Robert Bloomberg, a longtime staunch supporter of South African racing as an owner and in a number of other roles, is pictured in the winner’s enclosure after his useful Paddy Kruyer-trained sprinter The US Of A won the Listed Southeaster Sprint on November 2 this year (Picture: Wayne Marks)
On 22 April 2025, the National Horseracing Authority (NHA) issued a press release confirming that Mr RJ Bloomberg had issued summons against the organisation, as well as its National Board of Directors, for inter alia, claims of alleged defamation, and that the NHA intended seeking the dismissal thereof accompanied by an appropriate punitive cost order.
The subject of the civil lawsuit instituted by Mr Bloomberg was a complaint brought against Mr Bloomberg at the behest of the NHA with the Legal Practice Council (LPC).
The LPC dismissed the complaint in toto against Mr Bloomberg, stating that there had been no misconduct whatsoever on his part. The NHA fully accepts and endorses this finding.
The NHA has, unconditionally and unreservedly, sincerely apologised to Mr Bloomberg, and has expressed its regret for any stress it may have caused him or his family in connection herewith.
This matter has now been settled between the parties, the terms of which will remain strictly confidential.
Mark Currie
Chair: National Horseracing Authority
Duly authorised by the NHA Board
