Higgins started out in horseracing as a jockey, first riding in amateur races as a schoolboy with the likes of Terrance Millard, Stanley Greeff, Bobby Schutt, Willie Kleb, Theo de Klerk and Maurice Nathan, before being apprenticed to Bob Lerena, who was the grandfather of Spike
An outstanding ride from an underrated jockey,an owner who loves to buy horses and some smart performances on the track marked the afternoon at Kenilworth on 5 December
Cape racing is facing change and many challenges in the months ahead. But the biggest singular hurdle that crops up every now and again is
His record speaks for itself, but the impact of the tragic recent early demise of multiple champion stallion Jet Master cannot be underestimated. He sired
Youthful energy versus age and experience! Young Cape rider Grant Van Niekerk dished out a free lesson in committed race riding to a bewildered veteran
We know that jockeys are not allowed to punt on horses but if we allow them to hold colour privileges, what can be wrong with a declared flutter? Surely they are being encouraged to be devious?
It is eerie to think that there would have been no Siren’s Call, Sound Of Warning, or for that matter Call To Unite, had fate not decreed that Enchanted Cove follow her dam to South Africa, and that Peter de Beyer had the foresight to return Elusive Fort back home from the States as well!
There’s lots more to play for!
