Peter Tops National Log
A non-punting stable and one of the most transparent operations in the country
18th September 2019
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A non-punting stable and one of the most transparent operations in the country
“If this type of unrest continues, we are going to have serious problems in SA racing. Owners are going to stop and say, ‘We don’t need this, we want to race and watch our horses in peace and we want our investments protected.’ If the big owners call it a day, we’ll see a major collapse.”
When it comes to training winners of the SA Derby and SA Oaks, Ormond Ferraris has no peer!
Whilst the sheer idiocity and lunacy of such is clearly apparent, it begs the question as to what is being hidden under the track covers, especially after the recent farce of the state of the Vaal tracks?
Unfortunately we’ve had general public just walking on the tracks at anytime. We mean no disrespect to Mr Ferraris whatsoever and apologize for any offence taken
‘No excuses. My horse pulled up one hundred percent sound. He was beaten by a superb text-book ride and by the pedestrian pace,’
Well-related 4kg claiming apprentice Luke Ferraris came within a heartbeat of riding the jackpot at Turffontein on Saturday
Trainer Ormond Ferraris followed up his victory with Knock On Wood in the inaugural KZN Breeders Million Mile when Romany Prince pipped London Call in a thriller
The Ferraris family may have rewritten the record books again at Scottsville on Saturday when Grandfather Ormond saddled a winner for his owner-trainer son David – ridden by the latter’s son apprentice jockey Luke.
In a rare bit of serendipity – which may be a true blue slice of racing history – three generations of the Ferraris family graced the winner’s enclosure last Sunday
It was a proud Tuesday at the Vaal when Luke Ferraris booted home the first two winners of his career for his grandfather trainer Ormond
‘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
