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KENILWORTH Friday Best Roving Banker: r2 - (4) Figaro (4/1)

GREYVILLE poly Friday Best Roving Banker: r8 – (12) Roy’s Hollyhock (1/1)

SCOTTSVILLE Saturday Best Roving Banker: r3-(11) Asyouplease (5/2)

KENILWORTH Saturday Best Roving Banker: r9 – (8) She’s A Giver (7/1)

TURFFONTEIN Sunday Best Roving Banker: r7 – (5) Romany Prince (4/1)

SA Horse Of The Year Legal Eagle goes for the double | Wayne Marks

Saturday 31 December Turffontein - race 8 Sporting Post A Right Royal Battle Best Handicapped Just As I Said Gr1 l’Ormarins Queen’s Plate - Kenilworth Marinaresco has had a busier, and marginally less WON 8/1  auspicious year. He won two Gr3’s in the Cape Win- The re-match between reigning Horse Of The ter Series, was beaten into second by The Conglom- Year Legal Eagle and last season’s Champion 3yo erate in the July, and ended his season with a win in Marinaresco is eagerly awaited, and could have a the Gr1 Champions Cup over Judicial. The latter win major impact on the Sun Met later this month. secured him the title of Equus Champion 3yo. Like Last year’s Queen’s Plate winner Legal Eagle Legal Eagle, he also finished like a rocket in a prep defeated Marinaresco in the Green Point Stakes run sprint before the Green Point. over the course and distance just over a month ago. The Eagle won 3 of his 4 starts since finding the Captain America spearheads the Brett Crawford top-class filly Smart Call too good in the J&B Met attack and is a powerful galloper with the tempera- just under a year ago. He won two Gr1’s in Gaut- ment for the big occasion. eng, ran a storming place in a 1160m sprint, and He ran fourth behind Legal Eagle last year, and dug deep on fitness reserves to hold Marinaresco had no answers when beaten over four lengths in in the Green Point. the Green Point Stakes. SPORTING POST • Thursday 5 january 2017 2 saturday at Kenilworth

Richard Fourie partners the second of the Brett Crawford trio, Sail South, who set a solid pace (too solid?) in the Green Point The Prime Source Stakes to make that a true run contest. Fourie has an excellent sense of front-running pace and Sail South might well have more The Queen’s Plate is the prime source of greatness, to come in the closing stages this time. present and future, which no other race achieves. Like recent times’winners Futura, Legislate, Variety Club, Pocket Sean Tarry has excellent back-up for Legal Eagle with French Power, Jet Master, Yard Arm, Winter Solstice, Trademark, London Navy. This multiple Gr1 winning 5yo has his first run in the Cape – News – all subse- and has long looked the sort who will relish the Kenilworth track. quently voted Horse date horse winAR ARlife He stretched his legs at Turffontein in a sprint three weeks back and of the Year. Among 04/01/1997 London News 115 117 there is every reason to believe he will be charging at them late. them Jet Master 03/01/1998 Divine Force 111 111 Last season’s Triple Crown winner Abashiri has had two modest- – multiple cham- 02/01/1999 Jet Master 114 128 ly dull runs this season. He faded right out in a too-short sprint pion sire, and his 02/01/2000 Jet Master 117 128 prep at Turffontein, and then never showed in the Green Point son Pocket Power, 30/12/2000 Free My Heart 114 114 Stakes last time out. Mike Azzie will have him much more compet- the winningest of 29/12/2001 Trademark 106 108 itively fitter here, but even with the 1 draw and Gavin Lerena in them all with four 28/12/2002 Free My Heart 106 114 his favour he has his work cut out. Queen’s Plates. 13/03/2004 Yard-Arm 105 116 Mike de Kock’s 3yo Bold Rex is something of an enigma. Where And Variety Club, 01/01/2005 Winter Solstice 103 104 does he fit into the bigger scheme of things? He ran a cracking the highest rated 01/01/2006 Winter Solstice 103 104 third behind Bezanova in the Gr2 Victory Moon Stakes at Turffon- 30/12/2006 Pocket Power 100 116 internationally, at tein, followed by a somewhat inferior effort when third to Singa- 29/12/2007 Pocket Power 109 116 Timeform 131. pore Sling in the Dingaans. He moved up with a double handful 10/01/2009 Pocket Power 108 116 but went a bit flat-footed when third (again!) at his opening Cape Sporting Post is 09/01/2010 Pocket Power 110 116 run in the Premier Trophy – half a length off Icy Trail. He may be the prime source 08/01/2011 Mother Russia 106 108 better over 200m shorter here but it is difficult suggesting he has of ratings – giving 07/01/2012 Gimmethegreenlight 110 112 what it takes to trouble the top two. a perspective 12/01/2013 Variety Club 117 131 Glen Puller’s lightly tried 6yo Silicone Valley has always been of what it took 11/01/2014 Capetown Noir 112 112 something of a talking horse and he gets his chance to make a to win the 10/01/2015 Futura 105 117 name for himself against our best milers. He came on too late Queen’s Plate. 09/01/2016 Legal Eagle 113 116 when failing by half a length to get to Search Party in the Cape Merchants at his last start. l’Ormarins Queen’s Plate Gr1 Queen’s Plate Last season’s Vodacom July past winners winner The Conglomerate beat Has Marsh Got The Power Again? Marinaresco by a neck the last 2013 time they met – in the July – and The 156th running of South Africa’s oldest horseracing event 1 Variety Club 60.0 (14) 1/1 could well showcase a defining moment in the next chapter of the 2 Jackson 60.0 (13) 7/2 could conceivably hold the Bass sensational story of Pocket Power, one of the great horses to win the 3 Pomodoro 60.0 ( 7) 4/1 2014 runner again - on paper. The Con- Queen’s Plate. 1 Capetown Noir 60.0 ( 1) 5/1 glomerate’s three runs this term The Queen’s Plate was first run in honour of Queen Victoria after she 2 Jackson 60.0 ( 8) 1/1 gifted a silver plate and 500 sovereigns to the South African Turf Club. 3 Jet Explorer 60.0 (11) 50/1 have been in Gauteng, where he 2015 The inaugural event was staged as heats in April 1861, with the honours 1 Futura 60.0 ( 9) 6/1 gave dual Summer Cup winner going to Cape Town owner Mr Chiappini’s horse Dispatch. 2 Louis The King 60.0 ( 4) 5/1 Master Sabina a fright when run- After the death of Queen Victoria it was run as the King’s Plate during 3 Gold Onyx 60.0 ( 1) 33/1 ning him to a length. the reigns of Edward VII and George VI, then reverted to Queen’s Plate 2016 when Elizabeth II was crowned in 1953. The monarch maintains strong 1 Legal Eagle 60.0 ( 8) 7/1 Putting it all together, this 2 Legislate 60.0 ( 6) 4/1 ties with the event, and is represented every year by the British High 3 Noah From Goa 55.0 ( 9) 6/1 weight-for-age mile has all the Commissioner. makings a The laurels have been claimed by all the greats of the South African turf, including Sea Cottage, William Penn, In Full Flight, Sledgehammer, right royal START PA5/PICK SIX4/JACKPOT3 Yataghan, Politician, Wolf Power, Empress Club, London News, Jet 4:40PM Gr1 L’ormarins Queen’s Plate - 1600m battle. Master, Winter Solstice and Variety Club. But the undisputed King of The Kenilworth 7 SAME TRAINER:(1-2)(4-6-9) Queen’s remains four-time winner Pocket Power. The big poser is whether Marinaresco can step into the giant Pocket Greys Inn 1 LEGAL EAGLE(SG Tarry) A Marcus...... 3 60.0 Power shoes on Saturday and rekindle the l’Ormarins Queen’s Plate Count Dubois 2 French Navy(SG Tarry) Wei Marwing...... 7 60.0 dream launched by Mike Bass for owners Marsh Shirtliff and Arthur and Silvano 3 Marinaresco(C Bass-Robinson) G v Niekerk....10 60.0 Rina Webber a decade ago. Captain Al 4 Captain America(BJ Crawford) C Orffer...... 8 60.0 Go Deputy 5 Abashiri(MG Azzie) G Lerena...... 1 60.0 The pink, white and blue Shirtliff silks were carried to victory for four Sail From Seattle 6 Sail South(BJ Crawford) R Fourie...... 5 60.0 consecutive runnings of the race by Jet Master’s legendary son, Pocket Jay Peg 7 Silicone Valley(GR Puller) D Dillon...... 2 60.0 Power, between 2006 and 2010. Lonhro 8 The Conglomerate(J Ramsden) P Strydom....11 60.0 On Saturday Mike’s daughter Candice, who has taken over the Trippi 9 Midnite Zone(BJ Crawford) M Byleveld...... 9 60.0 yard, will give Grant van Niekerk a leg up in the famous power silks on Trippi 10 Fifty Cents(J Snaith) G Cheyne...... 4 60.0 Marinaresco - then the quest for glory begins all over again. Bold Silvano 11 Bold Rex(MF de Kock) R Simons...... 6 55.0

