Smanga Khumalo rode the winner at the 2022 Hollywoodbets Durban July, SA's premier horseracing event, he was found guilty on Monday on all three charges relating to corruption, bribery and race-fixing following an inquiry into his conduct.
The South African horse racing fraternity has been shaken by a series of corruption and race-fixing scandals involving some of the sport’s most prominent jockeys.
On Monday, champion jockey S’manga Khumalo was found guilty on all three charges relating to corruption, bribery and race-fixing following an inquiry into his conduct.
The inquiry, convened by an appointed Inquiry Board, found that Khumalo had committed serious breaches of the rules of the National Horseracing Authority (NHA), which governs the integrity of horse racing in South Africa.
The KwaMashu-born jockey faced three charges.
