Marwing Undergoes Operation
Jockey Weichong Marwing had to undergo surgery on Friday after a fall at the Vaal on Thursday in which he fractured his fibula
28th December 2018
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Jockey Weichong Marwing had to undergo surgery on Friday after a fall at the Vaal on Thursday in which he fractured his fibula
Former SA champion jockey Weichong Marwing has been released from his commitments to the Gilbert Rousset yard for the remainder of the 2018 Mauritius racing season
Internationally experienced jockey Weichong Marwing declined a Veterinary opinion at the start of a race at Turffontein on Saturday and elected to forego the ride
Former SA champion jockey Weichong Marwing will ride for the Gilbert Rousset yard in the forthcoming Mauritius racing season
He failed to ride his mount to the end of the race, thereby prejudicing his chances of obtaining fourth place
A well-related son of Dynasty went practically start to finish to win the Listed Java Handicap run over 2400m on the Vaal Classic track on Tuesday.
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
The brothers Marwing opened the Turffontein Saturday feature programme with the decent Silvano filly Zafira
In a sensational swoop from some lengths off the action, Elusive Fort’s athletic daughter Safe Harbour became the first filly to win the Lanzerac Ready To Run Stakes
Persian Rug has been a frustrating filly for her connections and punters. The obviously talented daughter of Ideal World once had everybody thinking that she was looking for ground to show her best
Trainer Johan Janse van Vuuren drew first blood for the Gauteng attack with his impressive Australian-bred 3yo New Predator showing no respect for his elders when scoring an easy win
‘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
