FOURIE BANNED

JOCKEY R FOURIE

Jockey R Fourie was charged with a contravention of Rule 58.10.2 (read with Guideline M in Appendix E on the use of the crop), the particulars being that he misused his crop by striking EIGHT ON EIGHTEEN more than twelve times (13 times), which was not warranted when considering the circumstances of the race, in Race 7, Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas (Grade 1), on 14 December 2024.

The National Horseracing Authority of Southern Africa held an Inquiry in this regard on Tuesday, 24 December 2024. Due to Jockey R Fourie not attending the Inquiry, the Inquiry Board entered a plea of not guilty on his behalf, and after deliberation, he was found guilty of the charge.

After considering the evidence, as well as taking Jockey R Fourie’s record pertaining to this type of contravention and the Grade 1 status of the race into account, a penalty of a suspension from riding in races for a period of fourteen (14) days and a fine of R23 000 (twenty-three thousand rand) was imposed.

Jockey R Fourie has the Right of Appeal in terms of the Rules against both the finding and the penalty imposed.

He should definitely appeal this one, and should win the appeal easily.
He was getting a tune out of that horse, and while it is easy for the person deliberating this from the office to say "which was not warranted when considering the circumstances of the race", the fact is, Fourie was on the inside and One Stripe was on the outside, and he would've had no way to know that actually he is going to lose the race so rather not bother continuing trying to keep this horse at it.

24 days for Richard would be substantial loss in Rands