All Owners/ Trainers beware when retiring a horse!

So I had a 3 year old Trippi filly called Magical Trip, she had been for leg surgery and had bled durning a training session. We decided to retire her sending off all the correct retirement forms through to the authorities. We gave her to an assistant trainer who is well known for placing retired horses to homes or riding schools etc. It came to our attention that she sold with good intentions this filly to a man in Jhb who posted photos on FB of his daughter sitting on the horse unite happily. Next thing the horse was seen back in full training without any change of ownership papers signed by myself. I called the man involved who said he had sold her to another man for a profit and the other man put her into training. The trainer and I approached the authorities and were told that in a case like this the CEO of the authorities has the last say in matters such as these. So the horse I retired for free will now be racing in a new owners colours in a new training centre without any change of ownership signed by myself. NICE!

oscar wrote: So I had a 3 year old Trippi filly called Magical Trip, she had been for leg surgery and had bled durning a training session. We decided to retire her sending off all the correct retirement forms through to the authorities. We gave her to an assistant trainer who is well known for placing retired horses to homes or riding schools etc. It came to our attention that she sold with good intentions this filly to a man in Jhb who posted photos on FB of his daughter sitting on the horse unite happily. Next thing the horse was seen back in full training without any change of ownership papers signed by myself. I called the man involved who said he had sold her to another man for a profit and the other man put her into training. The trainer and I approached the authorities and were told that in a case like this the CEO of the authorities has the last say in matters such as these. So the horse I retired for free will now be racing in a new owners colours in a new training centre without any change of ownership signed by myself. NICE!

Have to assume that this CEO's "last say" is therefore subjective and without regard for any rules (or intent).
It is obvious that the regulation of racing continues to be a joke!
(The question is ..............why are there so few of us that care about that state of affairs!)

John i`ve known this story for months

So wrong to race a horse with so many problems,just wrong ,very surprised at the De Kock yard

I am sure there is many stories about horse trading so basically when you transfer to another person they become the authority for the horses future even as in the case above rather unethical.

Oscar get a Lawyer involved ,Urgent Interdict to get the horse not to run can delay case up to 5yrs .Then horse cant see the race course.

Who has her now Oscar and what does the assistant lave to say? I always write in red pen across the passport that it is not for racing.

Craig they can say lost passport and pay 1k for new passport and then race it .

Absolute rubbish ,NHA gutless

magical trip is nominated to run at pmb race 5 mr78 fillies and mares this sunday ..new trainer mike de kock and will race for owner mr egr hughes..if I recall there was a trainer ted hughes in years gone by maybe the same person but im sure the old timers on this site will recall

Thanks Rob Dave and Bob not only unethical it is strange industry.. Even when you do what is best for the horses person can just change the ownership and allow it to race.. The sooner I'm out the better

oscar wrote: Thanks Rob Dave and Bob not only unethical it is strange industry.. Even when you do what is best for the horses person can just change the ownership and allow it to race.. The sooner I'm out the better

Oscar,why not put your message to the MdK stable through their website .....................cannot imagine them racing this horse unless everything is squeaky clean and with the welfare of the horse in mind!

Yep

Ted Hughes was at the track about 2/3 weeks ago.