Lyle Hewitson – Emergence Of The ‘Idol’ Jockey
Lyle Hewitson has this marketability and ready-made Instagram popularity. We’re seeing it already. Where to next for him? He knows
Lyle Hewitson has this marketability and ready-made Instagram popularity. We’re seeing it already. Where to next for him? He knows
Looking back 27 years ago, Piere Strydom was champion jockey for the 92/93 season, winning 252 races from 1550 rides with stake earnings of R7 million
Our champion is on his way back home after a scintillating two months in Japan
SA Champion Lyle Hewitson made the most of his Gr1 ride at Nakayama this morning
His rides have earned close on the equivalent of R44 million in under five weeks!
Flat and steeplechase events are held at the second biggest racecourse in the world. And dual SA champion jockey Lyle Hewitson has two feature rides
Cirillo’s 2019 Gr1 Champions Cup third behind Rainbow Bridge was his last Gr1 ride!
In terms of race-riding and pace, and compared to his Hong Kong and South African experience, he says that in terms of pace, Hong Kong would probably be the most intense and ‘rushed’ racing of the three
Our champion jockey scored the first Graded win of his short term contract there when outsider Galore Creek kept on stoutly to win the Gr2 Spring Stakes
The fortunes of South African champion jockey Lyle Hewitson continued to flourish in Japan
‘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