Donning red-and-white racing silks sewn by his mum from a Manchester United jersey with a matching skullcap, white breeches and black boots, five-year-old Nyann Woodworth pushed and whipped furiously. No, he was not on a 500kg sweaty thoroughbred but on a do-it-yourself...
A doting father, Woodworth is not against Nyann or his 12-year-old stepson, Nygel Teeha, taking up riding as a career when they grow up.
"My wife doesn't like it because my elder son is very smart. He's going to Form 3 this September at an international school. He's very keen to become a jockey but she told him he will have to finish university first, then he can be a jockey," said Woodworth. While his sons still have a long time to rethink, Woodworth is hoping Singapore racing can resume soon. He's dying for action, after being shut out for more than three months.As a jockey, whose fitness is paramount, Woodworth knows he cannot just sit idly and wait for racing to resume. He has been keeping fit by walking and practising on his DIY horse.
Only in February, he was conferred the inaugural Racing Honorary Award, for his act of bravery in a barrier trial last July.
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