2021/2022 Active Trainers

for the season that just passed 139 trainers had at least 1 runner.

For current season we have 120 active trainers

JHB 46 Active trainers
KZN 37 Active trainers plus (5 big WC satellite yards)
WC 21 Active trainers
PE 16 Active trainers

I have put 7 more on the Maybe list as they have not had any runners for a while

Mr E Kaknis 14-May-21 PE
Mr C E Erasmus 10-May-21 JHB
Mr P P Vermeulen 06-Jun-21 JHB
Mr L J Human 27-May-21 JHB
Mr S W Kenny 14-Jun-21 JHB
Mr D P F Devos 30-Mar-21 JHB
Mr W G Prestage 09-Jun-21 WC

Snaith took 28% of all stakes earned in WC by local trainers
Greeff and Smith took 51% of all stakes earned in PE by local trainers
Peter took 13% of all stakes earned in JHB by local trainers
Gareth VZ took 8% of all stakes earned in KZN by local trainers

Trainers raced for 243,567,277 million in stakes for the past season and registered 3318 winners from 34292 runners

The top 20 yards took 53.14% of all stakes
The top 20 yards took 52.60% of all winners
The top 20 yards took 40.82% of all runners

Races averaged
9.6 runners at an average stake of 73400 per race

Message received

“ Grant Paddock and Sarel van willing smit hand in licences this week”

Bob Brogan wrote:

Message received

“ Grant Paddock and Sarel van willing smit hand in licences this week”

2017 trainers 157
2021 trainers 117 over 20% down
2017 owners 3329
2021 owners 959 70% down
2017 jockeys all 141
2021 jockeys all 84 40% down
2017 horses 6478
2021 horses 1549 76% down (obviously will go up as 2yr olds and late 3yr olds make debuts but not by thousands

The last to leave turn the lights off(If they still work at Turffontein)

PUNTERS 2017? PUNTERS 2021?

Its a good question MrH but the truth be told punters will always be punters. We just choose to take our money to more exciting options where the operators of such businesses look after their customers which makes you want to go back time and time again. Racing has lost its appeal through total disregard of their customers. This applies to both the product they serve up and the facilities which are mostly disgusting .

mr hawaii wrote:

Bob Brogan wrote:

Message received

“ Grant Paddock and Sarel van willing smit hand in licences this week”

2017 trainers 157
2021 trainers 117 over 20% down
2017 owners 3329
2021 owners 959 70% down
2017 jockeys all 141
2021 jockeys all 84 40% down
2017 horses 6478
2021 horses 1549 76% down (obviously will go up as 2yr olds and late 3yr olds make debuts but not by thousands

The last to leave turn the lights off(If they still work at Turffontein)

PUNTERS 2017? PUNTERS 2021?

With the above drastic decreases in trainers, owners, horses and jockeys over the last few years, I wonder how this has affected the employment contingent and costs on bodies like the NHRA.

21 september update

116 trainers now raced. Cason raced for 1st time this season a few days back.

5 Mega yards are already stretching away. 117 winners to date
Gareth Van Zyl and Bass Yard are slotting in just behind
Fortune yard has a had a great start to season

51 days into a 365 day season and
26 active trainers have yet to win a race. (0)
19 have only had 1 winner (19)
19 have had only 2 winners {38)
10 have had 3 winners (30)
14 have had 4 winners (56)
8 have had 5 winners (40)

with low stakes and small fields smaller owners must be bleeding.


Ok lets see how August went

We had 114 Trainers race so far. Working on 121 trainers now. Kaknis yard had some runners

Lost Forbes Smit and Paddock according to ABC. 118

Lola Crawford and Brett Warren have not raced this season so far. 116

2 more missing ?

WC 20 Trainers 24 races for August // 21 trainers as 5 sept.
PE 16 Trainer 51 races in August // 15 trainers as 5 sept
KZN 34 Trainers and 4 WC yards // 35 trainers as 5 sept
Gauteng 44 Trainers // 43 trainers as 5 sept

still 114 trainers

Bill Human registered a horse today

Denysschen handed in his license

Lola Crawford had a few runners

as of 7 Feb 2022

121 active trainers

Gauteng
50 Trainers 563 winners 53.6 Million in stakes. Paul Peter way out in front.

KZN
39 Trainers inc 4 WC satellite yards.

PE
15 Trainers.

WC
21 Trainers 311 winners Snaith well clear. 77 winners