Luyolo Mxothwa

Luyolo Mxothwa held on for dear life on Saturday at Durbanville..

Well done to Luyolo
Most jockeys would have let go the reins
But why are so many jockeys falling recently
Had a discussion with an old timer who has been around for ever and a day
His take is that todays jockeys sit much shorter than before and only balance
on their toes
As a consequence when a horse stumbles they easily lose one foot from the stirrup
and tilt over and fall
I note that Strydom Fortune Shea and a number of older riders still used their full foot in the iron

Some say, he was first a Cowboy before becoming a Jockey... Give that man a bells!