No big deal if a top jockey such as Anton Marcus, Lyle Hewitson or Warren Kennedy bags a grade 1 double at a race meeting, but it certainly is when the feat is achieved by a little-known 24-year-old.

Though Diego de Gouveia, who rode his first winner in May 2013, did not make the top 30 in the national log last season, he has held his own in Gauteng where the competition is strong...

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