SA Pair Go Close At Meydan
Jockey Bernard Fayd’herbe and trainer Mike de Kock came close to making it a winning start at Meydan on Thursday
2nd January 2017
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Jockey Bernard Fayd’herbe and trainer Mike de Kock came close to making it a winning start at Meydan on Thursday
Bernard Fayd’herbe is back in town for this weekend’s Grand Parade Cape Guineas
Jockey Bernard Fayd’Herbe left for Mauritius on Wednesday to start his riding contract with the stable of Gilbert Rousset on the island
Bernard Fayd’Herbe has received an offer to ride in Mauritius for the remainder of the season
The Board was satisfied that DYNAMIC had been passed at the time that Jockey Fayd’Herbe had stopped riding and that he had not prejudiced his chances of obtaining the first position by his actions
A gallant front-running effort by the Sean Tarry trained Stonehenge unravelled in dramatic fashion in the closing stages of the Gr2 Colorado King Stakes
The young and forward thinking Green Street Bloodstock Team have made a great start and shown exponential growth in their first year
An entertaining display of tactical race-riding, with the assistance of the Cape crawl, gave Joey Ramsden’s former KZN Champions Season Gr1 winner King Of Pain a deserved victory
“The agreement with Bernard was only up until Met day. He has commitments to another yard and his weight is also a problem. My operation is too big to have that and Richard is coming back. But Bernard will ride the odd one from now on.”
Despite losing his whip at the start of the R400 000 Gr2 J&B Urban Honey Stayers, heavyweight jockey Bernard Fayd’herbe was able to keep the Australian-bred Ovidio in the race for the entire 2800m to score a convincing win.
“I decided to give her a go on the All-Weather and this seemed the obvious route to go. She should be fit enough to run a good race” says William Haggas
Beyond the pending investigations, things ended well enough for the Bass-Robinson yard when the improving Rainbow Lorikeet stamped her Paddock Stakes prospects with a gutsy victory under a top-notch ride by Aldo Domeyer
