‘When management presented the first draft resolutions to the Board, I opposed them on the basis that they were “unconditional”, in other words rewriting the constitution to allow Board and Management unfettered access to the entire investment of ring-fenced funds’
The Sale of Clairwood, the separation from the Western Cape, the incomplete polytrack circuit and the sale of Betting World – just some of the issues
With Brightnumberten posting 2 wins on the trot, Eightfold Path is firmly out of the starting blocks. Peter Gibson tells us about the stallion and Hui Guo’s South Africa venture with Hartley SA
In the interests of best business practice, the Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association of South Africa (TBA) runs it’s marketing and sales arm Bloodstock South Africa (BSA) as a separate business entity to its Breed Affairs activities
With South Africa’s breeding industry suffering significant declines over the past twenty years, our primary responsibility is to local industry and we believe that the opening of the export markets is the only realistic way of reversing this trend
Peter Gibson will return to the Trade Council from 1 July, assuming the role of CEO, a position which he has held since 2003
Peter Gibson talks to Paul Lafferty on Winning Ways about the sale that’s stood the test of time and some exciting new optimism and positivity on the export protocol front
An attempt to combat the unlevel playing field that our competitors enjoy as a result of the prevailing quarantine restrictions imposed on South African horse exports
Peter Gibson appears on Winning Ways to discuss plans for a state of the art lock down quarantine facility as an alternative to the current Western Cape free zone strategy
The TBA’s new opening batsman faces a few bumpers and no-balls from Paul Lafferty
Loss of shareholder support leads to demise of horseracing umbrella body that may have had the very best interests of the industry at heart – but did it deliver what was expected of it?
‘We want to deliver the best quality racing on a consistent basis. That’s what we are striving for. We do not want to host the most racemeetings for the sake of it’
Just hours after the Springboks beat the All Blacks in Cape Town to lift the 2024 Freedom Cup, an equine speed merchant that first saw the light of day just 130km away from the DHL Stadium was announcing his arrival on the US racing scene
The South African bred former Equus Champion Sprinter Isivunguvungu made a terrific winning debut on US soil for trainer Graham Motion and confirmed his Prevagen $1million Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint aspirations
The evergreen hero travelled to Vereeniging on Thursday for a 100% strike rate from two rides that saw him bring up his recordbreaking 5555th winner milestone
