Profile – Chesney Van Zyl
The future of South African racing must surely be in excellent hands if the number of sons successfully following in their father’s footsteps is any indication.
5th March 2011
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The future of South African racing must surely be in excellent hands if the number of sons successfully following in their father’s footsteps is any indication.
Grant van Niekerk is a young rider with a bright future, of that there is no doubt.
Keagan de Melo represented the SA Jockey Academy at a recent international series in Qatar and a past winner of the academy Headmasters Award, he is clearly highly regarded.
Apprentice Athandiwe Mgudlwa stirred up Scottsville Racecourse yesterday when he became the first apprentice to win all four legs of the Jackpot since Michael Roberts
Seventeen-year-old thoroughbred gelding Lukas, widely recognized as the world’s smartest horse, now holds the official Guinness World Record title to prove it. Lukas, a former race horse who was rescued by handler Karen Murdock eight years ago, was able to correctly identify 19 numbers in one minute. And you thought punters were smart!
My advice to punters would be to take their focus away from betting for the big strike to betting for fun, enjoying a small flutter whenever they can. Don’t over-study the form and limit yourself to small amounts.
“We have won a few great ones and that’s been exciting. I think Ebony Flyer has certainly given us a magnificent journey in just four runs. We look forward to seeing her in the Queen’s Plate and hopefully beating Pocket Power – and then onto the rest of the world.”
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
