After the recent confusion created by jockeys being suspended and then some being allowed to ride within the 48 hour suspension period and some not, the NHA’s Arnold Hyde was quick to clarify the position
After running second in 2018 with Rose In Bloom, he returned to the scene on Saturday with his trojan filly and made amends in style.
Why did the NRB accept the unauthorised agent’s instructions in the first place then?
The old big day firm of Sean Tarry and S’manga Khumalo struck early on Super Saturday with the Trippi colt Chimichuri Run running out a facile winner of the R300 000 Gr3 Umkhomazi Stakes
It was pleasing to see the famous brown and white Beck family silks back in the winner’s enclosure again on a major day
Khumalo was clearly delighted to be back riding and to get back into the winner’s enclosure
Former champion jockey is planning on a triumphant return to competitive race riding on 7 April – Classic Day
‘The top stables really enjoy such an advantage having the services of top jockeys like S’manga Khumalo. The difference between riders like him and the rest of them is enormous….’
After Aldo Domeyer’s second set of 6 wins on a card, we had some fun with numbers to see which of our other jockeys have done it
Alan Greeff’s recent Eastern Cape ‘Triple Crown’ star My Best Shot and the Lucky Houdalakis galloper Musical Score, a 3yo son of Oratorio, and a winner of his last two starts, are the two newbies
