SA Jockey Talent Pool Is Shallow
“We all want the best guy on top. That;s human nature…”
8th September 2018
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“We all want the best guy on top. That;s human nature…”
The Fortune family travel to Fairview in Port Elizabeth on Friday where their outstanding Nursery winner Carlita bids for a second stakes victory on the trot
A former champion jockey and one of the great characters of the modern game in this country, Andrew Fortune says he will be a proud man when his wife Ashley saddles her first runner at the Vaal on Tuesday
No action will be taken against any individual following the public outcry around the debut win of the Oratorio filly Carlita
The wife of former champion jockey Andrew Fortune, took her written trainer’s licence exam on Wednesday and plans to start operating a stable in Gauteng soon
The combination of Alan Greeff and jockey Andrew Fortune maintained their superb winning run with a hat-trick at Fairview on Friday
This arose in that he misused his crop by deliberately using it towards and in close proximity to Flipflash
It was a day of dominant performances at Fairview – 5 for Alan Greeff, 4 each for Yvette Bremner and Lyle Hewitson – with Andrew Fortune grabbing 3 and Charles Ndlovu 2
Andrew Fortune may possibly have dealt any hopes of a second jockey’s title a mortal blow after his antics in the fourth at Turffontein on Saturday
‘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
