KZN Trainers Get Their Way
KZN implements changes to their race programme to restrict raiders
11th July 2016
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KZN implements changes to their race programme to restrict raiders
Gold Circle’s Commercial Executive Patrick Loker was ebullient after the Vodacom Durban July totalisator figures showed an upturn from last year
The Legal Eagle connections may have committed a “professional foul” by leaving him in until the weights were published, but they were within their rights to do so
Remember what the same connections did in the lead up to the last Queens Plate when Marcus jumped off Act of War to ride Legal Eagle? This during an active ante-post market
I am fearful of my horses getting injured – but the concerns of owners always fall on deaf ears, and we are expected to keep quiet and carry on purchasing horses and paying Vet’s bills
Joey Ramsden cannot also skip the fact that the three trainers – or for want of a better word, three Gold Circle “stooges” – invited to the meeting, are employed by Gold Circle!
“We have on numerous occasions suggested to the jockeys that we hold regular meetings to discuss matters and concerns of mutual interest with them, as we do with all the other stakeholders…”
A jockey has joined a leading Cape trainer in imploring the racing operator to take responsibility and be accountable for track issues in KZN rather than ‘denial or pretending that there isn’t a problem’
The KZN Winter Challenge finals will be run this Saturday at Greyville as a support programme for the sparkling SA Champions Season feature menu
A spectacular aerobatic display over Greyville Racecourse in Durban today, including two performances by the famous South African Air Force Silver Falcons, will be part of an exhilarating day of air and ground entertainment
Gold Circle honours Mike and Carol Bass by renaming the Gr1 Champions Cup in their honour
It is no mean feat to win at feature level from 1400m to 2400m, but My Best Shot proved equal to the task and set himself up for East Cape Horse Of The Year honours – and maybe a Hollywoodbets Durban July supplementary entry?
