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wed-fri Thursday 4 April 2019 24-26 April TBA Complex, Germiston

FAIRVIEW Friday Best Roving Banker: R1-(9)Trial Run(4/1)

greyville poly Friday Best Roving Banker: R1-(1) Ad Altisima (1/1)

Turffontein Saturday Best Roving Banker: R3-(1) Hit For Six (15/10)

durbanville Saturday Best Roving Banker: R5-(1)Retro Effect(16/10)

greyville Sunday Best Roving Banker: R5-(1) Buckleberry (5/2)

Saturday 30 March Durbanville– race 8 Sporting Post Best Handicapped The concentration of power in the hands of a few is not unique to SA Horseracing. Brandenburg Red Rum won three Grand Nationals in the 70’s from Ginger McCain’s yard WON 14/1 at the back of a second-hand car showroom in Southport. On Saturday the trainer of the favourite Tiger Roll will saddle 13 of the 40 runners.

It’s happened right here on our own doorstep. Grand National when Silver Birch won in 2007. Last Economics and the realities of modern day life may year he saddled the Gigginstown House Stud owned have soaked up oodles of the romance and drama Tiger Roll for Ryanair chief Michael O'Leary, one of since the crazy days of the 70’s when Red Rum the richest men in Ireland. crossed the 30 odd barriers over 4½ miles to win the On Saturday the favourite Tiger Roll bids to become National three times. the first equine warrior since Red Rum to win back- Now it’s about return on investment and wielding to-back Nationals. the power crop with the big yards and their cheque And as if to show that the 70’s are really nothing book owners dominating the show. but a vague memory, Tiger Roll is also set to defend Former jockey and County Meath based Gordon his unique position as the first ever horse to do the Elliot was the youngest ever trainer to win the 'double' by winning The Virtual Grand National on Friday evening. SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 4 april 2019 2 feeling jumpy? weekend racing

The gelding claimed success in the 2018 races in almost iden- tical circumstances - a close finish on the virtual outing, driven Ladies In Waiting by sophisticated CGI technology and algorithms - and then in a Gr2 Colorado King Stakes Turffontein Saturday dramatic photo finish on Grand National Day. Saturday’s Turffontein Gr2 feature is named in honour of the An organiser asked – ‘Is this every punters dream - to tell the early 1960’s champion Colorado King, who raced here and in the world hours in advance who will win?' USA with great success. 'The winner of the first ever Virtual Grand National, Cause of Causes in 2017, came second in the real race hours later and Trained in South Africa by Syd Laird, almost won both races, but Tiger Roll was exceptional in the real Colorado King won ten races including and virtual worlds and it was uncanny how close the computer the Cape Guineas, Cape Derby and the came to getting the finish so correct'. Durban July Handicap. Sold to an Ameri- 'We're now keen to see if the simulation can continue its can racing partnership, he won a further remarkable run fora third year straight and attempt to show the six races in 1964, including the Holly- experts how it's done once again' wood Gold Cup, the American Handicap Nick Luck once again hosts the sixty-minute special from the - where he equalled the world record Divine Odyssey | JC Photos innovative Carm Productions led by former Granada Executive for 1800m - and the Sunset Handicap by Rob McLoughlin. seven lengths. In 1965 he won only once in nine starts before being The broadcast will also feature The Grand National Race of retired to stud where he met with limited success as a sire. Champions as 40 legends of the past compete over Becher's Saturday’s race is run at weight-for-age plus penalties for Gr1 and Brook, The Canal Turn and Valentine's in a race which could only Gr2 wins and could see the fairer sex dominating matters with the happen in the virtual world. very capable Fort Ember and Sylvan Fire topping the SP ratings. Read more and see final field here The hardknocking course and distance winning mare Fort Ember has won two of her last three starts against her own sex and comes in as a well weighted, very fit and dangerous front-runner. The Yellowwood Handicap winner Sylvan On Fire meets Cash Time Buy A Runner! on a 3kg positive swing at the weights after beating the Fortune Don Poli and Outlander who run in Saturday's £1-million charge under a length last time. The daughter of Silvano goes well Grand National, will be offered for sale at Aintree today at this trip and she is big runner at the weights. after racing. The London News Stakes winner Dawn Assault enjoys the track and South Africa’s leading bookmakers Hollywood are offering trip and is a tough handicapper who looks very capable of giving both at double digit long-odds. See the betting here cheek in this field. Trained by Gordon Elliott, and currently in the ownership SA Oaks winner Secret Potion has not run for 12 weeks and looks of Gigginstown House Stud's Michael O'Leary, the duo are likely to need the outing. among 29 horses who form the catalogue for the Goffs UK Ashley Fortune and Piere Strydom team up with the consistent Aintree Sale, which takes place at 18h45. Racegoers who Cash Time who looks overdue for a fourth career win. He enjoys a opt to stay for the auction will not wait long to see the pair 3kg turnaround with Divine Odyssey for a 4,75 length defeat – but come under the hammer, for they are Lots 1 and 2. that was his second run after a rest and he could be cherry ripe to Don Poli was pulled up in last year's Randox Health Grand register what would be his biggest National, but the 10-year-old's career highlights include a Gr2 Colorado King S. win to date. third-place finish in the 2016 Magners Cheltenham Gold past winners Sean Tarry’s Social Order was beat- Cup, and a victory over Aintree's Mildmay Chase course in 2016 en 14 lengths in the Drum Star and December 2015, when Grand National winner Many Clouds 1 Unparalleled 59.0 ( 3) 9/1 2 Stonehenge 58.0 ( 1) 25/1 even with a 6kg weight turnaround finished second. 3 French Navy 60.0 ( 4) 13/20 with the winner, could battle to win 2017 He is set to be ridden by Patrick Mullins on Saturday, while 1 Brazuca 59.0 ( 3) 6/1 here. 2 Deo Juvente 60.0 ( 7) 15/10 Keith Donoghue is due to partner 11-year-old Outlander, 3 French Navy 59.0 ( 5) 18/10 Listed Drum Star Handicap shock who beat Don Poli in the Gr1 Lexus Chase in 2016, and the 2018 1 Coral Fever 60.0 ( 6) 9/2 winner Divine Odyssey found his following year won Down Royal's Gr1 JNwine.com Champion 2 Fort Ember 58.5 ( 9) 9/2 best form last time and while he has Chase. 3 Social Order 60.0 ( 4) 8/1 more to do could well be equal to the test,

START PA5/PICK SIX4/JACKPOT3 The Dazzler Royal Day – Final Field 3:50PM Gr2 Colorado King Stakes - 2000m is 1,5kgs Turffontein 7 SAME TRAINER:(1-3) better off Cape trainers Justin Snaith and Joey Ramsden travel to Turffon- Dynasty 1 Liege(SG Tarry) R Danielson...... 1 60.0 with Divine tein on Saturday 13 April for the R1 million HSH Princess Char- Call To Combat 2 Dawn Assault(SD Gray) M v Rensburg...... 8 58.0 lene Gr1 Empress Club Stakes which declared at 11h00 today. Count Dubois 3 Social Order(SG Tarry) L Hewitson...... 6 58.0 Odyssey for Gimmethegreenlight 4 Cash Time(Ashley Fortune) P Strydom...... 2 58.0 a two length Oh Susanna and Fresnaye are the Cape representatives in a field Oratorio 5 Divine Odyssey(JAJ v Vuuren) C Habib...... 5 58.0 Mogok 6 The Dazzler(MF de Kock) W Kennedy...... 9 58.0 beating in the of 13 declared for the prestigious contest. Byword 7 True Words(T Spies) S Brown...... 7 58.0 Elusive Fort 8 Secret Potion(GV Woodruff) G Lerena...... 4 56.5 recent Drum SA Champion trainer, Justin Snaith won this race in 2009 with Silvano 9 SYLVAN ON FIRE(C Dawson) D De Gouveia...10 55.5 Elusive Fort 10 Fort Ember(PA Peter) S Khumalo...... 3 55.5 Star Handi- the grey bomber Dancer's Daughter. See the field here SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 4 april 2019 3 weekend racing cap. He has proven a consistent earner and may prefer the extra form suggests he could prove very competitive. 200m here. First of the Snaith duo, Crown Towers has a wide draw to contend Topweighted Liege is battling to find his better earlier form and with at his first run on a right-handed track. The son of Camelot looks a place prospect at best. needs to confirm his early promise. Recent dual Flamingo Park winner True Words showed plenty of Once considered a genuine Cape Derby prospect, Brett Craw- ability on the turf early on when still trained by Joey Ramsden. ford’s Hudoo Magic has not quite lived up to his better early The son of Byword needs plenty of improvement but makes for a promise. The son of Choisir has his first run at Greyville and is fascinating entry! unlikely to give Brett Crawford a double after Undercover Agent’s It’s not an easy race or a contest to find an exotic banker. We are eyecatching success last year. siding with Sylvan On Fire to win it at the expense of Fort Ember, The KZN Guineas Trial winner Stream Ahead has not hit form with Cash Time chasing the girls home. since being outgunned in the Gauteng Guineas when finishing well downfield. He could be worth including in the quartets but may need further to show his best in this kind of class. Classic Beginning Rip It Up is the second of the Snaith duo and has his first start in Gr3 Byerley Turk Greyville Sunday KZN. The son of Querari looks the stable elect by virtue of the The visitors have a top-class record in the R250 000 Gr3 Byerley jockey booking but is likely to need it after an 18 week absence Turk. It has been won by visitors for seven consecutive renewals from race action. That said, his form looked promising early. but the locals could well buck that trend at Greyville on Sunday. Second of Tony Rivalland’s runners, Tristful is bang in form and is The Byerley Turk has been an SA Cham- a winner of two of his four jumps. While receiving 5kgs from the pions Season launching pad for many a talented Captain And Master last time, he showed resolve and horse with serious classic pretensions courage and will make for some interesting competition if things go over the years and things look fairly his way. even balanced between the home team The lightly raced Triple Fate Line got us to sit up and pay atten- and the raiders for the 2019 renewal. tion when following up on his Greyville 1200m maiden score Thanksgiving was well and truly out- with a good win in an MR 72 Handicap over the same course and gunned in the Cape Derby and that distance. This will be his first run beyond the sprints and his major Thanksgiving | Gold Circle test of strength so far. could be ascribed to the fact that the Gr3 Byerley Turk stable has seldom travelled South with great rewards in recent past winners Michael Roberts’ Solid Gold has times. That said, their Dynasty colt is the officially highest rated won two of his five starts and 2016 3yo in this race and would have a great chance if repeating his 1 Mambo Mime 56.0 ( 1) 11/2 steps up in class in his first genuine 2 Baritone 60.0 (12) 8/1 Dingaans run behind the boom galloper, Hawwaam, who has 3 Budapest 56.0 ( 7) 7/1 test. The son of Rock Of Gibraltar since gone on to greater things. 2017 appears not to enjoy the polytrack 1 Africa Rising 56.0 ( 1) 22/10 The only rose amongst the thorns, Generous Lady gets a 2,5kg sex 2 Copper Force 56.0 ( 2) 16/10 but strips fit after an unplaced run 3 Buffalo Soldier 56.0 ( 3) 12/1 allowance and steps into male dominated territory.The daughter 2018 behind Sea Urchin on that surface 1 Undercover Agent 54.0 ( 3) 26/10 three weeks ago. of Philanthropist has maintained a positively consistent form pro- 2 Sniper Shot 54.0 (13) 12/1 file against her own sex and has the course and distance credits to 3 White River 54.0 (11) 8/1 Thanksgiving is a narrow first back up her claims. choice to beat Carbon Desolate Road has won twice and has hardly produced a poor START PA6/PICK SIX5/JACKPOT4 effort in his seven starts to date. The Pathfork gelding was just 4:35PM Gr3 Byerley Turk (3yo’s) - 1400m Atom – Greyville SAME TRAINER:(2-7)(5-6) over 4 lengths off Chimichuri Run over the course and distance in 7 with place Dynasty 1 Thanksgiving(DC Howells) C Zackey...... 3 60.0 chance the Umkhomazi Stakes as a 2yo. The Tarry galloper has gone on to Pathfork 2 DESOLATE ROAD(AJ Rivalland) S Randolph..... 6 60.0 hold his own at Gr1 level against older horses. Fort Wood 3 Carbon Atom(SG Tarry) L Hewitson...... 7 60.0 prospects Choisir 4 Hudoo Magic(BJ Crawford) C Orffer...... 10 60.0 to a host of Sean Tarry won this race in 2017 with Africa Rising and he will be Camelot 5 Crown Towers(J Snaith) L J Ferraris...... 11 60.0 Querari 6 Rip It Up(J Snaith) R Fourie...... 2 60.0 improving looking for a big effort from Carbon Atom – the only three time Trippi (AJ Rivalland) S Veale...... 7 Tristful 5 60.0 sorts in a winner in the eleven strong field. The son of Fort Wood was out- Gimmethegreenlight 8 Stream Ahead(G v Zyl) W Kennedy...... 9 60.0 RocK Of Gibraltar 9 Solid Gold(ML Roberts) G Wright...... 8 60.0 tough race. paced behind Van Halen in last Saturday’s Man O’War Stakes but Master Of My Fate 10 Triple Fate Line(RA Hill/SR Hill) B Lerena.... 1 60.0 Philanthropist 11 Generous Lady(PV Lafferty) M Yeni...... 4 57.5 was not disgraced, staying on well just over 3 lengths back. His SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 4 april 2019 4 SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 4 april 2019 5 news

