MJ Taps The Sun
The provisional Sun Met jockey engagements are flowing thick and fast in advance of the final declaration deadline
9th January 2019
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The provisional Sun Met jockey engagements are flowing thick and fast in advance of the final declaration deadline
Another senior jockey has been consigned to the injury ranks
Cape Guineas prospect One World ran out the easiest winner of the R200 000 Listed Langerman we have seen in many a year
A busy weekend for Byleveld, who has five rides at Greyville On Friday evening, jets out to Harare on Saturday, and then takes up four rides at Kenilworth on Sunday
Promises of sectional timing for South African racing have been bandied about for several years now. So what’s happening?
The lack of discretion shown in charging the jockey in the first place has been the subject of much debate
How an invite from Phumelela to a Betting World Sun Met panel discussion ended in embarrassment for a Cape jockey
After a few nervous weeks of concerns of a virus, the Milnerton combination of Vaughan Marshall and MJ Byleveld celebrated an early success on Sun Met day
Milnerton trainer Vaughan Marshall and his stable rider MJ Byleveld crowned a glorious Cape Guineas double at Kenilworth on Saturday
Vaughan Marshall labelled Tap O’Noth a Cape Guineas prospect after the son of Captain Al won the Langerman last term and the lovely colt took his next step in the right direction with a smooth win on Saturday
The number of entries compares favourably in quantum with recent years, with 58 first entries received in 2024, 60 in 2023, 68 in 2022, 53 in 2021, 52 in 2020, 49 in 2019, and 69 in 2018
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
