SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL JOCKEYS' CHALLENGE

SUBJECT: SA involved in Singapore International Jockeys’ Challenge

DATE: Tuesday 24 July 2018

RELEASED BY: Phumelela Gaming and Leisure Ltd



The Mission: The Premier Gateway International Jockeys Challenge hosted by the Singapore Turf Club.

The Date: 25 September 2018.

The Place: Kranji Racecourse, Singapore.



Phumelela Gaming & Leisure and Tabcorp, together with their international subsidiary Premier Gateway International (PGI), will be presenting one of horse racing’s most anticipated challenges of the decade on 25 September.

Three Jockeys each from the UK, Australia, Asia and South Africa will do battle in the showdown in Singapore where the bragging rights as the best jockeys in the world will be at stake.

And talking about stakes, the PGI Jockeys Challenge will offer punters the opportunity to win big as a Mega Pick 6 pool is anticipated on the day.

According to International Executive Director of Phumelela, John Stuart, Phumelela has been in a very successful relationship with the Singapore Turf Club (STC) for over a decade. The PGI Jockeys Challenge, hosted by the STC, will entrench this relationship and promote betting across international boundaries.

“We will be looking to put on a very big Pick 6 pool to ignite the race day,” Stuart told Tellytrack in a recent interview.

“Singapore offers magnificent opportunities and we would love South Africans to get seriously involved in Singapore racing.”

The rules of the PGI Jockeys Challenge are simple: Points will be awarded to each jockey depending on where they finish in each of the races. Points will be aggregated per team, and the team with the most points will be declared the winner.

The jockey who accrues the most individual points, will win the individual competition.

At the time of declaration, a draw will take place to decide which Jockeys will be riding which horses.

The UK will be represented by Jockeys Hayley Turner (England), Rab Havlin (Scotland) and PJ McDonald (Ireland).

Hugh Bowman, Corey Brown and Kerrin McEvoy will represent the land Down Under.

Exciting news is that the Asian team could well be led by Joao Moreira, who has had a tremendous spell in Hong Kong and is currently riding in Japan. His teammates will probably be the top two jockeys from the host track.

South Africa will be represented by the top three Jockeys as at the end of July – depending on their availability to ride in Singapore on the day.

The current standings dictate that Lyle Hewitson, Muzi Yeni and Greg Cheyne will represent South Africa.

Hewitson, still an apprentice, is all set to be crowned the country’s Champion Jockey next week having ridden 185 winners this season. He will be the first apprentice to capture the title since Michael Roberts.

Yeni, with 146 winners, and Greg Cheyne with 130 could well complete the SA line-up. But with a week’s racing still to go, Aldo Domeyer with 127 winners will undoubtedly launch an assault on the third spot.

Hewitson did have a nasty fall on Friday, coming off his mount, Press Release, on the way to the start of Race 1 at Fairview. Early indications are that he will be fit for the PGI Jockeys Challenge.

....sounds interesting....and far better than that attempt to hold that so called International jockey
challenge here.... :blush:

I like it .....

The UK needs help from Ireland.


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....even before they draw the horses.... and if betting on track experience alone....exacta Asia x Australia.....

Muhtiman wrote: ....sounds interesting....and far better than that attempt to hold that so called International jockey
challenge here.... :blush:

Dont understand? Same level of Jocks

UK team looks poor
SA team OK ..ish
Sing team?
HK team decent

Bob Brogan wrote:

Muhtiman wrote: ....sounds interesting....and far better than that attempt to hold that so called International jockey
challenge here.... :blush:

Dont understand? Same level of Jocks

UK team looks poor
SA team OK ..ish
Sing team?
HK team decent

.....from the press release above only one Asian team.....Joao and 2 Singapore jocks still to be named....

Phumelela Gaming & Leisure and Tabcorp, together with their international subsidiary Premier Gateway International (PGI), will be presenting one of horse racing’s most anticipated challenges of the decade on 25 September.

Jaysus Mary and Joseph have these people that write this crap no shame.

Over the Air wrote: Phumelela Gaming & Leisure and Tabcorp, together with their international subsidiary Premier Gateway International (PGI), will be presenting one of horse racing’s most anticipated challenges of the decade on 25 September.

Jaysus Mary and Joseph have these people that write this crap no shame.

.....it is the hype that drives the uninformed.....I just hope that it does not fail..... like when they began to hype up the locally staged events and then the B & C teams are sent to compete against
our best that are promised national colors......and find out that it was not sanctioned properly and
then the big names give it a miss....and it gets won by an Ex-jump jockey....and his mates that were curious about an off season holiday.... :whistle:

.....the UK team...all have been here....but can anyone remember the German Jockey, Indian Jockey, Turkish Jockey, one of the few French Jocks.....the Italian fella(not Dettori)....which of the Ozzies besides Corey Brown.... :huh:

Bob Brogan wrote:

Muhtiman wrote: ....sounds interesting....and far better than that attempt to hold that so called International jockey
challenge here.... :blush:

Dont understand? Same level of Jocks

UK team looks poor
SA team OK ..ish
Sing team?
HK team decent

.....let me attempt to clarify my statement.....not so much to do with the Jockeys or their riding status.....although some curve balls have been thrown in where some of this obscure replacements have found themselves in the international teams....it is the politics associated with total buy in of the concept....the 1st few were a success with top names....then this politicking to get our local chaps a form of national recognition which failed....and to add to this... bases were not covered as to the legitimacy regarding owners silks and NHRA rules....but the biggest downfall was the Cape trainers who did not support the format.....but now we see why....it is similar to that of the lack of support by Cape racing sponsors.....I sense a big divide in Cape racing and attitude to the Phum/RA alliance.....did these boys really try to force a few things down there....thus losing the Cape buy-in....racing has become polarized and something needs to be done to unify it..... :huh:

No Moore....No Marcus :ohmy: :ohmy: :ohmy: :silly: