Van Niekerk goes from ground zero to Hong Kong star
SA rider reaping the rewards for his hard work in tough Asian racing centre
30 March 2020 - 15:55
When Grant van Niekerk walked into the SA Jockeys Academy in 2007, he had never sat on a horse. Now the Cape Town-born rider’s career is on an upward curve with his emergence as a jockey with a burgeoning reputation in Hong Kong.
Last Wednesday 28-year-old Van Niekerk rode a treble at Happy Valley racecourse to take him into fifth place on the jockeys’ log. While he has no chance of overtaking top riders Joao Moriera, who rode five winners at Sha-Tin on Sunday, or Zac Purton, he could fill third place in the championship if his winning vein continues...
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