NEWSLETTER July 2012

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1 NEWSLETTER July 2012 "You need to be aware of what others are doing, applaud their efforts, acknowledge their successes, and encourage them in their pursuits. When we all help one another, everybody wins." Jim Stovall From the Headmaster s desk Dear Parents and Friends of the Academy It is with regret that I start this month s message on a sad note. On behalf of the Academy I wish to offer our sincere condolences to our marketing manager, Charles Grey whose dad recently passed away, and also to apprentice Mathew Thackeray and his family, on the passing of his grandmother. You are all in our thoughts and prayers. With the hype of the Vodacom Durban July, and the Ladbrokes Gold Cup taking place during the month of July, the non race riding apprentices were invited, by the Chairman of Gold Circle Mr Robert Mauvis, to once again form a guard of honour in the parade ring, for the introduction of the jockeys before the main race. They then assisted at the prize giving ceremony. This was all very exciting for them and they thoroughly enjoyed being involved. The Academy once again hosted a successful Charity Race Day at Fairview in Port Elizabeth. An apprentice race took place on the day, which was won by Lerato Mohapi. I would like to thank the organizations that sponsored races, and Charles Grey for organizing the event. As part of their social outreach programme, the apprentices once again assisted, with various tasks at the Coastal Horse Care Unit at Cato Ridge. The first year apprentices also assisted Mr Rhys Van Wyk, with the running of the three preassessment training workshops for prospective apprentices. These workshops serve two purposes, the first being that it provides the applicants with a real experience of what they can expect, if they are selected for an apprenticeship. Secondly it gives the riding masters an ideal opportunity, to assess the potential of each candidate. The race riding apprentices attended a workshop on television presenting/interviewing, which was presented by the well-known TV personality, Martin Locke. The experience they gained was invaluable, and they look forward to further sessions with Mr Locke. Thanks to a generous financial contribution made by the Gauteng Gambling Board, we are thrilled to announce that the up-grade of the facilities at the Academy has begun. This will mean that a lot of activity will be taking place around the Academy. Currently the flat roof surfaces are being resealed, before the repainting of the buildings begin. The refurbishment

2 of the electric fencing, to upgrade the security of the Academy has also started. We are truly grateful to the Gauteng Gambling Board for this financial support. The apprentices have started the third term. This will be a busy time for the Matrics, as they prepare for their oral moderations and their trial exams. We encourage them to study hard, as these exams will contribute a major portion of the marks, to their final results. I would like to congratulate the following apprentices for their academic achievements during the 2 nd term: Brandon May, 1 st in Grade 10 Ryan Munger, 1 st in Grade 11 Donovan Dillon, 1 st in Grade 12 In closing, congratulations to the following on their riding achievements: Keagan de Melo, who was nominated to represent the Academy in the 2012 Asian Young Guns Challenge in Macau during August Nooresh Juglall, on winning the 1 st leg of the Phumelela Gold Apprentice Challenge Grant Van Niekerk, who came second in the Vodacom Durban July. Grant only qualified as a jockey during February this year Nicholas Patel, for being awarded the Gold Cap for the month of July All the apprentices that secured wins throughout South Africa during July Yours in racing Graham Bailey Some important dates to remember DATE ACTIVITY Friday 28 September 3 rd term ends Monday 8 October 4 th term starts October Apprentice interviews for 2013 intake (Johannesburg, Cape Town & Durban) Friday 30 November 4 th term ends. Friday 14 December Apprentices go home for Christmas Holidays Forthcoming Events DATE EVENT Saturday 15 September SAJA Charity Race Day at Turffontein Racecourse, Johannesburg 1 5 October 2 nd Pre-assessment training workshops for 2013 intake Sunday 7 October SAJA Charity Race Day at Greyville Racecourse, Durban Friday 30 November Annual Speech Day & Prize Giving Ceremony at Greyville Racecourse, Durban 2

