Phumelela Publishing’s Patrick Nkosi had a chat to up-and-coming apprentice Mpumelelo Mjoka about what made him become a jockey, his hopes and his dreams.

London – So who is Padraig Beggy? It’s a reasonable enough question for all but the sport’s most avid followers, because, while Beggy is 31 and has been around for a long time, he has had only a fraction of the rides in 2017 enjoyed by apprentice Gina Mangan, who was barred from riding in the Derby at Epsom on Saturday.

Jack Milner: Larry Wainstein might be a controversial character but on whichever side of the fence one may sit, no one can deny his love for, and dedication to, the sport of horseracing.

Eastern Cape champion apprentice Kersley Ramsamy won a race at Tarbes Racecourse in France last weekend.