Andrew Fortune license granted ?

Reading that manne fortune has been granted a licence and will be riding from sunday , can anyone confirm ?

The National Horseracing Authority of Southern Africa (NHA) confirms that the Licensing Board met on 14 February 2025 to consider Mr Andrew Fortune’s application for a Jockey Licence and subsequently Mr Fortune appeared before the Licensing Board this morning in this regard.



At the meeting, Mr Fortune was informed of outstanding administrative requirements and disciplinary matters that had been identified by the Licensing Board. He subsequently provided documentation in support of his application and signed an Admission of Guilt concerning contraventions of Rules 72.1.26 and 72.1.43 in relation to social media content which could be construed to discredit horse racing, the NHA and its officials. A fine of R500 000 was imposed, of which R250 000 is suspended for a period of five years on condition that he is not found guilty of contravening rules pertaining to his conduct during this period.



Consequently, after careful consideration, the Licensing Board granted Mr Fortune a Jockey licence, with immediate effect, with certain conditions that were put in place. These conditions include that Mr Fortune be initially restricted to a minimum riding weight of 58kg, that he is restricted to riding in Southern Africa under the Rules of the NHA until 31 July 2026 and that his future professional conduct would be closely monitored.

so talk nonsense on socia media cop 500 k. dope dont ride horses out for best place whatever other nonsense all okay .
250 k to get his license back. wonder what that roi will be

How long before he's away back to OZ?

So the nha basically said give us 250k you can have your licence. Sounds like many of the nha employees would fit in absolutely perfectly in government postions

......only Ozz/$ 21K a small price to eventually ride there.....

At least he will be around till August 2026 , plenty winners to come and I for one can't wait to see a legend back in the saddle 

Craig Pienaar wrote:

At least he will be around till August 2026 , plenty winners to come and I for one can't wait to see a legend back in the saddle 

Striker / Manne last 300m's ...what a spectacle that will be.

walking sticks and roller skates. father time waits for no man

......was around work tracks when the geriatrics of those days where the likes of Herbie Lasker and then Earl Buckham were glorified work riders and hardly got any of the many armchair rides from the top stables like these okes today.....and those okes could ride many of their fellow much younger boys to sleep but hardly ever got the chance to do so.....shame 

Herbie Lasker rode my 1st winner July 1975, only because T van Booma wouldnt ride my horse in UTA hcp and he never got a ride from me ever after that refusal.! I am like that, have to have 100% buy in from my partners. So Herbie rode and ran 3rd. Got the ride next time at Gosforth and won. Thanks Herbie

Welcome back Andrew ,just try and avoid the post race interviews