Top South African jockey Aldo Domeyer has been hit in the pocket after stewards took a dim view of his celebration of a big race win before the line.
Domeyer could not help punching the air in joy as he steered star racehorse Charles Dickens to an impressive come-from-behind victory in the Group 1 Cape Guineas at Kenilworth in December.
He appeared before National Horse Racing Authority stewards in Cape Town on Saturday charged with breaching the rules by using a celebratory gesture deemed to be unprofessional. Domeyer pleaded guilty and was fined R3,000 [£140].