Ormond Ferraris banned from walking the course

www.sportingpost.co.za/2018/10/ormond-fe...orting-post-mailbag/

Veteran Gauteng trainer Ormond Ferraris informs that on Sunday 21 October 2018 he received an sms from Phumelela.

He writes in the Sporting Post mailbag:

I have been a trainer for over 65 years and have never before received a notice banning me from inspecting or walking the surface on which my client’s horses are going to race.
National Horseracing AuthorityFurthermore, it appears such actions will result in me obtaining a sanction from the NHA.
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?

I am quite sure that the NHA would welcome the possibility of handing out fines in this regard. However, this would only further demonstrate its hypocrisy and pettiness.
Some Turffontein trainers were recently fined for their grooms not wearing safety helmets, whilst WALKING horses.

But week after week we see images of Cape trainer’s horses being ridden on a beach without a safety helmet (including on the trainer) in sight and no fines issued.
Unfortunately, the demise of Du Plessis has apparently given rise to a new regime of authoritarianism and not the promised all inclusive open door policy.

So Phumelela what is being hidden from us?

Maybe they have found Shergar!

Shergar
Shergar – found?

Ed – Ormond Ferraris
Ormond Ferraris first took out his licence in 1952.

That is 66 years of training winners.

He holds a record of ten SA Oaks and eight SA Derbies, he has twice been SA champion trainer, he won the1994 Summer Cup with Sizzling Sun, ran 2nd in one of the most controversial Durban Julys with Distinctly in 1975 and trained 2013 Triple Tiara winner, Cherry On The Top.

On 12 March 2016 Mr Ferraris celebrated a milestone 2500th career winner when Romany Prince won the Listed Drum Star Handicap, two weeks before his birthday. He has done sterling work on the Trainers Benevolent Fund, he is respected as a horseman and also as someone who is not afraid to speak his mind on industry matters.

Absolutely ridiculous.

The mind boggles.

Have to get our priorities in order??
Knowing Mr Ferraris i am surprised someone did not get a clap or a heavy ear bending

Had a discussion with a trainer recently and the word "discretion" appers to have disappeared not to mention the previous "respect" we all had for the Jockey club gents

Mcgillvary ( not sure of spelling) but if memory serves me correctly was the correct caliber.

.....have those at the operator not as yet run out of feet to shoot.....which ballsy brainless pr!ck was tasked with taking on the doyen of the local training ranks.....sure they are trying to keep the covers on the standside track but doubt that the old man was walking on them or trying to sneak a peak of what they are trying to hide under them....very spiteful and just because a few 40 something year olds cant walk a track.....there no need to stop a man twice their age from doing so.....:oops:

A general sms was sent to all stakeholders and an apology was sent to Mr F , 10 minutes after he sent an email to Phumelela ( yesterday at 3pm )

Racing in SA is a dictatorship and it’s being ruined like the countries that are run by dictatorships! Unless something drastically changes, even the new hopes of Mike de Kock and Johno Snaith trying to change things won’t help... just look at the pathetic state of tracks countrywide is enough to see where the dictators will lead racing!

Bob Brogan wrote: A general sms was sent to all stakeholders and an apology was sent to Mr F , 10 minutes after he sent an email to Phumelela ( yesterday at 3pm )

Thanks for reply

Bob Brogan wrote: A general sms was sent to all stakeholders and an apology was sent to Mr F , 10 minutes after he sent an email to Phumelela ( yesterday at 3pm )

.....once out .....very difficult to put the toothpaste back in the tube......absolutely thoughtless....but those at the operator will continue to squeeze...... when no squeezing is actually required.....:S

Phumelela should beg Mr F to walk the course - he knows more about that track than anyone else - What were they thinking?

Please get rid of them all
They running SA Racing into the ground