Muzi Yeni drives Better Never Ends to a dramatic first win (Pic – JC Photos)
Sporting Post
“There is no good reason that a R500 000 race should have so few runners.” Well said Muzi Yeni after the Stone Stamcor-sponsored jockey rode a tactically astute race to register a milestone victory in the R500 000 TAB Gr2 SA Nursery for owner Johannes Manoko and Summerveld trainer Siboniso ‘Bo’ Ngcobo
Muzi Yeni drives Better Never Ends to a dramatic first win (Pic – JC Photos)
“I thought it was a little bit ambitious – he’s immature and needs gelding. But when the field cut down, I felt we had a chance and I watched the fancied two runners fighting it out in front. When they were finished fighting I pressed the button,” added Yeni who enjoyed the moment of the day for smaller players in the game.
Hollywoodbets-sponsored trainer Bo Ngcobo has an amazing back story of a lifetime dream, family support, and gritty perseverance.
The 48 year old qualified Mechanical Engineer, and former Fireman, is no stereotype generational trainer, and actually only celebrated his first ever winner when the courageous Lightning Jimmy stormed to victory at Hollywoodbets Scottsville in 2024. The unique aspect about the charismatic Bo is that he had only one horse in his yard when breaking the ice!
But adopting the maxim of ‘no ticket, no chance’, his bid at unlikely glory on Champions Day was realised when the 40-1 Better Never Ends cruised up the outside to beat The Bronx Bull (9-4) by jut under a length in a time of 68,62 secs for the 1160m.
The 5-10 Gimme A Vodka was comprehensively beaten a further 3 lengths back in third.
