In a dramatic development on Friday, Yeni was drafted in to replace fierce rival Lyle Hewitson, the reigning champion jockey.
Diminutive Muzi Yeni, arguably the most popular jockey with the South African public, has landed one of the prized mounts in this year’s Vodacom Durban July – on Joe Soma-trained Got The Greenlight. In a dramatic development on Friday, Yeni was drafted in to replace fierce rival Lyle Hewitson, the reigning champion jockey who had originally been declared to ride the recent Daily News 2000 winner in the country’s biggest horse race. Soma announced the change “due to unforeseen circumstances”.
“Lyle was originally secured to ride our Champion in the Vodacom Durban July when still riding in Japan in April 2020. Yeni narrowly lost out to Hewitson in a titanic battle for the 2018/19 national jockey championship – 219 winners to 216. “Mr Yeni pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Inquiry Board found Mr Yeni guilty of the charge … [and] imposed a suspension from riding in races for a period of 90 days.”
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