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With the end of June out of the way, we are now into the last half of the year. Ones attitude will determine how we deal with the time available.

For us here at the Academy we see the last six months as an opportunity to achieve more and to do greater and exciting things.

1 NEWSLETTER June 2009 Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate accomplishments. Napoleon Hill From the Headmaster s Desk Dear Parents and Friends of the Academy It is difficult to believe how quickly the time has gone by. With the end of June out of the way, we are now into the last half of the year. Ones attitude will determine how we deal with the time available. It s like the half glass of water and how one sees it as either being half full or half empty. For us here at the Academy we see the last six months as an opportunity to achieve more and to do greater and exciting things. We have a number of congratulations to extend; firstly we congratulate Karis Teetan who rode his 100 th winner on the 31 st May 2009 when he rode Captain s Gal for trainer Sean Tarry at the Turffontein track. Following hard on his heels is Derreck David who rode his 100th winner at Flamingo Park. He won on Mint Green for trainer David Niewenhuizen. We had no sooner had a braai to celebrate the first winning ride of Athandiwe Mgudlwa, when Ryan Curling rode his first winner when riding in the apprentices race that was run at Turffontein. Athandiwe Mgudlwa winning at Scottsviille 03/6/09 Ryan Curling winning at Turffontein 20/06/09 At the end of term Assembly we handed out a number of certificates for the achievements of apprentices during the second term. We congratulate those that were recipients of those certificates and we encourage them to continue to set their goals high. Those that were not

so successful need to accept the challenge to raise their standards and to challenge those that have set the bench mark. Sadly at the end of term assembly we said goodbye to Ms.

2 so successful need to accept the challenge to raise their standards and to challenge those that have set the bench mark. Sadly at the end of term assembly we said goodbye to Ms. Michelle Van Vuuren who left use to take up a new position. We really wish her every success and hope that she will be happy in her new endeavours. As we say goodbye we also welcome to the staff, Ms. Noma Myeza, to the front office. We also wished Ms. Halgreen a wonderful trip to Canada, and look forward to the photographs and stories on her return. Staff and Apprentices wishing Miss Michelle van Vuuren a fond farewell During the academic break the apprentices will be doing a number of exciting activities which we will share at the end of next month. The Gold Cap award has been awarded to Gareth Wright for the month of June. We congratulate him for this achievement and encourage the other apprentices to strive to achieve this award. Best wishes Graham Bailey Some important dates to remember DATE ACTIVITY Monday 20 July 3 rd Term starts Wednesday 23 September 3 rd Term ends Monday 5 October 4 th Term starts Friday 11 December 4 th Term ends Forthcoming Events DATE EVENT Friday 17 July SA Jockey Academy Race Meeting at Fairview in Port Elizabeth 2 7 August Racing South Africa Careers Expo 2009 at the Academy Saturday 22 August SA Jockey Academy Race Meeting at Turffontein in Gauteng riday 9 August SA Jockey Academy Night Race Meeting at Greyville in Durban 2

SAJA Race Meeting at Kenilworth We hosted our

attending a special function in the Peninsula

awesome and the atmosphere was electric.

Stud Cape Breeders Club Western Province

van Niekerk The Academy wishes to thank the

3 SAJA Race Meeting at Kenilworth We hosted our first race meeting at Kenilworth Racecourse in Cape Town on Saturday 20 th June. The event was a great success with 140 people attending a special function in the Peninsula Room. The weather was perfect, the racing was awesome and the atmosphere was electric. We have received many compliments from people who attended. Sanlam Basil Marcus Racing Stable Sorrento Stud Cape Breeders Club Western Province Owners & Trainers Association The Peninsula Room at Kenilworth South African Jockey Academy Vicky Minott, Charles Grey & Grant van Niekerk The Academy wishes to thank the following organisations that sponsored races on the day: Western Province Owners and Trainers Association 3

Cape Breeders Club Betting World Boehringer Ingelheim (Equitop) Sanlam Lyric Consulting Grandslots Your support of the education and training of future champion jockeys is greatly appreciated.

