No Seconds For Lyle
Sacrificing his Christmas lunch while the rest of us overindulged paid dividends for Avontuur-sponsored Lyle Hewitson
27th December 2016
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Sacrificing his Christmas lunch while the rest of us overindulged paid dividends for Avontuur-sponsored Lyle Hewitson
SA champion trainer Sean Tarry followed up on his Summer Cup day victory celebrations when he saddled a feature winner in both major centres on Saturday
Avontuur-sponsored Lyle Hewitson scored a terrific win from his only ride in Abu Dhabi on Sunday
Lyle Hewitson has joined the ranks of leading Cape breeders Avontuur Estate’s sponsored jockeys
The Board, having considered his recent contraventions of Rule 62.2.7, imposed a suspension from riding in races for a period of ten days
Lyle Hewitson is a young man going places. After all the fuss over his first group winner for Justin Snaith in the East Cape Derby in mid May, he was back amongst the feature winners for the same yard at Kenilworth on Saturday.
“I have had early success but I have tried to keep level-headed. I look back 50 winners ago and I know I am a better rider than I was then. I have learnt a lot and I’ve grown in confidence but I want to do even better and that can only come with race riding…”
Lyle Hewitson is one of the newest additions to the South African apprentice ranks and he’s making his presence felt
Apprentice Lyle Hewitson must be the fastest 4kg claim losing apprentice in the history of SA racing
It is difficult to recall when last a new race-riding appie has attracted the amount of attention that has greeted the young man who only joined the SA Jockey Academy in January, and only had his first professional ride in the month of March
Currently offered at 25-1 in the ante-post market, Dean Kannemeyer’s lightly raced 4yo The Real Prince is happy and healthy and on track for a run in the big one
In contrast to heavyweights of the modern era in Galileo, Sea The Stars and Dubawi, who have stamped their authority in classic spheres with excellent support from leading breeders, bona fide breed shaper Acclamation rose from far humbler beginnings
A familiar voice for years whenever we telephoned Summerhill Stud, and a lady known as ‘Muhtafal’s Mom’ to many, Megan Romeyn currently finds herself with life-threatening medical challenges
