Young jockey Erhan Aktuğ, who will compete with the horse named Samurai Kajiki in the Gazi Race, which will be held for the 97th time this year and known as the derby of Turkish equestrianism, made statements. Expressing that he is very happy and excited to be riding in the Gazi Race, Aktuğ said, “I am very excited and very happy to participate in the 97th Gazi Race, organized in the 100th anniversary of our Republic, in the name of our great leader. It is an incredible feeling. The derby of our country. “It’s a great race. It has an incredible atmosphere. The Hippodrome is packed that day. We see 30-40 thousand people. This is an incredible number for us. I am very happy for that.”
“TO COMPETE BETWEEN THE GREAT JOKEYS IS HONOR AND PRIDE”
Stating that he is very happy to compete with big jockeys in Gazi Race, Erhan Aktuğ said, “Gazi Race is an environment that we can call the Champions League together with horses with jockeys. It is a race in which the best jockeys of Turkey and the best 3-year-old thoroughbreds participate. Among such great jockeys. It is truly an honor and a proud thing to be able to ride among great jockeys such as Halis Abi, Özcan brother, Gökhan brother. We want to prove to the people that we can be among them, at least to a little bit. I am very happy to compete with them.
“HALIS KARATAŞ IS ONE OF TURKEY’S BEST JOKIES”
Stating that the jockey he took as an example was Halis Karataş, the young jockey said, “This is a classic answer among jockeys, but Halis Karataş. I really think he is one of the best jockeys in Turkey. It is not something to win over 7 thousand races. My goal is to be the chief jockey in the top 5 “To be among the jockeys. I am working hard for this. I will continue to work,” he said.