4 Cape Breeders Club Betting World Boehringer Ingelheim (Equitop) Sanlam Lyric Consulting Grandslots Your support of the education and training of future champion jockeys is greatly appreciated. Also a big thank you to the following: Gold Circle for all their assistance in making this event a success and for taking a hospitality table Basil Marcus Racing Stables, Mike Bass Racing, Sorrento Stud, Klawervlei Stud, Courier Transport and Tableview Coachworks for taking hospitality tables. Zita a jeweler situated in the Paddocks Shopping Centre in Milnerton for sponsoring a gents Lanco wristwatch for our lucky draw. Guilma Stander for selling the lucky draw tickets Liesl King for educating some of our guests on horseracing and taking them down to the Parade Ring. This was a first time experience for most of these guests. Charles Grey our Marketing Manager and Vincent and Lorna Curtis for organizing the event. Our next race meeting takes place at Fairview in Port Elizabeth on Friday the 17 th of July. Apprentice visit Chelsea Preparatory July Horseracing Day On the 23 June, 1 st Year Apprentices, Stallone Lee Naidoo, Jayson Dladla, Keagon de Melo, Julius Mariba and Tanya Gee attended a special July Horseracing Day at Chelsea Preparatory in Durban North. To compliment the horseracing theme our Apprentices dressed up in colourful jockey silks, breeches, racing boots, safety vests and riding crops. We arrived at the school at 7:45am and were welcomed by a very nice teacher who took us to the hall and we were seated on the stage like VIP guests. The learners (Grade 4 s) arrived dressed up in elegant clothing and hats as if they were attending the real Vodacom Durban July the smartest Grade 4 s I ve ever seen. They were very excited to see us as we were like their role models. Mr. Grey presented the Academy to the learners and asked Tanya to talk about the day in the life of an apprentice jockey she did a great job! Mr. Grey called up one of the boys from the audience who was only nine years old and asked him to stand next to Jayson who is 19 years old. The nine year old boy was taller that Jayson and this 4

5 shocked and delighted the audience. The grade 4 s also asked us a whole lot of interesting questions which made us feel very important. Afterward we were invited to pose for pictures in the school garden with some of the learners. Mr. Grey then took us to the beach where he took some more pictures of us in our colourful riding gear. Tanya Gee, Julius Mariba, Jayson Dladla, Keagon de Melo & Stallone Lee Naidoo That was our amazing morning. Hope we can do it again sometime. To Chelsea - thank you for inviting us. We had a great time! Stallone Lee Naidoo 1 st Year Apprentice A Visit to ushaka Marine World Mr. Grey arranged a special visit to Sea World at ushaka Marine World for all the apprentice jockeys. We were all very excited about this experience. Some of our apprentices had never been to an aquarium and dolphin show before. When we arrived at Sea World we were escorted by one of the dolphin trainers to the backstage area of the dolphin stadium where they introduced us to some of the dolphins namely Gambit and Frodo and their new beautiful new baby Khetiwe. We really felt special as this behind the scenes tour is not open to the public. We then went on to watch the dolphin show which was spectacular. The presenter selected Jonathan Soll to go on stage and hug and kiss Gambit. Eddie Leeuw was also called up to participate in the show. They put Eddie in a boat and the dolphin swam by and splashed him. We all laughed. 5

Eddy Leeuw having fun with a dolphin Jonathan Soll giving Gambit a big kiss After the show we were taken to the largest underground aquarium in the southern hemisphere where a guide gave us an

All the apprentices had an amazing time and we would like to take this opportunity to thank all the staff at Sea World, ushaka Marine World for providing us with this informative and fantastic time.

6 Eddy Leeuw having fun with a dolphin Jonathan Soll giving Gambit a big kiss After the show we were taken to the largest underground aquarium in the southern hemisphere where a guide gave us an informative tour. All the apprentices had an amazing time and we would like to take this opportunity to thank all the staff at Sea World, ushaka Marine World for providing us with this informative and fantastic time. Dolphins are truly beautiful and amazing creatures! Stallone Lee Naidoo 1 st Year Apprentice Apprentices recognized and rewarded for their riding skills At our final assembly held in the second term, our headmaster, Mr. Graham Bailey presented various riding awards to our apprentices. These are presented to our young apprentices at the end of each term. Apprentices that received awards for our second term (May June) are as follows: NAME DESCRIPTION AWARD Jassurick Jordaaan Signing of his race riding papers First ride in a race at Scottsville Mention in Assembly & Siyabonga Duma Riding at track for the first time Riding in excess of 15 horses a morning at track Nevin Marday Starting from the stalls for the first time Riding in excess of 15 horses a morning at track Nooresh Juglall Starting from the stalls for the first time Riding in excess of 15 horses a morning at track Sanele Duma Riding in excess of 15 horses a morning at track Teaque Gould Riding in excess of 15 horses a morning at track Melishini Pillay Riding 10 winners & Horseshoe Badge Juan Paul van der Merwe Professional apprentice for May and June & Gold Cap Waylon Gordon Riding at track for the first time Athandiwe Mgudlwa Riding his first winner at Scottsville on the 3 rd of June 6

