Calling Homer

Homer Wrote:

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> Hi Dorry - The Industry has been good to me and
> the least I can do is contribute to the wellbeing
> of these superb animals! Although I am selling and
> getting out I will make a cash donation. I will PM
> you for bank details and the amount I will be
> donating.

This is shocking news and i can only hope that you will seriously reconsider your decision .....

Homer........................................ " Please don't go, don't go..oo..oo." KC. and th Sunshine Band.

On a serious note, " Another one bite's the dust ".

Titch Wrote:

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> Homer Wrote:
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> > Hi Dorry - The Industry has been good to me and
> > the least I can do is contribute to the
> wellbeing
> > of these superb animals! Although I am selling
> and
> > getting out I will make a cash donation. I will
> PM
> > you for bank details and the amount I will be
> > donating.
>
> This is shocking news and i can only hope that you
> will seriously reconsider your decision .....

Titch ,don't be shocked...........you just have to tell Homer how healthy local racing is ........especially for owners!

Homer is well aware of the situation that racing SA is in and does not need me to tell him...he will be a huge loss to the industry and I can assure you it is not because he woke up one morning and realised that he was showing a loss in racing/ownership..the fact that he doesn't whinge about is not because he is content or showing a profit,he was in the game for the love of it and gave a lot of trainers a chance from those in the top 5 in the country to the less fortunate and treated them all equally...

so why he go?

France me thinks...

if he decide to leave then it is personal decision why we make it any thing else? good luck to homer, france is beautiful country but one thing it can not be is home.

I was unaware the he was leaving the country,in that case I can only wish him well..(tu)

Titch

As you said I did not wake up one morning and decided to sell. This has been coming a long time.
My reasons:

1. I had enough of what is happening in this country! So much hate, murders, racism - the list continues. It will always be home but I cannot live in such a country with this happening around me and decided to move on. It impacts one's quality of life and thinking! And yes, France is my country of choice - Le Havre on the English Channel to be exact.

2. I could leave the horses here but even racing (after 12 years and lots of fun) I feel is going the wrong way. There are serious challenges which can be overcome - but not by the people currently in charge. Given the crop I had like Contador, Sedge, Le Var etc. I made good money selling - my timing was spot on. Even my mares went for good money! In total I owned 30 horses - the 2yo's will be on the Cape Town RTR sale. I will keep about 3 in Kimberley only - just for fun!

3. Lastly - leaving racing was probably the most difficult decision of them all (not even leaving SA was such a difficult call). It is not about money or showing a profit - if you buy that R1m horse at the sale never think you will show a profit. This I knew and my idea was never to make money - it is investing into your dream. This dream became real on a few occasions - winning a couple of Group races and a few Listed races. But eventually I lost my passion for the game....I simply did not enjoy it anymore.

I love Le Havre, been there twice. Love the Indian Restaurants there....best Curry I have had in my life!!!!

All the best Homer, being a person who has made a conscious decision to leave I know you are doing the right thing. It doesn't change the fact that South Africa will always be home, it is all about the quality of life!!!!

Good luck!

Thanks for the post/s Homer and I wish u all the best, would be great if you could pop into the Hangover before u go, but not before the first week in November

cheers Dave -D

Scotia - for sure during Dec! I will only be leaving end May 2013.