Trainer Yvette Bremner quits Eastern Cape racing after violent protests
Leading woman trainer decides she has had enough after horrific riot leaves a horse dead and others injured
20 September 2020 - 21:09
Yvette Bremner, whose stable was involved in last Thursday’s riots at Fairview racecourse, has quit Eastern Cape racing. She has decided that enough is enough and is likely to move to another province.
Bremner’s decision to shut the stable doors on her operation demonstrates the curved balls life can throw at people. In an interview in 2017, the bubbly lady, born in Vryburg in North West province, declared: “I am not going anywhere. Port Elizabeth is a great place to live and work. I have wonderful people and good horses around me. What more could anyone wish for?”..
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