NEWSLETTER October 2011 "The difference between school and life? In School, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson." From the Headmaster s desk Dear Parents and Friends of the Academy Tom Bodett Franklin D. Roosevelt once said that, Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort. As we consider what F D Roosevelt said, we think in particular of our matrics who are approaching the pinnacle of their schooling careers. At the beginning of October the Grade 10 s and 11 s had a few days study break from their academic programme, however the matrics continued with additional lessons in preparation for their final exams. Despite being under pressure, the matrics who continue to work hard at the tracks in the morning and race ride, have to also focus on their academics in order to achieve the best possible results. They wrote their first exam on Monday 24 th October which was English. While they are writing their matric exams over the next number of weeks, we pray that they will experience the happiness of achievement and indeed experience the thrill of creativity. The Academy recently embarked on a strategic review with the main objective to take the Academy well into the future. Firstly, this is to meet the relevant needs of the South African Racing Industry, and secondly to increase our association with the International Market. I would like to congratulate the following apprentices for their achievements in racing and academics during the month of October: Athandiwe Mgudlwa for being awarded KZN Apprentice Jockey of the Year. Athandiwe was awarded the floating trophy and a specially framed picture of himself, winning the memorable four legs of the Jackpot, at Scottsville on Sunday 27 February 2011. A number of Academy staff supported Athandiwe at the KwaZulu Natal Racing Awards 2011. Girish Goomany for his first win at Clairwood on October 18. Girish won the 2 nd race on Raging River for trainer Charles Laird.
Gareth Wright for his 50 th win at Kenilworth on Saturday 29 October. Gareth won the 6 th race on Platinum Cat for trainer Glen Kotzen. Denise Lee, Evert Pheiffer, Tshwaro Appie, Teaque Gould, Hennie Greyling, Keagan de Melo, Grant van Niekerk, Athandiwe Mgudlwa, Neo Qaule, JP van der Merwe, Jason Smitsdorff, Nooresh Juglall, Girish Goomany, Stallone Lee Naidoo, Ryan Roy Curling and Gareth Wright for winning races during the month of October. Ryan Munger (Grade 10), Donovan Dillon (Grade 11) and Tshepiso Mashaba (Grade12) for achieving 1 st place in class at the end of the 3 rd term. An ecstatic Athandiwe Mgudlwa receives his trophy from Neil Butcher, Deputy Chairman of Gold Circle Athandiwe shows off his special award for winning all four legs of the Jackpot at Scottsville during February this year. Girish Goomany s 1 st win at Clairwood Racecourse on October 18 Gareth Wright s 50 th win at Kenilworth on October 29 Best wishes Graham Bailey Some important dates to remember DATE ACTIVITY Tuesday 15 December 4 th term ends. Apprentices go home for Christmas Holidays Tuesday 3 January 2012 2 nd 5 th year apprentices return to the Academy Monday 9 January 2012 1 st year apprentices arrive at the Academy Wed 11 January 2012 1 st term begins 13, 14 & 15 January 2012 Sweetdale Teambuilding Camp for 1 st & 2 nd apprentices Friday 23 March 2012 1 st term ends 2
Forthcoming events DATE Friday 25 November Wed 11 January 2012 EVENT Annual Speech Day and Prize-Giving Ceremony at Greyville Welcome braai for 1 st year apprentices Apprentice birthdays celebrated during October Jaswick Jordaan Jason Smitsdorff Gerrit Olwagen Anthony Andrews Tshepiso Mat soele Julius Mariba Ryan Roy Curling Here s wishing you all a very happy birthday and trust that you had a fantastic day!!! SAJA Charity Race Day at Greyville The Academy hosted its 4 th annual Charity Race Day at Greyville Racecourse on Sunday 16 October 2011. An apprentice race took place on the day which was sponsored by Kinmount Stud. The race was won by Jason Smitsdorff riding Thursday Lunch. Donovan Dillon came 2 nd on Rule the Nation, Ryan Roy Curling came 3 rd on Lady Tamara and Athandiwe Mgudlwa came 4 th on Bath Oliver. Jason Smitsdorff winning the Kinmount Stud Apprentice Race The great Michael Roberts and Doctor Sifiso Lembethe Hennie Greyling, Dawn Lindsay (educator) and JP van der Merwe The Academy hosted a private function in The Classic Room for all its race sponsors and special guests. A lucky raffle draw took place at this function where some of our lucky guests won the following prizes: 3
