SA Jockeys win international sponsored by RIAR

The six man South African team captained by last season’s Champion
Jockey, Gavin Lerena, has once again won the annual International
Jockeys Challenge which was held this past Friday at Fairview
Racecourse in Port Elizabeth and on Saturday at Turffontein in
Johannesburg.

Other members of the triumphant local team included Piere Strydom,
S’manga ‘Bling’ Khumalo, Anthony Delpech, Greg Cheyne and Anthon
Marcus. After an unfortunate incident before the first race on
Saturday, S'Manga Khumalo was stood down and Muzi Yeni was given the
privilege to take up his rides for the 2nd leg. S'Manga was reported
to be in stable condition.

Our boys beat the International team captained by the now retired
Hayley Turner from England, the first ever female to consistently be
one of the leading jockeys in the UK and a true legend in her own
right. Her International team members included Pat Cosgrave
(Ireland), Robert Havlin (Scotland), Eduardo Pedroza (Panama),
Francisco Franco da Silva(Brazil) and Aurelien Lemaitre (France).
Hayley Turner brought the crowd to its feet when in a thrilling
finish she got her mount Dream Galaxy's nose down on the line, to win
by the proverbial whisker.

The jockeys rode in four races at each of the two events with South
Africa achieving 453 points compared to the International Team’s 368
points over the two days. In addition Anthony Delpech was awarded as
top rider overall achieving 92 points.
In the last eight years of this prestigious event, South Africa has
won six times and the international team has won twice.
Racing. It’s a Rush was once again the official sponsor of this
year’s International Jockeys Challenge – bringing together the thrill
of horseracing, great South African and global talent, and above all
else a wonderful day at the races. Win or lose, horseracing was the
champion!

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This RIAR is so tired

TIRED?? DID IT EVER WAKE

Haley Turners tweet just now

" Winner in South Africa..THE END"

Brilliant

oscar wrote: Haley Turners tweet just now

" Winner in South Africa..THE END"

Brilliant

That tweet has gone viral great exposure