HORSE RACING
Saddle beats scribe in richest-ever Hong Kong pay stakes
When it comes to careers in racing, the chance of a decent retirement nest egg is considerably better if you are a jockey rather than a scribe. Even a middle-of-the-road jockey is likely to earn more per annum than — for example — the editor of racing’s own newspaper The Sporting Post. This thought sprang to mind following a media release from the Hong Kong Jockey Club that it would be hosting the richest-ever International Jockeys Challenge at Happy Valley racecourse on December 5. It is a four-race challenge and the jockey who amasses the most points will receive R900,000, the second R360,000 and the third R180,000. Not too shabby for an evening’s work. “It’s probably the strongest jockeys competition out of all those around the world,” was the comment by Hong Kong champion jockey Zac Purton. There is no invitation for SA champion Lyle Hewitson, but Mauritius-born Karis Teetan, who served his apprenticeship in this country, could make the final line-up as there are two places avai...
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