Legendary jockey and commentator Süleyman Akdı, who has won the Presidency, Prime Ministry and Gazi races in his career, talked about the 97th Gazi Race.
According to the news of Hürriyet, Süleyman Akdı said that the nickname of the first emperor was used for himself in Turkey.
“TERIM, TATLISES, CETIN AFTER ME”
When I won the race and my popularity increased, I started to be called first by the name of Pele and then another legendary football player of the period, Eusebio. For the first time in the sports community, the nickname ‘Emperor’ was used for me. Fatih Terim, İbrahim Tatlıses and Oğuz Çetin were called Emperor after me. Jockey is a tough job. The hardest thing is to stay there after you reach the top. used the phrases.
“HALIS KARATAŞ IS THE BEST RIGHT NOW”
Halis Karataş is currently the best jockey in Turkey. Riding horses by creating their own style is very important for jockeys. I like young people such as Vedat Abiş, Görkem Özçelik, Ali Yıldız and Eray Çizik. Ayhan Kurşun has shown a tremendous rise in the last two years. I have ridden with many different generations. I had a different tactic for each race. When we look at the numbers, I won one of every three races I went out. said.