Racing Authority – Reputational Damage
Effort to buy more time for certain individuals at the BHA whose positions would currently appear untenable
26th May 2016
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Effort to buy more time for certain individuals at the BHA whose positions would currently appear untenable
Jockey portrayed as drunk, unfit, lazy, argumentative and rude, an incompetent rider and irresponsible and unprofessional
‘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
