5th September 2018
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The death of trainer Leon Erasmus in a motor car accident on Sunday has left a pall over South African horseracing
Submitted false or misleading registration of ownership documents
Mr Erasmus was charged with a contravention of Rule 73.2.3 in that a specimen taken from the horse CAPTAIN ALI, prior to the running of the 4th race at the Vaal Racecourse on 14 May 2015, was found to contain the prohibited substance Caffeine, a prohibited substance in terms of Rule 73.4
This short note was delivered to the Sporting Post Mailbag earlier today. We have opted to withhold the writer’s name.
A horse described by his breeder as a ‘staying sort’ at his ready to run gallop won his first start beyond 1450m at the age of 5 – his 57th run
With regular stable rider Sherman Brown winging his way to Mauritius, 21 year old Hennie Greyling gets his chance to throw his leg over Leon Erasmus’ grey Stage Call gelding Kavinsky at the first Vaal meeting of the new season today
Sherman Brown and Leon Erasmus register Vaal sand feature double as Tiger Territory wins the Lightning Stakes
Club Captain grinds some good quality opponents into the sand in the Summer Speedsters at the Vaal
The National Horseracing Authority confirms that an Inquiry was held in Johannesburg on 27 March 2013, where Trainer Mr L J Erasmus was charged with a contravention of Rule 73.2.4. MrErasmus
An investigation into betting patterns, both locally and internationally, has been launched by the National Horseracing Authority
The highly anticipated first race on the revamped Hollywoodbets Greyville polytrack on Wednesday was well received by stakeholders, but was not without its drama
Cape lightweight Morne Winnaar has come a long way since being plucked from near ignominy by former Cape champion trainer Joey Ramsden over twenty years ago
The Rafeef purple patch continued in the 2025 Champions Season opener at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday with another crackerjack performer in the shape of Mon Petit Cherie who won the World Sports Betting Gr2 Fillies Guineas
