Phumelela shares have been trading at very low volumes for the last weeks. Then suddenly, on 27 January, a big splash: 1.2 million shares. Someone sold, someone bought. After that, all went quiet again.
Organisations are contributing R4 million towards offsetting a R10-million shortfall in prize money for races at the five Phumelela racecourses in the 2010-11 racing season – but conditions apply.
Phumelela Gold Enterprises, the joint venture between South African horseracing and tote betting operators Phumelela and Gold Circle, and the UK tote have signed an agreement that enables British betting shop customers to bet directly into South African tote pools for the first time.
John Stuart, Director International Marketing and Sales, and Betting Executive Vee Moodley have been appointed International Executive Director and Betting Executive Director on the board of Phumelela.
Sensational six winners at the Vaal on Thursday for former SA Champion!
Was the last galloper to win a race on SA soil with a seriously hefty impost Buddy Maroun’s champion Golden Loom, aka ‘Goofy’, who lumbered 65 kgs under Anton Marcus to beat Fov’s Favourite 26 years ago?
The Ndoro Stud-bred son of Wilgerbosdrift’s War Front stallion Fire Away, Alec Laird-trained Fire Attack dominated the 2025 Highveld Feature Season Awards
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
