De Kock, Snaith feature in Global Rankings
MIKE DE KOCK and Justin Snaith are in the top 30 of the latest Thoroughbredracing (TRC) Global Rankings which were calculated on January 6, the day after the L’ormarins Queen’s Plate, and Anton Marcus is in the top 30 jockeys.
The TRC Global Rankings, which are done weekly, are a measure of an individual's level of achievement over a rolling three-year period.
They are based on the quality of performances in Group and Graded races.
There are about 1 450 qualifying races around the world every year.
In general, horses achieve higher marks in the United States, Britain, Ireland, France, Japan and Australia than they do in some other major racing nations, like Chile, South Africa and Germany, so their trainers, owners, jockeys and stallions are largely higher in the rankings.
De Kock is in joint 25th place. His 84 qualifying runners have had 206 runs and he has won nine Grade 1s, eight Grade 2s and eight Grade 3s.
Impact Value
His Impact Value (IV) is 1,20. The IV is a measurement of relative strike-rate taking field sizes into account.
As a rough guide: if one has a 10% strike-rate in 10-runner races your IV is 1.00.
If you have a five percent strike-rate in these races, IV is 0.50 and, if you have a 20 percent strike-rate, it is 2.00.
The number one ranked trainer in the ratings, Bob Baffert, has an IV of 1,75, which is the joint highest IV in the ratings along with Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby.
De Kock’s time-decayed Racing Post Rating (TRPR) is 87,63.
Performances
This figure is based on the performances of the relevant horses but a weighting is built in meaning the performances count for less as the horses get older.
The highest TRPR achieved has been by Aidan O’brien on 97,88.
He has also had the most Group or Graded winners in the three year rolling period with 64 Group 1s, 42 Group 2s and 62 Group 3s.
The final rating is derived from a combination of the IV and the TRPR.
Therefore, O’brien finishes second to Baffert as his IV of 1,46 is lower.
Baffert has 1075
O’brien’s 1074.
De Kock is on 982 points. Snaith’s 54 runners have had 142 runs and he has won 13 Grade 1s, one Grade 2 and three Grade 3s.
His IV is 1,23 and his TRPR is 86,69.
He has 978 points and his Queen’s Plate and Cartier Paddock Stakes wins last weekend helped him rise 16 places in the rankings. De Kock rose five places.
Brett Crawford was in 50th place on 966 points and Sean Tarry was in 54th place on 961 points.
Anton Marcus is the leading South African jockey on the TRC rankings in joint 25th place. His 51 runners have had 76 runs and he has won 17 Grade 1s, one Grade 2 and one Grade 3. points to
However, as far as IV goes “Superman” is not surprisingly in the top ten.
His IV of 1,68 is identical to the legendary Frankie Dettori’s.
Top riders
However, Marcus does not get the quality of mounts of the top riders in the world and his TRPR is a relatively lowly 84,32.
His total points are 996. Australian-based Glyn Schofield is the only other South African in the top 50 in joint 41st place on 979 points.
Queen’s Plate and Paddock Stakes winning rider Richard Fourie rose 14 places to 75th, the Hong Kong-based trio Karis Teetan, Grant van Niekerk and Callan Murray are in 87th, 89th and joint 93rd places respectively and the side-lined Anthony Delpech is still in the top 100 in joint 93rd place. THE National Horseracing Authority of Southern Africa (NHA) confirms that former Executive Director of: Sports Betting (Phumelela Gaming & Leisure), Vee Moodley, is raring to go in his new role as Chief Executive of the NHA.
Moodley resigned from his position at Phumelela last month to take up his new post and is returning to familiar territory. He took up office on 2 January 2.
He was Racing Control Executive and Chief Executive designate of the NHA back in 2010, when he resigned to lead the Groups Betting Division at PGL.
“That was an opportunity I could not afford to miss at that stage of my career and my time at Phumelela has been absolutely invaluable in broadening my knowledge of horseracing. But I am pleased to be back at the NHA.
“Having a singular focus, high on attention to detail and a vision to accomplish, I am raring to go. The organisation is facing many challenges that I fully comprehend and shall relish dealing with,” Moodley said.
One of Moodley’s immediate goals in his new role is to introduce a high-performance culture and ensure the NHA lives up to its mission statement of maintaining the integrity of the sport of horseracing.
“I will be ably supported by the NHA National Board under the chairmanship of Ken Truter and the existing executive and management teams.
“Strengthening those teams is high on my agenda, as is ensuring that the transformation goals of the organisation are accomplished within a reasonable timeframe,” he said.
There are numerous other issues that Moodley is keen to tackle.
“We need to give maximum attention to the proposed Amendment Gambling Bill. The recommendations contained therein have positive implications for the NHA and we need to fast track putting in place the independence that is critical for this organisation to properly carry out its role.”
A clear and effective communications strategy is also on the priority list, as is resolving any outstanding issues.
“There’s much to be done, but I am looking forward to every aspect of the job, including working together with the different role players/stakeholders to ensure that the sport of horseracing is the winner at the end of the day.
“Everybody in the industry will be treated equally and fairly and there will be no discrimination. Horseracing’s integrity is paramount to its future,” he said.
“I am also very aware, that my energies need to be directed at the critical important items whilst NOT neglecting the important issues, many that are on the table as we speak,” he added.
With a spirit of co-operation, consistency and transparency as the key factors, Moodley is confident of a positive outlook for the NHA.
He looks to be the ideal man for the position as he has viewed racing from every angle, including from that of punters, who are the sport's most important contributors along with owners.