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Article: 'I miss England very much - especially at this time with Royal Ascot approaching' WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Former Flat champion jockey Michael Roberts.(Sports)
- Article from:
- The Racing Post (London, England)
- Article date:
- May 31, 2009
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FOUR years after launching a training career in his native South Africa, Michael Roberts is looking forward to a return trip to Epsom for the inaugural Investec sponsorship of the Derby.
Champion jockey in Britain in 1992 and 11-time champion at home, 'Muis' Roberts will return to the scene of his 1993 Oaks victory aboard the Andre Fabre-trained Intrepidity, as a guest of the international specialist banking group.
Having been forced to retire from the saddle after crushing two vertebrae in a fall at ...