can be purchased here SPORTING POST • Thursday 5 january 2017 3 saturday at Kenilworth The Hour Of Truth the Gr3 Victress Gr1 Maine Chance Farms Paddock Stakes - Kenilworth Stakes over Satur- day’s course and Grant van Niekerk celebrated the first Gr1 winner of his distance, and now career when booting Inara home for Mike Bass in the 2015 takes the step up to Gr1 Paddock Stakes. Two years on he faces the hurdle of the higher leagues Anton Marcus on Bela-Bela. from a widish draw. Van Niekerk rides Silver Mountain, who races in the colours of Glen Kotzen and the race sponsors Maine Chance Farms, and was hailed champi- Richard Fourie lead onship material after her sensational Cape Fillies Guineas victory the trainer-jockey last season. Winless in over a year, she has overcome feet issues strike rate nation- and looked much more enthusiastic in her prep last time, when The Dynasty filly Bela-Bela is set to improve on her third ally and team up in this race last year | JC Photos beaten by Bela-Bela in a false run conditions plate which was with Gr2 Golden decided in a sprint home. That was only the third time her and Slipper winner Final Judgement. She tries the distance for the first Bela-Bela had met – the first was in the Cape Fillies Guineas when time after a luckless run with a slipped saddle in the Cape Fillies the Snaith grey finished a 6,20 length fifth – the next when Be- Guineas. Her form prior to that suggests she warrants serious la-Bela turned the tables and won the KRA Fillies Guineas. consideration. The two stand out, but is it a boat race? Star Express has the services of Piere Strydom from a number Lanzerac Ready To Run Stakes winner Safe Harbour has shown one draw, and aims for her first stakes success. She was returning a liking for the Cape – looking a winner close home in the Cape from a close on eleven month break last time when only passed Fillies Guineas at her last run. She looks sure to enjoy the 1800m, late by her stablemate Bela-Bela in that false run conditions plate. and from her good draw with Weichong Marwing up rates a That form may not hold up. threat. A glance at the split-times of the last dozen Paddock Stakes Nightingale is the second of the Bass-Robinson runners. Her shows that seven of them were run at a false pace, and not nec- close-up finishes to Bela-Bela when second in the Gr2 Daisy Guin- essarily showed a reflection of true merit. With several trainers eas and a third in the Gr1 Woolavington 2000 would suggest she having more than one runner in the field this year, chances are only needs to get a length or two lucky to pull off a surprise. the pace will be true. Fingers crossed, there’s much at stake! Brett Crawford’s dual Listed winner Chevauchee has drawn wide but comes into the picture as a filly who should enjoy the 1800m. The daughter of High Chaparral ran a creditable prep in the Jet Master Stakes three weeks Pride Of The Paddock Gr1 Paddock S. back. past winners Sean Tarry’s Gr2 Ipi Tombe Long regarded as South Africa’s top weight-for-age race Challenge third Tahini had a for fillies and mares, the Maine Chance Farms Paddock 2013 Stakes has a long and glorious history. It is the race which 1 Beach Beauty 60.0 (11) 16/10 quiet first stretch in Cape Town, 2 Jet Aglow 54.0 ( 7) 20/1 finishing some five lengths behind every breeder hopes to win. 3 Viva Maria 59.5 ( 6) 8/1 The first running of the Paddock Stakes was won by Sun 2014 Whisky Baron. That run, her first 1 Beach Beauty 60.0 (10) 21/20 Lass. She became a hugely influential broodmare, whose de- 2 In The Fast Lane 54.0 ( 3) 13/2 over 1800m, told us little, but scendants include July winner Yataghan and past champion 3 Jet Aglow 59.5 ( 5) 13/1 the jockey and trainer combina- 2015 fillies In Camera and Consensual. 1 Inara 54.0 (13) 20/1 tion would suggest she goes into 2 Athina 59.5 ( 9) 12/1 In 1976 the race was won by Party Time. A top-class 3 Jet Belle 60.0 ( 7) 14/1 bigger exotics. racemare who also won the Cape Fillies Guineas, Party Time 2016 Dennis Drier’s Sail ran almost 1 Smart Call 59.5 ( 4) 33/10 became one of the tap root mares in the South African stud 2 Inara 59.5 (13) 8/1 four lengths fourth behind Just 3 Bela-Bela 54.0 ( 1) 5/1 book. Her descendants include Trademark, Lambarina and Sensual in Gr1 winners Let's Rock 'n Roll, Morisco and Sally Bowles. the Cape During the 1970's and 1980's the Paddock Stakes was START PA4/PICK SIX3/JACKPOT2 Fillies Guin- 4:00PM Gr1 Paddock Stakes (F&M) - 1800m dominated by Terrance Millard, who won the race on 16 Kenilworth SAME TRAINER:(1-6)(2-4-12)(5-8)(7-9) eas. She is 6 occasions, most notably with champions Taima Bluff, Olympic yet another Dynasty 1 BELA-BELA(J Snaith) A Marcus...... 6 60.0 Duel and Tecla Bluff. Silvano 2 Silver Mountain(C Bass-Robinson) G v Niekerk....3 60.0 who tries In 2001 Hoeberg became the first Paddock Stakes winner Royal Air Force 3 Goodtime Gal(M Robinson) G Lerena...... 11 60.0 the 1800m Silvano 4 Nightingale(C Bass-Robinson) A Domeyer... 9 60.0 produced by another Paddock Stakes winner, when she emu- High Chaparral 5 Chevauchee(BJ Crawford) G Cheyne...... 12 60.0 for the first lated her dam Petrava, both of them racing in the Jaffee silks. Silvano 6 Star Express(J Snaith) P Strydom...... 1 60.0 time. Silvano 7 Tahini(SG Tarry) S Khumalo...... 5 60.0 A number of world-class fillies have been unable to win this Goodtime Western Winter 8 Icy Fire(BJ Crawford) C Orffer...... 8 60.0 prestigious race, with the likes of Sun Classique, River Jetez, Elusive Fort 9 Safe Harbour(SG Tarry) Wei Marwing...... 2 54.5 Gal held Philanthropist 10 Sail(DR Drier) S Veale...... 10 54.5 Ilha Da Vitoria, Wainui and Imperious Sue amongst those off Nightin- Judpot 11 Final Judgement(GS Kotzen) R Fourie...... 7 54.5 tasting defeat. Gitano Hernando 12 Whose That Girl(C Bass-Robinson) M Byleveld.....4 54.5 gale to win SPORTING POST • Thursday 5 january 2017 4 saturday at Kenilworth

months after the July, during Going Topless which time he was suffering from deep Gr2 Peninsula Handicap Kenilworth vein thrombo- All eyes will be on up-and-coming 4yo’s Whisky Baron and Icy sis. He looked Trail, who have shown steady climbs in their respective merit much better ratings over the past two months. Icy Trail is the more feature last time exposed of the pair, with a gutsy win last time in the Gr2 Pre- after a sprint mier Trophy. He is now called upon to confirm the form - and pipe-opener his 7 point jump in merit rating for this 1800m handicap. and ran on Australian-bred Whisky Baron also bids for four on the trot, and well for third has worked himself into Sun Met contention with a host of decent and 3 lengths Gr3 Algoa Cup winner Nebula is lightly raced and could be in showings. Last season he’d run Marinaresco to half a length at off Whisky the mix if things go his way | Gold Circle level weights in the Winter Classic, be it at a much lower level of Baron. ratings for the winner. Waiting For Rain steps into the big league for the first time. He Brett Crawford’s Nebula won the Gr3 Algoa Cup and has his first must have a chance of reversing things with Whisky Baron on the run in 9 weeks since the ‘PE July’. He finished half a length behind 6.5kg weight turnaround for a four length beating last time. He is Edict Of Nantes at his penultimate start, giving 2kg - an eyecatch- also considerably better off with Icy Trail on their earlier clashes. ing effort. Krambambuli was prominent for a long way before staying on Last season’s Investec Cape Derby winner It’s My Turn has been well for a neck second to Icy Trail in the Gr2 Premier Trophy, and lightly raced, placing in the Gr1 Daily News and Gr1 Vodacom July. is half a kilo better off here. He had a prep run, second by four lengths to Whisky Baron, and meets his opponent on a kilo worse terms here. All things considered, this is and remains a handicap! Many with chances of banking the first cheque. So why not Joey Ramsden tries a fourth different jockey in four runs on have some fun in the sun and go topless with St Tropez? St Tropez, who has not won a race since October 2015. His last run was three lengths off Icy Trail in the Premier Trophy – and he meets the winner on 4kg better terms. That’s winning potential on paper and he’s Sporting Post’s top-rated runner. Then there’s Spirit Of Hamilton, who enjoys a 6.5kg turnaround with his stable- mate Icy Trail for a three-length Gr2 Peninsula Hcp past winners beating last time. He’s another who not won in ages. 2013 1 Hill Fifty Four 57.0 (13) 6/1 Another Ramsden runner is 2 Punta Arenas 55.0 ( 6) 22/1 Macduff, who finally looks to 3 Black Wing 60.0 ( 5) 8/1 2014 be building on the potential he 1 Master Of My Fate 59.0 (12) 2/1 2 Awesome Power 52.0 ( 2) 18/1 showed as a 2yo. He chased 3 Punta Arenas 55.0 ( 9) 15/1 Whisky Baron home last time and 2015 1 Arion 55.5 ( 8) 10/1 meets him on 3kg better terms 2 Power King 56.5 (10) 4/1 for a two length beating. 3 Night Trip 58.5 ( 6) 40/1 2016 Star Chestnut finished five 1 Light The Lights 55.0 ( 9) 10/1 2 Milton 52.5 ( 6) 14/1 lengths third to Whisky Baron last 3 Deo Juvente 58.5 (15) 7/1 time and enjoys a 7kg START PA2/PICK SIX1 turnaround 2:50PM Gr2 Peninsula Handicap - 1800m with the Kenilworth 4 SAME TRAINER:(1-5-6-9)(2-8-10)(3-11) (12-13) Crawford runner. Dynasty 1 It’s My Turn(J Snaith) P Strydom...... 5 60.0 Manhattan Rain 2 WHISKY BARON(BJ Crawford) G Cheyne...... 4 59.0 Dean Kan- Go Deputy 3 Icy Trail(C Bass-Robinson) G v Niekerk...... 12 58.5 nemeyer’s Mambo In Seattle 4 Mambo Mime(D Kannemeyer) G Behr...... 9 58.5 Dynasty 5 It Is Written(J Snaith) A Andrews...... 1 58.5 Gr3 Byerley Black Minnaloushe 6 Krambambuli(J Snaith) A Domeyer...... 11 58.5 Turk winner Lateral 7 Milton(WG Prestage) M Byleveld...... 14 57.5 Silvano 8 Nebula(BJ Crawford) R Fourie...... 7 55.0 Mambo Horse Chestnut 9 Star Chestnut(J Snaith) S Khumalo...... 3 55.0 Cape Premier Yearling Sale • 21/22 January Mime is Sun Western Winter 10 Winter Prince(BJ Crawford) C Orffer...... 6 55.0 Met entry. Argonaut 11 Spirit Of Hamilton(C Bass-Robinson) D Dillon.....2 55.0 Silvano 12 St Tropez(J Ramsden) R Simons...... 8 55.0 He was rest- Street Cry 13 Macduff(J Ramsden) L Hewitson...... 10 52.5 VAR & ORATORIO stand at Avontuur Black Minnaloushe 14 Waiting For Rain(ELP Steyn) S Veale...... 13 52.0 Pippa Mickleburgh 021 855 1442 or 083 658 4404 ed for four [email protected] • www.avontuurestate.co.za SPORTING POST • Thursday 5 january 2017 5 saturday at Kenilworth

