National Horse Racing Authority

Habib Suspended

As the rider of Imperial Seal he failed to ensure that he did not cause interference to Air Buzz when shifting inwards

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Et Tu, NHA?

Good regulation is a serious business and poor regulation is not just a poor reflection on the sport, it has real monetary repercussions for all of us

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Remembering Mike Tillett

Mike Tillett was one of the great servants to horse racing. He will always be regarded by those who knew him with the total respect that he deserved.

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NHA Breaching Rules?

If ABSA stated that Mayfair was “hopelessly insolvent”, how has an insolvent company been allowed to still have racing colours, trade and incur expenses?

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NHA: Rules Or Guidelines?

In an explosive letter, Adv Brett Maselle asserts that the NHA pays lip service to its rules and is acting in a wrongful and sinister manner regarding Mayfair Speculators.

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Judy Brannigan (photo: hamishNIVENPhotography)

Changes To Stud Book

Judy Davies has resigned from the NHA Stud Book with immediate effect. Her duties will be handed over to Hazel Kayiya who joins in April

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Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?

Where is the horse in our discourse? We have administrators and track managers and bean counters, rather than ex jockeys, ex trainers and folks who know the feel of leather in their hands and whose bodies carry reminders of what happens when the basics are not adhered to.

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Lyndon Barends (photo: hamishNIVENPhotography)

Stolen Horses

Following the theft of two Thoroughbreds from Jenny Millington’s THRC in Philippi, the NHA have opened an inquiry

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Good Newsbreak: Direct Exports From SA To EU Approved!

This amendment places South Africa’s African Horse Sickness (AHS) free zone back on the Annex IV list as an authorised zone within South Africa from which registered equines are authorised for direct entry into the EU following the required in-country pre-export quarantine period

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