Picture: Richard Fourie was at his best on Tuesday on the Mike and Adam Azzie-trained Southern Skies (Vercingetorix), who gave him his 303rd win of the season (Picture: Wayne Marks)
Richard Fourie got the magical 300 mark in his most prolific jurisdiction, KZN, on Sunday at Hollywoodbets Scottsville, but where else has he done well, and on which courses, and which trainer has helped him the most?
He rode a treble on Sunday to reach 302 wins overall and he added another one at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Tuesday and another one on the Hollywoodbets Greyville poly today.
KZN, where he has scored 102 wins, is only marginally his most prolific centre this season.
He has had 97 wins in the Eastern Cape.
He has a prolific partnership in the latter centre with Alan Greeff.
The Eastern Cape is where his strike rate is highest at 25.80%.
His strike rate in KZN is only marginally less at 25.44%.
In the Western Cape he has had 75 wins at 19.69%.
On the Highveld he has had 30 wins at 16.76%.
His overall strike rate is 22.80%.
Fourie looks likely to be champion jockey in three centres, KZN, the Eastern Cape and the Western Cape.
In KZN he has it wrapped up with his 102 wins being well clear of Serino Moodley on 57 and Rachel Venniker on 55 wins.
That is also the case in the Eastern Cape where his 97 wins are well clear of S’Manga Khumalo on 52 and Luyolo Mxothwa on 42 wins.
In the Western Cape it is a little closer but his 75 wins are still well clear of Grant van Niekerk on 59 and Aldo Domeyer on 57 wins.
On the Highveld it is Gavin Lerena who will take the championship with his 118 wins at a 22.65% strike rate being well clear of Calvin Habib on 74 and Muzi Yeni on 70 wins.
Fourie has had no fewer than 88 wins for Alan Greeff this season. The latter leads the Eastern Cape trainers championship on 113 wins, six clear of Gavin Smith on 107.
Fourie’s most prolific venue is obviously Fairview, which is the Eastern Cape’s only track.
Of his 97 wins there 55 have been on the polytrack at 25.35% and 42 have been on the turf track at 26.42%.
He has had 71 wins at Hollywoodbets Greyville at a strike rate of 24.32%.
Of those 38 at a strike rate of 22.35% have been on the poly and 33 at a strike rate of 27.05% have been on the turf.
He has had 31 wins at Hollywoodbets Scottsville at a high strike rate of 28.44%.
At Hollywoodbets Kenilworth he has had 52 wins at 20.00%.
At Hollywoodbets Durbanville he has had 23 wins at 19.01%.
Fourie has only had 24 rides at the Vaal venue for two wins at 8.33%.
Of those 16 were on the straight course and both of his wins were on that course, so he has a strike rate of 12,5% there and no wins in 8 rides on the Classic track.
Fourie has had 28 wins at the venue of Turffontein at 18.06%.
Of those 16 have been on the Inside track at 23.53% and 12 have been on the Standside track at 13.79%.
It has been phenomenal to watch Richard Fourie becoming more and more dominant as the season progresses and he even seems to have honed his upright driving style. For anybody who believe it to be untidy they should watch some videos of the great Kieren Fallon, because Fourie’s style has become very reminiscent of the latter.