behind Cape Fling in an MR 78 Handicap. Prior to that he’d been Class On The Horizon? 3 lengths fifth to Chili Con Carne in the Emperors Palace Ready To Run Cup. Perhaps taking a line through second placed Africa Rising, who finished two lengths ahead of Coyote, will tell us Gr3 Politician Stakes - Kenilworth more. Africa Rising had been four lengths behind stablemate Safe Some very decent horses have used this race as springboard Harbour in the Lazerac Ready To Run Stakes and then a good four to better things in recent years. Vodacom Durban July winner lengths back to William Longsword in the Cape Guineas at his The Conglomerate and Champions Cup winner Marinaresco are next two starts. just two of those. With the Gr1 Investec Cape Derby again on Brett Crawford has three runners, but it is difficult to assess Sun Met day, this 1800m contest now better serves its intended whether any of the trio are genuine classic aspirants. Sunset Eyes purpose as a Derby Trial again. Question is, will the next big was well beaten in the Cape Classic but ran a cracker in handicap thing be lurking in the shadows? company last time when running on well to be beaten a head by Summer Sky. There may be a question over him getting the That said, the past three runnings of this race show this year’s extra 400m here. Carbon Offset is the most-tried of the three, bunch to be below par. Consider that in 2015 the average MR and his form is good if ignoring his last run. Stable jockey Corne was 91, with two 102’s in ML Jet and Imperial Gold in the field. In Orffer jumps aboard The Great One, who ran a modest race in 2016, the average MR dropped marginally to 90, with Rabada the the Lanzerac Ready To Run Stakes last time out. He had won his standout at 111. This year the best we can muster is Horizon, the second and third starts well, at Durbanville over 1400m. The New joint top-rated runner, racing off an MR 91 and sharing topweight Zealand-bred warrants a chance to redeem himself. honours with Ramsden’s Newlands. Weichong Marwing is an interesting jockey booking for Justin Restricted to 3yo’s, the Politician Stakes weights are set in merit Snaith’s Strathdon. A maiden winner, he ran five lengths be- rating bands, with penalties for graded race wins. hind William Longsword in a handicap last time. King Of The Rally While there are none in the MR 100+ range, they would carry won his last two and caught the eye with a weight receiving (4kg) 60 kg. Then with MR 95–99 set on 58.5kg, MR 90–94 on 57 victory over Pacific Spirit. The latter came to the Cape to finish kg, MR 85–89 on 55.5 kg, and MR 84 and lower 54kg. The win- with only two behind him in the Gr1 Guineas won by William ners of a Gr1 gets 2kg extra, and Gr2 scorers 1kg. With no graded Longsword. race winners in the class of 2017, that latter information is largely Horizon, hopefully this time in the straight line as horizons academic. Just goes to show… should, represents the class and looks to be the one.

Horizon has only won a maiden so far, but showed a glimpse of serious ability when storming through late to fail by half a length to catch the older Fifty Cents in the Jet Master Stakes. The ride given to Horizon by Grant van Niekerk was not the stuff of AS Jockey Academy text books and he gets the golden opportunity to set the record straight on the R5.2 yearling million buy. Gr3 Politician S. Gr3 Langerman placed New- past winners lands was well back in the Lan- 2013 zerac Ready To Run Stakes, then 1 Love Struck 58.0 ( 1) 5/1 2 Ze Kaiser 55.5 ( 9) 12/1 ran a two and a half length fourth 3 Silvano’s Jet 56.5 ( 3) 16/1 (in receipt of a kilo) to William 2014 1 Blaze Of Noon 53.5 ( 3) 16/1 Longsword in a handicap last time 2 Strongman 58.0 ( 4) 20/1 3 Counts Rocket 55.0 ( 2) 33/1 out. Anton Marcus rides the son 2015 of High Chaparral. 1 The Conglomerate 55.0 ( 3) 28/10 2 MLjet 58.0 ( 6) 7/2 Mike de Kock’s Coyote is some- 3 Arniston 55.0 ( 9) 10/1 thing of an unknown quantity 2016 1 Black Arthur 57.0 ( 9) 3/1 and could be the one to spoil the 2 Marinaresco 55.5 ( 6) 7/1 3 Liege 57.0 ( 3) 20/1 Bass-Robinson party. The son of Fort START PA3/PICK SIX2/JACKPOT1 3:25PM Gr3 Politician Stakes (3yo’s) - 1800m Wood has Kenilworth 5 SAME TRAINER:(1-9)(3-4-7)(5-8) had one run in Dynasty 1 HORIZON(C Bass-Robinson) G v Niekerk...... 4 60.0 High Chaparral 2 Newlands(J Ramsden) A Marcus...... 1 60.0 the Cape, Western WInter 3 Sunset Eyes(BJ Crawford) S Veale...... 6 58.5 when Gimmethegreenlight 4 Carbon Offset(BJ Crawford) R Fourie...... 10 58.5 Silvano 5 Strathdon(J Snaith) Wei Marwing...... 3 57.0 running a Fort Wood 6 Coyote(MF de Kock) R Simons...... 8 57.0 close fifth Nadeem 7 The Great One(BJ Crawford) C Orffer...... 7 57.0 Sebring 8 King Of The Rally(J Snaith) G Lerena...... 2 57.0 in a blanket Silvano 9 Ollivander(C Bass-Robinson) A Domeyer..... 5 57.0 finish Philanthropist 10 The Slade(D Kannemeyer) G Behr...... 9 57.0 SPORTING POST • Thursday 5 january 2017 6 saturday at Kenilworth Get Your Royal Badge For The Day Gr3 Chairman’s Cup - Kenilworth Icy Trail in the Gr2 Premier Trophy . He has Piere The 3200m round-the-course stayer’s race has attracted a small field of Strydom up. Stablemate Arezzo enjoys a 3kg swing nine longhaul merchants. As often in staying races the pace is the great un- in his favour with Royal Badge, who beat him six known, more so when there are no confirmed front runners – as is the case lengths in the Cape Summer Stayers. That would be here. Making predictions about pace or race-outcome is a dangerous pursuit. enough to turn the tables in a true run race. Joey Ramsden brings 7yo Coltrane back for another bid at glory. The son of The Bass-Robinson-trained My World has not Giant’s Causeway won this race in 2015 and finished third behind stablemate won in over a year but continues to find minor King Of Pain last year. He ran a decent fifth at his penultimate start in the Victory place money. He is 2.5kg better off with Royal Moon Stakes over a trip short of his best, but then produced a shocker on Badge for a four length beating in the Summer Summer Cup day when reported blowing – often a sign of pain. If he’s sound he Stayers. deserves respect. The 7yo Gothic is a course and distance winner Adam Marcus produced the goods with Royal Badge running out a convincing of over a year ago but his recent form does not winner of the Cape Summer Stayers Handicap. inspire confidence. Corne Orffer does the honours again on the improving 4yo, who could be All things point at Royal Badge for a feature on much better than rated. Queen’s Plate day. How obvious can it get? Mike de Kock’s Smart Mart stays all day and was a course and distance winner of the Kenilworth Cup at his penultimate start. START PA6/PICK SIX5/JACKPOT4 Beaten three lengths by Royal Badge last time, he meets the Marcus runner 5:20PM Gr3 Chairman’s Cup - 3200m Kenilworth 8 SAME TRAINER:(1-5) on 2.5kg better terms which should be enough to turn the tables – unless, of course, Royal Badge improves further. Danehill Dancer 1 OVIDIO(J Snaith) P Strydom...... 9 62.5 Giant’s Causeway 2 Coltrane(J Ramsden) D Dillon...... 4 57.5 Glen Kotzen’s Banner Hill is an improving stayer who tries the 3200m for the Silvano 3 Gothic(VH Marshall) M Byleveld...... 3 56.0 first time. It could have proven an astute move to sharpen him up over 1800m Go Deputy 4 Royal Badge(AN Marcus) C Orffer...... 5 54.5 Go Deputy 5 Arezzo(J Snaith) S Khumalo...... 2 53.5 last time and he comes in very fit – and an interesting unknown over the trip. Ideal World 6 My World(C Bass-Robinson) G v Niekerk...... 7 52.5 Justin Snaith’s pair of Ovidio and Arezzo both stay well. Topweighted Ovidio, Mambo In Seattle 7 Smart Mart(MF de Kock) R Simons...... 1 52.0 Tiger Hill 8 Banner Hill(GS Kotzen) R Fourie...... 8 52.0 like Banner Hill, had a prep run over a shorter trip, finishing four lengths off Dynasty 9 Roman Discent(GW Ennion) H vd Hoven...... 6 52.0 SPORTING POST • Thursday 5 january 2017 7 friday at Kenilworth sunday at turffontein Alice For Queen Pace Makes The Race

