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Jockeys John Powell, Mark
Gallagher and Danny Beasley have each been granted a one-year extension to
their Singapore Turf Club licence, while Hong Kong-based French jockey
Olivier Doleuze will be in action at Kranji for six weeks during the break
in racing in Hong Kong.
Powell’s licence will run from Aug 1 while Gallagher will stay a further 12
months from Sept 1.
Beasley’s current licence expires on Dec 31 but on application for an early
extension, the Sydney rider was given the nod for another 12 months from Jan
1, 2010.
Doleuze, who is no stranger to Kranji racegoers, will ride in Singapore from
July 30 to Sept 11.
Well-liked by Kranji racegoers for his flamboyance, Doleuze, 37, rode in
Singapore and Malaysia on several occasions between 1996 and 2003, but is
probably better remembered for his prolific stint at Kranji in 2000 when he
registered 23 wins from 106 rides.
The son of former jockey-turned trainer Georges Doleuze formed a fruitful
partnership with trainer Mick Kent for whom he bagged the 1998 Lion City Cup
aboard THE JOLLY ROGER at Bukit Timah. But his biggest claim to fame in
Singapore came in 2001 when he won the inaugural KrisFlyer Sprint aboard
IRON MASK for top French trainer Criquette Head-Maarek.
A former champion apprentice in France and career winner of over 1,300
races, Doleuze won most of his feature races for Head-Maarek, including the
French 2000 Guineas on GREEN TUNE in 1994, and the Prix de Diane in 2000
aboard EGYPTBAND.
Doleuze relocated to Hong Kong in 2001/02, and has brought up a total
win-tally of 288 wins over eight consecutive seasons, with his best haul
coming in 2006/7 with 67 winners.
His main achievements in Hong Kong include two wins in the Group 1 Cathay
Pacific Hong Kong Mile aboard THE DUKE (2006) and GOOD BA BA (2007), with
whom he also won the Group 1 Champions Mile, Stewards’ Cup and Queen’s
Silver Jubilee Cup last year. Doleuze goes to scale at 54kg.  |
