Formgrids South Africa shuts down today

Due to escalating costs Formgrids South Africa will be going off line from 10am today, according to the racing operaters and the HRA it is of no importance to the racing public and claim that Formgrids only caters to a small % of the racing fraternity and not their target market quoting the reason being that "the majority of South Africans do not have access to computers"
As has been well documented Dave Safi has been trying to negotiate for the past 8 years with the powers that be to assist with a portion of the running expenses but they have refused point blank to assist because they believe that the internet is not the way forward for SA Horse Racings future We will be continue with our International cards but will no longer be able to continue with the South African cards ~ we regret any inconvenience to our long time readers and supporters but this action is unavoidable..

Had to come some time or another............i wish you well Mister A

Typical mentality of Phuemelela....

Horseracing in SA is NOT Phumelela's first priority, don't expect to be racing in 20 years if this lot is running the show...(td)

Sorry to see this happen to formgrid MR H...

A horrible, horrible day for South African punters and a few I know who play local from overseas. A loss that can be imo of ZERO benefit to the game and only detrimental. Crazy stuff that doesn't make an iota of sense to let formgrids go. What an asset to waste !!! Unbelievable and I'm shocked (. Punters to suffer end of the day.

I'm LOST without it. That's it for me. Not another penny on horses in SA :X

How about a subscribtion service? I will sign up right now

Let's pull together and get a petition going to keep Formgrids - it is one of our home bred jewels?

I can help campaign with the operators...

Hibs how we do we do this?!

Bunks Wrote:

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> How about a subscribtion service? I will sign up
> right now


The whole reason for formgrids was to uplift racing and for the betterment of the racing punters ability to diagnose a horses chances and was not ever meant to be a commercial venture...

Gutted...

My right hand is ABC and my left hand is Formgrids

hibernia Wrote:

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> Gutted...
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> My right hand is ABC and my left hand is Formgrids


and here all the time i thought that your right hand was your girlfriend.

so formgrids caters to a small percentage of the punters and the punters competition on sunday caters to the masses?for me its an ego thing because the useless insecure people who work in the industry didnt invent it they will do everything to keep it out just like their attitude to owen heffers operations ...they are not interested in the big picture which is the survival of this ailing industry

DISGRACE - I think they hate it cause they can't use it!!!