100 UP FOR KABELO

The Winning Form-sponsored jockey hit the magical mark when Crimson King won the SplashOut 2200 at Hollywoodbets Greyville on 1 July. Kabelo famously followed up on the same massive afternoon with winner 101 on Winchester Mansion, who beat See It Again to win the Hollywoodbets Durban July.

The talented rider has emerged from a tough upbringing and is a rising star on the SA racing scene.

The middle child in a family of five, Kabelo moved to the Vaal at the age of 13 with his parents, and older sister and younger brother. Mom and Dad kept the wolf from the door and traded in clothing, but never enjoyed the comfort blanket of formal employment.

Kabelo proudly tells that he supports his family today as a nominal token of appreciation to model rock-solid parents, who never had much, but gave him and his siblings the very best that they could.

“I could never repay my debt to my family. They and my girlfriend are my biggest supporters. They have embraced me during my lows, and cheered for me at my best,” he added emotionally in an interview with the Sporting Post after his Hollywoodbets Durban July win.

In just his second season as a fully-fledged jockey, he told us that the big win in Africa’s Greatest race was only the beginning and the man who loves his family, and has a penchant for sneakers, is enjoying his best season to date and hopes to crown it with a flourish on the World Pool Gold Cup day at the Theatre Of Champions on Sunday 30 June.

A superb Gr1-winning season nationally saw another highlight for Winning Form-sponsored Richard Fourie when he registered the 2000th winner of his career at Fairview last Friday.

Fourie won the fourth race on the former Vaughan Marshall charge Path Of Choice, for the stable of trainer Alan Greeff.

At the start of the season Fourie replaced UK-bound Greg Cheyne as the first choice rider for the Greeff stable. He took a break at the start of the season, but is now just six winners shy of another milestone of a century of winners for the Fairview season.

He will also be crowned East Cape Champion jockey for the second time after winning the title in 2012, when his 47 winners were enough to clinch the championship. He is currently on 94 winners in the region this term.

Alan Greeff and Hollywoodbets trainer Gavin Smith are slugging it out for the champion trainer title.