Stevie Donohoe back from Mauritius but not ruling out return to rough and tumble
Stevie Donohoe has returned to Newmarket after a six-month stint in Mauritius – but he hasn't ruled out going back to the idyllic holiday island later in his career.
The 36-year-old, whose biggest domestic win came aboard Rajasinghe for Richard Spencer in the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot in 2017, joined the stable of Soun Gujadhr at the island's sole racecourse at Champs de Mars and made the most of his opportunity, with 12 winners enough to propel him to fourth in the jockeys' championship.
Explaining the nature of Mauritian racing, Donohoe says: "Fans would rather follow and put their money on a stable and a jockey rather than an individual horse. There are two downsides to it, however: they love you when you win but when you get beat you're not the most popular man on the island for a week."
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