South African jockey Derreck ‘DD’ David, a past Mauritius champion and one of only a handful of riders to have his name entered on the Island’s Hall Of Fame, will not be permitted to ride at the Champ de Mars for the next two seasons
South African Jockey Karl Zechner has joined the C Daby stables for the 2019 racing season and will thus commence his first season in Mauritius
David has landed a one-week suspension in Mauritius and has decided to use the time, plus a extra few weeks, to overcome an injury
Jet Master gelding Baritone produced a bold performance to earn Jean-Michel Henry his second win of the day and also his very first classic win as a trainer.
David became one of only 14 jockeys to be inducted to the Mauritius Hall Of Fame in 2015
SA born jockey Derreck David rode a great treble at Kranji on Sunday – the unique feature of his hat-trick being back-to back dead-heats
Jockey Derreck David is back to show that his successful lightning visit at Kranji in March was not all down to sheer luck.
The Singapore Turf Club has granted South African jockey Derreck David a six-month visiting jockey’s licence which will commence from the day the work permit is approved
As a fellow South African, Derreck David’s whirlwind visit to Singapore was one of those unexpected highlights – hell the boy can ride!
His Mauritius contract has started but Gilbert Rousset has agreed to allow David to ride in Singapore on Friday night and to start work on Tuesday morning
South African jockey Derreck Donavan Dennis David won’t ride in Singapore for long, but such unique initials may well make him the new punters’ pal for a week!
‘I called the owner and before I could even make the offer he excitedly told me that a certain South African bookmaker had just called 10 minutes earlier to make an offer of R5m’
It’s clear that eight incidents of crop excesses is unacceptable for a sport keen to maintain a good public image, and the time appears to have arrived for a review of the crop rules for work riders on the Highveld