3 Keagan de Melo to represent SAJA in Macau 4 th year apprentice, Keagan de Melo will be representing the South African Jockey Academy at the 2012 Asian Young Guns Challenge to be held at Taipa Racecourse in Macau on Saturday 4 August. He will be chaperoned by our head riding master, Rhys van Wyk Keagan will compete against other apprentices from Japan, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Malaysia and Singapore. The 2012 challenge will be over three races. The first race will carry a stake of HK$ , the second HK$ and third HK$ The riders will receive 5% of any prize money won together with the normal riding fee. The points system is 25 points for first, 15 for second, 10 for third, seven for fourth, five for fifth, three for sixth, two for seventh and one for eighth. If any horse is scratched and a replacement is not available, the effected rider will be allotted six points. The winning apprentice will also receive a trophy. The Macau Jockey Club has also arranged other activities for the visiting apprentices such as track work at Taipa Racecourse and various site seeing tours. Keagan was nominated by the Academy to participate in this prestigious competition on May 10, At this time he had secured the most wins and places out of all the apprentices countrywide for the 2011/12 racing season. The Asian Young Guns Challenge, as a concept, was conceived in January 2009 by then Victoria Racing Club (VRC) Chairman, Mr. Rod Fitzroy. It was designed to provide a platform for a racing and competition opportunity, at Flemington, to leading apprentices from Asia and Victoria, with a form of overseas reciprocity for Victorian apprentices attached. The concept was based on a desire to provide a cultural exchange between racing s leaders of tomorrow, which would strengthen the friendly relationship that Australian racing enjoys with its Asian neighbours. The 2009 Challenge was conducted at a VRC race meeting at Flemington Racecourse on Saturday 8 August, across the first three races on the program. It received a good deal of positive media coverage and was an instant success. In 2010 the Singapore Turf Club conducted a three race apprentices Challenge at Kranji on Sunday 18 July. Two riders from Victoria took part, alongside apprentices from Singapore, Japan, Macau, Malaysia and Hong Kong. Apprentice Juan Paul van der Merwe participated in this event last year. He was the first South African ever to be nominated. This is an exciting opportunity for a South African apprentice to be represented in an event of this calibre. This event will provide Keagan, the South African Jockey Academy and racing in South Africa in general with fantastic international exposure. 3

4 The board, management, staff and apprentices at the Academy wish Keagan all the best and we hope he brings back the trophy! Academy Charity Race Day at Fairview The Academy hosted its annual Charity Race Day at Fairview Racecourse on Friday 27 July. The event was a success generating over R in funding for the training and education of apprentices jockeys. A special function for all race sponsors and special guests took place in the HB Christian Room at Fairview a good time was had by all. The Boardwalk Casino & Entertainment World kindly sponsored a weekend for two including breakfast at their new hotel as the prize for the lucky raffle draw. The winner was our riding master in PE, Tex Davie. The Betting World Apprentice Handicap took place on the day adding great excitement and value to our special event. The race was won by Lerato Mohapi riding Dandyman Can. Keagan de Melo came second on Leading the Field, Girish Goomany came third on Detective Barnaby and Donovan Dillon came fourth on Trouble Again. Betting World provided the winning owner, trainer, jockey and groom with prizes. Other apprentices that won races on the day included Teaque Gould, who won the the Algoa Structures Maiden Plate (3 rd race) riding Muscatt and Stallone Lee Naidoo who won the BloodStock SA Maiden Plate (8 th race) riding La Salle. The Academy thanks the following for sponsoring a race on the day: Betting World Algoa Structures Boardwalk Casino & Entertainment World Tellytrack Racing Association Paddock Racing Stables Son Newspaper BloodStock South Africa The Academy also thanks the staff at Phumelela in Port Elizabeth for all their assistance in ensuring a successful event. Lerato Mohapi is led into the winners enclosure at Fairview Jason Smitsdorff, Anthony Andrews, Teaque Gould, Gavin Smith & Mandla Ntuli 4