Gr2 Sceptre Stakes - Kenilworth Gr3 London News Stakes - Turffontein Gr1 winners Carry On Alice and her contemporary Real Prin- If you thought that with just seven runners carded, and all cess met in the Gr2 Southern Cross Stakes a month ago. Carry of our best jockeys riding, this 1800m race would be a tactical On Alice came out on top to the tune of some three lengths, affair – think again. One of the seven is Stonehenge, rock-solid but didn’t win – she in turn was beaten half a length by the front runner who will stretch them out from the start. Riding lightning fast Jo’s Bond who had superior match readiness in such a tear-away requires skill to judge pace, and not too many her favour. have succeeded in doing that. Stonehenge gets the services That was a very decent effort on Alice’s part, despite an obvious here of champion jockey Khumalo, who rode him twice before - lack of fitness after a six-month break from action. Sean Tarry from the front, and finishing nowhere. So let’s see. will be keen to set the record straight after her fifth placed finish Stonehenge’s stable mate Samurai Blade won his last two races behind Princess Royal in this race last year. in style, going either handy or with the pace. So no guessing SA Fillies Sprint winner Real Princess chased subsequent Mer- where he’ll be positioned this time. Strydom, who won on him chants winner Search Party home in a dazzling first run as a 5yo, last time making the running, is on board again. Although his but she failed to spark in the Southern Cross Stakes. recent race ratings would leave him some way short here, his best She has always seemed more effective at 1200m though and 3yo form tells a different story – he ran third to Abashiri both in that could be the leveller in her rematch with the Tarry speed the Classic and the Derby. That form would put him firmly into queen. the picture here. The Sceptre Stakes is run at weight-for-age with penalties for Talking of the Derby, there’s Rocketball, who by only a nose Gr1 winners (2kg) and Gr2 winners (1kg). As 2kg equates to about lost that race to Triple Crown winner Abashiri. He ran a good one a length over 1200m, the weights are as close to weight-for-age again next time out, in the Daily News 2000, but his subsequent as you’ll get. Alice and her Prin- form has been uninspiring. His last effort was almost eight lengths Gr2 Sceptre Stakes cess should reign. behind Romany Prince over a mile at Turffontein, where he’d un- past winners SA 1000m record holder characteristically attempted to make all the running.H is best form Scandal ran out of her skin in the is from off the pace, and he’ll be allowed to race that way here. If 2013 Southern Cross Stakes, coming at best he’s a runner. Romany Prince’s win was eye-catching, and 1 Blueridge Mountain 56.5 ( 9) 14/1 2 All Is Secret 56.5 ( 7) 13/10 out of the pack with a sustained up with his best form in terms of ratings. A repeat will see him go 3 Miss October 60.0 (10) 50/1 2014 burst to run only a length behind close, but consistency is not his forte. 1 Reflective Image 60.0 ( 6) 5/1 the winner. SA Derby runner-up Deputy Judd, now a 5yo, has not shown 2 Jet Belle 60.0 ( 7) 16/1 3 Franny 60.0 ( 2) 16/1 Victoria Lavelle may be the best his best form in two starts this term so it’s hard to know what to 2015 1 Cold As Ice 56.5 ( 2) 9/20 of the quartet of Snaith runners. expect. His stable companion Amsterdam ran over a mile at the 2 Double Whammy 56.5 ( 3) 8/1 She looks held on her last run Vaal last Tuesday, finishing well in a slow run affair. If nothing else 3 Lanner Falcon 60.0 ( 7) 12/1 2016 in the Southern Cross, but was it confirmed his well-being and was a good sprint-up for this race, 1 Princess Royal 54.5 ( 2) 8/1 2 Cosmic Light 55.5 ( 9) 12/1 coming off a long break and can where he looks to have quite a bit to do. 3 Cuvee Brut 58.0 ( 3) 7/1 improve to place here. Brett That leaves Deo Juvente, who Crawford’s finished lame at his last start, in Gr3 London News START PA6/PICK SIX5/JACKPOT4 Beach the Summer Cup when well-fan- past winners 4:40PM Gr2 Sceptre Stakes (F&M) - 1200m Goddess cied. He’d shown top-class form Kenilworth SAME TRAINER:(1-12)(4-7-8-10)(9-11) 2013 7 1 Knock On Wood 57.5 (13) 30/1 finished prior to that, which would put 2 Shogunnar 57.0 (10) 10/1 Captain Al 1 CARRY ON ALICE(SG Tarry) S Khumalo...... 11 60.0 two lengths him right into the firing line here. 3 E-Jet 57.0 ( 1) 18/10 Trippi 2 Real Princess(D Kannemeyer) G Behr...... 9 60.0 ahead of Marcus gets the ride (as he had in 2014 Muhtafal 3 Scandal(C Spies) C Zackey...... 6 58.0 1 Tellina 58.5 (12) 7/2 Captain Al 4 Victoria Lavelle(J Snaith) Wei Marwing.... 8 58.0 her last the Summer Cup). 2 Killua Castle 57.0 (11) 6/1 Kildonan 5 Beach Goddess(BJ Crawford) C Orffer...... 5 58.0 3 Wylie Hall 60.0 ( 9) 18/10 Var 6 Our Destiny(GS Kotzen) R Fourie...... 2 58.0 time. Sean Tarry’s pair of Stonehenge 2015 Querari 7 Champery(J Snaith) G Cheyne...... 10 58.0 Last and Samurai Blade hold the aces 1 Killua Castle 60.0 ( 7) 22/10 Captain Al 8 Acaciawood(J Snaith) D Dillon...... 4 58.0 2 Sabadell 59.0 ( 6) 15/2 Jet Master 9 Come Fly With Me(C Bass-Robinson) A Domeyer.12 58.0 year’s in terms of the pace of this race. 3 Judicial 60.0 ( 3) 7/1 Captain Al 10 The Merry Widow(J Snaith) L Hewitson..... 7 54.5 2016 Cape Fillies Which should see to it that all the 1 French Navy 60.0 ( 1) 1/3 Trippi 11 Live Life(C Bass-Robinson) G v Niekerk...... 1 54.5 Guineas runners can reproduce their true 2 Killua Castle 58.5 ( 2) 12/1 Visionaire 12 Visuality(SG Tarry) M Byleveld...... 3 54.5 3 Flying The Flag 57.5 ( 7) 16/1 runner-up form based Our Destiny on ratings. START PA6/PICK SIX5/JACKPOT4 is a course and distance winner who has shown her best ratings in Romany 4:30PM Gr3 London News Stakes - 1800m sprints, leaving her Guineas form behind. Prince and Turffontein 7 SAME TRAINER:(2-4)(3-7) Live Life meets Our Destiny on 2.5kg better terms for a one Deo Juvente Trippi 1 Deo Juvente(GV Woodruff) A Marcus...... 1 60.0 length course and distance beating last time out. She’d been well could well Judpot 2 Deputy Jud(MG Azzie) Wei Marwing...... 4 60.0 beaten in the Laisserfaire Stakes at her penultimate start, but may be the ones Seventh Rock 3 Stonehenge(SG Tarry) S Khumalo...... 2 59.0 Windrush 4 Amsterdam(MG Azzie) L Hewitson...... 6 58.0 be worth another chance if reports of her homework are to be to be with. Kahal 5 ROMANY PRINCE(OA Ferraris) G Lerena...... 3 57.5 taken literally. Judpot 6 Rocketball(G v Zyl) D Mansour...... 5 57.5 Where’s That Tiger 7 Samurai Blade(SG Tarry) P Strydom...... 7 57.5 SPORTING POST • Thursday 5 january 2017 8

