Ian Sturgeon: Star of the Week
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Ian Sturgeon: Star of the Week
11 years 5 months ago
IAN STURGEON (28), or fish, as he is so cleverly nick named, is one of a new breed of jockey who came into the game with no background in racing. His father had a share in a horse with Corinne Bestel and during a grooms strike he became involved in riding a bit of work before school. This earned him the wrath of the riding masters at the Academy as the rule was that one had to be over the age of 16 to ride work on Gold Circle property. He then learnt to ride work on 2 retired racehorses through the cane fields at home. He started his apprenticeship in 2000. After moving to Cape Town he returned to KZN towards the end of his 5th year of his apprenticeship and got the stable jockey job with Michael Roberts. Early on he rode some fine horses starting with Gold Tax who was then near the end of his career. He rates West Coast Gold as one of the best he rode early on but says he had a temperament problem. He rates Antious as one of the better sprinters he has ridden. He has bitter sweet memories of Sushishan’s 2nd in the July. Recently he has ridden Doug Campbell’s Kings Bay who he reckons can get along a bit. In recent times he has moved to Gauteng where he is making his mark. Right now he is in 34th spot on the National Jockey’s log but the way he is going he should move up the log quickly. HOLLYWOODBETS.NET, SPORTING POST and WINNING FORM will be following Ian’s progress with keen interest.
Ian Sturgeon: Star of the Week
Ian Sturgeon: Star of the Week
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