Richard Fourie extracts a devastating late surge from Lucky Lad (far side) to just get up in the Gr 1 Golden Horse Sprint (Candiese Lenferna Photography)
Richard Fourie received the most votes in the Emperor’s Palace Ride Of The Month competition for June for his ride on Lucky Lad in the Gr 1 Golden Horse Sprint, which he won by a head in a thrilling blanket finish.
The first correct voter to be drawn out of the hat in the draw for the prize was Gavin Pickford
He wins:
1 x Night stay at Graceland for 2 including breakfast
1 x round of golf for 2
1 x Dinner Voucher
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Here is the Turf Talk description of Richard’s ride and the replay can be clicked on at the bottom:
3 Richard Fourie, Lucky Lad, 01 June Hollywoobets Scottsville, Gr 1 Golden Horse Sprint 1200m
Fourie was always going to have a problem from draw eleven as Lucky Lad likes to come from off them and the outside horses tend to drift inward. He duly found himself with a wall of horses in front of him but knew what was underneath him so took the equation of luck out of it by shifting outward until there was space on the outside of the horses who were shifting the other way. Fourie has said in the past riding this horse one has to keep on persisting because he will eventually take off and that was exactly what Lucky Lad did and in exhilarating fashion too.
