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.
