HORSE RACING
Hewitson targets record for wins by an apprentice
When 20-year-old Lyle Hewitson beats the record number of wins by an apprentice, probably at the Vaal on Tuesday, it is his parents who should take a bow. Hewitson has turned out to be not only a talented rider, but also a level-headed youngster, and this may be due to one decision. His parents told him: "Finish school first, then we’ll see about you becoming a jockey." SA’s 11-times champion jockey Muis Roberts held the record of 260 apprentice wins for three decades before Gavin Lerena bettered that with 284 successes in 2007. Hewitson equalled Lerena’s record when scoring on Roy’s Had Enough at Greyville on Sunday. "With Muis Roberts as great as he is, for Gavin to break his record is a fantastic achievement. For me to topple both in under two years is going to be a fantastic achievement," Hewitson said. He has seven booked rides for champion trainer Sean Tarry on Tuesday and could break the record as early as the second race in which he partners the Trippi filly New Zealand. The...
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