There is a memorial service at Greyville’s Saddlers’ Arms starting at 1pm on Thursday, open to everyone who would like to share in celebrating Bert’s life.
Dennis Drier: “His big race temperament was just unbelievable, I mean unbelievable. He was never ever worried or nervous going into a feature race and I think that was his biggest asset. He was a great jockey.”
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