‘Aldo’s A Champion’- Proud Dad Gins 'N Roses On 4 May “For the most part, the day was wonderful,” says Clyde Basel, Cape champion jockey Aldo Domeyer made the trip up to Executive: Racing & Events for Phumelela Gaming after Sat- the Vaal last Thursday and came away with a top-class dou- urday’s action packed raceday at Turffontein. ble for his Stepmother Ashley. The day’s cuisine was dominated by prawns as the public His former champion jockey flocked to Turffontein to enjoy the Joburg Prawn Festival. Dad Andrew Fortune is Mouthwatering smells from the grillers wafted across the thrilled with the way in grounds as people piled prawns onto their plates, many com- which his good son has bining the feast with a glass of ale in the Beer Garden. matured as a rider. “He won on Horace from “Derby Day was well attended and everybody enjoyed the a 12 draw. He made it look Prawn Festival.However, they came to the course for two more like a 2 draw. I actually reasons, for the prawns and to watch Hawwaam, so having had to check my Sporting him scratched from the race was disappointing,” added Clyde Post to make sure about Basel. the gates! He has just come The Mike de Kock trained runner got free from his handlers on leaps and bounds. I will Aldo Domeyer | Hamish Niven Photography and took off riderless to the start and was withdrawn from the go so far as to suggest that race. he is a more accomplished rider than a top jockey like Gavin “These things happen when one is dealing with highly strung Lerena. I just wish he’d move up to Gauteng – he could win thoroughbreds but we are hoping Hawwaam comes back for the national championship,” said the proud former champion Champions Day on 4 May, for the R4m Champions Challenge,” jockey. said Basel. Fortune said that Aldo’s consistency was the key to his suc- He went on to point out that Champions Day would host the cess. Gins N’ Roses Festival. “He is a polished and talented horseman. He has the attitude, “It is something where through a bed of roses we are going to mindset and balance. Most of all he approaches it profession- have more than 25 gin brands strutting their stuff and detailed ally. He doesn’t just turn up and box in the dark. I can see he pouring and tasting with cocktail bars and a festival to enjoy sits with the Sporting Post and strategises and thinks out his aligned with high class racing. There will be an After Party after races days in advance. I believe that, if the call came, he could the last race with some big name artists in attendance,” added go and hold his own and do really well in a place like Hong Basel. Kong.” Entrance to the course is free but the early bird special is Aldo made the perfect debut at Kranji Racecourse in Singa- R150pp into the demarcated area which comes with special pore last September when he won the Victor Ludorum trophy packaging for each person. at the Premier Gateway International Jockeys Challenge. The fast growing Royal Raceday, featuring the Princess Char- We asked Andrew if Aldo could go on to be even better than lene Empress Club Stakes, is the next big day – that will be run him. at Turffontein on 13 April. “That’s a scary thought. But nothing would make me hap- pier and prouder. Great jockeys are not born every day, you know!” laughed the legend they called ‘The Candyman’. Aldo’s main mission in travelling to the Vaal last week was to work the Ashley Fortune 2yo string and provide the boss with a progress report on what looks to be an impressive string of Top Team & Top Jock Unite youngsters. After announcing they had parted company at the end of The first leg of his winning double was on the Mayesh Chetty February, Ridgemont Highlands and Anton Marcus have re- bred De La Cruz who showed a smart turn of foot when kindled their relationship and the champion jockey rode two kicking away from his rivals to score a first out win by 1.75 winners for them at Kenilworth at midweek. lengths, when landing a maiden juvenile plate over 1000m. The race was a triumph for the Fortune team with their Twice “By mutual agreement Anton is back on board. We’ll take it Over first-timer Invidia – who looks bred for more – complet- horse by horse and meeting by meeting” said Ross Kieswet- ing the exacta. ter at Durbanville on Saturday. SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 4 april 2019 6 SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 4 april 2019 7 news Pink Drive A Success Big Brother’s Watching! South Africa’s leading Bookmakers Hollywood added their weight behind Friday evening’s PinkDrive racemeeting at Greyville and the purple team turned out in force to support the excellent cause. The Paul Gadsby trained Sarabi won the R88 000 Hollywood- bets FM 72 Handicap to bring the curtain down on a great evening of drum majorettes, pipers and music. The Hollywood Team also had plenty of reason to celebrate when their Darryl Moore-trained 5yo gelding Lauren Of In an effort to dispel many misconceptions, to ensure credibility Rochelle won the third under promising apprentice Kabelo of the highest standard and to promote the safety of both jockeys Matsunyane. and racehorses, racing operator Phumelela and the Tellytrack TV PinkDrive’s cardinal purpose is to contribute towards pre- channel have introduced state-of-the-art Hawk-Eye Smart Replay venting as many people as it can, from succumbing to breast, video technology. cervical, prostate and testicular cancer. The primary focus is on A key advantage will be providing racing fans with visual evidence citizens without access to reasonable care for these conditions, concerning decisions made by stewards and judges. and who reside in areas where health services are inaccessible. The sophisticated Hawk-eye technology has been successfully You can still help – please SMS ‘PinkDrive’ to 40158 to donate used around the world in sports like cricket, tennis and soccer – for R20 or visit their website on www.pinkdrive.co.za example to prove that a football has or has not crossed the goal line when a referee is uncertain. Hawk-Eye was first introduced into racing in Australia. It has been used on the Highveld racing circuit for the past three Soqrat Plans weeks, putting control of all live broadcast angles into the hands of the stipes on course. Soqrat is likely to be aimed at June’s Grade 1 Rising Sun National Horseracing Authority Racing Control Executive Arnold Gold Challenge following his gutsy win in Saturday’s HF Hyde and Chief Stipendiary Steward Lyle Anderson revealed that: Oppenheimer Gr1 Horse Chestnut Stakes over 1600m at Turffontein. Hawk-Eye enables officials to quickly and accurately adjudicate on infringements such as excessive use of the crop or illegal race riding Assistant trainer Mathew de Kock said on Sunday morning: by the jockeys. “The weight-for-age races will be the most suitable, so we’ll be looking next at the Gold Challenge over 1600m and then “We have really come a long way,” said Anderson. “Stewards used at the Champions Cup run over 1800m. But nothing is cast to sit up in towers to read and report on races, and then we had the in stone - we will discuss Soqrat’s next races with Sheikh VHS tape and DVD era. Hamdan and Angus Gold.” “This Hawk-Eye is a game changer. It allows us to pull up as many as four different angles of the same incident on one screen, and we can actually view them simultaneously. “We can also zoom in and out of live racing visuals – something we couldn’t do before. And we can ‘bookmark’ an incident and go back Big Cheque For Shorty and review it at the click of a button. In the past, you’d have to pull up a tape to do this. Now we can review incidents from as far back One of Mike de Kock’s long-serving grooms, ‘Shorty’ Feni as four or five meetings in a matter of seconds.” received a generous $1500 for the best-turned out horse, Hawk-eye never stops recording on race days. Cameras capture Yulong Prince, before Saturday’s Dubai Turf at Meydan. The everything from the first to the last race and all images are in high rand equivalent of the cheque is R21 174 at current rates of definition. exchange. Yulong Prince raced in South Africa as Surcharge Read more here SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 4 april 2019 8 SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 4 april 2019 9 news AHS Protection Fourie Cleared ‘Milnerton Security Measures for W Cape Richard Fourie’s ride on Green Jacket A Challenge’ at Durbanville on 16 March 2019 With direct movement into the AHS con- The security situation at the Milnerton caught the attention of the Stipes. trolled area in the Western Cape from Training Centre in Cape Town has come Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and He rode Green Jacket (7-1) in the MR under the spotlight again with conflicting KZN already closed, the Eastern Cape and 72 Handicap and finished a 3,55 length opinions from the racing operator and the North West Province were closed fourth to Red Rascal. residents suggesting that there is a major today as well. Green Jacket subsequently won at 9-2 breakdown in communications, or simply “The risk is being con- on Saturday at the same venue. gross poor management. stantly evaluated and A summary of the Board’s review At the end of February, Met winning movement restrictions regarding Jockey R Fourie’s riding of trainer Eric Sands was allegedly assaulted into the controlled area GREEN JACKET is, inter alia, as follows: and robbed at his yard. Just days prior to are implemented by The scope of our review was limited to the Sands incident, Port Elizabeth-based State Vet Boland based a distance of about 100m (450-350m) Michele Turner was allegedly also assault- on the risk profile for and whether his perceived lack of vigour ed at the same complex. African horse sickness” said Adrian Todd was reasonable given the circumstances Despite promises of increasing security MD of SAEHP. of this race and stepping up control, the Sporting Post While social media has reported an in- GREEN JACKET, which was dropped out is aware that the centre can be accessed crease in cases particularly in GP this year, from a wide draw, was last on the rail by virtually anybody. Todd points out that this must be looked approx. 15 lengths behind the leader The latest incident occurred in the early at objectively. on the last part of the bend with the hours of Monday morning, when horses “While cases are subjectively more than race run at a fast early pace. from the Harold Crawford yard were set expected, the reporting has improved, Shortly after turning into the straight free from their boxes. so this obviously leads to an increase in (500m) KING OF ACES, which was Read the story here official cases” he stated. racing ahead of and to the outside of In response to the incident Phumelela’s The team at SAEHP further cautions peo- GREEN JACKET, shifted inwards and Racing Executive Patrick Davis gave the ple on being completely reliant on the use crossed GREEN JACKET. Sporting Post feedback on Tuesday. of unregistered vaccines for African horse GREEN JACKET was forced to ease mo- “Firstly, we’d like to say that we are ap- sickness prevention. mentarily losing some momentum and palled by the cowardly and callous attack “While vaccination against AHS remains ground to the field. and our sympathies are with the Craw- pivotal in the prevention of the disease, Between the 450 and 350m which was fords and the connections of the affected we urge people to use registered vaccine our concern regarding this ride, Jockey horses,” said Patrick. and at the appropriate time of year, i.e. R Fourie appeared to be not as vigor- “At this stage we don’t know who the during the winter months” said SAEHP’s Dr ous as expected at first glance. guilty party or parties might be, but sur- Camilla Weyer. However, on the review it appeared mise it might be a disgruntled ex-employ- Todd recognises the disruption movement that Jockey Fourie had no obvious and ee,” he continued. restrictions into the AHS controlled area apparent clear run ahead. “We would like to clarify all grooms carry cause, however he points out that with The video evidence of this portion of access cards and Phumelela have a policy there not being any movement control the race showed he had decided to whereby any groom reported as being dis- in the infected (endemic) zone, once the switch to the outside of the field for the missed by a trainer has their access card virus starts circulating at a certain level, only obvious run. removed and is escorted off the training the risk of incursion of the virus into the facility premises within 72 hours.” controlled area simply becomes too great DAYONAUT, which raced ahead of and and the general restrictions are a very nec- some two horse widths to the outside “We have confirmed with our security essary part of the disease control strategy. of GREEN JACKET was hanging in and team that this procedure was followed in began to shift inwards despite not the case of the groom dismissed by the “Apart from the vital importance of main- improving due the gelding choking up in Crawford yard some months ago. Fur- taining the sanctity of the control zones running and when examined post race thermore, they have confirmed that there for export, one must remember that many was found to be making an abnormal are no individuals currently living at the horses in the Cape are unvaccinated and respiratory noise by the Vet. Milnerton premises who are not entitled are therefore a naive population” he states. Jockey Fourie was therefore compro- to be there,” he added. SAEHP’s Dr John Grewar stated that the mised and had to restrict his ride until Patrick, who only resumed his role at Phu- need for stop over quarantine has been DAYONAUT was sufficiently clear in order melela on Monday morning, acknowledged shown to work to prevent PCR positive to cross behind DAYONAUT and found that security has been an on-going chal- horses entering the AHS controlled area clear running. Once he was able to move lenge and that it is one of the many issues from the infected zone. out his ride was vigorous and acceptable. he intends to tackle during his tenure. Read more here Read more here SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 4 april 2019 10 SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 4 april 2019 11 international Meydan Snowstorm! Derby Day – What The Thunder Snow overcame a huge amount of difficulty to become the first horse in history to land consecutive wins in the US$12 million Gr1 Dubai World Cup at Meydan on Saturday. Handicapper Thought Christophe Soumillon was in the saddle as 12 months ago and the The National Horseracing Authority have published a report victory capped a superb evening for His Highness Sheikh Mo- of their handicapping ratings update after Saturday’s Derby hammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and the Godolphin team who Day meeting at Turffontein. scooped four of the eight thoroughbred races. SA Derby (Gr1) Thunder Snow was again drawn wide in the 2000m feature and soon adopted a prominent position, but he had to find extraor- After a thorough assessment and discussion between the NHA dinary reserves in the run to the line to overhaul Gronkowski by Handicappers, SAMURAI WARRIOR was given a merit rating of a nose. The latter had chased the pace with North America, who 105 following his front running victory under a masterful ride weakened into the field, with American challenger Gunnevera from Jockey Piere Strydom in the SA Derby (Grade 1) at Turf- coming through late to be beaten two and three-quarter lengths fontein on Saturday 30 March 2019 over 2450m. Ironically he into third. was the only participant in the race that had contested over this aptitude twice before and was also placed in the listed The 5-year-old defied the widest stall bar one to score and was event. The Handicappers are satisfied that the new rating is a providing trainer Saeed bin Suroor with a remarkable ninth win in fair reflection ofA S MURAI WARRIOR’S performance and the the Dubai World Cup in a winning time of 2 minutes 3.87 sec- race level is still 10 MR points below the international thresh- onds. old for a Grade 1 race. Soumillon said: “It was very hard, I was more looking like a Chel- In analysing what appeared to be a race run at a slow pace, tenham jump jockey in the end than an American style jockey the handicappers were of the opinion that third placed but you need to get him going and sometimes you need to do MARCHINGONTOGETHER would not have run worse by something different. The thing is, I promised to Saeed that I will finishing third at Grade 1 level than when he won a non-black just have the trophy and he will have the money so I’ll have to type Feature at Scottsville in February. Accordingly, it was this come back next year!” performance by MARCHINGONTOGETHER that was used as The three SA runners trained by Mike de Kock in Marinaresco, the line to rate the SA Derby. Majestic Mambo and Yulong Prince failed to feature in their races. This equates to MARCHINGONTOGETHER running to a rating of 102 in the Derby, and this is the rating that has been allocat- ed to him. Derby runner-up ZILLZAAL had his rating dropped from 106 to 105, thus making him equal to the winner. Fourth placed ATYAAB’S rating remains unchanged on the 105 Meydan Pick 6 he was made after he won the Cape Derby two starts back. As The Pick 6 run at Meydan on Dubai World Cup Day on a recent Grade 1 winner who may not have been entirely suit- Saturday 30 March paid a consolation prize to punters for ed to the pace at which the SA Derby was run, it is believed 5 out of 6 legs correct, as well as the usual 6 out of 6 main that it would be premature to drop his mark for now. prize. In other changes, SENOR LIZARD was raised from 85 to 88, The results page on Tabonline is unfortunately showing only the ARLINGTONS REVENGE goes up from 80 to 84, MASTER dividend of the consolation prize, which amounts to R22-30. MAGIC was raised from 80 to 84, ZANAKI goes up from 78 The dividend for 6 out of 6 should be shown as R 1 922-30. to 83, and LAST OF THE LEGEND was upped from 78 to 81. Phumelela can confirm that the Pick 6 for Meydan on 9 These horses finished from 5th place to 9th, and in doing March encountered the same issue. The 5 out of 6 returned this it is ensured that these five horses would meet one R4-80, whereas the 6 out of 6 paid an amount of R239 -80. another on the correct weight terms in a handicap race. This Phumelela can assure customers that all dividends paid out satisfies the definition of a handicap. The only other change for these events were paid correctly, as per the values stipu- was OWLINTHETREE, whose rating was cut from 99 to 91. lated above. H F Oppenheimer Horse Chestnut Stakes (Gr1) Phumelela’s IT Division has made the necessary software SOQRAT remains unchanged on a rating of 124 after his win adjustments to ensure that in future, all the Pick 6 dividends in the Grade 1 Horse Chestnut Stakes over 1600m. This will be displayed. performance confirms SOQRAT’S status as the best three- Phumelela apologises for any inconvenience caused. year-old colt over 1600m presently in training, but it was felt - Press release by Phumelela Gaming & Leisure Ltd on 1 April that he by no means needed to improve on his 124 rating to win this race. Read more here

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Personality A Gr3 Double Denis Schwarz We asked Denis how he got the ride. A first Vodacom Durban July ride or a 21st birthday celebra- “Mr Tobie Spies approached me at races a few weeks ago. He tion? That could be the poser facing 20 year old apprentice asked if I would like to ride their horse in the Man O’War. I ac- Denis Schwarz on 6 July after the athletic lad from Alberton cepted happily as I know Van Halen is a Gr1 sprinter and with his stepped into the big league with a superb Gr3 double at Turf- Cape form out of the equation, he had to have a chance. He gave fontein on Saturday. There is no question that the Hawwaam me a beautiful run. Although I was boxed in from about the 600m heartbreak, superb equine performances on the track and the to the 350m, I was watching the horses down my outside tiring. tantalising aroma of the amazing Gauteng prawns dominated That gave me hope and I kept an eye on them and then realised Derby Day at Turffontein on Saturday. late in the race that we had a serious winning chance. It was But the softly spoken Denis Willem Schwarz – aka ‘Deevee’ after exhirillating and little beats returning to the winner’s enclosure to his initials - stepped quietly on to the major stage and left Turffon- see how happy the owners and the team are. I don’t think I will tein a very satisfied young man with two trophies in his kit bag ever get used to the feeling!” and a boosted CV. We asked Denis whether riding a longshot without expectations, “Every winner is important to a jockey. Especially, I believe, to a like Van Halen, was easier than a fancied runner. young jockey trying to build a name and make an impact. There “No, not really. Every horse has an owner, a trainer, a groom in are a host of top-class riders for trainers to choose from. So one’s the grandstand – and maybe even somebody who has wagered performance – especially on the big days - and ability to be seen some hard earned cash. So I ride every horse to perform to the as a professional is important. But this was my career first Gr3 best of his ability. I don’t think too much about the – and I got two of them – and it will be a day I will cherish pressure. One doesn’t have time to be preoccupied for a long time!” he told the Sporting Post as he chatted in a race. We are out of the gates and it’s who gets after work on Monday morning. to the line first. There we are more concerned Denis has now clocked up 120 career winners – effec- about the opposition around us and strategiz- tively ‘double his claim’ as he put it, and said the impact ing,” he adds maturely. of the events of Saturday had only sunken in the next The Northern Cape’s leading Apprentice of last day when he enjoyed a family potjie to celebrate his season, Denis lives at the Gauteng Academy. We niece’s second birthday. asked him about his social life and plans for the “I had an early night on Saturday. The adrenaline really future. pumps in the bull-ring out on the track. And afterwards “I am just focussed on completing my apprentice- one feels exhausted – albeit, very satisfied,” he laughed. ship for now. I think I will come out of my time in He rates Paul Matchett’s Gr3 Protea Stakes winner January next year. I love my career – and it’s Twilight Moon, a R20 000 bargain buy, as a horse a game where hard work produces with a bright future and one who should go results. No, I don’t have time for further than the sprints in time. girlfriends or wives either!” he laughed as we asked him about “Mr Matchett has been a solid supporter what he does when he is not of mine and given me some good oppor- working. tunities. I have ridden Twilight Moon at all three starts and after his dead-heat “My family has been a pillar in the Storm Bird Stakes, he improved of strength to me. Through again on Saturday and enjoyed the the good times and the extra 100m. He won very well and he bad times. And believe me, could be seen at Scottsville in May nobody can say they hav- for the big sprint day. But that’s up en’t experienced ups and to Mr Matchett.” downs. It is both a phys- ically and emotionally Denis followed up in swashbuckling testing environment and style in the very next race when Van requires great strength Halen bounced back to his best with an of mind and body. I have exciting and upset win in the Gr3 Man a lot to learn, so the guidance of O’War Sprint. SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 4 april 2019 13 denis schwarz opinion my Mom Riette, my stepdad Pieter Brown and my own Dad Carel, who was also there on Saturday, is of great importance to me.” For Better Or For Horse When questioned on a role model or mentor, Denis said Piere Strydom was an icon. How To Find A Joy Luck Dragon “He is a once in a lifetime champion. His achievements I am a firm believer in the adage that the horse finds you. Even speak for themselves. He gives me feedback and advice. when you don't know you are looking. As it turns out, these might The best thing about Piere Strydom is that he is a kind, be the best ones of all. nice person too. One always imagines that So a few months ago, there I was, minding my own business and abso- champions could possibly struggle to be humble. But his lutely not looking for another horse, when I received a phone call from enormous success hasn't affected him.” Teresa Esplin, Kenilworth Racing's Racing Liaison Officer extraordinaire, Denis hasn't been entirely low-key as an apprentice. that The Conglomerate was being retired and looking for a new career. At Greyville racecourse on 6 December 2017 he became I'd always loved Joey Ramsden’s classy black charge on the track, but of only the third apprentice in AS racing history to ride the course I see a lot of nice horses and it’s easy to fall in love several times Jackpot – following in the boot prints of Muis Roberts over every race meeting. However, there are always a few favourite and Athandiwe Mgudlwa. favourites that stick at the back of your mind. The Conglomerate was He was also Northern Cape Champion Apprentice and one of them. But liking a horse is one thing. Having them like you back says that, while he doesn’t travel to ride at Flamingo is quite another. However, he was a July winner and making sure our big Park anymore, he is thankful for the confidence and horses find soft landings is something of a passion of mine, so the oppor- good grounding he achieved on the sand. tunity was just too good to pass up. “It's a lovely place with some of the nicest, friendliest Auspiciously (amazing how one can invent signs when you need people,” he adds. to!), I'd stopped to do a quick grocery shop on my way to the office that morning, and happened to have a large bag of carrots in my Denis has gotten over the disappointment of missing out car. What's a girl to do, right? I rang the Ramsden yard and made an on a planned trip to Russia in August last year. appointment that very afternoon. He was selected and was planning to jet off to Kazan to I snuck over to Milnerton in my lunch break where Stef Grentell and contest the HH Sheikh Fatima bint Mubarak Apprentice the team had The Conglomerate ready for me to look over. I ex- World Championship (IFAHR) at Kazan Racecourse. plained that I absolutely, positively was not in the market for another “It was cancelled. I was of course very disappointed. But horse, but needed to meet him in person just to make sure he wasn't my turn will come. I am still a youngster,” he says. 'my' horse, but promised that I would try and help network him The 19 year old former Marais Viljoen High School pupil instead. He stood politely while I checked him out, but didn't seem joined the SA Jockey Academy intake of 2015 alongside particularly interested in this new, slightly over enthusiastic human. the likes of Ashton Arries, Calvin Habib, Louis Burke, Having satisfied myself that he was indeed still rather fabulous, but Sandile Mbhele, Dylan Lerena, Khanya Sakayi, Liam not at all sure that the feeling was mutual, with Stef's permission I Tarentaal and Daniel Kotzen. offered him a carrot and stood back to see what he would make of He is still best friends with Dylan Lerena. it. He accepted my gift politely, crunched his way through it and then His first raceday under rules was on 20 March 2016, quite literally towed his groom over to come and say hello and see when he rode the Craig Eudey trained Last Summer and whether I had any more. And that, as the old joke goes, is when the Gavin van Zyl’s Ginger Biscuit at Scottsville, grabbing a trouble started..... 5th place with the latter. The Horse Finds You His first winner came on Chronological for Gareth van I thanked Stef, reiterated that I was not in the market for a new horse Zyl on 11 May 2016. and promised to do my best to help him find a new home. And I did. He can ride at 52,5kgs but has to waste. I really did. But whether it was the time of year, the economy or any “I am comfortable at 53,5kgs. It gives me plenty of scope number of other factors, there were a few tentative bites, but noth- for rides and I am very fortunate,” he adds. ing quite seemed to work out. His stable mate Shades Of Indigo was He turns 21 on 6 July. We asked what happens if he gets quickly snapped up by Linda Mohr where he is being produced as a offered a July ride on the same day. new lead horse for our big racing meetings (keep an eye out for him and Thomas Mbalula next season), but every few weeks I'd ring up to “I think the honour of a major race ride and my career check whether my glamorous black friend was still available and every comes way before a party right now. But I will cross that time Stef would confirm that yes, he was still looking for a home. bridge when it comes!” Read more here

