Just days after being publicly sacked from riding Everest winner Giga Kick again this spring carnival, champion jockey Craig Williams triumphed in Saturday’s group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes on star miler Mr Brightside.
Just days after being publicly sacked from riding Everest winner Giga Kick again this spring carnival, champion jockey Craig Williams triumphed in Saturday’s group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington on star miler Mr Brightside.
“I’d have strangled him with my bare hands, I’d have strangled him in the mounting yard,” Douglas said.“He couldn’t sustain the run he was given, it was a ridiculous ride, he had no answer for why he did it, so he might suffer the consequences.”While Williams could have responded with his own words on Saturday, the Melbourne Cup-winning jockey let his riding do the talking.
Saturday’s win was his second at group 1 level this season, after he partnered Mr Brightside to victory in the Memsie Stakes a fortnight earlier.
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