Racing at the Vaal was abandoned on Thursday following the second EFF-led grooms’ strike at the North Rand Training Centre, Randjesfontein. Trainers with horses based at the centre were alerted at 3am on Thursday that a large group of strikers had assembled near the entrance. With security having abandoned their posts, a number of protesters walked into the barns and threatened to let the horses loose. The grooms have a list of complaints, including wage issues and living conditions. At noon on Thursday, leaders of the strike were in the process of negotiating with trainers’ representatives and officials.
This weekend’s top meeting takes place at Scottsville on Saturday. In 2014 Gold Circle, the racing operator in KwaZulu-Natal, opened the KZN Derby and the KZN Oaks to horses of all ages at weight-for-age terms. It was decided to improve the quality and depth of both races by opening them up to all and moving away from the three-year-old classic restrictions. The KZN Derby and...
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