Warren Kennedy has sent through all the necessary applications and paper work for his pending move to New Zealand and is now just waiting for the visas to come through.

He estimates he will be leaving  around the beginning of October.

He is going to ride in a couple of meetings in KZN before departing in order to keep his fitness up and to provide him with an opportunity to say goodbye.

He has just been on holiday in Greece and arrived home to hear the shock news that his former guv’nor Paul Peter had handed in his license.

Peter made a statement citing health reasons, so has understandably not being taken phone calls in what must be an emotionally stressful time for him and his family.

However, Kennedy said, “I wish him well and will forever be thankful to him and his patrons for everything they have done for my career. I felt like a part of his family  and hope to see him soon and have dinner and a chat. To me he will always be a great trainer and a great human, a good friend whom I will always remember as the champion trainer who helped me with my career.”