Popular jockey Muzi Yeni, who is heading the national riders’ log, gets a chance to show his talent on the international stage when he represents Team SA in the Premier Gateway Challenge in Singapore on Tuesday.Four teams of three riders each from SA, the UK, Australia and Asia will compete in four races at the Kranji track.Much depends on the rides Yeni is allotted, but if he does well there has to be a chance of 31-year-old Yeni eventually following the route of young jockeys Callan Murray and Grant van Niekerk, who have moved to Hong Kong.In an interview in January Yeni said his main ambition was to ride overseas. He said: "If I can finish in the top three in the jockeys log I’ve got a better chance of being able to apply abroad and get into countries like Hong Kong. That’s the goal."Yeni, who travels all over the country in search of winners, has started the new campaign in outstanding form. He has ridden 31 winners in the first six weeks of the season and ridden in 281 races — ...
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