Saturday, 7 January 2017 sees the 156th running of the R1 million Candice Bass-Robinson L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate. Eleven runners line up for South Af- Candice-Bass Robinson is tackling her first Cape Summer of rica’s most prestigious WFA mile and we chatted to the stables Champions under her own name and is doing so with aplomb. about their runners. Displaying all the hallmarks that we have come to expect from Mike Bass Racing, the string have been judiciously campaigned to peak at the right time. She saddles last season’s talking horse, Sean Tarry Marinaresco who had a 3 month layoff after his flying second in Champion trainer Sean Tarry returns with defending champi- the 2016 Vodacom Durban July. The 4yo Silvano gelding hit the on, 2016 Horse Of The Year, Legal Eagle and his SA Classic / Daily campaign trail early, posting a solid 3rd place in a 1200m Pinna- News 2000 star, French Navy. A five year old son of Greys Inn, cle Stakes on the Choice Carriers race day at the end of Octo- Legal Eagle has regular rider Anton Marcus in the saddle and ber, before mounting a spirited finish in the Green Point Stakes jumps from stall gate 3. Sean says, “I'm pretty pleased with both to finish less than half a length second to Legal Eagle over the horses. Both have been in the Cape for quite a well now and are Kenilworth mile. Regular pilot Grant van Niekerk has the ride on doing well. Legal Eagle has done everything right. I haven't been Saturday and they jump from the no 10 slot. Mark Bass told us, too hard on him since his last win (the Green Point Stakes on 3 “Marinaresco is doing very well and has come on well since his December). Yes, he's got things in his favour, but we never take last run. We’re under no illusions - Legal Eagle is a hard horse to any race for granted and we have a healthy respect for Marinares- beat over a mile, but Marinaresco has had a fantastic prep and is co. Anton knows him well which is an advantage. Even though as well as he can be. Grant’s very happy with him and we’re very it’s a big day, I’ve tried to leave happy with him. Obviously the draw’s a factor and no-one knows a little to work with as we’re what sort of pace there’s going to be or how the race is going to aiming for the QP and Met pan out, but regardless, we’ll be competitive and we’re just hop- again.” ing he can win for us on the day.”

Five year old Count Dubois Brett Crawford gelding French Navy had a 5 Brett Crawford is a force to be reckoned with on feature days month break after his outing and fields a trio of runners in Captain America, Sail South and in last year’s Vodacom Dur- Midnite Zone. Six year old Captain America won the 2015 Horse ban July (finishing less than 4 Chestnut Stakes at Turffontein and finished just behind Legal lengths behind The Conglomer- Eagle in 2016. He disposed of Futura by half a length in the 2015 ate). He had a comeback sprint Green Point Stakes and was 3 lengths off Legal Eagle in the 2016 over 1160m at Turffontein renewal, so has proven class and ability at Gr1 level. He has mid-December and Saturday’s drawn 8 and has Corne Orffer in the saddle. Brett says, “Captain Sean Tarry | Hamish Niven Queen’s Plate will be his sec- America is having his third run back since his short break at the ond run back after a rest. He has never run in the Cape before, so end of last season, posting a solid win in the October Matchem it will also be his debut around the left-handed Kenilworth track. Stakes and finishing 3rd behind Legal Eagle in the Green Point He has the services of Weichong Marwing and has drawn 7. Stakes). Brett said, “He is doing very well and Corne rides him “French Navy is going to need this outing a little bit still. Obvious- again on Saturday. He’s had a good prep and is fit and well. It’s a ly his main aim is the Met, but I’m actually quite pleased with the big task for him, but he's well. Obviously we’re focussing on Sat- horse. I think he's moving better this season than last season and urday first and see how he comes out of that and then hopefully I think we’re going to see a nice performance. French Navy is not we’ll have a go at the Met.” a model – he’s a workmanlike horse, quite thick set and strong. He looks like a horse you’d go to war on. Weichong has ridden Sail South is a 6yo gelding by Sail From Seattle. He has a 5 him in his last 4 starts and has done precious little wrong. Let’s draw and Richard Fourie has been engaged for the ride. After see how they go here.” a short break after his Durban season, Sail South finished less SPORTING POST • Thursday 5 january 2017 9

Trainer comments - 2017 Gr1 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate than 2 lengths off Captain America in the Matchem Stakes, won a Queen’s Plate will be his 3rd outing of his 6yo campaign, he has 1400m Pinnacle Stakes at Kenilworth in November and was was drawn 2 and up and coming young rider Donovan Dillon has been 4th to Legal Eagle in the Green Point Stakes. Brett comments, selected to take the reins on Saturday. Assistant Warren Misplon “Sail South has been in good form the last couple of months. commented, “He’s fit and well andD onovan rode him in work on Obviously on ratings he's got a huge task ahead of him, but he did Monday. His last run brought him on nicely and we’re expecting run a good race in the Green Point Stakes last time out where he a decent run. We know we’re up against Gr1 company and we’re finished 4th in the same sort of field. He'll run well. He’s a very stepping up to the big guns, but we’ll see what he’s about.” honest horse and I have no doubt he'll put up a good showing, although it will be very tough for him. Richard Fourie is riding at Joey Ramsden the top of his game and will be a big help, no doubt.” Goodhope Racing’s 5yo Lonhro gelding, The Conglomerate has The 4yo Trippi gelding Midnite Zone is a half brother to former been campaigning in Johannesburg Sean Tarry inmate The Hangman and a full brother to another since overcoming the worst of Tarry runner, Trip To Heaven, both of whom campaigned in the the draws to triumph in the 2016 Chris van Niekerk silks. Midnite Zone didn’t have a KZN cam- Vodacom Durban July. He had two paign, but also had a short rest after his last outing as a 3yo sharp pipe openers in the lead up in June 2016. Since turning 4, he has had 3 outings, including to the 2016 Summer Cup, finishing finishing less than a length 3rd to stablemate Captain America in 7.25 lengths off Kangaroo Jack in the Matchem Stakes, he was 2 lengths off fellow Queen’s Plate the 1450m October Gr2 Joburg rival Silicone Valley in the 1200m Pinnacle Stakes at Kenilworth Spring Challenge and 6.8 lengths in November and then finished 6.65 lengths behind stablemate behind New Predator in the 2016 Sail South in a 1400m Kenilworth Pinnacle Stakes in November. Emperor’s Palace Charity Mile, Midnite Zone jumps from gate 7 and has MJ Byleveld in the irons. before finishing less than 2 lengths Joey Ramsden | Hamish Niven Brett says, “Midnite Zone is in good form and ran very well in the behind Master Sabina in last year’s Matchem Stakes. This is the first time he tries a mile which won’t Gr1 Sansui Summer Cup in late November. The Conglomerate be easy, but we’ll give it a go and see.” has again copped the widest of the draw, but has Piere Strydom in the saddle to help him with that. Joey comments, “Obviously Michael Azzie this is his first run back after a little break, but we gave him a good Mike Azzie’s Triple Crown champion Abashiri got off to a bit of workout last Saturday and his work was exceptional.” Pressed on a slow start in Cape Town, but Mike says things are looking up for the draw and Striker’s talents for minimising their impact, he says, the 4yo son of Go Deputy. “He didn't travel very well and when “He is capable, that’s for sure. I’ll leave it to him and hopefully he got off the float he didn't want to touch his food and didn't eat both horse and pilot are in a good mood on Saturday.” at all for 4 days prior to race. I said to Anthony (Delpech) ‘don't even hit him, let him drop out, learn how to corner on the left Justin Snaith hand bend, let him run on and have a learning curve.’ It was an Straight talking Snaith spokesman Jono Snaith was typically absolute exercise for him. He actually lost a lot of weight prior to candid about the chances of their charge, the 4yo Trippi gelding the race, but he’s built up nicely and is getting better and better Fifty Cents on Saturday. “It looks like a two horse race. But, we every single day. He's been staying with Eric Sands’ yard where can't have the horse any better. He has had 12 career starts and my assistant Natalie has been looking after him and I’ve been never finished out of the money , however, he’s never really taken travelling up and down. He’s really doing very well now and put on this type of class before and we’d be very pleased if he can up a phenomenal gallop on Monday. I’m expecting a big race in sneak into the top 5 against the best milers in the country.” Fifty the Queen’s Plate and think we’ll have him spot on for the Sun Cents is drawn 4 and current jockey log leader Greg Cheyne has Met.” Gavin Lerena has been drafted in for the ride and Mike the ride. says, “Karl Zechner broke his wrist and Anthony Delpech has a Mike de Kock broken collar bone, so we’ve got Gavin on board on Saturday. Globe-trotting trainer Mike de Kock saddles Bold Rex, who is Whenever I’ve had a good horse I always try and use Gavin as I part-owned by his trainer and is a son of Mike’s 2010 July winner think he’s a good horseman. I’ve always rated Gavin highly and he Bold Silvano. The 3yo put up a good showing on his Cape Town is a boy for the big occasions.” Abashiri will jump from gate 1 on debut, finishing half a length to Icy Trail in the 1800m Gr2 Sun Saturday. International Premier Trophy on 17 December. He’s drawn 6 and Glen Puller will be ridden by Randall Simons on Saturday. Mathew de Kock Glen Puller’s lightly raced Jay Peg gelding Silicone Valley had a a said, “He's the type of horse that thrives with racing. He’s really 4 month layoff after his last run as a 5yo and hit the new season done well in Cape Town, however, he is up against it. He’s facing running., beating a respectable field (including Marinaresco) in two strong horses in Legal Eagle and Marinaresco, but I definitely a 1200m Kenilworth Pinnacle Stakes and then finishing half a think he’s capable and worthy of taking his place and does have a length second to Search Party in the Gr2 Cape Merchants. The place chance.”

