Rumours, must be treated as a rumour and no more.

The NHA is aware of the “unsubstantiated serious allegations” after the announcement on 8 September 2022 of Trainer Mr Paul Peter’s decision to relinquish his Trainer’s Licence. The discussions pertaining to his decision was recorded by the NHA in the presence of witnesses. This relinquishment was accepted by the Licensing Committee of NHA to cease, after the race meeting of 10 September 2022 at Turffontein Racecourse (Inside track), with effect from 11 September 2022.

Immediately after the dissemination of the NHA’s press release on 8 September, Executive Management were inundated with telephone calls and there was an absurd number of rumours doing the rounds on multiple platforms. Amongst those was that Mr Peter has had numerous positive specimens from his winners to date and that he was advised by the NHA to hand in his Trainer’s License to make the matter “go away”, despite the absence of any evidence to support or substantiate that rumour. The leadership of the NHA do NOT take lightly to these wild and loose assertions. To set the record straight, Mr Peter requested to see the Chief Executive and NOT the other way around. Due to Mr Peter having wins/places during the month of August 2022 and up until 10 September 2022, the NHA was NOT able to respond to these allegations until ALL the specimens for that period were analysed.

The analysing of all specimens until the above date has now been completed by the NHA Laboratory, which is the only authority permitted to perform such tests in South Africa currently. Please see the prior press releases attached that confirms the accreditation and capabilities of the NHA Laboratory. All outstanding tests and related comprehensive analyses have provided a negative result for any prohibited substances under the Rules of the NHA. The NHA categorically denies all allegations of Mr Peter’s horses competing with prohibited substances and since July 2018 to 10 September 2022 he has had no positive cases of prohibited substances. The allegations are therefore unfounded and entirely baseless.

It is extremely disappointing that malicious rumours of this nature, especially in the current climate that the Horseracing Industry finds itself in, further erodes the credibility and the image of the Sport. The NHA prides itself in ensuring that all governance protocols are adhered to, and the motto of “no fear, favour or prejudice” is strictly applied. The integrity and the legitimacy of the product, that has both local and international customers wagering billions of rands, is paramount in the execution of our duties.

The NHA grants all stakeholders the necessary assurance that the rumours, must be treated as a rumour and no more.

Can anyone point me to where any rumours have been posted? Don't think i have seen any anywhere? Here, Post etc

Very weird press release imo

Sporting post had a good few

have they ever denied rumor's so vehemently?

have they ever denied a rumor, period

maybe they should quash the rumours and explain why the owner was fined in the boardroom...they should also explain why he was upset and with whom he was upset ..... they can take a giant step towards transparency if they do that

The NHA have created this mess. This is another attempt to dig themselves out of a hole. The part that I don’t get about all of this, is why did NHA break the news first before Mr. Peter. I get that he was champion trainer but is it standard practice to send out press releases about handing in licenses before the individual make this public. Some Regulators only do this when an individual is being sanctioned for something and thereafter the individual responds. The sequence of events may have created this perception that there may be more to this.

… and now the rumours will begin


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I stand corrected so forgive a lapse in memory...isn't there history with regards to positive test/s, large fine/s, almost being struck off? Or am I remembering the wrong trainer?

Apologies if I'm wrong...

www.africanbettingclan.com/forum/south-a...peter-fined-r650-000