5 Jarryd Penny, Dennis Wiese, Mitch Wiese and Franklin Maleking Justine King and Sanish Ramgopal Apprentices attend TV Master Class with Martin Locke The race riding apprentices based in Durban, had the fantastic opportunity to attend a master class on television commentating/interviewing, presented by the legendary ex television presenter and personality, Martin Locke. Martin has over 40 years of experience in broadcasting and sports marketing. Most of you will remember him when he presented the SABC s popular sports programme, Topsport. Martin is presently training presenters/commentators throughout South Africa. The workshop, which was a first of a series to be conducted by Martin, took place in the Winning Ways studio at Greyville during July. Each apprentice had the opportunity to be interviewed by Tellytrack presenter, Warren Lenferna. Collen Thabana also had the opportunity to take over Warren s job and interview Bryan Claassen. All their interviews were recorded and played back, so they could watch themselves in action and learn by their mistakes. As you can imagine a good laugh was had by all. These outstanding and practical workshops provide our apprentices with the much needed skills, and experience to gain confidence in front of the camera. Confident and well presented apprentices are often sort after by trainers and owners. Martin introducing himself to the race riding apprentices Warren Lenferna interviewing Keagan de Melo and Thsepiso Mashaba 5

6 The apprentices watching the interviews Collen Thabana interviewing Bryan Claassen Apprentices watching play backs Apprentices pose for a picture with Martin Locke Apprentices assist at the Vodacom Durban July The non race riding apprentices once again assisted at the Vodacom Durban July held at Greyville on July 7. The apprentices assisted with the introduction of jockeys in the Parade Ring before the main race. While in the Parade Ring, 1 st year apprentice Ntokozo Gumede had the opportunity to pose for pictures with the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mr Jeff Hadebe, the Premier of KwaZulu Natal, Dr Zweli Mkhize and the Chairman of Gold Circle, Mr Robert Mauvis. Tristan Godden, Callan Murray and Collen Thabana assisting in the Parade Ring Ntokozo Gumede with Mr Jeff Hadebe, Dr Zweli Mkhize and Robert Mauvis 6

7 They were then escorted down to the track where they assisted at the prize giving area. A few of the apprentices even got a chance to pose for a picture with Piere Strydom immediately after he won the July. Apprentices pose for a picture with the winning jockey, Piere Strydom Nicholas Patel, Ryan Munger and Shadlee Fortune The race riding apprentices that rode in races on the day included Keagan de Melo who rode six races, winning the 12 th riding Jagerbomb, Nooresh Juglall picked up six races and Donovan Dillon rode five well done! Keagan de Melo winning the last race riding Jagerbomb for trainer, Dennis Drier The presence of our apprentices at this prestigious event provided the Academy with fantastic exposure. The Academy thanks Gold Circle for the great opportunity. Apprentices reach out to the community Due to their outstanding care for injured, abused and abandoned horses and community work, the 1 st year apprentices selected the Coastal Horse Care Unit (CHCU) as their annual community outreach project. The 1 st years spent a day at the CHCU during July. Gillian Olmesdahl Nee Robertson, the chairperson and manager of the CHCU welcomed them and gave them all an overview of the wonderful work they do with horses and the community. Gill providing the 1 st years with an overview of the Coastal Horse Care Unit 7

8 Gill then divided the apprentices into different groups and provided each group with an activity that included: painting the paddock fences washing the CHCU bakkie and horse box and cleaning and sorting the donated tack Tristan Godden & Callan Murray cleaning the horse box Apprentices cleaning and sorting donated tack Krishna Mudhoo, Diego de Gouveia and Mervin Teetan painting the fence Gill, staff of the CHCU and apprentices gathered around one of the foals on the farm The Academy urges you to support the Coastal Horse Care Unit, situated at Cato Ridge, KwaZulu Natal by either volunteering your services or donating products or money. You can contact Gill on or visit their website 8

9 Apprentice birthdays celebrated during July Nooresh Juglall who turned 21 Here s wishing you a happy birthday and trust that you had an awesome day!!! Phumelela Gold Apprentice Challenge 1 st leg from February July nd leg August November 2012 The 1 st leg of this exciting competition came to an end during July. The Academy is delighted to announce that Nooresh Juglall won the first leg of the exciting Phumelela Gold Apprentice Challenge with a total of 40 points, beating his apprentice Mandla Ntuli by a good six points. Congratulations Nooresh! Two Apprentice Challenge Races took place during the month of July. The 1 st race took place at the Vaal on July 3 and was won by Wesley Marwing riding Great Smokey. Lerato Mohapi came second on Artic Bear and Hennie Greyling came third on Chedwin Park. The 2 nd race took place at Scottsville on July 22 and was won by Nooresh Juglall riding Mining Prospect. Donovan Dillon came second on Soul Mate and Mandla Ntuli came third riding Suncat. Nooresh Juglall winning the Apprentice Race riding Mining Prospect for trainer Kevin Wright at Scottsville on Sunday 22 July He also celebrated his 21 st on this day. 9

