Review to influence SAJC's future
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A review of the SAJC should be completed by the end of January.
The South Australian Jockey Club (SAJC) says a review of its practices and operations will be done properly and any recommendations will be acted on.
The sport's governing body, Thoroughbred Racing SA (TRSA), has ordered an independent inquiry into the SAJC's administration after stepping in to end a legal dispute between board members over vote stacking.
The action in the Supreme Court will be withdrawn and a new board election will be held next year.
Chief executive Steve Ploubidis has been asked to take leave while the inquiry is conducted by TRSA.
TRSA chairman Philip Bentley will investigate concerns raised by SAJC member Bill Spear into how a board election was conducted last month.
Mr Bentley says the review should be completed by the end of January.
"It's going to be an objective inquiry, we're interested in the facts. Not fiction, not people's theories, not rumours, I'm sick of hearing them," he said.
"What we are going to do is get to the bottom of what happened.
"Our board, as the governing board of racing in this state, believe that it was important to act and to be seen to act and to put a stop to all this unfavourable publicity, there clearly has been a problem with process and it's going to be addressed and fixed for all time."
SAJC chairman John Naffine says Mr Bentley's report will influence the organisation's immediate future.
"He will do this correctly and properly, if there's any issues, he will look at them and make a decision independently and we will receive his report," he said.
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