Ngwane Rides For SA
Newly qualified jockey Eric Ngwane will represent South Africa at the third renewal of the International Jockeys Challenge to be held at Ngong Racecourse in Kenya on Sunday
30th January 2019
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Newly qualified jockey Eric Ngwane will represent South Africa at the third renewal of the International Jockeys Challenge to be held at Ngong Racecourse in Kenya on Sunday
The first black Swazi born jockey to ride in the Epsom Derby and Irish star Jamie Spencer, together with our own Bernard Fayd’herbe and Donavan Mansour, are amongst the 13 riders in action
The decision to run the first leg of the International Jockeys’ Challenge at Fairview could be a stroke of genius – but it could land up giving form-studiers a stroke by the time they reach the third race!
In what appears to be a bizarre attempt to muscle in and effectively hijack an event in which they had little involvement, Tex Lerena of the Jockeys Association of SA (JASA) has been threatened with legal action
A wrangle over jockey association loyalties has cast a cloud over the composition of the South African team to take on an overseas invitation side in this weekend’s International Jockeys’ Challenge, which will be held at Fairview on Friday and Turffontein on Saturday.
A rider that was a champion apprentice a quarter of a century ago is amongst the international ‘stars’
I think it is a serious insult to Bernard Fayd’Herbe and to Cape Racing in particular when our own champion jockey is not selected for the side
The final scorecard for this past weekend’s international: Jockeys’ International Challenge Points
There are several sides to every story. I’ve refrained from saying anything in my columns that might affect the international jockeys challenge. However, as Mr Wainstein has seen fit to make some fairly bold statements on national television no less, I have decided that he warrants a public response.
Six top South African riders will lock “bridles” with a mega-star cast of overseas jockeys in a total of eight races at both Turffontein and Greyville in the International Jockeys Challenge – at Turffontein Friday, 16th November and Greyville Sunday, 18th November.
‘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
Rafeef is fast establishing a fine reputation as a stallion who has the ability to sire stakes winners across the speed and stamina spectrum
