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Principal Owner Hedley McGrath at Fairview Race Yard said Thursday night that it wanted to clarify certain facts about a violent protest that ended with the killing of a horse and wounding others in Port Elizabeth.
The International Racing Club had called the incident earlier in the day in tFairview Racecourse is a “low day in South African history for horse racing”.
McGrath said the attacks on the horses Thursday weren’t just caused by one owner’s groom.
“I would like the owners of all the racehorses currently in the stable in Fairview with the various trainers to know that not only Yvette Bremner’s boyfriends participated in the riots this morning, but also those in the other yards who they were part of the attacks and riots, “he said in a statement.
“The same grooms who are used to take care of their horses were part of this mutiny. They need to ask themselves, how safe are their horses really? “
According to the International Racing Club, staff who had been fired for stabbing a racehorse earlier this year were retaliating against the coach.
“To all the naysayers who think they are smart spreading false stories about what happened in Fairview this morning, be sure to check your facts and tell the truth,” McGrath said.
He described the events of Thursday as the “most barbarous” attacks “I have ever seen and I pray to God we will never see it again.”
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