can be purchased here SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 4 april 2019 14 SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 4 april 2019 15 Short Heads Can Win – Good Can’t Win South African Ernst Oertel A three-year-oldSon son of de- Jockey Serino Moodley produced won the opening race on ceased SA champion filly Igugu the ride of the week at Greyville last Dubai World Cup night by Dansili won on debut at Wednesday. Misty Heath fly-jumped when AF Maher won the Newcastle on Monday. El Misk and lost a few lengths. Yet Mood- Gr1 Dubai Kahayla Classic went off a strong 8-11 favourite ley never stopped trying and got for Purebred Arabians. He is over 2000m on the tapeta, and his mount up to win. His joy was topping the Trainer's log for scored comfortably by a length. shortlived though as the Stipes felt the UAE and is on track for a Trained by John Gosden and he overused his whip in the short third UAE trainer’s champi- owned by Sheikh Mohamed Bin straight and he was penalised under onship title. Khalifa Al Makhtoum, the bay Rule 58.10.2 – and suspended from colt has been nominated for riding in races for a period of seven the Epsom Derby in June. days from 1 April to 7 April. Three days prior to this meeting he was fined R1000 on the same contraven- tion. Jockeys have it tough. Bridge Of Glory Talented five-year-old Sharja Bridge, a full-brother to Maine Chance Avontuur Thoroughbred Farms’ young stallion Querari and half-brother to fellow Cape sire Farm’s perennially Quasillo, made headlines at Doncaster on Saturday when he won 87 successful sire Var, the Listed Unibet Doncaster Mile Stakes over a mile. Trained by Champion Sire of Roger Varian, Sharja Bridge made it win number three from just ten Sunshine Silk became 2Yo’s for the past two outings, when scoring a fluent two length win in Saturday’s race as Silvano’s 87th individual seasons running, was the warmly supported stakes winner when the represented by four winners this 8-13 favourite. Geoff Woodruff trained weekend, with his progeny scoring filly ran on stoutly to in both South Africa and Mauritius. land Saturday’s Gr3 Var, whose past two-year-old stars Caradoc Gold Cup. Sun- include graded stakes winners Vil- shine Silk is out of the Al landry, Purple Diamond, Harry Lime, Mufti mare Vanilla Silk Normanz, William The Silent and and is thus bred on the Vacherin, has now been responsi- same Silvano/Al Mufti ble for five two-year-old winners cross as the Gr1 winners in 2018-2019. Var has 23 lots on Al Sahem, Bold Silva- offer at the 2019 Emperors Palace no and Kings Gambit. National Yearling Sale – including a Querari She was one of three filly (Lot 94) out of Fillies Guineas winners on the day for winner Go Indigo, a half-brother Silvano, who has 21 (Lot 107) to Gr1 Computaform yearlings on offer at the Sprint winner Attenborough, and a War Horse 2019 Emperors Palace filly (Lot 186) out of Equus Champi- Damaging Almost one and a half years National Yearling Sale. on Rat Burana. Belinda Stronach, scion after his last Kranji appearance, of the powerful Stronach former champion galloper Group, is the mover and and 2014 Singapore Horse Of shaker attempting to bring The Year War Affair makes a A Mistake Santa Anita into the new comeback on Sunday.The son Trainer Julieann Lancaster will throw herself at the mercy of millennium with far-reach- of O’Reilly takes pride of place Queensland's racing stewards after conceding an innocent mistake ing medication and whip with the topweight of 60kgs in led to Australia's latest ring-in scandal. She got mixed up resulting reforms. While that is still the $100,000 Class 1 race over in her eight-year-old gelding Plain 'N' Simple running at Rockhamp- in the process of playing 1200m. Back in 2017 when news ton last Thursday instead of seven-year-old gelding Authadane. out, another racehorse, came through that the Ong Lancaster explained that instead of the switched horses being some the twenty third since 26 family was sending him to New sort of scandal, the mix-up was an innocent one."It was actually my December, died over the Zealand to fix his respiratory fault. I saddled the wrong horse. They are both bay geldings. I just weekend at the California issues, some read retirement had four consecutive (races) in a row and I had a few things happen track after breaking down. between the lines. But rising 9, at home too and so I was just not thinking and just put the saddle he is healed and back home - and on the wrong horse." will be an interesting runner. SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 4 april 2019 16 here & elsewhere - Sarah WHitelaw

Street Cry On Track Florida Derby Winner Boost Street Cry When the unbeaten Maximum Security captured the Gr1 Xpressbet Florida Derby by three and a half lengths at Gulf- champion son Street Sense, Street Cry’s best sire son to date, stream on Saturday, he became his Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile has produced more than 100 black type performers (and nearly winning sire New Year’s Day’s very first graded stakes winner. 60 stakes winners), with that multiple Gr1 winner’s ten 10 Gr1 A winner of two of only three outings, including the 2013 Gr1 winners including the likes of McKinzie (Malibu Stakes, Los Alam- Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, New Year’s Day retired to stud in Ken- itos Futurity), Wedding Toast (Beldame Stakes), recent Coolmore tucky but was later exported and sold to Brazil. Classic scorer Dixie Blossoms, and young sire Hallowed Crown. With his oldest runners now four, New Year’s Day had failed to make much of an impression as a sire prior to the appearance of Boss Man his son Maximum Security, who made all to win Saturday’s $1 000 Street Cry’s high class son Street Boss, a dual Gr1 winner in North 000 Florida Derby and stamp himself a major contender for this America, has sired Gr1 winners in both hemispheres, with his year’s Kentucky Derby. Maximum Security aside, New Year’s Day’s progeny including Kentucky Oaks winner Cathryn Sophia, top Aus- best progeny include Gr3 Canadian Derby runner up Day Raider tralian performer The Quarterback, ill-fated Hong Kong champion and G1 Starlet Stakes runner up Yesterday’s News. Rapper Dragon, and Arkansas Derby winner Danza. Safe to say more was expected of New Year’s Day when he retired In total, Street Boss has 31 stakes winners to his name – but from to stud. Not only was he a once beaten Breeders’ Cup winner, more than 670 runners, which suggests that while he is capable New Year’s Day is a son of the outstanding stallion Street Cry and of producing a good horse he does not do so often enough to high class racemare and producer Justwhistledixie (by excellent make him a top stallion. broodmare sire Dixie Union). The latter, a four time stakes winner Other Street Cry sons to have sired Gr1 winners include Mel- who was second in the Gr1 Acorn Stakes, is not only the dam of bourne Cup winner Shocking, Norfolk Stakes hero Street Hero and New Year’s Day but is also responsible for Shadwell’s multiple Italian Gr3 winner Per Incanto. The latter’s trio of Gr1 winners in graded stakes winning sire Mohaymen. New Zealand include Thorndon Mile winner Shadows Cast and New Year’s Day is one of at least 20 Gr1 winners sired by G1 Dubai Railway Stakes heroine Santa Monica. World Cup/G1 Stephen Foster Handicap winner Street Cry, whose 120 plus black type winners include at least eight champions. Family Pride Big Horse There are also high hopes for Street Cry’s beautifully bred son Pride Of Dubai, winner of both the Gr1 Blue Diamond Stakes A classically bred son of the breed shaping sire Machiavellian and and Gr1 Sires’ Produce Stakes, with that close relative of Invinci- Irish Oaks winner Helen Street - whose grandson Shamardal is the ble Spirit and Kodiac set to be represented by his first Southern sire of Saturday’s Gr1 Al Quoz Sprint winner Blue Point - Street Cry Hemisphere runners in 2019-2020. The Coolmore based Pride proved the best sire son of Machiavellian, and a stallion capable Of Dubai has already made a good impression with his yearlings of well and truly throwing the “Big Horse”. making up to $300 000 and is a horse who appears to have all the He is one of only a handful of stallions whose progeny include credentials to become a successful stallion. Horse Of The Year winning champions in three different countries - Whatever Street Cry’s legacy as a sire of sire becomes, he does Winx, Zenyatta and Oh Susanna - with Street Cry’s progeny includ- appear set to become a high class broodmare sire - even if hr ing Gr1 winners in all of North America, Australia, South Africa, and has a long way to go to emulating his sire Machiavellian – whose Britain. daughters have produced such sire standouts as Shamardal, Dark Street Cry proved adept at siring both star male and female Angel and Zoffany. runners, with 11 of his 20 Gr1 winners being male, but his two To date, Street Cry mares have produced more than 40 stakes best offspring - Winx and Zenyatta - both female. Champion Sire winners including Diversify (Gr1 Jockey Club Gold Cup), Skitter in Australia in 2015-2016, Street Cry also enjoyed success as a Scatter (Gr1 Moyglare Stud Stakes), Are You Kidding Me (Canadi- sire in major races on both dirt and turf, with his runners winning an Champion Older Male), recent Gr2 Fair Grounds Oaks winner races as diverse as the Kentucky Derby, Melbourne Cup, Sun Met, Street Band and Vino Rosso (Gr2 Wood Memorial). At the time of Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (twice), and Blue Diamond Stakes. writing, Street Cry is 18th on North America’s Leading Broodmare However, this remarkable stallion has, thus far, had a decided- Sires List, with his daughters’ progeny having earned over $2.2 ly spotty record as a sire of sires. His Kentucky Derby winning million in the Northern Hemisphere, for 2019. SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 4 april 2019 17 breeding

Hall Soars Up Charts Countdown To Nationals Cheveley Stud’s young stallion Wylie Hall was responsible for Top breeder John Slade will be offering five high class his first graded stakes winner this weekend, when his first prospects at the 2019 Emperors Palace National Year- crop 2yo son Twilight Moon scored an impressive win in the ling Sale on 24 – 26 April. Gr3 Protea Stakes over 1100m at Turffontein on Saturday. The Slade, who was instrumental in breeding the first three Daytona Stud bred Twilight Moon made it win number two, past the post in the 2015 Gr1 Vodacom Durban July, has from just three starts, when scoring a decisive one and a quar- lots by such stallions as Querari, Master Of My Fate, Go ter length win over the New Zealand bred favourite Frosted Deputy and the exciting Ascot Stud young Galileo horse Gold. It was another more than 3.5 lengths back to third place Global View. finisher Green Laser. Secret Circle (Lot 179) is a bay coly by consistently suc- Trained by Paul Matchett, cessful sire Querari, whose other progeny include Gr1 Twilight Moon, who provided winner Querari Falcon and exported Gauteng Guineas apprentice Dennis Schwarz winner Monks Hood. The colt on offer is out of a three with one of two graded wins on time winning half-sister to Gr2 Gerald Rosenberg Stakes the card, has now won feature winner Hawker Hunter and is bred on a similar cross races in each of his last two to Querari’s smart performers Maximizer and Dynamic starts, with the promising colt Speed. Shah Akbar (Lot 202) is another Querari colt on having scored a dead-heat for offer, with this half-brother to smart filly Jamra hailing first in the recent Listed Storm from the same female line as outstanding sire and sire of Bird Stakes. sires Green Desert (the grandsire of Querari!) His multiple G1 winning sire The exciting Master Of My Fate, already sire of high class Wylie Hall is the first of this performers Twist Of Fate, Basadi Faith and Gift For The season’s first crop sires to come Gap, is represented here by Peace Diamond (Lot 199), a up with a graded stakes winner Wylie Hall | www.freemanstallions.co.za filly whose winning Silvano dam is a half-sister to 3 stakes in 2018-2019, and the son of winners (including one by Master Of My Fate’s own sire) multiple champion sire Redoute’s Choice has now been responsi- notably the graded stakes winners Sevillano and Herod ble for three first crop winners from his first seven runners. The Great. Wylie Hall, who shares his sire with the top class stallions Snitzel, Decorated (Lot 283) is a colt from the first crop of high Not A Single Doubt and Stratum as well as current Australian star class racehorse Global View (a son of Galileo from the The Autumn Sun, is now one of South Africa’s leading first crop family of Storm Bird) and this colt is out of a winning sires by stakes earned. Dynasty half-sister to Gr2 winner Polar Moon from the Winner of both the Gr1 President’s Champions Challenge (over immediate family of the Dynasty sired Horse Of The Year Equus Champions Majmu and Heavy Metal), and Gr1 SA Derby, and promising young sire Legislate. the regally related Wylie Hall - whose relatives include recent G1 John is also offering the only yearling by Gr1 winner and winners Melody Belle and Yourdeel - has six yearlings on offer at underrated sire Go Deputy at this year’s National Sale – a the 2019 Emperors Palace National Yearling Sale, including a filly filly named Indriya (Lot 456). This filly, who, like Go Depu- (Lot 6) from the family of Gr1 winning fillies Dollar Fortune and ty, is descended in female line from Cequillo, is a half-sis- Gilded Minaret, a half-brother (Lot 278) to multiple stakes winner ter to 2 winners including the talented stakes performer A Time To Dream, and a colt (Lot 473) out of a stakes winning Kazaar. half-sister to Gr1 winners Argonaut and Finest View. The Sporting Post will carry a full preview of the National Yearling Sale in our issue of 19 – 21 April. SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 4 april 2019 18

Leading breeders by Stakes season 2018/2019 • 1 August - 31 March 2019 Stakes Breeder rnrs AEPR runs wnrs wns wnr/ SW SW SW/ plcs plc/ SP top earner with stakes rnr% wnrs wns wnr% rns% & % of total stakes 17,043,635 Klawervlei Stud 379 44,970 1710 119 145 31% 2 3 2% 444 26% 4 One World 2,909,375 17% 16,741,645 Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein 201 83,292 967 93 132 46% 3 6 3% 303 31% 9 Rainbow Bridge 3,270,000 20% 11,837,259 Summerhill Stud 251 47,160 1403 85 118 34% 3 3 4% 374 27% 5 Africa Rising 443,750 4% 9,141,086 Drakenstein Stud 109 83,863 497 43 63 39% 8 12 19% 162 33% 7 Clouds Unfold 1,225,000 13% 8,890,247 Highlands 137 64,892 656 57 82 42% 5 5 9% 192 29% 6 Front And Centre 895,625 10% 5,970,535 Varsfontein Stud 97 61,552 431 45 64 46% 3 3 7% 146 34% 5 Doosra 252,850 4% 5,899,588 Riverton Stud 34 173,517 169 15 24 44% 1 2 7% 47 28% 1 Cirillo 4,100,000 69% 5,742,174 Favour Stud 81 70,891 434 31 51 38% 3 4 10% 141 32% 1 Twist Of Fate 1,552,500 27% 5,702,011 Hemel ‘n Aarde Stud 111 51,369 486 34 44 31% 1 1 3% 133 27% 4 Samurai Warrior 1,341,525 24% 5,369,298 Maine Chance 124 43,301 550 47 60 38% 2 2 4% 124 23% 4 Believe Me 187,675 3% 5,303,048 Scott Bros 131 40,481 631 40 53 31% 1 1 3% 174 28% 4 The Dazzler 316,837 6% 5,091,300 La Plaisance Stud 80 63,641 307 31 46 39% 3 3 10% 118 38% 5 Head Honcho 813,750 16% 4,964,900 Ascot Stud 80 62,061 390 31 44 39% 2 2 6% 122 31% 6 Coral Fever 725,000 15% 4,277,397 Lammerskraal Stud 65 65,806 331 31 41 48% 2 2 6% 107 32% 4 Pilou 303,675 7% 4,250,285 Moutonshoek 121 35,126 554 32 37 26% 1 1 3% 149 27% 4 Undercover Agent 442,500 10%

