Trainer Says Horse ‘Raced Too Freely’
No specific instructions given as jockey feels that abnormal respiratory noise was factor in latter stages of race
26th February 2020
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No specific instructions given as jockey feels that abnormal respiratory noise was factor in latter stages of race
Justin Snaith enjoyed a decent day at the office at Kenilworth on Saturday, winning 50% of the feature races on the card
Fayd’herbe chooses safer rail route as What A Winter colt finishes well
This arose in that as the rider of Hurricane Silva he caused interference to Spirit Festival
Bernard Fayd’herbe gave the Rising Sun major raceday action a miss – and the Cape heavyweight sure didn’t regret the decision to stay in the chilly Cape!
Deputising for the Cape’s recent Hong Kong export Aldo Domeyer, Bernard Fayd’herbe teamed up with Candice Bass-Robinson for a SA Champions Season opening feature double
Dubai to Durbanville for any professional jockey would probably be the equivalent of David ‘Golden Balls’ Beckham playing at Wembley one week and then back to the Chase Lane Primary School field of his youth in Leytonstone near London the next
Cape heavyweight rider Bernard Fayd’herbe returned from Dubai in fighting trim and rode three winners on Sun Met day
‘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
