The Inquiry Board found Strydom guilty as charged and considered all factors in mitigation, including the manner in which Jockey Yeni rode his horse at the time of this incident
The recordbreaking champion appeared to lose his cool just strides before the line…
Piere Strydom chats about getting engaged and his engagements on the Turffontein Tuesday card
Multiple champion jockey Piere ‘Striker’ Strydom reached another milestone in his illustrious career when he booted home his 5450th winner at Turffontein on Saturday
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
The 2020 Classic Day feature programme got off to a bit of a shaky start for punters when Paul Peter and Piere Strydom combined to win the R150 000 The Citizen Listed Ruffian Stakes
After a whirlwind contract with the Rameshwar Gujadhur yard in Mauritius and having served a suspension, he’s back today
Mauritius is a Specified Racing Authority in terms of Rule 91.1.2 and as such, the suspension will be reciprocated by The National Horseracing Authority
The veteran jockey told the Sporting Post on Tuesday that he was taking a philosophical approach to matters and would probably fly home next week
‘We want to deliver the best quality racing on a consistent basis. That’s what we are striving for. We do not want to host the most racemeetings for the sake of it’
Just hours after the Springboks beat the All Blacks in Cape Town to lift the 2024 Freedom Cup, an equine speed merchant that first saw the light of day just 130km away from the DHL Stadium was announcing his arrival on the US racing scene
The South African bred former Equus Champion Sprinter Isivunguvungu made a terrific winning debut on US soil for trainer Graham Motion and confirmed his Prevagen $1million Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint aspirations
The evergreen hero travelled to Vereeniging on Thursday for a 100% strike rate from two rides that saw him bring up his recordbreaking 5555th winner milestone