Leading SIREs by Stakes season 2018/2019 • 1 August - 31 March 2019 Stakes Sire rnrs AEPR runs wnrs wns wnr/ SW SW SW/ plcs plc/ SP top earner with stakes rnr% wnrs wns wnr% rns% & % of total stakes Yellow Star based sire 13,051,416 *Captain Al 141 92,563 634 62 79 44% 6 8 10% 224 35% 10 One World 2,909,375 22% Kildonan (Rich Man’s Gold) 11,724,111 Silvano 186 63,033 782 68 93 37% 6 8 9% 246 31% 12 Hawwaam 1,978,125 17% 9,718,211 Var 171 56,832 814 75 92 44% 4 4 5% 267 33% 7 Vardy 870,950 9% sired 7 winners and 9 9,469,661 Gimmethegreenlight 142 66,688 677 58 81 41% 4 7 7% 222 33% 11 National Park 1,119,775 12% 9,419,950 Ideal World 93 101,290 501 42 61 45% 3 4 7% 137 27% 4 Rainbow Bridge 3,270,000 35% places last month. 9,025,684 Dynasty 129 69,967 603 52 75 40% 3 3 6% 180 30% 10 Front And Centre 895,625 10% With 19 wins from just 7,187,486 Pomodoro 49 146,683 189 15 22 31% 1 2 7% 55 29% 2 Cirillo 4,100,000 57% 6,897,663 Querari 124 55,626 531 46 65 37% 4 4 9% 144 27% 6 Head Honcho 813,750 12% 30 runners, he boasts a 6,871,274 What A Winter 125 54,970 592 49 71 39% 2 4 4% 170 29% 3 Clouds Unfold 1,225,000 18% 6,674,949 Trippi 112 59,598 513 47 70 42% 3 3 6% 164 32% 5 Chimichuri Run 351,250 5% 40% winners to runners 6,340,249 Twice Over 104 60,964 511 37 46 36% 3 3 8% 147 29% 1 Do It Again 1,977,500 31% percentage for the season, 6,075,212 Oratorio 119 51,052 544 50 66 42% 3 3 6% 171 31% 0 Mardi Gras 543,787 9% 5,644,958 Pathfork 96 58,802 461 40 53 42% 1 1 3% 146 32% 6 Skye Lane 621,275 11% with over R50 000 in av- 5,426,746 *Sail From Seattle 114 47,603 599 43 60 38% 1 1 2% 169 28% 3 Zouaves 420,500 8% 5,401,262 *Horse Chestnut 83 65,075 397 25 41 30% 3 5 12% 109 27% 4 Tilbury Fort 1,547,500 29% erage earning per runner - and R1,5-million in stakes Leading SIREs of 3yo’s by Stakes season 2018/2019 • 1 August - 31 March 2019 earned for the current Stakes Sire rnrs AEPR runs wnrs wns wnr/ SW SW SW/ plcs plc/ SP top earner with stakes season. rnr% wnrs wns wnr% rns% & % of total stakes A sire that has produced 7,021,861 Pomodoro 43 163,299 178 14 21 33% 1 2 7% 50 28% 2 Cirillo 4,100,000 58% 6,871,631 *Captain Al 56 122,708 265 30 41 54% 3 3 10% 101 38% 3 One World 2,909,375 42% the likes of Gr2 winner 5,021,499 Silvano 58 86,578 202 19 27 33% 1 3 5% 59 29% 4 Hawwaam 1,978,125 39% 4,797,062 Gimmethegreenlight 56 85,662 261 26 35 46% 2 3 8% 88 34% 4 National Park 1,119,775 23% Rosier and Gr3 winner 4,733,587 Master Of My Fate 69 68,603 335 27 35 39% 2 3 7% 101 30% 1 Twist Of Fate 1,552,500 33% Beach Goddess, he also 4,549,587 Var 68 66,906 337 33 42 49% 1 1 3% 107 32% 2 Vardy 870,950 19% 4,413,348 Dynasty 48 91,945 220 25 35 52% 2 2 8% 59 27% 4 Front And Centre 895,625 20% sired the speedy Vision To 4,305,474 What A Winter 61 70,582 321 28 42 46% 2 4 7% 91 28% 1 Clouds Unfold 1,225,000 28% 3,296,148 Elusive Fort 54 61,040 280 17 21 31% 0 0 0% 72 26% 2 Elusive Trader 1,235,500 37% Kill and Gr1 Mauritius Cup 3,206,488 Ideal World 45 71,255 238 19 23 42% 1 1 5% 57 24% 1 Samurai Warrior 1,341,525 42% winner, Scotsnog. Kildonan set a Scottsville Leading SIREs of 2yo’s by Stakes season 2018/2019 • 1 August - 31 March 2019 record when winning the Stakes Sire rnrs AEPR runs wnrs wns wnr/ SW SW SW/ plcs plc/ SP top earner with stakes rnr% wnrs wns wnr% rns% & % of total stakes Gr1 Golden Horse Sprint – 690,150 What A Winter 21 32,864 45 6 7 29% 0 0 0% 21 47% 0 Sarah 150,500 22% and beat the times of sev- 573,700 Gimmethegreenlight 14 40,979 26 6 6 43% 0 0 0% 14 54% 4 Emerald Tiara 94,375 16% 495,850 Master Of My Fate 12 41,321 19 5 7 42% 1 1 20% 2 11% 0 Basadi Faith 225,000 45% eral great horses including 465,150 Captain Of All 17 27,362 39 3 3 18% 1 2 33% 17 44% 0 Captain Anne Bonny 110,400 24% the international Gr1 448,325 Vercingetorix 13 34,487 21 6 7 46% 0 0 0% 7 33% 0 Viking Moon 93,750 21% 413,700 Pathfork 11 37,609 20 4 5 36% 1 1 25% 6 30% 1 Miss Honey 152,050 37% winner, JJ The Jetplane. 410,500 Var 12 34,208 24 5 5 42% 0 0 0% 12 50% 0 Cavivar 79,375 19% 385,625 Soft Falling Rain 9 42,847 16 3 3 33% 0 0 0% 12 75% 1 Gin Fizz 138,750 36% Kildonan was versatile as 345,750 Wylie Hall 7 49,393 16 3 4 43% 1 2 33% 4 25% 0 Twilight Moon 208,875 60% well. Primarily a speed horse, he also placed in Leading SIREs by Stakes on Polytrack season 2018/2019 • 1 August - 31 March 2019 the Vodacom Durban July. Stakes Sire rnrs AEPR runs wnrs wns wnr/ SW SW SW/ plcs plc/ SP top earner with stakes rnr% wnrs wns wnr% rns% & % of total stakes Kildonan had 5 wins over 1,600,725 Gimmethegreenlight 53 30,202 150 16 19 30% 0 0 0% 48 32% 0 O’ Keeffe 186,200 12% 1200-1600m at 2 and 3, 1,586,625 Oratorio 46 34,492 137 16 21 35% 0 0 0% 46 34% 0 Euphoric 156,625 10% 1,346,200 Var 48 28,046 146 16 17 33% 0 0 0% 38 26% 0 Valeriana 99,225 7% earning R878.994. He 1,321,363 Querari 47 28,114 121 13 15 28% 0 0 0% 42 35% 0 Playlist 152,625 12% was awarded Champion 1,275,900 *Captain Al 34 37,526 105 14 16 41% 0 0 0% 38 36% 0 Flight Captain 137,900 11% 1,269,725 Pathfork 42 30,232 105 11 16 26% 0 0 0% 32 30% 0 Gorgeous Guest 239,150 19% 2yo Colt and unbeaten in 1,233,775 Crusade 40 30,844 118 14 14 35% 0 0 0% 44 37% 0 Kilvington 113,125 9% 1,214,950 *Sail From Seattle 55 22,090 161 14 15 25% 0 0 0% 44 27% 0 Seattle Oak 111,550 9% 3 starts at 2, with an MR 1,113,075 Master Of My Fate 30 37,103 64 10 13 33% 0 0 0% 26 41% 0 Lickerio 177,500 16% 115.

The FULL Statistics ONLINE http://www.sportingpost.co.za/horse-racing-statistics/ *Stallion dead or Retired **Stallion Not Standing in RSA Kildonan stands for a fee **Breeding operations not based in RSA - Statistics for Breeders & Sires reflect all earnings, incl. restricted races & handicap races of R10 000. SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 4 april 2019 19

Leading TRAINERS by STAKES season 2018/2019 • 1 August - 31 March 2019 trainer runs wins win fav fav wfav 2nd 2nd 1st 1st stakes stks/ % % % % four four% runs Life Of Brian SG Tarry 884 112 13% 158 18% 35% 95 11% 393 44% 19,956,017 22,575 Where did he come from? Brian J Snaith 708 100 14% 148 21% 34% 82 12% 329 46% 13,880,263 19,605 Nyawo booted home his first winner MF de Kock 445 70 16% 111 25% 30% 72 16% 231 52% 13,696,569 30,779 BJ Crawford 536 85 16% 112 21% 34% 57 11% 272 51% 8,616,650 16,076 of the season at his 22nd ride at AC Greeff 746 114 15% 163 22% 33% 96 13% 355 48% 7,888,763 10,575 C Bass-Robinson 551 52 9% 56 10% 32% 62 11% 231 42% 7,101,450 12,888 Turffontein on Tuesday when steering PA Peter 460 65 14% 94 20% 34% 59 13% 214 47% 6,943,408 15,094 Feitas Flyer to victory for Erico Y Bremner 542 74 14% 82 15% 32% 74 14% 254 47% 6,529,638 12,047 A Nel 368 58 16% 57 15% 30% 55 15% 200 54% 6,163,400 16,748 Verdonese in the third. The Port VH Marshall 332 36 11% 40 12% 33% 39 12% 148 45% 5,941,775 17,897 DR Drier 301 51 17% 65 22% 35% 32 11% 152 50% 4,877,250 16,203 Shepstone-born jockey has enjoyed GD Smith 790 59 7% 54 7% 20% 67 8% 292 37% 4,875,550 6,172 Brian Nyawo – back in the something of a rollercoaster career. JAJ v Vuuren 313 43 14% 66 21% 39% 48 15% 150 48% 4,715,846 15,067 winner’s enclosure J Ramsden 270 30 11% 19 7% 26% 23 9% 106 39% 4,484,887 16,611 He registered his first winner on 16 GS Kotzen 516 44 9% 54 10% 22% 61 12% 191 37% 4,445,550 8,615 AG Laird 279 42 15% 68 24% 32% 32 11% 142 51% 4,347,649 15,583 October 2005 on The Waltz. He won the Harry Oppenheimer Gr1 Horse Chestnut Stakes in 2009 on Smart Banker – who Leading jockeys by WINS season 2018/2019 • 1 August - 31 March 2019 also gave him his first July ride. Last season he rode no win- jockey rides wins win fav fav wfav 2nd 2nd 1st 1st stakes stks/ ners here from 13 rides. We hope he is here to stay this time. % % % % four four% rides A Marcus 449 136 30% 278 62% 36% 79 18% 312 69% 22,417,437 49,927 M Yeni 1163 134 12% 172 15% 27% 153 13% 553 48% 12,627,220 10,857 L Hewitson 877 132 15% 170 19% 28% 137 16% 468 53% 15,701,661 17,904 G Lerena 435 120 28% 204 47% 39% 58 13% 275 63% 13,530,902 31,106 R Munger 1013 100 10% 92 9% 29% 109 11% 417 41% 9,216,684 9,098 Where Art Thou? G Cheyne 587 99 17% 167 28% 32% 93 16% 334 57% 8,101,025 13,801 R Fourie 428 94 22% 155 36% 34% 65 15% 270 63% 13,510,350 31,566 Our trainer’s accolade of the week W Kennedy 799 86 11% 84 11% 37% 95 12% 373 47% 10,704,774 13,398 goes to Romeo Francis who saddled A Domeyer 352 70 20% 92 26% 37% 54 15% 216 61% 7,413,325 21,061 K De Melo 599 63 11% 62 10% 21% 72 12% 278 46% 7,580,326 12,655 shock Gr3 Protea Stakes winner L J Ferraris 601 62 10% 60 10% 30% 52 9% 222 37% 6,459,186 10,747 Palace Of Dreams who lived up to C Zackey 709 53 7% 50 7% 20% 75 11% 263 37% 7,028,011 9,913 S Veale 421 51 12% 61 14% 34% 33 8% 180 43% 5,202,825 12,358 her name when dashing through M Khan 439 49 11% 35 8% 29% 46 10% 181 41% 5,307,262 12,089 M v Rensburg 440 48 11% 41 9% 27% 39 9% 176 40% 4,877,699 11,086 late to win the R200 000 feature at C Maujean 675 44 7% 37 5% 27% 54 8% 230 34% 4,679,885 6,933 Turffontein on Derby Day. The Romeo Francis – out of the Leading trainers/jockeys by wins % public spotlight R15 000 bargain buy, competently season 2018/2019 • 1 August - 31 March 2019 ridden by Ryan Munger, was a first trainer/ runs wins win fav fav wfav 2nd 2nd stakes stks/ stakes winner for Ridgemont Highlands based Gr1 winner jockey % % % % runs Potala Palace. We tried for three days to get an interview JAJ v Vuuren/A Marcus 31 17 55% 23 74% 65% 4 13% 1,214,412 39,175 MF de Kock/G Lerena 59 23 39% 32 54% 41% 11 19% 4,333,710 73,453 with Mr Francis. We’d love to chat to him – when he’s ready. GB Puller/A Marcus 28 10 36% 21 75% 33% 4 14% 750,050 26,788 MG & AA Azzie/G Lerena 33 11 33% 16 48% 50% 1 3% 860,098 26,064 BJ Crawford/A Marcus 94 30 32% 47 50% 43% 18 19% 3,058,250 32,535 A Nel/A Domeyer 40 11 28% 16 40% 50% 8 20% 890,850 22,271 GV Woodruff/G Lerena 83 22 27% 45 54% 38% 16 19% 2,179,987 26,265 J Snaith/R Fourie 331 80 24% 132 40% 36% 54 16% 11,395,025 34,426 AC Greeff/G Cheyne 283 67 24% 139 49% 31% 59 21% 4,564,125 16,128 S von W Smit/D R Lerena 56 13 23% 7 13% 71% 7 13% 613,375 10,953 Boomps A Double Gareth Van Zyl/W Kennedy 77 17 22% 13 17% 69% 11 14% 1,447,225 18,795 Anton Marcus is back under the RR Sage/M Yeni 78 16 21% 15 19% 53% 5 6% 1,929,136 24,733 DR Drier/S Veale 184 36 20% 47 26% 36% 20 11% 3,469,400 18,855 Ridgemont Racing banner and Y Bremner/L Hewitson 187 33 18% 41 22% 29% 37 20% 2,673,038 14,294 AG Laird/R Danielson 156 28 18% 43 28% 37% 18 12% 2,776,837 17,800 booted home two winners for the A Nel/G Wright 126 23 18% 25 20% 16% 24 19% 2,170,175 17,224 Kieswetter family’s powerful outfit at Kenilworth on Tuesday. Boomps A Daisy and Run Fox Run are both trained by Brett Racing To Win Anton Marcus and Brett Crawford are a Crawford and look lethal team like two way above average prospects for the future. Marcus is currently topping the SA jockey log with 138 winners at a 31% strike-rate. He and Crawford are operat- ing at a healthy 34% win strike-rate.

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Mon 18 Mar 2019 - Wed 3 Apr 2019

Soqrat wins Gr1 comfortably and doesn’t have to run to his best rating

Males (up to 1600m) ar horse age sire breeder date fin class distance course aptitude 101 Sir Frenchie 4 Choisir bred in Australia 29Mar 1 Cnd 1200 fairview 103/92/-/-/-/ 101 Chimichuri Run 3 Trippi Drakenstein Stud 30Mar 3 Cnd-3 1100 Turffontein 102/100/-/-/-/ 99 van Halen 3 Oratorio Limpo Retail 30Mar 1 Cnd-3 1100 Turffontein 99/72/-/-/-/ 94 Bwana 4 Trippi Drakenstein Stud 30Mar 1 MR93 1000 durbanville 94/-/-/-/-/ 94 frosted Gold 2 All Too Hard bred in New Zealand 30Mar 2 Cnd-2 1100 Turffontein 94/-/-/-/-/ 93 exelero 8 Western Winter lammerskraal Stud 29Mar 3 Cnd 1200 fairview 106/95/-/-/-/ 93 Twilight Moon 2 Wylie Hall daytona Stud 30Mar 1 Cnd-2 1100 Turffontein 93/-/-/-/-/ 93 Russian Prince 3 Potala Palace Highlands 30Mar 2 Cnd-3 1100 Turffontein 93/71/-/-/-/ 93 Wonderwall 4 Querari Maine Chance 19Mar 1 MR93 1400 vaal 91/96/-/-/-/ 91 Q The Music 5 Querari La Plaisance Stud 31Mar 2 MR90 1400 Scottsville 80/91/-/-/-/

Females (up to 1600m) ar horse age sire breeder date fin class distance course aptitude 102 neptune's Rain 4 Antonius Pius Highlands 31Mar 2 Cndfm 1000 Scottsville 102/98/-/-/-/ 95 vision To Kill 5 Kildonan MJR Mauvis 31Mar 3 Cndfm 1000 Scottsville 100/-/-/-/-/ 94 dancing Queen 3 Mambo In Seattle Boland Stud 26Mar 1 MR84f 1000 vaal 94/-/-/-/-/ 92 Sarah 2 What A Winter PG de Beyer 23Mar 1 Cnd2f 1200 Turffontein 92/-/-/-/-/ 91 San Fermin 4 Charge Forward bred in Australia 23Mar 1 MR92f 1200 Turffontein 95/89/-/-/-/ 91 dawn Calling 5 Trippi AW & Mrs Procter 29Mar 6 MR86f 1200 Greyville 91/92/78/-/-/ 90 Maverick Girl 5 Rebel King Optima Trust 1Apr 1 Cndfm 1400 fairview 84/90/-/-/-/ 89 Regal Graduation 4 Oratorio AC Dickerson & DJ Fraser 23Mar 3 MR92f 1200 Turffontein 89/89/-/-/-/ 89 Gin Fizz 2 Soft Falling Rain Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein 30Mar 2 Cnd2f 1100 Turffontein 89/-/-/-/-/ 89 Township Melody 4 Pathfork Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein 31Mar 5 Cndfm 1000 Scottsville 89/82/-/-/-/

