Jamie’s Okay
Jamie Spencer is recovering after undergoing surgery following a fall on the gallops in Newmarket on Friday
20th April 2020
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Jamie Spencer is recovering after undergoing surgery following a fall on the gallops in Newmarket on Friday
The decision must surely have had echoes of one of the unhappiest moments of his career when the Ballydoyle-trained Powerscourt was disqualified after passing the post first in the Arlington Million in 2004
“I always felt that maybe the decision to retire was, perhaps, slightly knee-jerk and I hoped that given more time to reflect he could change his mind”
Regards the reasons for his premature retirement, only he knows, and family is clearly the highest priority, but, increasingly so, it’s a dog eat dog world amongst jockeys, more about supply than demand, and the concentration of power is shrinking
As much as I love race riding, it is not something I want to do for the rest of my life
The historic Clairwood Racecourse in Durban will host the final leg of the three-meeting ACTS International Jockey Challenge on Sunday.
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 International Jockeys Challenge, now in it’s 5th year and growing, is currently the only international horseracing event in South Africa
ROBYN LOUW: there was a certain amount of huffing and puffing about the latest International Jockey Challenge
Trainer Joey Ramsden cast a grey cloud over the afternoon at Kenilworth on 13 November when he produced a long-priced shocker in the R300 000 Gr2
In Time Is Money this week we look at some of the past weekend’s highlights
High drama and some potentially dangerous race-riding cast a dark cloud over the inaugural running of the R5 million HSH Princess Charlene Big Cap at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth
After dedicating herself fully to the role for four challenging years, the increasing demands on her time and personal life have led her to reassess her career direction
Two smaller stables made their mark last week with notable victories, each carrying a backstory
