Eight of the 10 children became jockeys. Please Waiting on a photo-finish result had nothing on the delay Brett Prebble and his wife, former jockey Maree Payne, had to go through waiting for the birth of their first child yesterday. "She has missed her family, though, calling home daily. I'd be milking, or feeding the calves, from 5am until school time. "Things happen and you can't do anything about that," Payne said. It's so sad. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Brigid had been one of the adolescent girls suddenly vested with maternal responsibilities when Payne was a baby. will be published daily in dedicated articles. Please Brett Prebble and Olivier Doleuze walk away as Hong Kong jockey exodus reaches unprecedented levels. try again, the name must be unique real-world solutions, and more. Email already exists. He deserves to have a licence, it’s a tough ask to be licensed so late but he can make it.”Current riders Sam Clipperton and Alberto Sanna have both been granted licences for six months, while French jockey Alexis Badel has a part-season licence from November 1 until February 17.The Jockey Club licensing committee has also put local riders Alvin Ng Ka-chun and Eddy Lai Wai-ming on notice with their performances in 2018-19 to be monitored closely.In light of Moreira’s unexpected departure, the Jockey Club confirmed it will look to add another rider to the ranks.“The club will announce at a later date an appointment to fill the vacancy in the roster of jockeys for the 2018-19 season which Joao’s departure at the end of the 2017-18 season leaves,” Jockey Club executive director of racing Andrew Harding said.In the training ranks, Derek Cruz faces an uphill battle to keep his licence for next season, needing another seven winners from the final 10 meetings to make the quota of 16.Cruz has told the Jockey Club he will not pursue a trainer’s licence for the 2018-19 season should he fail to meet the requirement.Things are looking better for Almond Lee who is only three shy of the target, but he will be required to appear before the licensing committee should he wish to train next season.There had been plenty of speculation regarding the future of 13-time champion jockey Douglas Whyte, but he has been granted a full season licence and will continue riding.Of the new riders, Murray enjoyed a short-term stint in Hong Kong last season, riding four winners while van Niekerk comes to Sha Tin with 729 career wins to his credit, with 10 of those at the top level.By registering for our newsletter you agree to our Copyright © 2020 South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd. All rights reserved.
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