Males (1600m and more) ar horse age sire breeder date fin class distance course aptitude 108 Matador Man 5 Toreador Scott Bros 24Mar 2 MR107 1600 Greyville 94/108/104/86/-/ 106 Soqrat 3 epaulette bred in Australia 30Mar 1 WFA 1600 Turffontein 82/109/-/-/-/ 104 Cirillo 3 Pomodoro Riverton Stud 30Mar 2 WFA 1600 Turffontein 101/104/-/-/-/ 99 unagi 5 Admire Main Summerhill Stud 30Mar 3 WFA 1600 Turffontein 77/101/100/84/-/ 99 dark Moon Rising 5 Ideal World IR Heyns 24Mar 1 MR107 1600 Greyville 77/99/96/95/87/ 98 Tilbury Fort 5 Horse Chestnut GJ Armitage 30Mar 4 WFA 1600 Turffontein 63/100/96/98/-/ 97 legal Eagle 7 Greys Inn Avontuur Farm 30Mar 7 WFA 1600 Turffontein 103/116/116/116/104/ 96 Pietro Mascagni 4 Silvano Varsfontein Stud 30Mar 1 MR102 1600 Turffontein 81/96/97/-/-/ 94 Alyaasaat 3 dawn Approach bred in Australia 30Mar 9 WFA 1600 Turffontein 71/94/59/-/-/ 94 Captain And Master 4 Captain Al Zandvliet Stud 24Mar 7 MR107 1600 Greyville 95/101/91/-/-/

Females (1600m and more) ar horse age sire breeder date fin class distance course aptitude 96 Return Flight 3 Pomodoro M Sharkey 30Mar 1 Cnd3f 2450 Turffontein -/97/95/-/96/ 93 Cascapedia 5 High Chaparral bred in Ireland 30Mar 5 WFA 1600 Turffontein -/102/99/102/-/ 93 Blossom 3 Silvano Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein 30Mar 2 Cnd3f 2450 Turffontein -/83/93/-/93/ 92 Al Danza 5 Captain Al Klawervlei Stud 30Mar 6 WFA 1600 Turffontein 86/101/96/84/-/ 92 Seville Orange 3 duke Of Marmalade drakenstein Stud 30Mar 3 Cnd3f 2450 Turffontein 69/77/-/88/92/ 92 Miss Smarty Pants 4 Horse Chestnut IW Longmore 27Mar 1 MR86f 1600 Greyville 75/92/-/-/-/ 91 flying Fable 4 dynasty Highlands 26Mar 1 MR84f 1600 vaal 80/91/-/-/-/ 90 Roy's Riviera 4 All Too Hard bred in Australia 24Mar 3 MR107 1600 Greyville 62/96/94/93/-/ 90 Cashel Palace 4 fort Wood Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein 30Mar 3 MR102 1600 Turffontein -/90/86/-/70/ 90 Camphoratus 4 Byword R & Mrs Pickering 30Mar 2 MR100 1800 Turffontein 71/83/90/-/-/

3yo males (any distance) ar horse age sire breeder date fin class distance course aptitude 106 Soqrat 3 epaulette bred in Australia 30Mar 1 WFA 1600 Turffontein 82/109/-/-/-/ 104 Cirillo 3 Pomodoro Riverton Stud 30Mar 2 WFA 1600 Turffontein 101/104/-/-/-/ 101 Chimichuri Run 3 Trippi Drakenstein Stud 30Mar 3 Cnd-3 1100 Turffontein 102/100/-/-/-/ 99 van Halen 3 Oratorio Limpo Retail 30Mar 1 Cnd-3 1100 Turffontein 99/72/-/-/-/ 94 Alyaasaat 3 dawn Approach bred in Australia 30Mar 9 WFA 1600 Turffontein 71/94/59/-/-/ 93 Russian Prince 3 Potala Palace Highlands 30Mar 2 Cnd-3 1100 Turffontein 93/71/-/-/-/ 93 Samurai Warrior 3 Ideal World Hemel 'n Aarde Stud 30Mar 1 Cnd-3 2450 Turffontein 54/72/-/77/93/ 92 Zillzaal 3 Silvano Al Adiyaat 30Mar 2 Cnd-3 2450 Turffontein 63/92/84/-/92/ 91 Marchingontogether 3 Pathfork Jagessar Limited 30Mar 3 Cnd-3 2450 Turffontein 64/89/92/-/91/ 91 Palace Chapel 3 Potala Palace Alado Project 28Mar 1 MR92 1200 vaal 91/-/-/-/-/

3yo females (any distance) ar horse age sire breeder date fin class distance course aptitude 96 Return Flight 3 Pomodoro M Sharkey 30Mar 1 Cnd3f 2450 Turffontein -/97/95/-/96/ 94 dancing Queen 3 Mambo In Seattle Boland Stud 26Mar 1 MR84f 1000 vaal 94/-/-/-/-/ 93 Blossom 3 Silvano Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein 30Mar 2 Cnd3f 2450 Turffontein -/83/93/-/93/ 92 Seville Orange 3 duke Of Marmalade drakenstein Stud 30Mar 3 Cnd3f 2450 Turffontein 69/77/-/88/92/ 90 Bize 3 Mambo In Seattle Moutonshoek 30Mar 4 Cnd3f 2450 Turffontein -/65/-/74/90/ 89 Parental Control 3 Judpot Daytona Stud 23Mar 1 Cndfm 1450 Turffontein 76/89/-/-/-/ 87 Chitengo 3 elusive Fort Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein 30Mar 5 Cnd3f 2450 Turffontein 59/89/88/86/87/ 87 Pretty Border 3 lateral OA Ferraris 30Mar 6 Cnd3f 2450 Turffontein 48/65/72/75/87/ 86 Mighty High 3 Pathfork Maine Chance 30Mar 5 Cnd-3 1100 Turffontein 104/-/-/-/-/ 84 In The Dance 3 Gimmethegreenlight lammerskraal Stud 26Mar 2 Cnd 1200 vaal 88/-/-/-/-/ SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 4 april 2019 21

Black type results

Fairview (turf) East Cape Sprint Cup (Listed) R150,000 Friday, 29 March Course Variant: 0.11s fast (straight) – 0.96s slow (bend) Easy For Frenchie Rain and irrigation totalled just 14mm during the week Justin Snaith and Richard Fourie kept up and so the penetrometer read 21, and the going was posted as Good. The wind forecast was for a south their favourable East Cape strike-rate with westerly, becoming south easterly (cross wind) at around a fluent win by the Australian bred Sir Fren- 20km/h. The false rail was out 4m to the 1200m mark How horses performed in South Africa’s increasing to 4.5m to the 800m with a 4.5m spur. chie at Fairview on Friday in the R150 000 Listed East Cape Sprint Cup. black type races, expressed in points based Braam van Huyssteen and William Hender- on the kind of races and how far behind East Cape Guineas (Listed) R150,000 son have been a lucky owner partnership the winner they finished. over the years and the bright yellow and A full explanation of the point system and The High Road purple flag flew boldly in the 1200m con- the complete list of point earners is on the Gavin Smith and Muzi Yeni teamed up at test. After a smooth win over the Fairview Sporting Post website. Fairview on Friday to pull off a 40-1 shock 1000m on 1 March, the result on Friday with the Marimba Racing owned The was never in doubt and Sir Frenchie cruised Top Scorers for 2018/2019 Highway Man scoring a surprise win in the in at odds-on to beat Flight Captain by 2,25 (to 30 March 2019) R150 000 Listed East Cape Guineas. horse age sex points races lengths in a time of 67,35 secs. Soqrat 3 c 252 5 With Cape challengers Frank Lloyd Wright The 4yo gelding is a winner of 7 races with Kasimir 4 c 200 3 and Dynamite Jack, as well as former 5 places from his 23 starts and has banked Rainbow Bridge 4 c 168 4 Gauteng galloper Drop Kick in the line-up, stakes of R725 875. Do It Again 4 c 166 3 it was always going to be a tough contest An A$82 500 Magic Millions Adelaide pur- Tilbury Fort 5 c 142 3 for the home team. But showing superior chase for Paul Lafferty from theA ttunga Clouds Unfold 3 f 142 4 fight and fitness, The Highway Man fought Cascapedia 5 f 111 4 Stud draft, Sir Frenchie is by Coolmore Hawwaam 3 c 100 2 resolutely all the way to the wire and stallion Choisir (Danehill Dancer) and was Return Flight 3 f 100 2 stayed on well to win by a quarter length the first winner for four-time winning Head Honcho 5 c 90 2 in a time of 97,02 secs. Viscount mare Volando. Coral Fever 6 c 88 2 Muzi Yeni and Gavin Smith are operating He was resold here on the 2016 CTS Cape Atyaab 3 c 88 2 at an 11% win strike-rate but the Winning Ready To Run Sale for R500 000. Front And Centre 3 f 88 2 Form sponsored Nafaayes 3 f 87 3 East Cape Sprint Cup (L) 1200m Legal Eagle 7 c 87 3 The favourite Madame Speaker finished a Winner Sir Frenchie (2nd best handicapped) Oh Susanna 4 f 70 1 further quarter length back in third. was slow into stride; raced in the rear; ran Samurai Warrior 3 c 70 1 The top trio were well ahead of the fourth- on well to lead 90m; won going away with Dawn Assault 5 c 69 2 placed Drop Kick. some in hand Captain Aldo 8 c 62 2 The winner, a R110 000 National 2yo Sale Runner-up Flight Captain set the pace; no Undercover Agent 4 c 62 3 chance with winner graduate, was registering his fourth win Lady In Black 4 f 50 2 Third Exelero (best handicapped) raced Doublemint 4 c 50 1 with 5 places from 15 starts for stakes of 2nd; outpaced by winner Mardi Gras 4 c 50 1 R270 825. Time: This was by far the fastest of the four Gimme One Night 5 c 50 2 He was bred by Dr Ian Heyns and is a son sprint races. We gave the runner-up (prev Zouaves 5 c 50 1 of Querari (Oasis Dream) out of the three- 85/64/91/77/79) 91 which makes the winner Magnificent Seven 4 c 50 1 (prev 98/81/83/91/103) 101 and the third time winning Kahal mare, La Mascarata. Chimichuri Run 3 c 50 3 (prev 91/98/106/104/84) 93 One World 3 c 48 2 East Cape Guineas (L) 1600m 101 1 0.00 Sir Frenchie (6) 60.0 R Fourie 5/8 Arctica 6 c 48 2 Winner The Highway Man (3rd best hand- 4 b g Choisir - Volando(AUS) (Viscount) Cirillo 3 c 42 1 91 2 2.25 Flight Captain (3) 59.0 R Munger 28/1 icapped) set the pace 1.5 lengths clear; 5 gr g Captain Al - Persian Legacy (Muhtafal) Bold Respect 4 c 34 2 kept on strongly 93 3 2.30 Exelero (5) 60.0 C Maujean 27/4 8 b g Western Winter - Landaulet (Badger Land) Charles 3 c 33 1 Runner-up Dynamite Jack was slow away 86 4 3.55 Omega Onslaught (2) 59.0 K Minnie 18/1 86 5 3.80 Quinlan (4) 59.0 W Agrella 36/1 Princess Rebel 4 f 30 1 and lost one length; raced at the back; 79 6 5.55 Union Jack (8) 59.0 G Cheyne 9/1 National Park 3 c 30 1 was 10 lengths behind the eventual winner 75 7 6.80 Amazon King (1) 59.0 M Yeni 28/1 30 8 19.30 Pacific Spirit (7) 59.0 L Hewitson 6/1 Search Party 6 c 28 1 entering the straight; ran on strongly, and Time: 67.35s (56.13s avg/1000m, or 64km/h) SP Total %: 114% Trip To Heaven 7 c 26 1 was gaining quickly at the finish 1st T:J Snaith O:Messrs A J van Huyssteen & William Henderson B:bred in Australia Pacific Trader 4 c 26 1 Third Madame Speaker (best handicapped) Zillzaal 3 c 25 1 raced 3rd 2 lengths behind the eventual Down To Zero 4 c 25 1 winner Takingthepeace 4 f 25 1 Time: This was comfortably the fastest of the four races around the turn. We gave Sunshine Silk 4 f 25 1 the winner (prev 68/81/83/0/70) 84 which Blossom 3 f 25 1 makes the runner-up (prev 73/52/62/68/78) Sylvan On Fire 5 f 25 1 84 and the third (prev 90/85/87/96/79) 78 Rebel's Champ 4 c 25 1 Speedpoint 4 c 24 1 84 1 0.00 The Highway Man (6) 60.0 M Yeni 44/1 Alyaasaat 3 c 24 1 3 b g Querari - La Mascarata (Kahal) 84 2 0.25 Dynamite Jack (8) 60.0 R Munger 15/1 Kampala Campari 5 c 23 1 3 b g Jackson - Crystal Tiara(AUS) (Beautiful Crown) 78 3 0.50 Madame Speaker (3) 57.5 G Cheyne 5/4 Marchingontogether 3 c 23 1 3 b f Pathfork - Word Perfect (National Assembly) Doosra 5 c 22 1 75 4 4.25 Drop Kick (5) 60.0 R Danielson 113/20 72 5 5.50 Frank Lloyd Wright (7) 60.0 R Fourie 113/20 Twist Of Fate 3 c 22 1 72 6 5.55 Dharma (2) 60.0 A Andrews 15/1 71 7 6.30 Little Drummer Boy (1) 60.0 C Maujean 55/1 Dynasty's Blossom 4 f 21 1 62 8 7.55 Just Chaos (9) 57.5 L Mxothwa 5/1 67 9 8.05 Gun Hill (4) 60.0 L Hewitson 14/1 Storm Destiny 3 f 20 1 Time: 97.02s (60.64s avg/1000m, or 59km/h) SP Total %: 114% 1st T:GD Smith O:Marimba Racing (Nom: Lesley Williams) B:IR Heyns SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 4 april 2019 22

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Turffontein (stand side) behind the eventual winner entering the straight; ran on Saturday, 30 March Third Marchingontogether raced 5th about Star Will Be Back Course Variant: 0.31s fast (straight) – 1.73s slow (bend) 4 lengths behind the eventual winner enter- Hawwaam was withdrawn from the Gr1 With just 2.4mm of rain falling in the seven days leading ing the straight; ran on, but hanging in and SA Derby shortly before the race at Turffon- up to this meeting, 36mm of irrigation was added to the had to steady off the heels of the winner in track. The penetrometer read 21 as a result and the going tein on Saturday, following an incident in the was posted as Good. There was a north westerly cross/ the concluding stages head wind of around 18km/h, and the rail, at zero in the Time: Although run considerably faster than parade ring. As reported on www.mikede- back straight, moved out to 5.5m on the bend. There was the slowly run Oaks over the same distance, a 5.5m spur at the 700m mark. kockracing.com, after playing up and getting this was only the 7th fastest of the nine away from his handlers, Hawwaam breezed races around the turn. Not a true run race, where the result and ratings must be re- the short distance down the racecourse Gr1 SA Derby (3yo’s) R2,000,000 garded in that light. We gave the runner-up to the starting stalls, where he was quickly (prev 63/78/78/92/84) 92 which makes the caught. But, after a vet check, he was with- Derby Knockout! winner (prev 70/72/77/77/81) 93 and the drawn. Mathew de Kock reported late on third (prev 89/85/75/92/88) 91 The shock withdrawal of 3yo Hawwaam Saturday afternoon that Hawwaam had “no cast a dark cloud over Derby Day at Turffon- 93 1 0.00 Samurai Warrior (10) 60.0 P Strydom 9/1 3 ch c Ideal World - Bangor Bay (Casey Tibbs) marks on him” after his ordeal. tein on Saturday. The smashing bay colt was 92 2 1.00 Zillzaal (2) 60.0 L Hewitson 11/4 3 b c Silvano - Zulaal(USA) (Giant’s Causeway) “He got a fright when Marco van Rens- a hot order to follow up on his SA Classic 91 3 1.20 Marchingontogether (3) 60.0 W Kennedy 8/1 3 b c Pathfork - Souen(IRE) (Montjeu) burg was dislodged from his mount in the success and was backed and bankered by 91 4 1.70 Atyaab (5) 60.0 D De Gouveia 69/20 85 5 5.10 Senor Lizard (8) 60.0 D L Habib 28/1 canter past, reared up and then crashed many as if the result was known. 80 6 8.20 Arlingtons Revenge (1) 60.0 R Simons 22/1 79 7 8.70 Master Magic (7) 60.0 R Munger 28/1 through the rails. We are thankful he Nobody’s fault – tough luck – rub of the 78 8 8.90 Zanaki (6) 60.0 M Yeni 44/1 76 9 10.30 Last Of The Legend (11) 60.0 L J Ferraris 71/10 wasn’t hurt, this could’ve been worse, but green. 71 10 13.40 Gift For The Gap (9) 60.0 M v Rensburg 13/1 68 11 15.00 Owlinthetree (4) 60.0 C Maujean 15/1 we had no option but to take him out after Damned if he did, and damned if he 65 12 16.50 Duke Of Spin (12) 60.0 C Zackey 18/1 Time: 159.55s (65.12s avg/1000m, or 55km/h) SP Total %: 115% what had happened. didn’t, the Course Vet had little option but 1st T:WH Marwing O:Mr L & Mrs H Potgieter B:Hemel ‘n Aarde Stud to withdraw the favourite. “Hawwaam will be back, we’re not going Sean Tarry’s Zillzaal ended up tote to dwell on this, we had our 120th Gr1 win- favourite – but that was of little help to ner with Soqrat today,” Mat added. Pick 6 and Jackpot players as the genius judge of pace Piere Strydom rode Weiho Marwing’s Samurai Warrior to an end-to- end victory, winning by a length in a time of 159.55 secs. Doing The Splits Strydom, who had to survive a race review, recalled that the last time he was involved Turffontein, 30 March in a Derby finish was when Yard Arm had come off second best in a an objection. 1st 2nd false 400 fin (avg/ 2nd c. 400 “I was wondering when I’d ride my next call call rail 1000 /fin /fin winner when I arrived today. Never think- 1400m ing it would be a Gr2 (Return Flight) then a Maiden (f&m) ------8.43 44.08 61.33 86.75 (62.0) 52.90 25.42 Gr1!” laughed the blonde champion, who Maiden ------8.55 45.42 63.83 87.06 (62.2) 55.28 23.23 rode a peach of a race to give the Potgiet- MR77 Hcp ------8.46 44.86 61.95 85.84 (61.3) 53.49 23.89 ers – celebrating their wedding anniversa- 1600m ry – a first Gr1 success. Gr1 Horse Chestnut ------20.33 57.58 75.80 98.38 (61.5) 55.47 22.58 “I heard months ago that we have the MR102 Handicap ------21.46 60.18 76.39 100.28 (62.7) 54.93 23.89 Derby winner on our hands. But you know 1800m racing – it’s in one ear and out the next,” Jacaranda Hcp (L) ------32.33 ------88.27 112.36 (62.4) 55.94 24.09 laughed the elated owner. Trainer Weiho Marwing has been through 2450m Gr2 SA Oaks 26.05 79.43 120.80 139.43 161.66 (66.0) 60.00 22.23 a tough time and paid tribute to his Gr1 SA Derby 25.80 77.89 ------135.02 159.49 (65.1) 57.13 24.47 mentor, Ormond Ferraris, as well as his loyal owners and champion jockey brother, 2850m Weichong. Gr3 Caradoc Gold C. 52.52 ------141.55 160.27 185.59 (65.1) ------25.32 The Hemel ‘N Aarde bred R50 000 2017 CTS Emperors Palace Select Yearling Sale Comparatively, the Horse Chestnut Stakes was marginally the fastest of the nine races around the turn. Even so, it should have been run quicker in the middle of the race. The buy-back is a son of Ideal World (King- leaders did run on strongly over the final 400m, pretty much making a sprint for home. The mambo) out of the one-time winner, placed horses may have been flattered by their proximity to the winner. Bangor Bay (Casey Tibbs). The Gr2 Oaks was particularly slow on the bend and the overall time was a very slow one. A winner of 2 races with 6 places from 10 A tactical race, where the runner-up was too far off the pace given the sprint finish of the starts, Samurai Warrior has earned a total horses racing handy – she did well to get as close as she did. The race wasn’t exactly the test of R1 381 525. of stamina it ought to have been and the result may not hold up. Gr1 SA Derby 2450m The Gr1 SA Derby was run over 2 seconds faster than the Oaks, but even so it was not won Winner Samurai Warrior made the running; in a good time – comparatively the Caradoc Gold Cup over 2850m was run as fast. The kept on strongly result of this Gr1 (!) affair may not stand hold up. A test of stamina it wasn’t. Runner-up Zillzaal raced 4th about 3 lengths SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 4 april 2019 23

