High Drama As De Sousa Lifts Trophy
A crowd of 30,174 were on hand for the International Jockeys Championship, and the betting turnover was HK$1.348 billion
5th December 2018
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A crowd of 30,174 were on hand for the International Jockeys Championship, and the betting turnover was HK$1.348 billion
Silvestre de Sousa is back in Hong Kong and the British champion rides Eagle Way in the Gr3 Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse Handicap
“When I first came to Europe I just wanted to have one ride, to get a feel of the turf, and today – look where I am. It’s very special to have my family here. They are very important to me and it is a big surprise my mother flew over.”
“She’s tenacious and she loves to battle,” Elsworth said. “If we hadn’t turned up today, they would be hailing the favourite (Golden Horn) as the best since Frankel!”
The R1 million Gr1 Douglas Whyte Stakes Grade is the opening leg of the projected R15 million Pick 6 pool at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday
A Cape jockey has told of the enormous relief and the burden lifted from his shoulders on Friday after two well-known racing men took the cudgels up on his behalf some months ago to defend the father of four against an NHRA charge
A Pick 6 carryover of R2 million is set to take the exotic pool to R15 million, while the World Pool Gr3 Gold Cup sees a Quartet carryover of R1 million and a likely pool of R5 million
