The inquiry de novo was as a result of the previous finding and penalty imposed by an Inquiry Board on 3 December 2013 having been set aside, in terms of a court settlement agreement, in consequence of changed evidence having been presented to the NHA
A superbly judged front-running ride by SA champion jockey S’manga Khumalo opened the Vodacom Durban July day feature programme at Greyville on Saturday
With less than eight weeks left in the current season, S’manga ‘Bling’ Khumalo is just ahead of rival Gavin ‘Speed-Dial’ Lerena with 163 wins to 161, making this year’s race for the Champion Jockey title a thriller
Weiho Marwing has engaged SA champion jockey S’manga ‘Bling’ Khumalo to ride his consistent Mambo In Seattle gelding The Royal Rumba again at the Vaal today. The astute trainer tries the cheek pieces this time round as he attempts to correct a bad habit of being a tardy starter
He admits that he makes a conscious effort not to worry about how Gavin Lerena and the others are doing, or get concerned when they ride a double (or worse, a treble!).
It was a big feature winning weekend for the Armitages of Sandown Stud. After French Navy’s crushing win in Saturday’s Gr1 at Greyville, Adam Marcus saddled another Sandown product when the talented Horse Chestnut filly Crystal Cavern made up many lengths to win the Stormsvlei Mile
While he feels he might be at a 3kg to 4kg weight disadvantage with Khumalo, the fact that Lerena hasn’t won a Champion Jockey title yet could make him even more determined. “I came very close in 2012, missing out on the title by one win, this would be my first,” said Lerena
S’Manga Khumalo is preparing to add Cape Town to his hectic schedule as he bids to turn up the heat in the title race
“We never know what we are up against in these 2yo races. But today Redcarpet Captain knew what racing was about”- winning trainer
Who is your choice to lift the SA Champion jockey title? Strydom at 3 to 1 or even a bit of Greg Cheyne at 12 to 1?
In a relatively low-key MR 92 Handicap on a quiet Tuesday at the Vaal, current SA champion jockey S’manga Khumalo piloted the Jay Peg gelding Orchestrated to a smooth win and in so doing, took a one win lead over his arch-rival Piere Strydom in the national jockey title race
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
