It was lucky number 37 for South African jockey CALVIN HABIB who, after 36 winless rides, finally cracked the ice at ride number 37 when the soon the be retired Hideyuki Takaoka trained WIND TRAIL surged late to score narrowly in race 10 of last Saturday’s card.
HABIB had endured a frustrating start to his Singapore contract with seven minor places, including finishing 2nd on three occasions. His victory on WIND TRAIL ended a winless run for the horse of 742 days and 97 days for the jockey.
South African HABIB won multiple group races in his homeland and scored more than 330 winners before he arrived in Singapore. He has also crowned the Zimbabwe champion jockey in the 2018/2019 season and the Zimbabwe champion apprentice jockey in the 2016/2017 season.
