‘As a person, he was unbreakable and his passion for horseracing and ridding the sport of its demons and willingness to assist in restructuring the game, unflagging and unrelenting’
‘He was a friend, an advisor, a mentor, a sounding board, a cheerleader and so much more’
‘The deal with the Steinhoff two was a betrayal. At the time we knew that there was something more to the meeting with the Steinhoff two and what they had told us…’
‘Rumour is rife in the industry and horseracing websites that a sizeable amount of horses have been found to have prohibited substances in their systems’
Phumelela says racing at Turffontein is carried on at a loss. Does their application for gambling license amendments signal an intent to close?
The hotpot of racehorse owner Advocate Brett Maselle’s recent complaint to horseracing’s policing body regarding bonus stakes paid by the Racing Association continues to boil and simmer.
Phumelela and the NHA appear to have worked themselves into a corner following the handling of the Maselle-RA Bonus challenge. Assertive leadership will be tested as the authorities need to move quickly to explain what happened.
Complaint of payment of bonus stakes “paid” by the RA to its members discriminated against those owners who were not owners of the RA and therefore did not qualify to receive the bonus stakes money.
On 2 May 2012, Adv John Myburgh SC furnished a report dealing with a complaint which Mr Maselle had lodged against Mr Rob de Kock
An Inquiry into a complaint lodged by Adv Brett Maselle against the Racing Association and Phumelela
High drama and some potentially dangerous race-riding cast a dark cloud over the inaugural running of the R5 million HSH Princess Charlene Big Cap at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth
After dedicating herself fully to the role for four challenging years, the increasing demands on her time and personal life have led her to reassess her career direction
Two smaller stables made their mark last week with notable victories, each carrying a backstory
Two South African star performers in Dean Kannemeyer’s Gimme A Prince and the Vaughan Marshall champion 3yo One Stripe, who runs in Sunday’s HSH Princess Charlene Big Cap, feature in the first edition of the LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2025
