Cape Champion jockey Aldo Domeyer shone in the PGI Jockeys Challenge sponsored by Phumelela at Kranji Racecourse in Singapore on Tuesday, lifting the Victor Ludorum for top individual jockey.
Cape star Aldo Domeyer (Pic – Chase Liebenberg Photography)
Domeyer produced a brilliantly timed finish to win the fourth race, and briefly bring Team SA right back into things.
With each race in the series being named after one of the teams, Domeyer’s big race victory was registered in the PGI Jockeys Challenge South Africa.
Tabnews report that Joao ‘Magic’ Moreira hit the front halfway up the straight on Solaris Spectrum, and looked to have done everything right.
But Domeyer produced his mount Safeer at just the right time, and pounced late to win going away by half a length.
Earlier Team SA had gotten off to an encouraging start in the first leg of the challenge, with Yeni (second), Domeyer (third) and Hewitson (sixth) all finishing in the points.
The first and third proved enough for Domeyer (56 points) to pip the UK’s Rab Havlin (54) and Australia’s Kerrin McEvoy (51) to the individual prize.
Australia walked off with the team honours on 119 points, just pipping the UK with 117. Team SA ended on 102, with Asia a distant last on 76.
