WATCH: Elana chats to Durban July-winning jokey Gavin Lerena

WATCH: Elana chats to Durban July-winning jokey Gavin Lerena

Even though the pandemic has restricted us from attending any social gatherings, the Durban July races still took place on 3 July.

Elana Africa and Gavin Lerena
Supplied/Elana Afrika-Bredenkamp

Today on Workzone, Elana sat down with Gavin Lerena, who is the jockey of the winning horse at this year’s Durban July.

In the interview, the two chat about when Lerena met Kommetdieding (the winning horse) and also why he just knew that the horse was going to win on the day.

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Ashwin and Rene Reynolds, the owners of Kommetdieding, made headlines after the win. The family from Cape Town could not believe that they were now part of SA history.

As a child, Gavin fell in love with horses. However, he never knew it would award him a career as one of the best Jockeys in SA! The stuff of childhood dreams!

Image Credit: Elana Afrika-Bredenkamp

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