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
‘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
