Former champion jockey returns to race-riding after Mauritius hiccup — at 53 years old
Former champion jockey Piere Strydom, 53, is taking a leaf out of golf legend Gary Player’s book as he returns to race-riding at the Vaal on Thursday.
Old jockeys have been making news in 2019. In May, at the age of 58, Jon Court became the oldest jockey to ride in the Kentucky Derby by partnering the three-year-old Long Range Toddy. “Despite the fact that it ended quite suddenly, I think the breakaway on the island has done me well. I feel refreshed and ready to bounce back into the swing of things,” Strydom said.
Strydom’s third race mount, Our Man in Havana, rates an each-way chance as the colt should enjoy the step-up in distance. The likely favourite in this 1,450m contest is Muzi Yeni’s ride Fire To The Rein. A son of Grey’s Inn, Gold Griffin has proved a bargain buy at R35,000 and a third win looks on the cards provided the gelding can thwart the challenges of another Tarry inmate, Slay The Dragon.
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