Shergar Cup - Preview & Profiles

This week the world’s premier jockeys’ competition, the 2014 SHERGAR CUP will be staged at Ascot in the United Kingdom. This prestigious event will for the first time be sponsored by Dubai Duty Free and the six-race meeting is scheduled to take place on Saturday 9 August. After a year on the sidelines, South Africa will have a representative in this year’s contest. The history-making recent National Champion Jockey S’MANGA KHUMALO has been called up to represent the Rest of the World team. The ever-smiling, yet determined champion Khumalo will represent the team that features a Japanese legend and a popular Australian. He makes his debut in this tournament and will compete against the game’s greats such as Richard Hughes, Frankie Dettori as well as UK’s history making female jockette, Hayley Turner.

Shergar Cup Preview - Courtesy of Winning Form

Here are Profiles on each of the teams taking part:

Team Rest of the World (Khumalo, Williams, Fukunaga)
Team Great Britain and Ireland (Fortune, Hughes, Queally)
Team Girls (Turner, Hofer, Wilson)
Team Europe (Dettori, De Vries, Peslier)

Thanks Dev , Fields should be oot Thursday or Friday

So why has this jockey you all refer to as Superman not been selected for the rest of the world team?

He couldn't locate his red cape !!!

chicken n chips wrote: So why has this jockey you all refer to as Superman not been selected for the rest of the world team?

Shergar Cup 2014 - Wilson, Hofer and Turner hoping girls are on top at Ascot

Bling Wows Britain

Bling reunited with Heavy Metal

Looking forward to this
Chicken what's your problem with Anton?
He is a world class jock who could hold his own anywhere on the planet as many of the top SA jocks.

Dave I have no personal problem with him its just that when you are used to watching real class in the UK and then you guys pin him up as some type of comic book hero it just makes me laugh

Hughesie will make it a win for Ireland and uk

Ok chicken but its normal for top jocks to get nick names
Ice man, long fellow, bling, striker, superman etc

Plus some with not such positive names

Flyfirstclass and The Good's Picador were never more impressive then when Moreira and Hughes won on them

Incidentally only Marcus on Mister Muscle bettered the winning margin by any of The Good's winners
Also FFC's win was the easiest of any of Craig's