2 X two nights accommodation including breakfast at the Drakensberg Sun Lifestyle Resort 2 X great food hampers supplied by Bidvest Foodservice 2 X Gift hampers supplied by Executrade 1 X Table for four people in the Durban View Room at Greyville valued at R540 courtesy of Gold Circle The Kinmount Stud Table The South African Jockey Academy Table The Gold Circle Table The Polo Pony Service Station Table Gold Circle also sponsored four R100 betting vouchers for the business card draw. The Academy hereby thanks the following for their support: Race sponsors: Race 1 Dr AMP Chetty & Dr S Naidoo Race 2 Fountain Civil Engineering Race 3 KwaZulu Natal Trainers Association Race 4 Equi-Feeds Race 5 Richdens SuperSpar Race 6 Golden Horse Casino Race 7 Kinmount Stud Apprentice Handicap Race 8 Betting World Hospitality tables: Gold Circle Lyric Consulting Botha s Hill Butchery Network Support Academy IT 4
The Polo Pony Service Station SKR Freight Momentum Financial Planning Hospitality tickets Early Moon Trading, Graham Crook and Bhejane Security Donations Hillcrest Lawnmower for their financial donation towards this event. General: Drakensberg Sun Lifestyle Resort, Executrade, Gold Circle and Bidvest Foodservice for sponsoring the prizes for our Raffle The staff at Gold Circle for all their assistance in ensuring a successful event Charles Grey, our marketing manager for organising the event. Pre-Assessment Training Workshops As part of the Academy s recruitment process, we decided to introduce a special three day pre-assessment training workshop for the 2012 shortlisted applicants. The workshop took place during the October school holidays and included the following activities: Stable duties such as grooming, care of horses and mucking out Basic riding lessons Assessment of their physical fitness and strength by a sports conditioning trainer A site visit to Summerveld Training Centre to experience race horses in training This successful workshop gave the applicants the opportunity to determine if they were suited to this career and also provided our riding masters an insight to their riding ability and passion. Due to the success of this workshop, it has been decided to continue with them well into the future. Group one Group two 5
Quiz Night The annual apprentice quiz night took place at the Academy on Wednesday 5 October. Five teams including 4-5 apprentices participated in this popular and fun activity. The quiz comprised a selection of questions on general knowledge, rugby, history, cars, horse/racing related questions. There was also a section for picture recognition where some of the Academy staff had submitted photographs of themselves as young children and the apprentices had to identify them. Lots of laughs about this one!! The winning team in deliberation The winning team included Lerato Mohapi, Tshepiso Mashaba, Collen Thabana, Ryan Munger and Keagan de Melo. They won a R480 voucher from Oscars Restaurant in Hillcrest. Thanks must go to our sports conditioning trainer Jeremy Downing, our nursing sister Debbie Butt and Oscars for sponsoring the prize. Get your game on for next year guys...it was a close finish. Apprentices recognized for their Academic achievements during the 3 rd Term HARDWORK: SUBJECT ACHIEVEMENTS GRADE 10 NAME DESCRIPTION AWARD Ryan Munger 1 st in class & cash Business Studies 82%, Equine Studies 80%, Maths Literacy 90%, Stable Management 80% Xavier Carstens Business Studies 