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Gr1 Horse Chestnut Stakes R1,250,000 Gr2 SA Oaks R750,000 Gr3 Caradoc Gold Cup R250,000 Soqrat Shines Bright Many Happy Returns Smooth As Silk! With a Cape Guineas victory and an The champion duo of Sean Tarry and Piere Jockey Marco van Rensburg rode a well outstanding second behind Snaith star Do Strydom, who have endured the inevitable judged race on the Devachander family’s It Again in the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate, ups and downs of a tough game, were fast improving stayer to win the 2850m Soqrat justified his heady position at the victorious after the smashing R20 000 bar- final leg of the Pick 6 beating the hard- top of the boards, despite the ominous gain buy Return Flight had slammed her knocking longhauler Walter Smoothie by presence of star miler Legal Eagle, who rivals to win the R750 000 Wilgerbosdrift over two lengths in a time of 185,70 secs. was bidding for his fourth straight win in Gr2 SA Oaks. “We always felt there would be a pace on. the event. With instructions to ride Return Flight So my main goal was to place her properly After tracking the gutsy Cirillo – who con- economically in view of her stamina and make sure that they didn’t get too far firmed he really does go a mile – all the uncertainty, Piere Strydom found himself ahead,” said the jockey who is enjoying way round, Soqrat asserted his authority searching for plan B as he pinged the gates one of his best seasons. late to win by 0,80 lengths in a time of and found himself in front. Trainer Geoff Woodruff thanked owners 98.24 secs. “She jumped well. I looked around. There Sunil and Ashley Devachander. It was Mike de Kock’s 120th Gr1 victory. was nobody there. I thought I would “They have become like family to us and The 75-1 Unagi boosted the quartet when have to lead. But then Craig Zackey came they are away in Australia so were not he hung on well for third, just ahead of Til- around me on Seville Orange and I was here to lead Sunshine Silk in. When they bury Fort who was finishing like an express happy to sit second. She followed the stay well you’ve always got a chance and train to register a 3,20 length fourth. leader and when I asked her, it was race we thought she was well-weighted here. Legal Eagle, said to have been 90% ready over. She is a lovely filly!” She will go next for the Gold Bowl, which by trainer Sean Tarry, was given every The Oaks was not run in a rush. Return is a genuine handicap. I just hope the chance by Lyle Hewitson. He moved Flight’s winning time of 161,78 secs was handicappers use a bit of discretion. She forward late to challenge, but had none of over 2 secs slower than the SA Derby run a surely can’t be too heavily punished for the fire of the past and faded to run a 3,80 half hour later this victory,” said Woodruff. length seventh. The eventual favourite Blossom, ridden The veteran suggested that the Gold Cup Bred by Shadwell Australasia, Soqrat who by replacement rider Luke Ferraris, would at Greyville on 27 July could be a long races for Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al not have enjoyed the sedentary pace term plan. Maktoum, is by Epaulette (Commands), a but came out of the pack to run second, “We have seen she stays well and she multiple Gr1 winning sprinter, who stands ahead of the game Seville Orange. should enjoy Greyville,” he added. for a fee of A$27 500. Owner Chris van Niekerk said he felt a Sunshine Silk was bred by Gold Star Stud Soqrat is out of the two-time winner El- ‘pang of guilt’ every time reference was from champion Silvano (Lomitas) out of zeeza (Hussonet), who won up to 1200m. made to the R20 000 he paid for her at the the Al Mafti mare, Vanilla Silk. He has won 5 races (three Gr1’s) from his CTS 2017 March Yearling Sale. She was purchased for R475 000 at the 9 starts with 4 places and took his stakes Return Flight was bred by Mike Sharkey National Yearling Sale and took her stakes tally to R2 506 250. and is out of the four-time winner Heading total to R613 750 with her fifth win and 12 Gr1 Horse Chestnut Stakes 1600m Home (Special Preview). places from 19 starts. Winner Soqrat led early; raced mostly in She has won three Gr1’s in her 5 wins Gr3 Caradoc Gold Cup 2850m 2nd; led again 110m; won a shade cleverly with 4 places from 10 starts and took her Winner Sunshine Silk (best handicapped) Runner-up Cirillo led 1100m; ran on well, career earnings to R1 898 475. raced 5th; led 150m but held by winner Runner-up Walter Smoothie raced 3rd; led Third Unagi raced 7th; running on at finish Gr2 SA Oaks 2450m 700m; outpaced by winner; beaten 2,10 but well beaten Winner Return Flight (best handicapped) lengths Time: Comparatively the fastest of the nine raced 2nd; led 450m; won comfortably Third Tirzan raced in the rear; was 3,5 races around the turn. We gave the winner Runner-up Blossom raced in the rear, too lengths behind the winner entering the (prev 95/95/101/109/106) 106 which makes far out of her ground given the slow pace; home straight; ran on; beaten 4,50 lengths the runner-up (prev 89/95/94/101/89) 104 ran on well late, but no chance with winner; Time: Although the pacemaker Let It Rain and the third (prev 88/79/79/79/84-has done Third Seville Orange set the pace; ran on (compounded) held an eight lengths lead 100) 99 but no chance with first two at one point, and the field was very strung Time: particularly slow in the middle of the out, it was not a fast run race. And compar- 106 1 0.00 Soqrat (5) 57.0 R Simons 11/10 race, this comparatively was the slowest 3 b c Epaulette - Elzeeza(AUS) (Hussonet) atively the second slowest of the nine races 104 2 0.80 Cirillo (8) 57.0 L J Ferraris 20/1 of the nine races around the turn. A false 3 b c Pomodoro - Miss Wordsworth (Lake Coniston) around the turn. We gave the third (prev 99 3 3.00 Unagi (2) 60.0 D Schwarz 75/1 run race, where the result and ratings may 68/66/65/74/53) 74 which makes the winner 5 ch g Admire Main - Cariad (Northern Guest) not stand the test of time. We gave the 98 4 3.20 Tilbury Fort (4) 60.0 P Strydom 11/1 (prev 79/79/79/74/88)79 and the runner-up 93 5 3.30 Cascapedia (1) 57.5 G Lerena 21/4 runner-up (prev 64/70/70/83/93) 93 which 92 6 3.70 Al Danza (6) 57.5 C Maujean 36/1 (prev 81/87/87/84/79) 88 97 7 3.80 Legal Eagle (3) 60.0 L Hewitson 7/2 makes the winner (prev 88/97/63/89/95) 96 94 8 5.10 Zouaves (7) 60.0 M v Rensburg 14/1 and the third (prev64/77/73/79/88) 92. 79 1 0.00 Sunshine Silk (1) 53.0 M v Rensburg 26/10 94 9 5.50 Alyaasaat (11) 57.0 W Kennedy 45/1 4 ch f Silvano - Vanilla Silk (Al Mufti) 93 10 5.55 Doosra (9) 60.0 C Habib 30/1 88 2 2.10 Walter Smoothie (3) 58.5 D De Gouveia 71/10 80 11 11.45 Will Pays (10) 60.0 C Zackey 36/1 96 1 0.00 Return Flight (6) 60.0 P Strydom 3/1 4 ch c Biarritz - Wild Strike (Strike Smartly) Time: 98.24s (61.4s avg/1000m, or 59km/h) SP Total %: 118% 3 b f Pomodoro - Heading Home (Special Preview) 74 3 4.50 Tirzan (5) 54.0 S Khumalo 13/1 1st T:MF de Kock O:Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al Maktoum B:bred 93 2 1.80 Blossom (9) 60.0 L J Ferraris 22/10 5 b g Seventh Rock - Tirza (Silvano) in Australia 3 b f Silvano - Cherry On The Top (Tiger Ridge) 75 4 6.50 Odd Rob (2) 55.5 D Schwarz 6/1 92 3 2.90 Seville Orange (7) 60.0 C Zackey 11/1 69 5 7.90 Woodland’s Forest (7) 54.0 L J Ferraris 12/1 3 ch f Duke Of Marmalade - Serruria(GB) (Galileo) 69 6 8.40 Wonderous Climber (8) 54.0 L Hewitson 61/20 90 4 4.00 Bize (8) 60.0 R Danielson 7/1 48 7 22.00 Horseplay (4) 54.0 M Yeni 12/1 87 5 5.30 Chitengo (5) 60.0 G Lerena 6/1 53 8 25.25 Let It Rain (6) 58.5 R Munger 9/1 87 6 5.40 Pretty Border (3) 60.0 R Munger 22/1 Time: 185.7s (65.16s avg/1000m, or 55km/h) SP Total %: 112% 83 7 7.70 Second Request (2) 60.0 L Hewitson 17/2 1st T:GV Woodruff O:Mrs A Devachander B:Gold Star Stud 81 8 9.20 Red Al (1) 60.0 W Kennedy 20/1 80 9 9.70 Fariha (4) 60.0 R Simons 20/1 Time: 161.78s (66.03s avg/1000m, or 55km/h) SP Total %: 116% 1st T:SG Tarry O:Mr C J H Van Niekerk B:M Sharkey SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 4 april 2019 24

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Gr3 Pretty Polly Stakes R200,000 Gr3 Protea Stakes R200,000 Gr3 Man O’ War Sprint R250,000 Potala Palace Strikes Gold Over The Moon Rock Star Returns A first stakes winner for Ridgemont High- Just three weeks after dead-heating in the The Oratorio gelding Van Halen can pace it lands based Gr1 winner Potala Palace, Listed Ruffian Stakes at the same venue, with the best of them on his day and caught Palace Of Dreams turned on the jets at the Wylie Hall’s stakes icebreaker Twilight punters wrong -footed when he bounced 200m as the leading group of the more Moon and the undefeated Aussie import back from a dismal Cape summer campaign fancied Fly Away and Gin Fizz started buck- Frosted Gold bumped heads again in the to win the Gr3 Man O’War Sprint. ling under their exertions. R200 000 Gr3 Protea Stakes. He stepped back into the limelight to give With a contemptuous glance to each side, On a day for bargain buys and young sires, up-and-coming young apprentice Denis Ryan Munger registered a personal 100th Twilight Moon confirmed that his last Schwarz a well deserved Gr3 feature dou- winner of the season and swept clear in show was no flash in the pan. And this ble after he had steered style to beat the Ruffian Stakes runner-up time there were no questions or pho- “I got stuck in a pocket at the 400m and was and favourite Gin Fizz by a half length in tographs as the R20 000 sale graduate hoping for a gap. I saw them getting tired a time of 64,84 secs, with Emerald Tiara asserted his superiority on a kilo worse at the 300m and then though that I had a staying on quietly for third, terms than on their previous clash, when shout. He pulled me through and quickened Bred by Highlands, Palace Of Dreams is by he got the better of the De Kock grey up well,”said an elated Denis Schwarz. Potala Palace (Singspiel) out of the Spec- Frosted Gold to score a fluent win by 1,25 Trainer Tobie Spies said that he was con- trum maiden Cheery Berry Bim. lengths in a time of 64,18 secs. cerned about the altitude adjustment but She is the first stakes winner for her Gr1 The Daytona Stud bred Twilight Moon’s that turned out to be unfounded. winning sire Potala Palace, a son of world win was a first stakes success for Cheveley Finishing with a flourish, Van Halen stormed champion racehorse and top sire Singspiel. Stud’s well performed young Redoute’s clear to beat the pacy Russian Prince by 0,30 The latter is responsible for numerous Choice stallion Wylie Hall when he won lengths in a time of 63,27 secs. Chimichuri high class performers, including champion three weeks back and he gave apprentice Run was 0,40 lengths back in third, with the Solow, Breeders’ Cup winner Lahudood Denis Schwarz another opportunity on favourite Mighty High suffering traffic issues and French Oaks winner Confidential Lady. Saturday to boost his CV. and finishing out of the money. Potala Palace, who is from the same family Trained by Paul Matchett, Twilight Moon is Trained by Tobie Spies, Van Halen has won as the likes of Fairy King, Nureyev, Reform out of the three-time winning Qui Danzig 4 races with 3 places from 13 starts for and Sadler’s Wells, earned over R600 000 mare, Twilight. He was bought for R20 000 stakes of R8 22 562. He was a R100 000 on the track and won both the Gr1 Pre- off the KZN Yearling Sale. graduate at the 2017 Cape Premier Yearling mier’s Champion Stakes and Gr3 Joburg He has run three times for two wins and a Sale. The well related Van Halen was bred Spring Challenge Stakes when trained by place and took his stakes to R208 875. by Limpo Retail and is out of the one-time Mike Azzie. Gr3 Protea Stakes 1100m winner Rock Concert. The latter, a daughter She cost just R15 000 at the BSA National Winner Twilight Moon raced 4th; led 200m; of Lecture, is a full-sister to another Spies- 2yo Sale and made it an eyecatching first ran on trained star in Rock Opera, who is out of win and 2 places from 3 starts for stakes of Runner-up Frosted Gold (best handi- Drummer Girl (Al Mufti). This family has R170 000. capped) raced 2nd; led 400m; green served the Spies’ well and the latter was Third Green Laser raced in the rear; running Gr3 Pretty Polly Stakes 1100m on at finish, but well beaten unbeaten in South Africa, winning the Gr2 Winner Palace Of Dreams (3rd best hand- Time: The second fastest of the three SA Nursery and the Gr1 Allan Robertson icapped) raced 7th; led 100m; won going 1100m races, the time was a good one. We Championship. Exported to Dubai, she away gave the runner-up (prev 81/94) 94 which placed third in the Listed UAE Guineas for Runner-up Gin Fizz (best handicapped) makes the winner (prev 73/88) 93 and the the late Sheik Rashid. raced 3rd; led 400; narrowly beaten third (prev 60/77) 78 Third Emerald Tiara raced 8th; ran on; had Gr3 Man O’ War Sprint 1100m 93 1 0.00 twilight Moon (5) 58.0 D Schwarz 5/1 Winner Van Halen (2nd best handicapped) to switch 400m & 150m 2 b c Wylie Hall - Vanilla Twilight (Qui Danzig) Time: Although comfortably the slowest of 94 2 1.25 Frosted Gold (9) 60.0 G Lerena 16/10 raced 8th but only 2 lengths off the pace; 2 gr c All Too Hard - Mary d’Or(FR) (Verglas) the three 1100m races, the time in itself was 78 3 4.95 Green Laser (1) 58.0 M Yeni 12/1 ran on strongly to lead close home 2 b c Gimmethegreenlight - Dance Domain (Parade Leader) Runner-up Russian Prince raced 2nd; kept a reasonable one. We gave the runner-up 78 4 5.05 Ring Of Fire (4) 58.0 L J Ferraris 13/1 (prev 89/84) 89 which makes the winner 66 5 6.95 Waimea (7) 55.0 C Zackey 100/1 on strongly 66 6 7.25 Cavivar (8) 55.5 L Hewitson 33/10 (prev 75/77) 84 and the third (prev 81/81) 88 70 7 7.75 Arapaho (2) 58.0 C Maujean 18/1 Third Chimichuri Run raced 10th 3 lengths 50 8 12.00 Anatolio (6) 55.0 R Munger 22/1 off the pace; ran on 43 9 16.75 Look To The Sky (3) 58.0 K Matsunyane 71/10 84 1 0.00 Palace Of Dreams (8) 57.0 R Munger Time: 64.18s (58.35s avg/1000m, or 62km/h) SP Total %: 116% Time: This was the fastest of the three 45/1 2 b f Potala Palace - Cheery Berry Bim (Spectrum) 1st T:PF Matchett O:Mr R S Wentzel & Mrs R E Waterman-Wentzel 89 2 0.50 Gin Fizz (5) 60.0 G Lerena 12/10 B:Daytona Stud 1100m races. We gave the winner (prev 2 b f Soft Falling Rain - Espumanti(GB) (Dansili) 88 3 0.75 Emerald Tiara (1) 60.0 L Hewitson 71/10 96/67/72/91/72-has done 99) 99 which 2 b f Gimmethegreenlight - Jewel In Her Crown (Jallad) makes the runner-up (prev 61/71/77/82/90) 77 4 4.55 Fly Away (4) 60.0 L J Ferraris 5/2 76 5 4.85 What You Are (6) 60.0 R Simons 18/1 93 and the third (prev 94/100/88/88/98-has 66 6 5.85 Singforafa (2) 57.0 C Zackey 6/1 68 7 7.60 Me Time (3) 60.0 M Yeni 15/1 done 102) 101 55 8 11.70 Seemyvision (7) 60.0 D Schwarz 55/1 Phumelela Shareprice 99 1 0.00 Van Halen (7) 58.0 D Schwarz 22/1 Time: 64.84s (58.95s avg/1000m, or 61km/h) SP Total %: 116% 3 b g Oratorio - Rock Concert (Lecture) 1st T:R Francis O:Mr R Francis B:Highlands B:TD Andrews date close high low volume 93 2 0.30 Russian Prince (9) 56.0 M v Rensburg 18/1 3 b g Potala Palace - Minski (Jallad) 03Apr 819 835 819 2,420 101 3 0.70 Chimichuri Run (3) 60.0 L Hewitson 15/4 3 ch c Trippi - Spiced Gold (Kahal) 2Apr 840 843 801 3,151 86 4 1.00 Basilius (1) 54.0 M Yeni 12/1 86 5 3.10 Mighty High (5) 57.5 G Lerena 16/10 1Apr 842 878 800 4,959 82 6 3.40 Carbon Atom (4) 56.0 L J Ferraris 18/1 76 7 4.70 All At Once (8) 55.5 C Zackey 17/2 29Mar 885 992 810 114,904 65 8 4.95 Topmast (6) 51.0 C Maujean 44/1 To Advertise 62 9 7.70 Old Man Tyme (2) 54.5 P Strydom 18/1 28Mar 994 994 840 6,200 52 10 8.50 Sugoi (10) 51.5 K Matsunyane 100/1 contact Kiki 082 878 2231 27Mar 922 927 922 10,000 47 11 10.20 Benji (11) 52.0 W Kennedy 25/4 Time: 63.27s (57.52s avg/1000m, or 63km/h) SP Total %: 115% [email protected] 26Mar 1038 1039 1000 16,100 1st T:T Spies O:Messrs F N Englezakis, R P Macnab, A Pawson & F van Wyk B:Limpo Retail SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 4 april 2019 25

