Gordon new liaison officer for BSA

It has been a good week for KwaZulu-Natal-based trainer Alistair Gordon for not only did he train Monks Hood to win the Grade 2 Gauteng Guineas at Turffontein last Saturday but he was also appointed Vendor Liaison Officer for Bloodstock South Africa (BSA).

Gordon’s role will be to visit vendors with the intention of building bridges and enhancing the relationship between Bloodstock South Africa and breeders.

“I’m not giving up training,” said Gordon at Turffontein on Saturday, “but I have spent many years travelling to all the breeders.

“It is something I have always enjoyed doing and I’ve built up a good rapport with them over the years.”

In welcoming Gordon to South Africa’s oldest sales company, BSA CEO Michael Holmes said that the intention was always to continue innovating in finding best local solutions for both buyers and vendors.

“It is no secret that we are trading in tough times.

“Adding value for buyers means ensuring world-class and professional sales facilities and a quality product. Although overlapping in some respects, our breeders also face their own challenges. They live, eat and sleep the process for 365 days a year.

“We need to ensure that we are providing them with the tools to optimise their returns. That is in respect of a spectrum of needs from sales programming, right through to infrastructural support.”

Holmes went on to add that Gordon’s appointment was key to strengthening ties between BSA and breeders.