82% & movie ticket Bryan Claassen Life Orientation 91% & movie ticket Keanu Marisol Business Studies 85%, Maths Literacy 92%, & movie ticket Stable Management 89% Mandla Ntuli isizulu 80%, Life Orientation 89% & movie ticket Nicholas Patel Business Studies 89%, Maths Literacy 84% & movie ticket Collen Storey Maths Literacy 89% & movie ticket Craig Zackey English 81%, Business Studies 91% & movie ticket GRADE 11 Donovan Dillon 1 st in class & cash Life Orientation 88% Maths Literacy 87% Franklin Maleking Life Orientation 88% & movie ticket Lerato Mohapi Life Orientation 83% & movie ticket GRADE 12 Tshepiso Mashaba 1 st in class & cash isizulu 81%, Consumer Studies 86%, Business Studies 76% Keagan de Melo Life Orientation 77% & movie ticket Sanele Duma isizulu 84% & movie ticket Andile Ngcobo isizulu 82%, Consumer Studies 75%, & movie ticket 6
Life Orientation 78% Gerrit Olwagen Life Orientation 75% & movie ticket VALUE: COURAGE Tshepis Mashaba Showing initiative in school work Craig Zackey Showing initiative in school work Keanu Marisol Showing initiative in school work VALUE: RESPONSIBILITY Gerrit Olwagen Punctuality self motivation to adhere to time frames Ryan Munger Punctuality self motivation to adhere to time frames Collen Storey Punctuality self motivation to adhere to time frames Tshepiso Mat soele Punctuality self motivation to adhere to time frames Andile Ngcobo Punctuality self motivation to adhere to time frames VALUE: HARDWORK Xavier Carstens Consistent effort & good attitude in & movie ticket schoolwork Sanele Duma Consistent effort & good attitude in schoolwork & movie ticket Tshepiso Mashaba Consistent effort & good attitude in & movie ticket schoolwork VALUE: SKILLS FOR LIFE Ryan Munger Good manners and interacting well with teachers and peers Andile Ngcobo Good manners and interacting well with teachers and peers Gerrit Olwagen Good manners and interacting well with teachers and peers Doctor Lembethe Good manners and interacting well with teachers and peers Collen Storey Good manners and interacting well with teachers and peers Apprentices recognized and rewarded for their riding skills NAME DESCRIPTION AWARD Girish Goomany 1 st winner Good manners and interacting well with riding masters & braai Athandiwe Mgudlwa Good riding style Continuous good interviews on Tellytrack Keagan de Melo Best ride of the month (October) Most race rides per month Continuous good interviews on Tellytrack 7
Collen Thabana Jumping out of the pens for the first time Riding in excess of 15 horses at track every morning Keanu Marisol Jumping out of the pens for the first time Xavier Carstens Jumping out of the pens for the first time Franklin Maleking Riding his first race Good manners and interacting well with riding masters Jarryd Penny First race ride around the turn Tshepiso Mat soele First race ride around the turn Donovan Dillon Embodies the values of the Academy Good manners and interacting well with riding masters Andile Ngcobo Embodies the values of the Academy Good manners and interacting well with riding masters Divan Neethling Honesty in a difficult situation Lerato Mohapi Maintaining his weight Bryan Claassen Accepting praise in the appropriate manner Good manners and interacting well with riding masters Mandla Ntuli Good manners and interacting well with riding masters Phumelela Gold Apprentice Challenge 1 st leg from February July 2011 2 nd leg August November 2011 Two Phumelela Gold Apprentice Challenge races taking place during the month of October. The first one took place at the Vaal on October 6 and was won by Denise Lee, moving her up second place in this exciting competition. The second race took place at the South African Jockey Academy Race Day at Greyville on October 16 and was won by Jason Smittsdorff. The points to date for the 2 nd leg are as follows: Total Position Apprentice Name Points 1 Hennie Greyling 24 2 Denise Lee 18 3 Keagan de Melo 12 3 Donovan Dillon 12 4 Nooresh Juglall 10 4 Ryan Roy Curling 10 4 Jason Smittsdorff 10 5 Juan Paul van der Merwe 9 6 Doctor Sifiso Lembethe 6 6 Evert Pheiffer 6 7 Athandiwe Mgudlwa 5 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 8