7 Apprentice birthdays celebrated during June Jayson Dladla Karis Teetan Niven Marday Donovan Howell Jonathan Soll Here s wishing you guys a very happy birthday and trust that you all had an awesome day!!! Phumelela Gold Apprentice Challenge (August 2008 July 2009) As we are drawing to an end of an exciting challenge for season 2008/2009, Karis Teetan leads by 6 points over Derreck David. This means only these two apprentices can win this years challenge. We had two Durban apprentices win the challenge races in Gauteng, the first was won by Juan Paul van der Merwe on Bernabeu for trainer M Houdalakis and the second challenge was won by Ryan Curling on Great News for trainer B Botes. This gave Ryan Curling his first winner since the academy granted him his apprentice license. There is one more challenge which will be held at Clairwood Racecourse on 27 th June 2009 this will be a very exciting race as the two apprentices fight it out for the winning trophy. The points are as follows: Pos PHASE ONE Points 1 Karis Teetan 63 2 Derreck David 57 3 Andile Mlaba 49 4 Donavan Mansour 43 5 Victor Morake 28 6 Jonathan Soll 22 7 Brandon Lerena (Qualified) 20 7 Melishini Pillay 20 8 Timothy Pretorius (Qualified) 19 9 Gavin Coetzee Juan Paul van der Merwe 16 By Robert Moore 7

8 Apprentice Log Positions to Date for the Current Season (30 June 2009) LOG POSITION APPRENTICE WINS RIDES PLACES STRIKE RATE 1 Karis Teetan % 2 Derreck David % 3 Aldo Domeyer % 4 Donavan Mansour % 5 Donald Bogaleboile % 6 Grant van Niekerk % 7 Victor Morake % 8 Jonathan Soll % 9 Nicola Welch % 10 Melishini Pillay % 11 Donovan Howell % 12 Devin Ashby % 13 Gavin Coetzee % 14 Andile Mlaba % 15 Vicky Minott % By Karla Higgs Apprentice Race Results June 2009 DATE RACECOURSE APPRENTICE RACE RESULTS 01/06/09 Fairview Donald Bogaleboile 1 win & 2 places Vikram Sola 1 place 02/06/09 Durbanville Aldo Domeyer 1 win & 1 place Jesen Vyapooree 1 place Vicky Minott 1 place Grant van Niekerk 1 place 03/06/09 Scottsville Athandiwe Mgudlwa 1 win (Congratulations on your first win! Ryan Curling 1 place Juan Paul van der Merwe 1 place Donavan Mansour 1 place 04/06/09 Vaal Derreck David 1 place Tshwaro Appie 1 place Evert Pheiffer 1 place 06/06/09 Borrowdale Aldo Domeyer 2 wins & 1 place Derreck David 1 win & 3 places Gavin Coetzee 3 places 06/06/09 Greyville Karis Teetan 1 win & 1 place 07/06/09 Turffontein Derreck David 1 win Victor Morake 2 places 8