10 The total points for the 1 st leg of this competition are as follows: Total Position Apprentice Name Points 1 Nooresh Juglall 40 2 Mandla Ntuli 34 3 Julius Mariba 24 4 Donovan Dillon 23 4 Doctor Sifiso Lembethe 23 4 Tshepiso Matsoele 23 5 Hennie Greyling 21 6 Keagan de Melo 19 6 Lerato Mohapi 19 7 Denise Lee 16 7 Jason Smitsdorff 16 8 Neo Qaule 15 9 Wesley Marwing Franklin Maleking 11 The points system is as follows: 1 st Place - 10 points 2 nd Place - 6 points 3 rd Place - 4 points 4 th Place - 3 points 5 th Place - 2 points 6 th Place - 1 points Apprentice Log Positions to Date for the Current Season (as at the 31 July 2012) LOG POSITION APPRENTICE WINS PLACES RIDES STRIKE RATE % 1 Nooresh Juglall Hennie Greyling Keagan de Melo Donovan Dillon Teaque Gould Stallone Lee Naidoo Jason Smitsdorff Bryan Claassen Denise Lee Julius Mariba Anthony Andrews Neo Qaule Lerato Mohapi Doctor Sifiso Lembethe Wesley Marwing Stats sourced by Karla Higgs 10

11 Apprentice Race Results July 2012 DATE RACECOURSE APPRENTICE RACE RESULTS 01/07/12 Greyville Donovan Dillon 2 wins & 2 places Julius Mariba 1 place 02/07/12 Flamingo Park Nooresh Juglall 1 win & 1 place 03/07/12 Vaal Wesley Marwing 1 win Doctor Sifiso Lembethe 1 win Nooresh Juglall 2 places Lerato Mohapi 1 place Hennie Greyling 1 place Mandla Ntuli 1 place 04/07/12 Durbanville Anthony Andrews 1 win & 2 places Jason Smitsdorff 1 win & 1 place Denise Lee 1 place 05/07/12 Vaal Hennie Greyling 1 win Wesley Marwing 1 place Nooresh Juglall 1 place 06/07/12 Fairview Donovan Dillon 4 places Teaque Gould 2 places 07/07/12 Turffontein Doctor Sifiso Lembethe 1 place Mandla Ntuli 1 place 07/07/12 Greyville Keagan de Melo 1 win & 1 place Nooresh Juglall 2 places Donovan Dillon 1 place 08/07/12 Turffontein Nooresh Juglall 1 place Wesley Marwing 1 place Doctor Sifiso Lembethe 1 place 09/07/12 Fairview Sanish Ramgopal 2 places Keagan de Melo 1 place Teaque Gould 1 place 10/07/12 Scottsville Julius Mariba 2 places Donovan Dillon 2 places Keagan de Melo 1 place 11/07/12 Kenilworth Denise Lee 1 place Girish Goomany 1 place Anthony Andrews 1 place 12/07/12 Vaal Nooresh Juglall 2 places Doctor Sifiso Lembethe 1 place 14/07/12 Clairwood Donovan Dillon 3 places Keagan de Melo 1 place Julius Mariba 1 place 15/07/12 Turffontein Doctor Sifiso Lembethe 1 win Nooresh Juglall 3 places 16/07/12 Flamingo Park Nooresh Juglall 3 places 17/07/12 Scottsville Keagan de Melo 1 win & 2 places Julius Mariba 1 win Mandla Ntuli 1 place 18/07/12 Durbanville Jason Smitsdorff 1 win Girish Goomany 2 places Denise Lee 1 place 11

