Champion owner query - NHA Press Releas

PRESS RELEASE


The National Horseracing Authority (NHA) is receiving various queries regarding the Championship. Please refer to the Press Release issued on 9 July 2019 below as this criteria still applies.


Vee Moodley
Chief Executive





PRESS RELEASE

NATIONAL STATISTICS : RESTRICTED RACES APPLICATION (REFRESHER)

The National Horseracing Authority (NHA) is the custodian of the results for thoroughbred races in South Africa and Zimbabwe. It was ratified by the National Board of the NHA in May 2015 that stakes earned by horses competing in restricted races are excluded from the national statistics. As a result, this ruling applies when determining the CHAMPION BREEDER, CHAMPION STALLION and CHAMPION TRAINER. The decision to exclude the stakes of restricted races from the national statistics was motivated by the view that such races may potentially influence the log positions based on its “closed” nature. The same rule applies to bonuses linked to all sales.

Restricted races are defined as those in which participants are confined:

1. to horses born or raised in a particular area or are the progeny of stallions of a particular area; or
2. to graduates of specific sales; or
3. to horses selected on the basis of some arbitrary criteria.

The above does not apply to owners and jockeys, as all owners have the right to buy and compete where they want to and that jockeys are at liberty to accept engagements as and where they wish (open). As a result, restricted race stakes are included for owners and jockeys.



Enquiries:
Hazel Kayiya
Racing Admin Executive

I spoke to a senior trader at a major bookmaker

"We didn't price up"

"What a shit show"

"We would probably have paid out both to keep everyone happy"

I also asked leading bookie what result did they pay out on?


Hi Dave. We didn't offer a market I believe for that exact reason


The question remains; what would have happened if jockey champion had been in a similar position?