Fourie Three Away!

- Henk Steenkamp

Richard Fourie is just three winners away from becoming only the second jockey to ride 100 or more winners in an East Cape Season.

Grey Cheyne was the first to do so when he rode 116 winners in the 2018/’19 season.

Fourie took a well-deserved break at the start of the current season. If it was not for that, he would probably have passed the record mark of Cheyne.

With only two Fairview meetings remaining in the 2022/’23 season, Fourie is on 97 winners, so he should have no problem reaching his hundred.

He has only won the East Cape title once before, in the 2011/’12 season when he had 47 winners.

Fourie will be back at the Fairview Polytrack this coming Friday. The first race is at 12:40.

RECENT WINNERS:

2022: Greg Cheyne 80
2021: Greg Cheyne 91
2020: Greg Cheyne 99
2019: Greg Cheyne 116
2018: Greg Cheyne 91
2017: Greg Cheyne 90
2016: S’manga Khumalo 61
2015: Greg Cheyne 83
2014: Muzi Yeni 64
2013: Muzi Yeni 50
2012: Richard Fourie 47
2011: Karis Teetan 55
2010: Warren Kennedy 80
2009: Greg Cheyne 82
2008: Greg Cheyne 75
2007: Mark Khan 72
2006: Greg Cheyne 71
2005: Willie Uys 62
2004: Mark Khan 74