12 Anthony Andrews 1 place 19/07/12 Vaal Nooresh Juglall 2 places Doctor Sifiso Lembethe 1 place 20/07/12 Greyville Bryan Claassen 1 place Julius Mariba 1 place 20/07/12 Arlington Teaque Gould 3 places 21/07/12 Turffontein Wesley Marwing 2 places Hennie Greyling 1 place Nooresh Juglall 1 place 21/07/12 Kenilworth Anthony Andrews 1 place 22/07/12 Scottsville Nooresh Juglall 1 win & 1 place Julius Mariba 2 places Donovan Dillon 2 places Mandla Ntuli 1 place Denise Lee 1 place Doctor Sifiso Lembethe 1 place 23/07/12 Fairview Teaque Gould 3 wins (congrats on your treble!) Stallone Lee Naidoo 1 win & 1 place 24/07/12 Vaal Nooresh Juglall 1 win & 2 places Wesley Marwing 1 win 25/07/12 Kenilworth Denise Lee 1 place 26/07/12 Vaal Hennie Greyling 1 place Wesley Marwing 1 place Nooresh Juglall 1 place 27/07/12 Fairview Teaque Gould 1 win & 1 place Lerato Mohapi 1 win Stallone Lee Naidoo 1 win Donovan Dillon 2 places Keagan de Melo 2 places Nooresh Juglall 1 place Girish Goomany 1 place 28/07/12 Kenilworth Jason Smitsdorff 1 win & 1 place Girish Goomany 1 place Anthony Andrews 1 place Denise Lee 1 place 28/07/12 Greyville Nooresh Juglall 1 win & 3 places Julius Mariba 1 win & 2 places Keagan de Melo 1 place Donovan Dillon 1 place 29/07/12 Turffontein Hennie Greyling 1 win Nooresh Juglall 2 places Doctor Sifiso Lembethe 1 place 30/07/31 Flamingo Park Nooresh Juglall 1 win & 1 place 31/07/12 Kenilworth Anthony Andrews 2 places Jason Smitsdorff 1 place 12

13 Race riding apprentice career statistics as at the 31st of July... 1 st year apprentices NO NAME OF APPRENTICE RACE RIDES WINS PLACES 1 Wesley Marwing nd year apprentices NO NAME OF APPRENTICE RACE RIDES WINS PLACES 1 Craig Zackey Heavelon van der Hoven Collen Storey Collen Thabana Luyolo Mxothwa rd year apprentices NO NAME OF APPRENTICE RACE RIDES WINS PLACES 1 Bryan Claassen Donovan Dillon Franklin Maleking Girish Goomany Jarryd Penny Lerato Mohapi Mandla Ntuli Sanish Ramgopal Tshepiso Mashaba th year apprentices NO NAME OF APPRENTICE RACE RIDES WINS PLACES 1 Anthony Andrews Denise Lee Jason Smitsdorff Julius Mariba Keagan de Melo Nooresh Juglall Stallone Lee Naidoo Tshepiso Mats oele

14 5 th year apprentices NO NAME OF APPRENTICE RACE RIDES WINS PLACES 1 Doctor Sifiso Lembethe Hennie Greyling Justine King Neo Qaule Teaque Gould Fitness for Thought When you run, breathe so that your belly rises as you inhale. This ensures that your lungs are inflating fully with oxygen, so you'll be able to go longer. Practice by lying on your back and placing a book on your stomach. The book should rise when you breathe. Jeremy Downing Sports Conditioning Trainer Surge Accelerated Sports Performance surgeasp@vodamail.co.za Ending off with a smile Paddy phones an ambulance because his mate's been hit by a car. Paddy: 'Get an ambulance here quick, he's bleeding from his nose and ears and I tink both his legs are broken.' Operator: 'What is your location sir?' Paddy: 'Outside number 28 Eucalyptus Street.' Operator: 'How do you spell that sir?' Silence... and after a minute. Operator: 'Are you there sir?' More silence and another minute later. Operator: 'Sir, can you hear me?' This goes on for another few minutes until... Operator: 'Sir, please answer me. Can you still hear me?' Paddy: 'Yes, sorry bout dat... I couldn't spell Eucalyptus, so I just dragged him round to number 3 Oak Street...' 14

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