Rhys van Wyk...
...sends out Special Cargo, his first runner as a licensed
trainer on Saturday, 14 July at Turffontein. The 7 year old gelding
will be ridden by 4kg claimer, Nicola Welch, in an MR 80
apprentice handicap over 1200m.
Rhys started off as an apprentice rider to his father, the astute
H J J Van Wyk, and went on to became one of the most skilled
riders ever to race in South Africa.
Rhys was known for his versatility in being able to ride equally as
well from the front as from behind. |