Apprentices representing India & Singapore in the Match Races on 13th & 14th April 2013
Posted on - 11 Apr 2013
TEAM SINGAPORE
DELLORTO PREGASM
Riding Name: P. Dellorto
Age :26
Weight : 51 Kgs
Rides : 210
Dellorto is a Malaysian born apprentice who has risen from the ranks and has now settled in Singapore. Dellorto has ridden in Australia where he went for overseas training and has also ridden in Malaysia. He has been riding since the past 3 years.
SEE HAN POH (Troy)
Riding Name : T. See
Age : 25
Weight : 52 Kgs
Rides : 132
T. See is now riding his second season after finishing 7th on the apprentice table with 11 winners in his first season of race riding in 2012. He has been riding since a year.
MUHAMAD ALIF BIN SHAIK AMBIAH
Riding name: S. Alif
Age : 29
Weight : 49 Kgs
Rides : 46
Alif is the tallest Jockey in Singapore but rides as a light weight which is a big advantage for a new apprentice boy in Singapore. Alif has only been riding in races for the past 6 months and is looking forward to a long & successful career in the saddle.
TAN WEI LI (Willy)
Riding Name: W. L. Tan
Age : 29
Weight : 49 Kgs
Rides : 240
W. L. Tan has had a good start in the new season and is currently 4th on the apprentice table and 9th in the overall Singapore Jockey championships. He has been riding for the last 2 years.
MUHAMMAD FIRDAUS BIN MOHAMMED
Riding name : M. Firdaus
Age : 27
Weight : 52 Kgs
Rides : 350
Freddy has been riding in races for 3 ½ years and has shown a lot of ability in the saddle. With Singapore’s very competitive racing Freddy has sometimes been limited with opportunities on race days but is hoping for a successful 2013.
TEAM INDIA
ISHWAR PARDESHI
(Royal Western India Turf Club, Ltd)
Riding name : Ishwar Pardeshi
Age : 24
Weight : 52 Kgs
Rides : 423
Ishwar is a hard working promising boy, who now looses his apprentice allowance soon as he turns 25.
AKSHAY
(Royal Western India Turf Club, Ltd)
Riding name : Akshay
Age : 24
Weight : 52 Kgs
Rides : 481
Akshay did his apprentice training 3 years ago and is a hard working lad who has a bright future ahead.
SADDAM HUSSAIN
(Bangalore Turf Club, Ltd)
Riding name : Saddam Hussain
Age : 18
Weight : 47.5 Kgs
Rides : 130
Saddam is a young 18 year old boy who only started riding a little over a year ago. He rides for Trainer Satish Narredu and has already ridden 21 winners. Saddam finished as a joint Champion in the apprentice Jockeys tally and his trainer expects him to go far as a good jockey.
VIKASH TAMANG
(Royal Calcutta Turf Club)
Riding name : Vikash Tamang
Age : 23
Weight : 50 Kgs
Rides : 228 (app.)
Vikash hails from Kolkata and did his apprentice training under Trainers Alford and Rodrigues. He began riding as an apprentice two years ago and has ridden 23 winners so far.
P. SAI KUMAR
(Hyderabad Race Club)
Riding name : P. Sai Kumar
Age : 20
Weight : 48 Kgs
Rides : 490 (app.)
P. Sai Kumar is from Hyderabad and has trained under the riding school of HRC and is currently indentured to Trainer K. S. V. Prasad Raju. He has ridden 26 winners so far.