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That’s the number Times Tell A Tale of horses Scorched The Gr3 Flamboyant Stakes at Greyville on New Year’s day was that have Earth much like several of the other big races in recent weeks where registered – up 16% up on last Greyville’s Sunday Stipes the pace made the race – or, rather, not. year – for the Dubai World Cup Report states that ‘the Just look at the splits for the two 1600m races, the R250.000 Carnival that starts at Meydan on start of the 1st race was feature and the R78.000 handicap, run half an hour apart. Thursday 5 January. Two seasons delayed to allow grass ago the entries came from just 1000m 600m 400m finish 600m cuttings to be placed on 13 countries, which jumped to 16 Polypole finish the discoloured strip at last year and now stands at 18. Gr3 Flamboyant S. 35.80 57.58 73.21 95.69 38.11 the 400 metre mark’. Gold Britain remains top of the inter- MR 70 Handicap 34.74 55.37 71.96 96.27 40.90 Circle Racing Executive national class with 100 horses. Raf Sheik said that the The feature race was run at a slow (false) pace, with a sprint for But it is South Korea who have turf had been burnt home. Not quite a result to rely on for future predictions, then. beefed up their challenge the when hot oil leaked from - our hand times are around 0.9 seconds faster than the official most, after Cheongu made his- an hydraulic pipe on a times over 1600m turf at Greyville (in this case 0.95 and 0.91 tory in January when he became lawnmower. An attempt respectively). Proper split-markers aren’t easy to find on the tv the first horse from there to com- at solving the discolour- images. pete at the Carnival. Prize-money ation through dyeing did across the 10 Carnival meetings not succeed fully. Raf says up to Super Saturday has gone in view of wind on the up by nearly $500.000 (Dh1.8 day of cutting the turf, the million). That means that each driver of the tractor had 54.96 of the 61 thoroughbred races That’s the Turffontein 1000m 76 only realised after some The number of winners that comprise the Carnival will be course record time set by Sean time that his machine had led in by leading SA own- run for a minimum of $100.000 Tarry’s Mythical Flight under Brett a major oil leak. ers Mayfair Speculators (Dh367.000). Smith in the Gr1 Computaform according to the official Sprint in May 2007. The son of NHA stats to 29 Decem- Jet Master carried 56.5kg. Var’s ber 2016. That equates progressive son Rivarine recorded to a winner every other 55.85s under 53.5kg in Saturday’s day this season so far. Lebelo Sprint. That despite not They are R6 million ahead being pushed and drifting right Trainers Be Warned of second placed Sabine When it comes to trainers, Hong Kong owners are renowned across the track when finding Plattner in stakes earned. for putting recent results ahead of loyalty. Tony Cruz’s typically himself alone in front. to-the-point quote regarding stable transfers, after billionaire Pan Sutong pulled four horses from Richard Gibson’s yard recently, de- scribes perfectly the ‘what have you done for me lately?’ culture Captain Again of Hong Kong racing. “Owners around here change stables like we change our shirts and underwear - every day,” Cruz said, as he was Our champion sire Captain Al had a British winner on Thursday about to take delivery of all four of Gibson’s horses owned by Pan, when Captain Lars scored his fourth British victory. Bred by Klawerv- including Gr1 winner Giant Treasure. lei, he won a 1000m handicap at Southwell by a neck. Captain Lars, who previously raced in Dubai, was a top class performer here where his five victories included theD rum Star Handicap. He is a full brother to last season’s Equus Champion 2yo Colt Always In Charge. The geld- ing was a R1.4m buy from the inaugural Cape Premier Yearling Sale. He earned a paltry £2358 with the win. Silver Bullets With the prospects of a big weekend ahead at Kenilworth this Friday and Saturday, Maine Chance Farms’ champion stallion Aches And Pains Silvano ended the 2016 midweek racing fare on a high at the Vaal That is all 36-year-old Morne Winnaar had to report after a fall from last Thursday with three winners. Isolde, Malinga and Wind Chime Miss Minver in the Gr3 Flamboyant Stakes at Greyville. The talented all won but the features this weekend will be a major target. Dynasty filly appeared to step awkwardly and injured herself badly, Marinaresco, Nebula, St Tropez, Ollivander, Strathdon and Gothic throwing Winnaar to the turf. The former Cape-rider has grabbed are carrying the Silvano flag, while the son of Lomitas’ high-class the opportunity created at the Dean Kannemeyer yard by Antho- daughters Silver Mountain, Nightingale, Star Express and Tahini ny Delpech’s injury-enforced absence with both hands. His eight will vie for top honours in the Paddock Stakes. Silvano has 19 year- winners in December far outstrip anything he has done in the past lings on offer at the Cape Premier Yearling Sale, including a three decade since his apprenticeship with Joey Ramsden. Winnaar hopes parts sister to Gr1 Fillies Guineas winner Silver Mountain. to be back in the saddle on Friday. SPORTING POST • Thursday 5 january 2017 11

The Paddock Stakes was first run on 12 March 1960 when it Candice Bass-Robinson was won by Stanley Greeff and Johnny Cawcutt with Sun Lass. Candice saddles three runners for Saturday’s race in Silver Moun- tain, Nightingale and Whose That Girl. Silver Mountain, who runs in A competitive field of twelve runners line up for this year’s the yellow and black silks of sponsor Maine Chance, had a bit of foot renewal and we chatted to the stables about their charges. trouble up in Durban and didn’t enjoy the best season, but is right as rain again after a spell on the farm. Mark Bass says, “Since she’s Justin Snaith come in she’s got back to where she needed to be quite quickly. She Snaith Racing field two classy fillies in Bela-Bela and Star took her last run (a 1400m Conditions plate on Cape Guineas day) Express. The exquisite grey Bela-Bela has had a long break very well, despite being a bit out of her ground in a slow run race. since a very creditable showing in the 2016 Vodacom Durban She was less that 1.5 lengths off Bela-Bela and we were happy with July and despite not yet being fully fit, disposed of a classy field that. She’s come on from that and we think we’ve got her really re- of fillies – including her stablemate Star Express – with ease ally well and think she’s back to her best. Obviously there’s a small on her comeback run on Grand Parade Cape Guineas day. She question mark whether she gets the trip as she hasn’t tried this has drawn 6 for this Saturday’s Maine Chance Farms Pad- distance before, but on pedigree we think she will. If she does, we dock Stakes and has Anton Marcus in the saddle. Jono Snaith expect her to be very competitive in a field like this.” Silver Moun- commented, “Out of all our horses, she’s absolutely flying. tain has drawn 3 and Grant van Niekerk rides. Bela-Bela is a very sound filly, which helps us a lot and she takes everything in her stride. She’s exactly the same as Dancer’s Nightingale is a 4yo Silvano filly, who jumps from gate 10 and has Daughter. She’s in Dancer’s Daughter’s box and she really could the services of Aldo Domeyer on Saturday. “Nightingale has proved be the same horse. She’s got the same temperament in the that she can run with the best of them and she’s come well at the box – it’s her space and she will put her ears back and tell you right time. She’s had two good preps (a 1400m Progress Plate in so. She’s definitely got a lot of fire November and less than a length off Goodtime Gal in the Victress and is a little madam. She will run Stakes), finishing close up and this is going to be her best run. She’s to form and will take a power of got a couple of very good fillies to beat, but we think she’s up to it beating.” and we’re hoping she can have an each way chance.” Whose That Girl is a 3yo daughter of Gitano Hernando who gets The 4yo Silvano filly, Star Express a 4 draw and the services of MJ Byleveld in the saddle on Saturday. has a near faultless record, only Mark says, “She’s really been impressive. She’s a small little filly, but failing to earn a cheque once in is athletic and has huge heart. She’s really improved a lot and de- her entire career, when finishing a serves a chance in a field like this. She was very unlucky in the Cape little over 4 lengths behind Smart Justin Snaith | Hamish Niven Fillies Guineas and got taken out badly. If it hadn’t been for that, we Call in the 2016 renewal of the thought she might have run 3rd there. She franked that by running Paddock Stakes. She was one of a good race last time out (winning a 1600m Graduation on Christ- the octet to help the Snaiths sweep the boards on J&B Met day mas eve). It’s a competitive field, and we’re hoping she can squeak 2016, before sustaining a high suspensory injury and having a into the back end of the quartets, but feel she deserves a shot.” lengthy layoff. Star Express made her comeback on the same day as Bela-Bela and gave her stable companion a good run for Michael Robinson her money to finish in second. Jono Snaith was bullish about Michael Robinson saddles the 4yo daughter of Royal Air Force, their charge saying, “I do think this filly is the biggest danger on Goodtime Gal who has an 11 draw and Gavin Lerena in the saddle. Saturday and from a punting perspective, would recommend Mike has campaigned the filly impeccably and produced her as a including her in exotic bets. She’s a typical Silvano and is not model of consistency, only finishing out of the money once in her 14 the world’s biggest filly, but has got amazing action and covers starts to date. At her last outing, Goodtime Gal posted former Sor- a lot of ground – a real athlete. She is a high class filly and is rento inmate, Royal Air Force’s first feature win in the Gr3 Victress not far behind Bela-Bela and will be right in the shake-up.” Star Stakes. Mike comments, “It’s a strong field, but if you have a ticket, Express has drawn 1 and has Piere Strydom in the irons. you have a chance. Unfortunately Richard Fourie couldn’t ride for SPORTING POST • Thursday 5 january 2017 12

