His 17th place finish in the national jockeys log tells the story. For S’manga Khumalo the 2018/19 season, which ended on Wednesday, can only be described as forgettable.

Six years ago Khumalo was riding high and he became the first black jockey to win the Durban July when scoring on Heavy Metal in 2013...

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