The Cape Jocks

mikesack wrote:

Bob Brogan wrote: Weird seeing Karl with blond locks , Schlechter never changed , Hatt has aged

Never heard of Sutherland, was he any good ?[/quote

Mark Sutherland was 2nd choice rider for the powerful Terence Millard yard and was in Felix Coetzee's shadow to put it crudely.
However he did get good rides from the stable and won the Durban July on the filly Tecla Bluff (Arg).
He was also aboard the good Mark Anthony although cannot recall if he rode the horse in The Queen's Plate and Met victories.

Mark Sutherland won the QP aboard Mark Anthony in 1987.

He also won the July aboard Right Prerogative in 1989 when the July was the only race raced on the day due to heavy rain.

Raceover wrote: Last bit if trivia for the day! Who was the commentator in the clip above ?

mikesack wrote:

Raceover wrote: Last bit if trivia for the day! Who was the commentator in the clip above ?

Ryan Skelton[/quote


I don't think so !

Raceover wrote: Last bit if trivia for the day! Who was the commentator in the clip above ?

Saint Tropez wrote: Does anyone remember jockey H Vermaak who used to be stable jockey to Mrs Heming on the Highveld.

Wonder what happened to him?

Raceover wrote: I am almost certain the commentator was Neil Duffy


You could be correct as that call does sound like Neil Duffy who hailed from Zimbabwe ?

Apparently he is in USA. Never liked his calls but then again in the Cape with the likes of Neil Andrews and Ryan Skelton doing makeshift calls after the Sandy Bickett drawls, he came out 2nd best to Jehanne Malherbe.