Trainer comments - 2017 Gr1 Maine Chance Farms Paddock Stakes us on Saturday, but I think we’ve managed to get the next best Sean’s other runner is the 4yo Silvano daughter, Tahini, bred by jockey for her and I’m going in quietly confident. She’s fit, she’s the sponsors, Maine Chance Farms. She has mainly performed well and she came out of the Victress Stakes very well and I think over shorter, but has shown she is capable of winning up to a her prep for this race has been spot on. We’ve got a bit of a wide mile. She tried the Kenilworth 1800m for the first time in an Al- draw to overcome, but she’s the type of filly that never runs a bad lowance Plate on 20 December, finishing 5.55 lengths off Whisky race. It is a strong field, but she’s got the ability and heart to give Baron. Sean says, “She’s up against it, but we took the decision them a run for their money.” to take a chance in this race. Her last run was just to show her the course in a very strong race. I wasn’t unhappy with the run, Brett Crawford even though she finished 5.5 lengths back. She will give a good Brett Crawford fields two Ridgemont runners including the account of herself, although having said that, while her pedigree Aussie-bred with the glamorous name, Chevauchee and Icy Fire. says she’ll get the trip, I’m not convinced yet. She’s a smallish Chevauchee is a 4yo daughter of High Chaparral and another filly and is all guts, but has to be balanced in a race. If things get with an impeccable record to date, posting 3 wins, 4 seconds a little rough, or she gets pushed all over the place, she can lose and a 3rd place from her 8 career starts. She had her last 3yo her concentration.” Should one draw any conclusions from the start at the end of June, before a 4 month break and started her fact that S’manga Khumalo gets the ride? “I found it hard to take Cape Campaign with a sprinting second in the Listed Laisserfaire Weichong off Safe Harbour, so put it this way, the riding arrange- Stakes over 1100m. She stepped up in trip and braved mixed ments don’t mean a helluva lot. I tried to do the right thing, company in the 1600m in the Listed Jet Master Stakes on Cape which may not turn out right on the day. We’ll have to take our Guineas day, finishing 1.75 lengths off Fifty Cents and Horizon in chances.” that rather messy finish. Ridgemont Stud’s retained jockey Greg Cheyne takes the ride and they will jump from stall gate 12. Brett Dennis Drier comments, “She has had a good prep and she’s in very good form Dennis Drier stands alongside Stanley Gorton, Cookie Amos at the moment. I’m happy with the way things have worked out and Terrance Millard in having won back to back Paddock Stakes for her. I think it’s a tough race to win, but I do think she’s in with with the same horse, saddling the unforgettable Beach Beauty a chance.” to victory in the first two runnings of the Paddock Stakes under Corne Orffer is on board the other Crawford Racing represent- the Maine Chance sponsorship. This Saturday, he sends out the ative, Icy Fire, who jumps from the 8th berth. The 4yo Western 3yo Philanthropist filly Sail, who jumps from stall gate 10 with Winter filly also runs in the Ridgemont Stud silks and had a very Sean Veale in the irons. Sail showed tremendous promise in respectable 3yo campaign, posting a win, two seconds, a third her juvenile campaign, finishing less than a length behind Final and a fifth from 8 outings, including finishing 2ndH to arlem Shake Judgment in the Gr2 Golden Slipper on July day and a little over a in the Gr2 Final Fling Stakes last July. After a short break, Icy Fire length behind Querari Falcon in the Gr1 Thekwini Stakes on Super hit the campaign trail again with a vengeance in November, post- Sunday. She had a 3 month break and transferred to Cape Town. ing back to back wins in a 1600m graduation and an 1800m Con- Sail has had 3 trips around Kenilworth’s left hand bend finishing ditions Plate, before finishing a little over 3 lengths behind rival less than a length off Ektifaa in the Choice Carriers Championship, Goodtime Gal in the Gr3 Victress Stakes on 17 December. Brett beating a classy field of contemporaries in 1400m Progress Plate says, “She's improving and has strengthened up . She showed in November and then finishing 3.5 lengths behind Just Sensual good form last time out, but sat just a little too far off them. I’s a in the Cape Fillies Guineas. This will be her first attempt beyond big task for her against those types of horses, but we’ll be running a mile and Mr Drier was characteristically frank, “She’s doing well, to try and get some black type if possible. If we can run into the but it’s a big ask for a 3yo filly to take on those old knockers.” first three, it will be a big achievement.” Glen Kotzen Sean Tarry Woodhill Racing’s Final Judgement looks to be another high Sean Tarry charge Safe Harbour has an impressive juvenile quality Judpot filly. After getting her racing ‘sea legs’ in Cape record of 2 wins, 2 seconds and a 4th in the Gr1 Thekwini Stakes Town, she joined Glen’s Durban string for the KZN season, and at Greyville on Super Sunday. Back in Johannesburg, she took thrived on the trip, winning the Gr2 Golden Slipper on July day on mixed company in the Gr2 Joburg Spring Challenge and the and finishing mid-field in the Gr1 Thekwini Stakes on Super Sun- Emperor’s Palace Ready To Run Cup, finishing out of the money, day. Back in Cape Town and all the better for a short break, she but not far off them on both occasions. She lost no time after finished 3rd in the Choice Carriers Championships over 1400m arriving in Cape Town, winning the Lanzerac Ready To Run Stakes before finishing 4.3 lengths behind Just Sensual in the Cape Fillies on Selangor Cup day before a flying second to Just Sensual in the Guineas. Gr1 Cape Fillies Guineas. She is drawn 2 and Weichong Marwing Glen Kotzen reported, “She’s actually doing very well. takes the ride. Sean reports that the filly galloped with Legal Ea- Everything went wrong for her in the Fillies Guineas – her saddle gle last Thursday and says it went ‘pretty well.’ “Look, I think she slipped as she jumped out of the pens, so Piere couldn’t ride her needed it. She’s had a pretty hard time. It’s been a long season out, then she was badly interfered with by Quick Brown Fox and and the main dates are obviously at the end of the month, but still ran on at them at the end, so it was not a bad run. This will she’s done very well. She’s had quite a bit of racing, so I haven’t be her 3rd run since her Durban season, so she should be cherry been hard on her since the last run. She’s looking exceptional and ripe. I think she’s been crying out for the trip and will thrive on it. is working well. She galloped well and like I said, might just have It’s WFA, so we’re going to have a crack at it and on her work, I’m needed it, but I hope it’s brought her back to her peak. I have a really excited for her run. It’s a lovely, competitive race and I’m healthy respect for Bela-Bela, but she’s well.” looking forward to it.” SPORTING POST • Thursday 5 january 2017 13

Dubai Carnival New Sire Off The Mark De Kock’s On What A Winter – A Mission Hot, Hot, Hot Drakenstein Stud’s multiple Equus How horses performed in South Africa’s Last year’s Gr2 Peninsula Handicap Champion Sprinter What A Winter broke black type races, expressed in points winner Light The Lights makes his the ice at Kenilworth on New Year’s Eve when Dutch Philip impressed with a based on the kind of races and how far international debut for Mike de Kock on facile victory on his 1000m debut. A son behind the winner they finished. the seven race Meydan programme this of Western Winter, What A Winter won A full explanation of the point system evening. four Gr1’s in 15 victories from 1000m to and the complete list of point earners is 1600m. That from 26 starts in a distin- on the Sporting Post website. guished track career that saw him lift three Equus Champion Awards. Top earners The Daytona Stud-bred What A Winter for the 2016/2017 season was trained by Mike Bass and raced in a (to 1 January 2017) partnership comprising the trainer and cli- horse age sex points races ents Bryn Ressell, Guy Shirtliff and Marsh Master Sabina 7 c 100 1 Shirtliff. There was a sentimental angle Kangaroo Jack 4 c 75 2 to Saturday’s first winner as Dutch Philip William Longsword 3 c 70 1 Light The Lights | Wayne Marks was signed for at sale by Mike Bass, and is Just Sensual 3 f 70 1 The 11-meeting 2017 Dubai World Cup trained by his daughter Candice Bass-Rob- Gold Standard 3 c 60 2 New Predator 4 c 53 2 Carnival starts tonight and is headlined by inson. He races in Marsh Shirtliff’s silks, Icy Trail 4 c 50 1 Round 1 of the Al Maktoum Challenge. and is owned in partnership with Bryn Res- sell and Mayfair Speculators. Legal Eagle 5 c 50 1 One of eight runners flor Blue Stables, Bezanova 6 c 50 1 Light The Lights, formerly trained by Glen Search Party 4 c 50 1 Kotzen, is a son Western Winter and The Conglomerate 5 c 37 1 makes his debut in the 1800m $175 000 Master Switch 5 c 34 1 Listed Singspiel Stakes on the turf. Safe Harbour 3 f 32 1 He will be ridden by Christophe Soumil- Mella Maria 4 f 30 1 lon. The gelding ran a nice fourth in the Jo's Bond 4 f 30 1 J&B Met behind Smart Call in his final start Singapore Sling 3 c 30 1 in SA. Ektifaa 3 f 30 1 De Kock, renowned internationally as Intergalactic 4 f 30 1 the most successful international trainer Bold Rex 3 c 28 2 Nebula 4 c 25 1 at the Carnival, will be keen to put a less Rikitikitana 4 c 25 1 than sparkling last season well behind him, What A Winter - freshman sire Captain's Flame 4 f 25 1 after he had one of the worst Dubai World Fortissima 4 f 25 1 What A Winter’s first crop made a Cup Carnival campaigns he has experi- Green Pepper 3 f 25 1 enced since racing moved from Nad Al major impact in the sales ring. His year- Royal Badge 4 c 25 1 Sheba to Meydan for the 2010 season. lings fetched up to R850.000 at the Cape Captain America 6 c 25 1 He saddled just 10 winners from 89 Premier Yearling Sale, and he was also the Krambambuli 5 c 22 1 runners, with Forries Waltz’ win in the Gr2 Leading First Crop Sire on aggregate at the Liege 4 c 21 2 Al Rashidiya his only major winner . 2016 Val De Vie Yearling Sale. Marinaresco 4 c 21 1 The multiple AS champion has done Dutch Philip was purchased by Mike Silicone Valley 6 c 20 1 some serious regrouping though with the Bass off the 2016 CTS March Yearling Sale Saratoga Dancer 5 c 19 1 acquisition of dirt and turf performers to for R460.000. What A Winter made an im- Deo Juvente 5 c 17 1 bolster his string of 30. pact there too – ending the two day sale Prince Of Wales 4 c 15 1 Bella Sonata 4 f 13 1 There are Carnival cards every Thursday as the Leading Sire on aggregate, with his Edict Of Nantes 3 c 11 1 night at Meydan until 23 Feb, followed 11 yearlings grossing a total of R2.4m. Dutch Philip was bred by Rex Stud and Polyphonic 4 f 11 1 by the Super Saturday programme on Carry On Alice 5 f 10 1 is out of the five time winning Dominion 4 March and the Dubai World Cup card Tahini 4 f 10 1 three weeks later, on 25 March 25. Royale mare Upity Ann, who won from Sail 3 f 8 1 That programme includes the $10 mil- 1000m to a mile. Visuality 3 f 8 1 lion World Cup, won in exciting fashion last What A Winter has 9 lots on the Scandal 4 f 6 1 year by California Chrome, as well as a pair Cape Premier Yearling Sale, on 21 and Will Pays 5 c 5 1 of $6 million turf races, the Dubai Turf and 22 January. Heavenly Blue 3 c 4 1 the Sheema Classic. Final Judgement 3 f 4 1 SPORTING POST • Thursday 5 january 2017 14

