So 5 years ago, I decided to move away from horse racing. It wasn't that my passion had died, but that I felt that I needed to taste something different. I've had my sabbatical - and I have decided that I simply have to get back into racing! I have a brand new adventure lined up - and I will share with you as much as I can. But I will reveal all, when the time is right!
On the weekend of the Vodacom Durban July Handicap, I assisted Gary Alexander, and saddled up his Johannesburg runners, as he was attending to the "people's horse", Pierre Jourdan.
PJ, (as he is affectionately known), ran a scintillating 2nd in the July, piloted by the Hong Kong Champion, Dougie "The Demon" Whyte. As brilliant as the run was, I felt a little disappointed that the horse running second - some might say that I am being ungrateful, but it really just isn't the same as a win. But onwards and upwards now... PJ's next big target will no doubt be the Summer Cup, but that is yet to be confimred by the connections.
I am still completely blown away by this unobstrusive fellow, PJ. He is a real gentleman, and yet once he has been saddled, he really does step up to the plate. And his story needs telling over and over.... Having cost only ZAR60 000 at the annual Ready-To-Run sale, he has amassed earnings of over ZAR3 000 000. He is an enigma. And I am a huge fan!!!
(Photo Courtesy of Summmerhill Stud Blog/ JC Photographics)
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