Gavin Lerena after the first of a treble at Turffontein Inside today (JC Photos)
Gavin Lerena is nearing 100 wins for the season and is in the middle of a purple patch which has seen him ride ten winners in the last three meetings at a strike rate of 38.46%.
He has had 26 rides in the last three Highveld meetings for ten wins, five seconds, three thirds and a fourth for a place strike rate of 73.08%.
He has actually kept up that high place strike rate for the whole month and those who have followed him would be laughing all the way to the bank.
In February he has had 54 rides to date for 17 wins at a strike rate of 31.48% and a splace strike rate of 72.22% including ten seconds, seven thirds and five fourths.
A R1 win bet on each of his rides in February would have returned a handsome profit of R24.
His stakes earnings this month have been R1,995,188.
Only Richard Fourie has had more wins with 26 in February, but his win strike rate has been 26.53% and his place strike rate 62.24%, while his return for a R1 win bet has been 7.90%.
