Racing fans in South Africa will be able to watch and wager on some of the best US Racing including: Gulfstream Park, Tampa Bay Downs, Laurel Park, Monmouth Park, Lone Star Park to name a few
Today’s race meeting at the Vaal sand has been moved to the Vaal Turf Track
Phumelela put on the show-why are they so quiet and saying so little 24 hours after the event? Taking the fifth amendment maybe?
Racing operator Phumelela are in the process of acquiring a 35,2% share in Interbet, an exchange that can be utilised to place horseracing and sports bets with South Africa’s bookmakers
The 64-year-old Mr Kantor sold 700,000 Investec Limited shares worth R67.5m and stock worth R24.3m at Phumelela Gaming and Leisure this month.
The race meeting scheduled for Turffontein on Saturday 13 December has been moved to the Vaal
The move smacks of a similar policy introduced by Gold Circle in KZN some seasons back in order to protect struggling local trainers against the powerhouse outside yards
On 9 October the Gauteng Gambling Board issued an interim order to the effect that Phumelela is required to make the Tellytrack channel available to all bookmakers at the 2013 price plus an inflation adjustment
I have asked if racing is busy dying but if you speak to a younger generation it alarmingly appears that it’s already dead as far as they are concerned.A ring fenced operation tasked with growing the customer and fan base is required with a separate budget and a clear objective of delivering measurable outcomes.
In the late 80s, South African breeders were highly skeptical of sons of Mr Prospector. The main criticism was that he was ‘a dirt stallion’ and we race on turf
Alan Greeff’s recent Eastern Cape ‘Triple Crown’ star My Best Shot and the Lucky Houdalakis galloper Musical Score, a 3yo son of Oratorio, and a winner of his last two starts, are the two newbies
