The jockeys who went on strike at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on March 26 and have not signed AOG’s (admission of guilt) after being handed R100,000 fines, half of which is suspended, were in a NHA inquiry on Monday.
JP van der Merwe, Richard Fourie and Oswald Noach were the only three who signed AOGs.
The inquiry on Monday did not reach a conclusion, so a new date is being set to conclude it.
The strike was about an interim suspension handed to Grant van Niekerk for negative comments he made on public TV about the suspension and fine he received for his ride on All Out For Six in the Big Cap.
Van Niekerk was given 21 days and a R50,000 fine for that ride.
He was then given a 90 day suspension, with 60 days suspended for three years, and a R100,000 fine, with R75,000 suspended for three years, for the aforementioned public comments.
However, Van Niekerk has appealed both charges.
Meanwhile, Andrew Fortune has been on suspension and hence the inquiry date about his ride on Cherry Oh Baby on May 7 has not yet been set. A date for the inquiry will be set when he returns to race-riding on Saturday.
Gavin Lerena has appealed against the charge of 90 days with 60 suspended and a R200,000 fine with R100,000 suspended regarding the WhipGates affair.