8 Tshepiso Mat soele 1 8 Tshwaro Appie 1 Apprentice log positions to date for the current season (New season 1 August 2011 31 July 2012). LOG POSITION APPRENTICE WINS PLACES RIDES STRIKE RATE % 1 Grant van Niekerk 25 58 177 14.12 2 JP van der Merwe 14 74 251 5.58 3 Nooresh Juglall 13 56 197 6.60 4 Keagan de Melo 11 28 128 8.59 5 Hennie Greyling 11 27 123 8.94 6 Evert Pheiffer 8 30 151 5.30 7 Tshwaro Appie 6 16 113 5.31 8 Denise Lee 5 17 93 5.38 9 Athandiwe Mgudlwa 4 10 69 5.80 10 Neo Qaule 4 7 60 6.67 11 Gareth Wright 3 21 94 3.19 12 Anthony Andrews 2 24 116 1.72 13 Teaque Gould 2 11 87 2.30 14 Ryan Roy Curling 2 8 60 3.33 15 Stallone Lee Naidoo 2 5 72 2.78 Stats compiled by Karla Higgs Apprentice Race Results October 2011 DATE RACECOURSE APPRENTICE RACE RESULTS 01/10/11 Turffontein Denise Lee 1 win & 1 place Tshwaro Appie 1 win Nooresh Juglall 2 places Hennie Greyling 1 place Juan Paul van der Merwe 1 place 02/10/11 Clairwood Doctor Sifiso Lembethe 1 place Keagan de Melo 1 place Donovan Dillon 1 place 03/10/11 Flamingo Park Evert Pheiffer 2 wins & 1 place Juan Paul van der Merwe 3 places Nooresh Juglall 2 places Neo Qaule 1 place 04/10/11 Vaal Tshwaro Appie 1 win Nooresh Juglall 2 places Hennie Greyling 2 places Evert Pheiffer 1 place Denise Lee 1 place 05/10/11 Durbanville Teaque Gould 1 win Grant van Niekerk 5 places 06/10/11 Vaal Denise Lee 2 wins Hennie Greyling 1 win & 2 places 9
Nooresh Juglall 1 place Evert Pheiffer 1 place Ryan Roy Curling 1 place Juan Paul van der Merwe 1 place 07/10/11 Greyville Keagan de Melo 1 win & 1 place Doctor Sifiso Lembethe 1 place Ryan Roy Curling 1 place Athandiwe Mgudlwa 1 place 07/10/11 Arlington Grant van Niekerk 1 win & 1 place Teaque Gould 2 places Anthony Andrews 1 place 08/10/11 Turffontein Tshwaro Appie 1 win Juan Paul van der Merwe 2 places 09/10/11 Durbanville Grant van Niekerk 1 win & 2 places Gareth Wright 1 place 09/10/11 Clairwood Athandiwe Mgudlwa 1 win Donovan Dillon 2 places Jason Smitsdorff 2 places 10/10/11 Arlington Grant van Niekerk 3 places Anthony Andrews 2 places Stallone Lee Naidoo 2 places 11/10/11 Vaal Neo Qaule 1 win & 1 place Juan Paul van der Merwe 1 win Denise Lee 1 place Hennie Greyling 1 place Tshwaro Appie 1 place Evert Pheiffer 1 place 11/10/11 Greyville Keagan de Melo 2 wins & 2 places Julius Mariba 1 place Donovan Dillon 1 place 12/10/11 Durbanville Grant van Niekerk 2 wins & 2 places Gareth Wright 2 places Jassurick Jordaan 1 place Jayson Dladla 1 place 13/10/11 Vaal Hennie Greyling 1 win & 3 places Juan Paul van der Merwe 5 places Denise Lee 1 place Evert Pheiffer 1 place 14/10/11 Arlington Teaque Gould 2 places Anthony Andrews 1 place Grant van Niekerk 1 place 15/10/11 Turffontein Hennie Greyling 1 win & 1 place Nooresh Juglall 2 places Tshwaro Appie 1 place Juan Paul van der Merwe 1 place 15/10/11 Durbanville Grant van Niekerk 1 win & 3 places Jassurick Jordaan 1 place Gareth Wright 1 place 16/10/11 Greyville Jason Smitsdorff 1 win Keagan de Melo 3 places Doctor Sifiso Lembethe 1 place 10
Juan Paul van der Merwe 1 place Ryan Roy Curling 1 place Athandiwe Mgudlwa 1 place 17/10/11 Flamingo Park Nooresh Juglall 2 wins & 1 place Evert Pheiffer 1 win & 2 places Neo Qaule 1 win Juan Paul van der Merwe 4 places Denise Lee 2 places 18/10/11 Turffontein Hennie Greyling 2 places Juan Paul Greyling 1 place 18/10/11 Clairwood Girish Goomany 1 win (Congrats on your 1 st win) Athandiwe Mgudlwa 3 places Doctor Sifiso Lembethe 2 places Julius Mariba 1 place Bryan Claassen 1 place Donovan Dillon 1 place Keagan de Melo 1 place 19/10/11 Durbanville Grant van Niekerk 3 places Gareth Wright 2 places 20/10/11 Turffontein Juan Paul van der Merwe 1 place Evert Pheiffer 1 place Neo Qaule 1 place Nooresh Juglall 1 place 21/10/11 Fairview Grant van Niekerk 3 places Stallone Lee Naidoo 1 place 22/10/11 Turffontein