Fallon replaced in Jockeys Challenge
International team lose their captain who has taken ill.
Jockey Kieren Fallon is ill and will not be able to come to South Africa to captain the international team at next week’s Racing. It’s A Rush! International Jockeys’ Challenge.
He has been replaced in the team by Brazilian-born rider Francisco Franco da Silva. The international team will now be captained by retiring Hayley Turner, probably making her final appearance on a racecourse.
Da Silva is a lightweight Germany-based rider who has ridden in Brazil, where he has won Group 1 races, Ireland, Germany, India, Italy, France, Qatar and Dubai.
