The Mighty Mouse
One of the legendary Michael Roberts’ declared best horses he ever rode!
22nd April 2020
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One of the legendary Michael Roberts’ declared best horses he ever rode!
Hollwyoodbets Scottsville will be drenched in history and sentimentality on Sunday as one of our greatest sons is honoured
With the news that multiple Hong Kong champion jockey Doug Whyte will be trying his hand at training, Michelle Wing of Racing News canvassed some ex-jockeys who have made the move to training
The first four horseracing superstars to be inducted into the SA Hall Of Fame were announced in Cape Town at Wednesday’s barrier draw for the Sun Met
Twenty-one years after his historic July victory, we catch up with Super Quality
Lyle’s a fantastic rider. Even though he went through the Academy late, you could see from an early age, he was a good calibre rider. I’m sure he’ll be champion jockey one day
South African champion apprentice Lyle Hewitson equalled an apprentice win record set in 2007 by Gavin Lerena, and previously held for almost 40 years by the legend Michael Roberts, when he registered the 283rd victory of his fledgeling career
She’s a sister to a champion and coupled with her class and ability, Dynasty’s daughter Statute looks to have a bright career ahead of her
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
Trainer Roberts pleaded not guilty to the charge but was found guilty of the charge. After considering all the evidence the Board imposed a fine of R35 000
Eleven time SA champion and 1992 champion of Britain, Muis Roberts turns 63 in May and seems to have been around forever in many of our racing lives
Ironically, it was a colt which provided Alan with a first Gr1 success, this being Alec and Gillian Foster’s homebred Cereus, who landed the 2001 Gold Cup at Hollywoodbets Greyville, his victory completing a momentous double on the day, with the Gr2 Golden Slipper having gone the way of juvenile filly Tatler, a great-great-great grandaughter of Sun Lass!
JP van der Merwe is not the only guilty party in the matter. In simple terms, he is the only rider to have exercised the NHA’s offer of an Acknowledgement Of Guilt and moved on with his life
Andrew Fortune made it three winners on the Family Day public holiday as Tenango breezed home to win the Gr3 feature
The son of Master Of My Fate will likely side-step stablemate Eight On Eighteen in the Daily News and go via the Greyville 1900 and Cup Trial into the big one on 5 July
