The four-year-old Roy Magner-trained Capetown Noir gelding Super Awesome gave Gavin Lerena a quick hattrack at the Vaal Classic track on Tuesday and that put him joint top of the national jockeys log. (Picture: JC Photos).
In the most exciting jockeys championship race for years, there is now just one win separating three riders as a Gavin Lerena treble on the Vaal Classic track on Tuesday put him on 169 wins for the season together with reigning champion Richard Fourie, while the suspended Craig Zackey drops to third place on 168 wins.
Lerena’s 169 wins have come at a strike rate of 26.04% compared to Fourie’s 26.16%, while Zackey is riding to a strike rate of 18.44%.
Ryan Munger rode a double at the Vaal Classic meeting, while Sean Tarry and Tony Peter both had doubles.
Munger, who is riding here for the Canada off season, is on 35 wins and has achieved it at a strike rate of 19.34%.
Tarry is on 50 wins at 12.56%.
Peter is on 59 wins at 15.45%.
