ANOTHER SA JOCK

It’s been a bad few years for SA jockeys in Mauritius! But a relatively new National Horseracing Authority rule could save the bacon of top South African heavyweight and 2023 Gr1 L’Ormarins King’s Plate-winning rider Bernard Fayd’herbe.

The SA Jockey Academy graduate was handed a twelve month suspension and a fine after he was deemed to have not given his mount every chance in the third race at the Champ de Mars on Saturday 13 May.

Fayd’herbe rode the Dominic Zaki-trained Castle Of Glass, who was beaten into second by the reportedly well-backed Arlingtons Revenge (Rye Joorawon). In a dramatic race, the Stipes also overruled seperate objections.

But after an inquiry the following week, Fayd’Herbe was suspended for a year and fined Rs100 000 (about R43 000) after being adjudged to have cost Castle Of Glass victory