Bernard Fayd’Herbe after his Emperor’s Palace Ride Of The Month in February on the Lucinda Woodruff-trained Cafe Culture (Picture: Wayne Marks)
Bernard Fayd’Herbe was riding at the top of his game when suffering an injury in April that has put him out since and he estimates there is still at least a two month period of recovery ahead.
He said, “I am alright, I am just taking time recovering and can’t do too much. But it is all about how well you recover, getting back, that is what is important.”
The top heavyweight rider had established a particularly good relationship this season with the Vaughan Marshall yard, which invariably has Gr 1-winning potential.
In one of the rides of the season he went close to adding to his three Met wins when caught 50 metres from home on the Marshall-trained 25/2 shot Rascallion.
He had also ridden the crack Marshall-trained two-year-old colt One Stripe to two impressive victories and there were a number of other good horses he was associated with.
In fact his ride on the Lucinda Woodruff-trained Cafe Culture in a 1400m event at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth was voted by Turf Talk readers as the Emperor’s Palace Ride Of The Month for February and that horse went on to win the Gr 2 Post Merchants over 1200m on Hollywoodbets Durban July day.
Bernard lamented the timing of the concussion-related injury and said, “I had all those horses prepped and I had big plans, but it is part of racing.”
The talented rider will hopefully be back in action for the always much looked forward to Cape Summer season.
