Gerrit Schlechter: Star of the Week
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Gerrit Schlechter: Star of the Week
11 years 7 months ago
Posted in the Sporting Post and Winning Form's last week. Like the Fanie Chambers post, I was unable to post it on the forum.
Professional jockey GERRIT SCHLECHTER (48) is a true Capetonian. He began his apprenticeship in the ‘mother city’ way back in 1980 and just over three decades later, he is still based at home. Of course, he briefly travelled abroad to Mauritius and Korea, the latter being the country in which he claimed their National Jockey’s Title along with two listed races. The veteran jockey has enjoyed a distinguished career in the saddle, which has seen him amass more than 2000 winners, the most special of which have surely been winning the 2006 July aboard the Dean Kannemeyer trained Eyeofthetiger as well as the 2011 J & B Metropolitan on Past Master for the Darryl Hodgson yard. He has been Cape Town’s champion jockey 5 times and has finished as high up as 3rd on our National Jockey’s log. His career has been quiet over the past few seasons but he remains upbeat and is as determined as ever to ride as many winners as possible. He rides comfortably at 52kgs and his wealth of experience is a great asset to any trainer wishing to call upon his services. We wish Gerrit everything of the best in his future endeavours.
Gerrit Schlechter: Star of the Week
Professional jockey GERRIT SCHLECHTER (48) is a true Capetonian. He began his apprenticeship in the ‘mother city’ way back in 1980 and just over three decades later, he is still based at home. Of course, he briefly travelled abroad to Mauritius and Korea, the latter being the country in which he claimed their National Jockey’s Title along with two listed races. The veteran jockey has enjoyed a distinguished career in the saddle, which has seen him amass more than 2000 winners, the most special of which have surely been winning the 2006 July aboard the Dean Kannemeyer trained Eyeofthetiger as well as the 2011 J & B Metropolitan on Past Master for the Darryl Hodgson yard. He has been Cape Town’s champion jockey 5 times and has finished as high up as 3rd on our National Jockey’s log. His career has been quiet over the past few seasons but he remains upbeat and is as determined as ever to ride as many winners as possible. He rides comfortably at 52kgs and his wealth of experience is a great asset to any trainer wishing to call upon his services. We wish Gerrit everything of the best in his future endeavours.
Gerrit Schlechter: Star of the Week
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