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Jacaranda Handicap (L) R250,000 Scottsville Sunday, 31 March Features To Come Insignis Flies Course Variant: 0.74s slow (straight) Trainer Geoff Woodruff and jockey Marco With no rain and 8mm of irrigation added to the track Sat 6 April Gr2 Colorado King S. van Rensburg left their Derby Day best for in the week leading up to this meeting, the going was 2000m Turffontein (S) originally still posted as Good to Soft. However, after the last when they finished with a flourish to running of the three barrier trials the going was changed Gr3 Sycamore Sprint(F&M) end with a feature double. to Good. There was a light 6km/h north westerly wind, and the false rail was out 9m. 1160m Turffontein (S) “Her last run really didn’t go for her. We targetted this race some time ago. And Sun 7 April Gr3 Byerley Turk 1400m Greyville (T) I’m sure Sally (Bruss) and Pieter Graaff at Kwazulu Natal Stakes (Listed) R150,000 Lammerskraal are thrilled with the bold Gr3 Umzimkhulu S. (3yoF) black type. They can’t have her just yet – Avontuur Dream Unfolds 1400m Greyville (T) I’d like to keep her a little longer,” said an Superstar Frankel stretched his global Thurs 11 April (L) Spook Express Hcp (F&M) elated trainer Geoff Woodruff after Marco stakes footprint reach to seven countries 2400m Vaal van Rensburg had ridden another polished when he produced his first South Afri- race to get the daughter of Go Deputy can stakes winner, courtesy of his Avon- Sat 13 April Gr1 HSH Princess Charlene home. tuur-bred chestnut daughter Miss Frankel, Empress Club S. (3yoF) After being settled near the rear and who stormed to victory in the Listed Kwa- 1600m Turffontein (S) ‘ridden for luck’ in the words of her rider, Zulu-Natal Stakes at Scottsville on Sunday. Fri 19 April (L) East Cape Oaks (3yoF) Insignis finished with a sustained effort With her superstar Mom Val De Ra having 2000m Fairview (T) and bounced clear to win going away by won this race previously, and knowing the Sun 21 April (L) The Sledgehammer 1,90 lengths in a time of 112,20 secs. long patient road walked by all those con- 1750m Scottsville KZN visitor Camphoratus ran a nicely nected to what is a potential breedchang- improved race to hold second ahead of Jet ing future mare for the South African (L) The Scarlet Lady (F&M) Start, with High Seas Beauty finishing well horseracing industry, the Scottsville parade 1750m Scottsville for fourth. ring was charged with emotion as Keagan Fri 26 April (L) East Cape Nursery (2yo’s) Insignis has won 4 races with 6 places de Melo returned to the winner’s box . 1200m Fairview (T) from her 12 starts and took her earnings The gallant 4yo had stayed on resolutely to to R456 332. secure a neck verdict in an official 55,2 secs Sat 27 April Gr3 Winter Guineas (3yo’s) A Lammerskraal raced home-bred, she is – a time that our in-house handicapper has 1600m Kenilworth a daughter of Go Deputy (Deputy Minis- found to be incorrect and which appears to (L) Sweet Chestnut S. (3yoF) ter) out of the well related unraced Alula be closer to a still respectable 56,49 secs. 1400m Kenilworth (Western Winter) – a full sister to Equus Avontuur GM Pippa Mickleburgh spent a Sun 28 April Gr3 Poinsettia S. (F&M) Champion, Ice Cube. weekend in the air – travelling to Johan- 1200m Scottsville Jacaranda Handicap (L) 1800m nesburg for Derby Day and then to the KZN Winner Insignis (2nd best handicapped) capital city on Sunday. Whatever her airline Gr3 Godolphin Barb S. (2yo’s) raced 10th of the eleven; ran on well to lead of choice, she ended up on cloud nine 1100m Scottsville 150m thanks to the beautifully bred chestnut. Gr3 Strelitzia S. (2yoF) Runner-up Camphoratus raced 7th; led “The dream goes back a long way. No 300m out; ran on 1100m Scottsville stallion in SA was good enough for Val Third Jet Start raced 6th; stayed on (L) In Full Flight Hcp De Ra so a gamble was taken to send her Time: The third fastest of the nine races 1100m Scottsville around the turn, the field quickly began to to Frankel. He was unproven then and concertina in the home straight and the the exercise cost a fortune. Well done to race appeared to develope into a sprint. We the start; raced 10th of the eleven; ran on gave the winner (prev 81/84/83/83/78) 84 everybody on the farm back home and strongly; switched 250m; narrowly beaten which makes the runner-up (72/75/81/82/83) to Dennis Drier and his team. A job well Third Vision To Kill raced at the back; ran on 90 and the third (prev 89/88/84/90/84) 87 done! She is a breed changing filly – she strongly in close finish ticks all the boxes,” said an elated Pippa. 84 1 0.00 Insignis (11) 53.0 M v Rensburg 6/1 Time: Although the official time of 55.2s 4 ch f Go Deputy - Alula (Western Winter) Bred and raced by Avontuur, Miss Frankel was massively incorrect, our time of 56.49s 90 2 1.90 Camphoratus (3) 57.5 G Wright 44/1 4 ch f Byword - Wild Camphor(USA) (Horse Chestnut) is a daughter of Var’s Equus champion still makes this comfortably the fastest of 87 3 3.30 Jet Start (6) 57.5 L J Ferraris 113/20 4 b f Pathfork - Jet Mark (Jet Master) Val De Ra, who won 11 of her 13 starts, the afternoon’s five sprint races. We gave 79 4 3.70 High Seas Beauty (8) 54.0 R Simons 17/4 the runner-up (prev 102/99/100/94/96) 78 5 4.30 Cold Cash (9) 54.0 R Munger 22/1 including four Gr1’s. 76 6 5.80 Silver Thursday (5) 54.5 W Kennedy 27/4 102 which makes the winner (prev 66 7 8.10 Jamra (4) 52.0 M Yeni 18/1 Val De Ra has a Dynasty half-brother called 70 8 8.85 Tamarina (10) 54.5 R Danielson 8/1 81/73/62/78/75) 84 and the third (prev 70 9 9.25 Being Fabulous (1) 55.0 C Habib 8/1 Broadway on the National Yearling Sale – 71/72/71/95/80) 95 52 10 19.25 Skye Lane (2) 52.0 S Khumalo 27/4 0 11 99.99 Tambalang (7) 52.0 L Hewitson 12/1 see lot 146. Time: 112.2s (62.33s avg/1000m, or 58km/h) SP Total %: 116% 84 1 0.00 Miss Frankel (11) 53.5 K De Melo 25/4 1st T:GV Woodruff O:Lammerskraal Stud B:Lammerskraal Stud 4 ch f Frankel - Val de Ra (Var) The lightly raced Miss Frankel has won 3 102 2 0.05 Neptune’s Rain (5) 61.5 C Zackey 33/4 4 b f Antonius Pius - Water Is Gold (Rich Man’s Gold) races with 1 place from 7 starts and took 95 3 0.15 Vision To Kill (4) 58.5 S Veale 13/2 5 b m Kildonan - Royal Vision (Alami) her stakes – an academic tally in essence – 81 4 0.65 Candy Galore (6) 52.5 W Kennedy 33/4 89 5 0.70 Township Melody (8) 57.0 L J Ferraris 7/2 to R224 250. 84 6 0.75 Boeing City (9) 54.0 S Moodley 17/2 72 7 2.55 Bonnie Dawn (3) 52.5 ES Ngwane 25/1 Kwazulu-Natal Stakes (L) 1000m 82 8 4.15 Captain’s Girl (2) 60.0 J Sampson 25/4 Sporting Post 65 9 4.20 Effortless Reward (10) 52.5 J Gates 20/1 (AR) Winner Miss Frankel carried 0.8kg over- 68 10 4.70 Casual Wear (7) 54.0 L Hewitson 33/4 ratings weight; raced 2nd; changed legs and rolled 63 11 4.75 Cause And Effect (1) 52.5 J Samuel 20/1 ability Time: 56.49s (56.49s avg/1000m, or 64km/h) SP Total %: 119% in slightly 200m; led 150m; just held on 1st T:DR Drier O:Avontuur Estate (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Michael Taberer & puts every horse in its place Philip Taberer ) B:Avontuur Farm 1st T:MG & AA Azzie O:Messrs P J Runner-up Neptune’s Rain lost 1 length at Cotterell, A D Carr & J A Carr B:TD Andrews SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 4 april 2019 26

SOFT FALLING RAIN (National Assembly) Will Scarlet 2c (Zemfira by Daylami) 1st & 2nd season sires – 2yo’s Durbanville 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate 1250m (06/04) CAPTAIN OF ALL (Captain Al) Broadside 2g (Mizzen Mist by Western Winter) All Black 2c (Seal Of Approval by Silvano) Durbanville 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate 1250m (06/04) Durbanville 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate 1250m (06/04) Tree Of Wisdom 2g (Minerva by Western Winter) Bella Bellarina 2f (Dancing Natasha by Sail From Seattle) Durbanville 2 Maiden Juvenile Plate 1250m (06/04) Greyville 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1000m (07/04) WYLIE HALL (Redoute’s Choice) Lady Legend 2f (Maritzburg by Elusive Quality) Whizzkid 2g (Costly Romance by Encosta de Lago) Greyville 2 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1400m (07/04) Durbanville 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate 1250m (06/04) Royal Splurge 2f (Judbury by Judpot) Pay Pay 2f (Jolly Along by Silvano) Greyville 2 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1400m (07/04) Durbanville 3 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1250m (06/04) DUKE OF MARMALADE (Danehill) Duchessofcornwall 2f (Tiger Strike by Tiger Ridge) Greyville 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1000m (07/04) Romantic Duchess 2f (Romantic Moon by Silvano) 2nd season sires – 3yo’s Greyville 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1000m (07/04) ATO (Royal Academy) FLOWER ALLEY (Distorted Humor) Corazon 3g (Spanish Wisdom by Rakeen) Dutch Alley 2c (Cross Your Heart by Yes It’s True) Greyville 3 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1200m (07/04) Greyville 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Polytrack) 1400m (05/04) Rose Dancer 2f (Magnificent Maggie by Joshua Dancer) DUKE OF MARMALADE (Danehill) Greyville 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1000m (07/04) Duc d’Orange 3g (Blouberg Beach by Dynasty) Greyville 2 Maiden Plate (Polytrack) 1600m (05/04) JACKSON (Dynasty) Duke Of Hazard 3g (Charmz by Orientate) Tam’s Lover 2c (Addy My Love by Western Winter) Fairview 3 Maiden Plate (Turf) 1200m (05/04) Greyville 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Polytrack) 1400m (05/04) Bishop Of Speed 3g (Madame Rooney by Windrush) Pretty Young Thing 2f (Nona In Command by Commands) Durbanville 5 Maiden Plate 1600m (06/04) Durbanville 3 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1250m (06/04) Duchess Lane 3g (Katy’s Lane by Tamburlaine) LINNGARI (Indian Ridge) Greyville 3 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1200m (07/04) Trial Run 2c (Dummy Run by Mogok) Santa Clara 3g (Shina by Lomitas) Fairview 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Turf) 1400m (05/04) Greyville 6 Gr3 Umzimkhulu Stakes (3yo Fillies) 1400m (07/04) MASTER OF MY FATE (Jet Master) Temple Grafin 3g (Inner Temple by Greys Inn) Knight Warrior 2g (Niteinblacksilk by Jallad) Greyville 6 Gr3 Umzimkhulu Stakes (3yo Fillies) 1400m (07/04) Greyville 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Polytrack) 1400m (05/04) Duke’s Dozen 3g (Quatrain by Al Mufti) Mio Grande 2c (Magnolia Lane by Fort Wood) Greyville 8 MR 72 Handicap 1900m (07/04) Fairview 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Turf) 1400m (05/04) JACKSON (Dynasty) Alaskan Fate 2f (Iditarod by Western Winter) Jack Of Hearts 3g (West Wacker by Western Winter) Fairview 2 Juvenile Plate (Fillies)(Turf) 1200m (05/04) Greyville 5 MR 66 Handicap (Polytrack) 2000m (05/04) Elnora 2f (Majestic Dancer by Joshua Dancer) Rumbleinthejungle 3g (Diva Taahirah by Lake Coniston) Greyville 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1000m (07/04) Greyville 7 MR 64 Handicap (Polytrack) 1200m (05/04) Me Before You 2f (Windy City by Al Mufti) Freedom Flashing 3g (Far Off Thunder by Thunder Gulch) Greyville 2 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1400m (07/04) Durbanville 4 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1600m (06/04) POMODORO (Jet Master) Bountiful Strength 3g (Generous Gabriella by Forest Wildcat) Bhaltair 2c (Fairy Queen by Lecture) Durbanville 6 MR 69 Handicap 2000m (06/04) Fairview 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Turf) 1400m (05/04) Ontopoftheworld 3g (Fly All Day by Jet Master) Provoking 2f (Paris Fashion by Lateral) Greyville 8 MR 72 Handicap 1900m (07/04) Greyville 3 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1200m (07/04) POTALA PALACE (Singspiel) Great Achievement 2f (Full Performance by Al Mufti) Fairview 2 Juvenile Plate (Fillies)(Turf) 1200m (05/04) SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 4 april 2019 27 Notable Maiden Winners SILVANO Rated AR 75 Silver Spectrum (3g Golden Spectrum by Spectrum) MASTER OF MY FATE (Jet Master) Maiden Plate Turffontein (stand side) (1400m) (30/3) Little Audrey 3g (She Wolff by Captain Al) Having only his third career outing here (which was his second Greyville 4 MR 71 Handicap (F&M)(Polytrack) 1800m (05/04) run after a six months break), Sean Tarry’s charge was soon up Masterful 3g (Pure Glamour by Victory Moon) handy. He was ridden to lead as they approached the 100m mark- Fairview 6 MR 72 Handicap (Turf) 1400m (05/04) er, and with a ton in hand he drew clear easily to score by two. Master Design 3g (Graphic Design by Malhub) Fairview 6 MR 72 Handicap (Turf) 1400m (05/04) William Henley 3g (Queen Of All by Jallad) WYLIE HALL Turffontein 3 Maiden Plate 2400m (06/04) Rated AR 81 De La Cruz (2c Greendale by Captain Al) The Litigator 3g (Fairs Fair by Dynasty) Maiden Juvenile Plate Vaal (1000m) (28/3) Turffontein 3 Maiden Plate 2400m (06/04) Despite taking a bump at the start, Ashley Fortune’s newcomer Lucky Dancer 3g (Shedrivesmecrazy by Tiger Ridge) was soon up with the pace. He ran on strongly over the final Durbanville 6 MR 69 Handicap 2000m (06/04) 400m and won with authority by a length and a quarter. Blush Scarlet 3g (Blushing Fairy by Jallad) Durbanville 8 MR 68 Handicap (F&M) 1400m (06/04) DUKE OF MARMALADE Indi Anna 3g (Zahara by Argonaut) Rated AR 72 Bitter Lemon (3f Sharp Mistress by Tamburlaine) Durbanville 8 MR 68 Handicap (F&M) 1400m (06/04) Maiden Plate (F&M) Durbanville (1400m) (30/3) Triple Fate Line 3g (Tina’s Trip by Trippi) Positioned at the back when the eight runners swung for home, Greyville 7 Gr3 Byerley Turk (3yo’s) 1400m (07/04) Bitter Lemon ran on best of all in the straight and won going Clouds Of Witness 3g (Cloud Ten by Jallad) away with a plenty in hand. Greyville 8 MR 72 Handicap 1900m (07/04) NOBLE TUNE (Unbridled’s Song) Rise Above It All 3g (Summer To Remember by Dynasty) Horses To Follow Greyville 2 Maiden Plate (Polytrack) 1600m (05/04) EPAULETTE Brevin 3g (Borrego Honey by Borrego) Rated AR 109 Soqrat (3c Elzeeza by Hussonet) Fairview 3 Maiden Plate (Turf) 1200m (05/04) Gr1 Horse Chestnut Stakes Turffontein (stand side) (1600m) (30/3) Frozen Tune 3g (Winter Feast by Western Winter) Narrowly beaten in the Queen’s Plate in January, Mike De Kock’s Greyville 7 MR 64 Handicap (Polytrack) 1200m (05/04) charge showed real guts and determination to score here. Up Abelie 3g (Bayard Crown by Strike Smartly) with the speed throughout, Soqrat ran on strongly down the Turffontein 9 MR 73 Handicap (F&M) 1400m (06/04) long home straight and won going away from the front running Adona 3g (Grammatica by Caesour) Cirillo with the rest well beaten. Greyville 3 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1200m (07/04) I’m Free 3g (Free Parking by Silvano) Greyville 5 MR 74 Handicap 1000m (07/04) Winners Bred Abroad White Lightning 3g (Thunderous Belinda by Fanatic Dane) Greyville 8 MR 72 Handicap 1900m (07/04) Our Moon Shadow (AUS) 5g Pluck - Saigon Moonlight(NZ) POMODORO (Jet Master) (Stravinsky) My Dream Chaser 3g (Valley Of Rubies by Mogok) Flamingo Park 1200m (25/03) Turffontein 9 MR 73 Handicap (F&M) 1400m (06/04) (AUS) 3f Snitzel - Ready On Time(AUS) (More Than Ready) POTALA PALACE (Singspiel) Deerupt Palace Rose 3g (Stargazer Pink by Jallad) Vaal 1200m (26/03) Greyville 8 MR 70 Handicap (F&M)(Polytrack) 1400m (05/04) Crystal’s World 3g (Noble World by Noble Thatch) Di Mazzio (AUS) 5g Bernardini - Gold Chant(AUS) (El Moxie) Turffontein 2 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1400m (06/04) Greyville 1000m (27/03) THE APACHE (Mogok) Notquitethereyet 3g (Helen Back by Spectrum) Make It Raine (AUS) 6m New Approach - Our Dizzy Raine(AUS) Turffontein 2 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1400m (06/04) (Danehill) Fairview 1200m (29/03) WHERE’S THAT TIGER (Storm Cat) See You Tyger 3g (Sioux She by Ashaawes) (AUS) 4g Choisir - Volando(AUS) (Viscount) Turffontein 6 Gr3 Sycamore Sprint (F&M) 1160m (06/04) Sir Frenchie Fairview 1200m (29/03) Temp The Tiger 3g (Figure Eight Knot by Captain Al) Durbanville 7 MR 70 Handicap 1000m (06/04) Soqrat (AUS) 3c Epaulette - Elzeeza(AUS) (Hussonet) Turffontein 1600m (30/03)