9 07/06/09 Kenilworth Grant van Niekerk 1 win Aldo Domeyer 1 place 08/06/09 Flamingo Park Derreck David 1 win & 1 place Vikram Sola 2 places Tshwaro Appie 1 place Evert Pheiffer 1 place 09/06/09 Durbanville Aldo Domeyer 1 win Jesen Vyapooree 2 places Vicky Minott 2 places Grant van Niekerk 1 place Donovan Howell 1 place 10/06/09 Clairwood Donavan Mansour 2 wins Karis Teetan 1 win & 1 place Ryan Curling 2 places 11/06/09 Vaal Derreck David 1 place 12/06/09 Arlington Vikram Sola 1 place Donald Bogaleboile 3 places 13/06/09 Clairwood Karis Teetan 4 places 14/06/09 Turffontein Victor Morake 1 place Evert Pheiffer 2 places Derreck David 1 place 14/06/09 Kenilworth Aldo Domeyer 1 win & 2 places Jesen Vyapooree 1 win Grant van Niekerk 1 win Donovan Howell 1 place 15/06/09 Flamingo Park Nicola Welch 1 win & 2 places Karis Teetan 2 wins & 1 place Derreck David 1 win Tshwaro Appie 2 places 16/06/09 Turffontein Derreck David 1 win & 1 place Juan Paul van der Merwe 1 win Karis Teetan 1 place Tshwaro Appie 2 places Victor Morake 3 places 17/06/09 Scottsville Andile Mlaba 1 win Karis Teetan 2 places Ryan Curling 1 place Melishini Pillay 1 place 18/06/09 Vaal Victor Morake 4 places Derreck David 3 places Nicola Welch 1 place Tshwaro Appie 1 place 19/06/09 Greyville Karis Teetan 1 win Donavan Mansour 2 places 19/06/09 Fairview Aldo Domeyer 4 places Donald Bogaleboile 1 place 9

10 20/06/09 Turffontein Ryan Curling 1 win (Congratulations on your first win Ryan!) Victor Morake 4 places Derreck David 1 place Evert Pheiffer 1 place Andile Mlaba 1 place Donavan Mansour 2 places Karis Teetan 1 place 20/06/09 Kenilworth Jesen Vyapooree 1 win & 1 place Aldo Domeyer 3 places Grant van Niekerk 3 places 21/06/09 Scottsville Karis Teetan 1 place Jassurick Jordaan 1 place Laljeev Kalychurun 1 place Jonathan Soll 1 place Ryan Curling 1 place 22/06/09 Flamingo Park Nicola Welch 3 places Tshwaro Appie 2 places Victor Morake 1 place 23/06/09 Durbanville Aldo Domeyer 1 win & 2 places Grant van Niekerk 2 places Vicky Minott 1 place 24/06/09 Clairwood Juan Paul van der Merwe 1 win Karis Teetan 3 places Andile Mlaba 1 place Jonathan Soll 1 place 25/06/09 Vaal Victor Morake 1 win & 1 place Nicola Welch 1 place 27/06/09 Clairwood Donavan Mansour 1 win & 1 place Karis Teetan 1 place Ryan Curling 1 place Joanthan Soll 1 place Juan Paul van der Merwe 1 place Tshwaro Appie 1 place 28/06/09 Borrowdale Derreck David 2 wins & 3 places Devin Ashby 2 places Karis Teetan 2 places 28/06/09 Turffontein Nicola Welch 1 place Victor Morake 2 places Evert Pheiffer 1 place 28/06/09 Kenilworth Aldo Domeyer 1 win & 2 places 29/06/09 Vaal Victor Morake 1 place Nicola Welch 1 place Derreck David 1 place Tshwaro Appie 1 place 30/06/09 Durbanville Devin Ashby 1 win Aldo Domeyer 4 places Grant van Niekerk 2 places Vicky Minott 1 place 10

Ending off with a smile A KwaZulu Natal horse breeder had a filly that won every race in which she was entered. But as she got older she became very temperamental.

11 Ending off with a smile A KwaZulu Natal horse breeder had a filly that won every race in which she was entered. But as she got older she became very temperamental. He soon found that when he raced her at Greyville in the evening, she would win handily, but when he raced her at Clairwood or Scottsville during the day she would come in dead last. He consulted the top veterinarians and horse psychologists to no avail. He finally had to give up because she had become... a real night mare. HA HA HA HA HEE HEE HEE HEE HAW HAW HAW HAW HE!!! The South African Jockey Academy s monthly Newsletter is compiled by Charles Grey Marketing Manager. Tel: Cell: marketing@theacademy.co.za 11

NEWSLETTER April 2009

NEWSLETTER April 2009 Aim for success, not perfection. Never give up your right to be wrong, because then you will lose the ability to learn new things and move forward with your life. Dr. David M. Burns