Grant van Niekerk accepts the Big Cap trophy. (Picture: Wayne Marks).
Grant van Niekerk was at the centre of last week’s Hollywoodbets Durbanville protest storm, which followed his interview in which he criticised the NHA in the wake of an inquiry which landed him a 21 day suspension and a R50,000 fine for his ride in the Big Cap on winning horse All Out For Six.
Van Niekerk sent the following statement to the Sporting Post a couple of days ago and asked them to publish it.
Without any admission of any wrongdoing or misconduct of any nature by me, I hereby make an unequivocal undertaking that, pending the final conclusion of any inquiry into my statements and/or behavior on 26 March 2025, I will not;
- Partake in any media pre – and/or post race interviews and/or podcasts
- Save for the publication of this undertaking and to my legal representatives and in any proceedings conducted by the NHA, make to any other person including any representative of the media, any remarks, comments and/or allegations with regards to the incident that occurred in race 8 on 16 March 2025 or the inquiry that was held on 25 March 2025 as well as the findings thereof and sanctions imposed on me by that inquiry board
- Make any defamatory and/or unlawful statements of any nature whatsoever regarding the NHA and/or its employees and/or its directors.