Is Your Horse One To Follow? Check the Notable Maiden Winners & Horses for the Notebook on this page - see how promising the Sporting Post ability ratings (AR) say they are. SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 4 april 2019 28 racing events Sports and Betting Fit For A Princess FA Cup: Semi-Finals Hosting the Royal Race Day at Turffontein on 13 April, HSH Preview Charlene, Princess of Monaco, will once again ensure that Gugulesizwe Primary School and Lesabe Primary School in Benoni will be the main beneficiaries, receiving a donation of R50,000 each. The Princess launched her Princess Charlene of Monaco Foun- dation at the Gugulesizwe Primary School grounds in 2012. She has also donated her childhood swimming medals to the school to inspire young learners who have an interest in pursuing a swimming career. On her most recent visit to South Africa in February this year, Princess Charlene, who hails from Benoni, also visited the school, accompanied by her children, the royal four-year-old twins Princess Gabriella and hereditary Prince Jacques. The FA Cup semi-finals will take place this weekend with quad- “I have taken a personal interest in the school and I will support ruple-chasing Manchester City facing Brighton on Saturday, them and do my best to make sure that the learners at the school while Watford and Wolves battle it out on Sunday, both ties at are exposed to great sports, health and safety, so that they can Wembley Stadium. build a great community around them,” she said. A number of learners from these two schools will be hosted at To catch up with Chad Nagel previews click here Turffontein on the Royal Race Day where they will play a signifi- cant role in welcoming Princess Charlene on her arrival. Saturday 6 April The Royal Race Day is an annual event held in honour of Princess 1/8 Manchester City | Draw 13/2 | Brighton 21/1 (18:30) Charlene at the Turffontein Racecourse in Johannesburg and as Manchester City will be confident of getting past Brighton, always it will feature a very strong charity component focusing on who will play their first FA Cup semi-final since 1983. children. Since the Seagulls earned promotion to the top flight in “I look forward to attending this year’s Royal Race Day at the the 2017/18 season, Pep Guardiola’s side have met Chris historic Turffontein Racecourse and, of course, continuing the Hughton’s men three times in the league and have been victorious each time. The Citizens have already won the support of a number of worthy causes,” she said. Carabao Cup at Wembley this season, while they are also “To have the horse-racing community rally behind this is quite aiming to win the Premier League and Champions League in extraordinary. an unprecedented quadruple. Guardiola’s star-studded side “Hopefully the day will also contribute to restoring some of the should have too much class for the Seagulls. glamour back into the sport of racing.” With very little value on City, take Home to Score in Both Learners from Park Senior Primary School, Turffontein Primary, Halves at 13/20. Die Mossie Primary School, Highveld Primary and Rosettenville Primary in the Turffontein-area will also be hosted on the day. Sunday 7 April 21/10 Watford | 43/20 | Wolves 13/10 (17:00) The focus will be on family entertainment and, of course, the sport This should be a very tight affair with very little separating of kings, with the running of the Grade 1 HSH Princess Charlene these sides in the Premier League as they look to pip each Empress Club Stakes as well as two Maiden Plates, of which one is other to seventh place. Watford have had a somewhat easy for fillies and mares only, with total stakes of R250 000 each and passage into this stage of the tournament, travelling to non- sponsored by Princess Charlene of Monaco. league side Woking, Newcastle, second-tier outfit QPR and Final field here Crystal Palace at home. Wolves have been the giant killers in the FA Cup, having knocked out Liverpool and Manchester United, and Nuno Espirito Santo’s side will be looking to reach the final for the first time since they last lifted the trophy in 1960. With the likes of Raul Jimenez, Diogo Jota, Ruben Neves and Joao Moutinho, they should have enough quality to get the job done. I’m expecting a close affair but my money’s on Wolves.

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Last Week’s Top Rated Speed Ratings winners incl...... won 15/1 Graduate won 6/1 Looking For Di Mazzio ...... won 6/1 The Sultans Bazaar ...... won 5/1 March Preview ...... won 33/10 The Makwakkers . won 26/10 Early Gains Dancing Queen ...... won 18/10 A review of the week's best speedratings Boundless Deep ...... won 15/10 Isla Morada ...... Cup Thriller three winners here. Amongst these was DANCING QUEEN, the winner of the Greyville 24 March faster of the two 1000m races, a MR84 With the false rail out 4m, a 30km/h Handicap. Now a winner of four from headwind, and 64mm of rain having fallen eight, the daughter of Mambo In Seattle in the previous seven days, the course raced prominent throughout. She ran on was running slow on Sunday afternoon. strongly over the final 400m and com- The listed Kings Cup topped the bill and fortably accounted for the running on (Number of races run in each category shown in brackets) in what not surprisingly proved to be the MADEMOISELLE by a length. * Times taken by Clockwatcher faster of the two 1600m events, victory Another to win well whilst showing Greyville (turf) 24 March went to the 5yo DARK MOON RISING. Penetrometer 24 – Going G/Soft good improvement on this card was Course Variant: 3,16s slow Backed into favouritism at the track, the FLYING FABLE in the fastest of the three 1200m (2) Extravargant 73,99 Ideal World gelding was content to sit 1600m events, also a MR84 Handicap. 1400m (1) Romanesca 87,06 second last for most of the journey. 1600m (2) Dark Moon Rising 98,18 Nicely positioned in fifth for most of the 1800m (2) Imperial Royal 113,07 He ran on best of all at the business end journey, Michael & Adam Azzie’s charge 1900m (1) The Sultans Bazaar 117,70 of the event, and in a race where just two took up the running 250m out, and went 2200m (1) Silver Rose 139,38 lengths separated the first seven home, he on to score with authority by two. Vaal 26 March got up in the very last stride. Penetrometer 22 – Going Good The MR74 Handicap was the faster of Course Variant: 0,53s slow The faster of the two 1200m races that the two 1200m events and here it was 1000m (2) Dancing Queen 56,84 opened up proceedings was the MR62 nice to see the 4yo CERTIFIABLE gain just 1200m (2) Certifiable 70,06 Handicap and in another race where the 1600m (3) Flying Fable 96,16 reward for his consistency. Close to the 2000m (1) Knight Owl 124,60 winner was backed into favouritism, the speed throughout, the fourth winner on Greyville (poly) 27 March recent maiden winner EXTRAVARGANT the card for inform jockey Gavin Lerena Going Standard completed a double. Now a winner of two put his head in front 150m out, and just Course Variant: 0,86s slow from three, Tony Rivalland’s charge was 1000m (2) Di Mazzio 58,17 held on by the narrowest of margins from 1200m (2) Graduate 70,25 soon up handy. She was ridden to lead as the low flying SHORTSTOP. 1600m (2) March Preview 96,50 they approached the 200m marker and The Roy Magner trained newcomer 1900m (1) Al Jackman 118,75 Titbits 2000m (1) Jamaica Bay 124,08 kept on strongly late to beat the ultra-con- TRUE TO LIFE came from towards the rear of a sistent veteran GINGER BISCUIT. nineteen horse field when winning the maiden Vaal 28 March Penetrometer 22 – Going Good They also ran two races over 1800m and juvenile plate for the girls over 1000m going away by two. Course Variant: 1,53s slow stopping the clock in the faster of these was 1000m (1) De La Cruz 58,51 IMPERIAL ROYAL. Freely available at 10/1 on 1200m (3) Palace Chapel 70,51 1700m (1) Manitoba 103,60 the off, the daughter of Potala Palace was Full Of Confidence 1800m (1) Perfect Tigress 112,67* taken straight to the front by apprentice Greyville 27 March 2000m (2) Horace 123,41 Gates and led throughout. She was three 2600m (1) Africa’s Gold 165,65 Two 1000m races got proceedings Greyville (poly) 29 March lengths clear at the top of the home straight underway on the poly track on Wednesday Going Standard and that proved to be only just enough to afternoon and in the faster of these the Course Variant: 0,26s fast beat the well exposed DOM SEGUIDOR. 1000m (3) Sarabi 57,47 Louis Goosen trained DI MAZZIO gained 1200m (1) Beat It 69,67 Titbits A little slow into stride, the nibbled at his sixth career victory from just 19 starts. 1400m (2) Lauren Of Rochelle 82,00 THE SULTANS BAZAAR came from the rear when Soon up handy, the 5yo son of Bernardini 1600m (1) King Of Samash 96,49 comfortably accounting for his seven rivals in the 1700m (1) Isla Morada 102,36 MR84 Handicap over 1900m. was ridden to lead from a wall of horses 400m out. He kept on determinedly all the way to the wire and held on by a head The Gavin & Roy Show from SO VAR. Horses worth following Vaal 26 March A MR86 Handicap over 1600m topped at their next few starts... The stable of Roy Magner has been the bill and here we saw a smart perfor- Dancing Queen (R Magner, Gauteng) in devastating form in recent meetings mance from the improving MISS SMARTY Itsapleasure (C Van Zyl, KZN) and they were again on the mark with PANTS. Now a winner of six from sixteen True To Life (R Magner, Gauteng) SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 4 april 2019 30

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(five of these coming in her last eight bet on the card for many and the daughter starts) , Dean Kannemeyer’s charge was of Var didn’t let down her supporters. Soon Top speed ratings soon positioned close to the speed. She positioned close to the speed, the former for this weekend put her head in front 200m out and with Cape Town campaigner only had to be (Ratings shown have already been adjusted to the rest well beaten she won comfortably pushed out in order to take up the run- allocated weights) by two from the 3yo SWEET MARY LOU. ning 300m out and went on to score with Fairview (fri) By far the faster of the two 1200m authority by three and three quarters. Race 1: (6) Linden Rock 8 events that brought the meeting to a Race 2: (2) Great Achievement 15 Titbits Thrown in at the weights, PERFECT Race 3: (1) Finley Hill 19 (NAP*) close was the MR72 Handicap in which TIGRESS only had to be pushed out when winning Race 4: (1) Beholden 2 the top weight GRADUATE registered his the assessment plate over 1800m as she liked. Race 5: (10) Oracle Kingdom 45 second career victory. Freely available at Race 6: (4) Masterful 52 (nb) Race 7: (4) Dream A Dream 8 15/1 on the off, the column’s top rated Can’t Beat It Race 8: (14) Abbeleigh 40 selection couldn’t overcome the widest Greyville 29 March Greyville (fri) draw and raced in the rear early on. Once Race 1: (1) Ad Altisima 2 given rein though he quickened best of all Just 39/100th of a second covered the Race 2: (1) Canadian Bolt 15 Race 3: (12) Mark Tapley 39 and under a well-judged ride from Warren winning times of the three 1000m races on the poly track on Friday evening. The MR72 Race 4: (8) Ideal Duel 38 Kennedy, he got up late to win going away. Race 5: (8) Sea Sponge 43 Handicap was very marginally the fastest Racing off a mark some fourteen points Race 6: (1) Making Waves 57 (NAP*) Titbits Race 7: (7) Washington Square 37 below that of his earlier best, the 4yo MARCH of these and here it was nice to see the Race 8: (11) Palace Rose 41 PREVIEW cruised clear in the straight when win- ultra-consistent SARABI register her fourth ning the MR72 Handicap over 1600m very easily career victory. She got away well when the Turffontein (sat) by four. Race 1: (9) Cinnabon 10 gates opened and was soon up handy. She Race 2: (11) Masaaqaat 24 ran on stoutly in the short home straight Race 3: (1) Hit For Six 5 Race 4: (8) Lady Val 66 Good Things and in what proved to be a real thriller, she Race 5: (1) Pinnacle Peak 94 Vaal 28 March got up in the very last stride to deny the Race 6: (9) Dancing Queen 80 front runner TOUCH OF MAGIC. Race 7: (2) Dawn Assault 85 A MR92 Handicap topped the bill on By far the faster of the two 1400m races Race 8: (12) Cohiba Allday 48 Thursday and in what comfortably proved Race 9: (11) Fire Side 44 was the apprentice handicap won by the to be the fastest of the three 1200m races Durbanville (sat) former Gauteng campaigner LAUREN OF on the card, the clear favourite PALACE Race 1: (4) Lasata 20 ROCHELLE. Having his third outing since Race 2: (4) Grey Ferrari 7 CHAPEL did the business. He broke well relocating to the province here, Darryl Race 3: (5) Hidden Strings 8 when the gates opened and under the Race 4: (8) Duntoche 17 Moore’s charge sat in midfield during the inform Gavin Lerena elected to make the Race 5: (2) The Perfect Wave 4 early part of the race. He quickened well Race 6: (9) Mtoroshanga 44 running. He was headed by the useful coming off the bend and in another classic Race 7: (3) Magic Sailor 42 CLEVER GUY 400m out, but fought back Race 8: (9) Sacred Story 42 finish he held on by a short head after gamely in the closing stages of the race to Greyville (sun) taking up the running 150m out. Race 1: (5) Elnora 4 win going away by three quarters. A MR86 Handicap over 1200m topped the Race 2: (3) Compass Fire 5 The only other distance to stage more bill and here we saw a smart performance Race 3: (11) Liquid Irish 16 than one race was 2000m where the Race 4: (3) Hard To Play 86 from the 3yo BEAT IT. Now a winner of three Race 5: (8) Hondo 43 faster of the two was the MR66 Handicap from ten, the daughter of Jackson raced Race 6: (3) Silvano’s Pride 62 won by the Fort Wood gelding HORACE. seventh of the ten for most of the journey. Race 7: (2) Desolate Road 58 (EW) Allowed to ease out to 6/1 at the track, Race 8: (14) Duke’s Dozen 44 She ran on best of all in the straight and Ashley Fortune’s charge was always handy. looked to have a bit in hand after taking up He was ridden to lead shortly after pass- Nap bets ing the 400m marker and kept on strongly the running 120m from home. * Fancied ** Strongly fancied Titbits The Chesney Van Zyl trained newcomer *** Very strongly fancied late to fend off a determined challenge ITSAPLEASURE caught the eye running on nicely from POWERED BEAUTY by a half. from midfield when runner up in the maiden plate The 3yo BOUNDLESS DEEP was the best for the girls over 1400m. SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 4 april 2019 31

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