Felix Coetzee, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Felix Coetzee

South African jockey

Date of Birth: 07-Mar-1959

Place of Birth: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Profession: jockey

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Felix Coetzee

  • Felix Coetzee (born 7 March 1959 in Durban, Natal Province, Union of South Africa) is a South African three time champion jockey in thoroughbred horse racing.
  • Felix Coetzee is the son of a KwaZulu-Natal trainer and his grandfather was an owner-trainer.
  • As a fifteen-year-old, Felix Coetzee attended the Jockey Academy at Summerveld then served his apprenticeship with his father's racing stable.
  • At age sixteen, he scored his first significant win, riding Kentford to victory in the 1975 Clairwood Winter Handicap.
  • In 1982 he signed on with renowned Cape Town trainer Terence M.
  • Millard with whom he was associated until his retirement in 1991.

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