Nooresh Juglall 1 win & 1 place Hennie Greyling 1 place 22/10/11 Durbanville Grant van Niekerk 1 win & 2 places Gareth Wright 1 win Jayson Dladla 1 place Jassurick Jordaan 1 place 23/10/11 Fairview Juan Paul van der Merwe 1 win & 1 places Stallone Lee Naidoo 1 win & 1 place Grant van Niekerk 1 win & 3 places Anthony Andrews 2 places Teaque Gould 1 place 23/10/11 Clairwood Athandiwe Mgudlwa 1 win Nooresh Juglall 1 place Doctor Sifiso Lembethe 1 place 24/10/11 Flamingo Park Juan Paul van der Merwe 1 win & 1 place Hennie Greyling 1 win Evert Pheiffer 6 places Nooresh Juglall 1 place 25/10/11 Turffontein Evert Pheiffer 1 win Tshwaro Appie 1 win Nooresh Juglall 2 places Hennie Greyling 1 place 25/10/11 Clairwood Keagan de Melo 1 win & 2 places Athandiwe Mgudlwa 2 places Donovan Dillon 1 place 26/10/11 Durbanville Grant van Niekerk 2 places 11
Jayson Dladla 1 place 28/10/11 Fairview Grant van Niekerk 1 win & 2 places Teaque Gould 1 win 29/10/11 Turffontein Nooresh Juglall 2 wins & 2 places Tshwaro Appie 1 place Hennie Greyling 1 place Juan Paul van der Merwe 1 place 29/10/11 Kenilworth Gareth Wright 1 win Teaque Gould 1 place Grant van Niekerk 1 place 30/10/11 Scottsville Athandiwe 1 win & 2 places Ryan Roy Curling 1 win Neo Qaule 1 win Doctor Sifiso Lembethe 2 places Keagan de Melo 2 places Lerato Mohapi 1 place 31/10/11 Flamingo Park Tshwaro Appie 1 win & 1 place Neo Qaule 1 win Juan Paul van der Merwe 5 places Nooresh Juglall 1 place Evert Pheiffer 1 place Race riding apprentice career statistics as at the 31 October 2011... 2 nd year apprentices NO NAME OF APPRENTICE RACE RIDES WINS PLACES 1 Andile Ngcobo 1 0 0 2 Bryan Claassen 44 1 7 3 Donovan Dillon 76 2 17 4 Franklin Maleking 2 0 0 5 Gerrit Olwagen 30 0 2 6 Girish Goomany 5 1 3 7 Jarryd Penny 14 0 0 8 Lerato Mohapi 14 0 2 9 Mandla Ntuli 5 0 1 10 Reehaze Hoolash 8 0 0 3 rd year apprentices NO NAME OF APPRENTICE RACE RIDES WINS PLACES 1 Anthony Andrews 610 31 125 2 Denise Lee 269 11 42 3 Jason Smitsdorff 59 2 11 4 Jayson Dladla 66 0 16 5 Julius Mariba 83 4 14 6 Keagan de Melo 469 30 118 7 Nooresh Juglall 975 66 222 12
8 Stallone Lee Naidoo 95 3 8 9 Tshepiso Mat soele 22 0 2 4 th year apprentices NO NAME OF APPRENTICE RACE RIDES WINS PLACES 1 Doctor Sifiso Lembethe 404 20 76 2 Hennie Greyling 825 41 173 3 Jassurick Jordaan 890 63 218 4 Justine King 276 15 42 5 Neo Qaule 384 14 46 6 Ryan Roy Curling 773 40 134 7 Sanele Duma 93 1 10 8 Teaque Gould 390 12 82 5 th year apprentices NO NAME OF APPRENTICE RACE RIDES WINS PLACES 1 Athandiwe Mgudlwa 726 43 147 2 Evert Pheiffer 1528 73 276 3 Gareth Wright 1007 50 185 4 Grant van Niekerk 1344 112 346 5 Jonathan Soll 650 40 137 6 Juan Paul van der Merwe 2065 188 574 7 Tshwaro Appie 1242 57 237 Stats compiled by Karla Higgs Fitness for Thought Start making plans to stay fit during the holidays before they begin. Draft a schedule that allows for workouts and for time to prepare healthy meals. Not only is a 10-minute workout much better than none at all, but once you've started, you might find that you really do have the energy --- and time --- to go longer. Jeremy Downing Sports Conditioning Trainer Surge Accelerated Sports Performance surgeasp@vodamail.co.za 13
Ending off with a smile A woman gets on a bus with her baby. The bus driver says: "That's the ugliest baby that I've ever seen. Ugh!" The woman goes to the rear of the bus and sits down, fuming. She says to a man next to her: "The driver just insulted me!" The man says: "You go right up there and tell him off go ahead, I'll hold your monkey for you." Please join the Academy s FACE BOOK page and get updated on apprentice achievements and Academy activities. Click on this link below and then click on the LIKE button thank you! http://www.facebook.com/pages/south-african-jockey-academy/128539217212522 OUR FUNDERS The South African Jockey Academy s monthly Newsletter is compiled by Charles Grey Marketing Manager. Tel: 031 7691103. Cell: 082 454 8808. E-mail marketing@theacademy.co.za 14