly with the prospects of a start to the new racing season still uncertain
‘Instead of having comments such as ‘might be green’ the owners and the public will be able to watch the horses in the trial and see for themselves’
The connections of SA Triple Tiara champion Rain In Holland received some compensation for the bad news this week that their star won’t be racing again this season