Personality Andreas Jacobs The Maine Chance Farms Paddock Stakes worked in a hospital in Cape Town. We started dating here. So we love the The Queen’s Plate is synonymous with the L’Ormarins blue and white, but what has country and we fell in love with the stud, become almost as much of an institution as the Queen’s Plate itself, is the Gr1 Maine which has both beauty and ruggedness. For me, Maine Chance is pleasure and I Chance Paddock Stakes, which shares the billing with South Africa’s most anticipated try to keep it this way. If the hassle gets race day. With a highly successful season behind them where Silvano was pipped to bigger than the joy, I will be out. I hope a second sire’s championship by a few rand, a documentary on Lomitas received an John F. Kennedy’s words will be heard accolade at the Equus Film Festival (the ‘Horse Oscars’) in New York and they received louder in this country: “Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can a visit from Monty Roberts, we caught up with Maine Chance’s man at the helm, Dr do for your country”. When I compare Andreas Jacobs. Maine Chance Farms with our other studs, I have to admit that Europe is more A Racing Dynasty Gr.1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup in Hong Kong and the Gr.1 Singapore Cup. He was also sophisticated along the value chain, from Dr Jacobs is from the 3rd generation of fourth in the Cox Plate and third in the covering mares, to foaling, to grooming a breeding and racing family. Grandfather Dubai Sheema Classic, so he was an inter- and to training horses. But South African Walther Jacobs founded their German national superstar, renowned as much for horses are globally competitive because stud farm, Gestüt Fährhof near Bremen, his toughness and constitution as his they grow up more natural. in the early 60’s. The farm was originally indomitable will and extraordi- The value for money is started for the family’s Warmblood horses nary ability to accelerate in much better in this as Andreas’ father Klaus was an Olympic an instant. I will always country. And the dressage rider and Andreas himself com- respect him as the staff at Maine peted at European Championship level. consummate traveller Chance, most of However, Gestüt Fährhof’s reputation for with a perfect tem- them, from top to producing top class thoroughbreds grew perament.” Silvano bottom, are world quickly and it has established itself as a was voted German class. leading Thoroughbred stud and has just Horse of the Year and Outgoing been named Germany’s Leading Breeder Champion Older Horse studmaster John for the 19th time. and retired to Fahrhof Slade left on in 2001. a high after Andreas began helping at Fährhof in Silvano earned 1992, joining in an official capacity in 1995 Maine Chance Farms his first champi- and slowly taking over the reins. Andreas Dr Jacobs purchased on sire title and was met with early success in 1996, when Maine Chance Farms Maine Chance the farm bred and owned the first and from Graham Beck produced the first second in the Deutsche Derby. in 2002. Regarding the three past the July post decision to invest in South in 2015. He was suc- Andreas’ father Klaus acquired the Africa, Dr Jacobs relates, “I ceeded by Tim Bootsma 1,200acre Newsells Park Stud in Newmar- first came to South Africa and with new blood ket in 2000 and built it up into one of Eu- in 1989 when comes new ideas and rope’s most successful commercial breed- my wife new energy. “With ing operations before his untimely death the retire- in 2008, leaving Andreas at the helm. One of the first mares purchased by Newsells Park was a tough little American mare named Spirit Of Eagles, who when mated to Gestüt Fährhof’s resident champion Lomitas, would go on to produce Silvano. “He was the first good horse I bred,” explains Andreas. “He won the Gr.1 Arlington Million in the USA, the SPORTING POST • Thursday 5 january 2017 15

Personality - andreas jacobs ment of John Slade, we went through nothing. We hope she will be close to the “Vercingetorix was certainly an impor- a change and I have Tim Bootsma and winner and get some more black type.” tant move. Because we are a commercial Francois Giliomee running the farm, a breeder, I sold all the sons of Silvano, so working relationship in tandem that was Stallion roster the chances of buying his best son on successful before. They are both young- Silvano another fantastic season in track to become a stallion was limited. I er than me and can take the farm to the 2015/16 and is again lying second on the am very thankful to Mike De Kock and Je- next generation, so I am full of hope and sires log for 2016/17, Black Minnaloushe han Malherbe for allowing me to buy into enjoy the fresh air. My family does too, has seen his first son retire to stud (Louis this horse and for their help in syndicating so I hope we will be around The King), the Queraris have it. He is super fertile and his foals are very for more years and future Vercingetorix is super fer- hit the ground running in no promising – to be honest, they are better uncertain terms and even generations.” tile and his foals are very looking than Silvano’s foals. So we are full Under Tim and Francois’ more promisingly, are training of hope.” promising – to be honest, stewardship, Maine Chance on and new boy on the block has enjoyed a very success- they are better looking Vercingetorix has his first foal Cape Premier Yearling Sale ful 2015/16 season. “We than Silvano’s foals. So crop on the ground. Like all Maine Chance Farms always produce outstanding yearling sale drafts and are were number four on the we are full of hope. true horsemen, Dr Jacobs breeders list with more is full of pride and affection consistently high on the vendor lists. winners to runners than the top three when it comes to discussing his horses. The 2015 CPYS saw the top priced studs. So we have the blood and the team “Silvano had a fantastic year, narrowly yearling (Dynasty out of Shina, a full sister to make the horses run fast.” beaten on the last day of the season to to Silvano and now racing under the name become the Vice-Champion, but we are Horizon) knocked down for R5,2 million Maine Chance Farms Paddock Stakes proud of his class with 11% Stakes Win- and the 2016 sale saw a son of Silvano, the Maine Chance Farms have sponsored ners, ahead of the Champion Sire Trippi. I Drakenstein Stud bred Silver Coin, break the Gr1 Paddock Stakes since 2013. Why give him a hug every time I arrive on the the SA sales ring record, going under the this particular race? “We sponsor the race farm. He is one of my closest friends, like hammer for R6 million. because we like to give something back his father Lomitas who we bred in Ger- This year, Maine Chance have a 19 to those horse owners and partners who many. By the way, you should watch the strong draft for the 2017 CTS Cape Pre- support us by using our stallions and buy- video on Lomitas and Monty Roberts on mier Yearling Sale on 21 and 22 January, ing our yearlings. We picked the Paddock Youtube, it just won the “Oscars” of all with the expected good spread of top Stakes because it is a wonderful race day horse films in the world. Unfortunately, notch bloodlines including Silvano, Quera- thanks to all the passion Mrs. Rupert puts Silvano’s mother, Spirit Of Eagles died this ri, Dynasty, Var, Duke Of Marmalade, What into this day. The date is great because year at 30 years old. We know, this is the A Winter and Pomodoro. my family and I can attend the race during circle of life.” There is sure to be a lot of interest in lot our holidays and to my mind, the Pad- “Like Silvano, Querari is a true family 187 in particular. dock Stakes is the most prestigious, most member. We bred his mother, his Grand- By Duke Of Marmalade and out of Silva- valuable race for fillies and mares in this father, his Great-Grandfather and around no’s full sister Shina, she is also a half sister country. A winner needs both speed and 50 of his family members. I brought him to the 2015 sales topper, Horizon. It is not stamina, and it is run on a super fair track.” to South Africa because he had both often Dr Jacobs sells fillies of this calibre The 2017 edition of the race will be stamina and speed, and he was a top race and offers a rare opportunity to buy into extra special as the stud will have a runner horse. Like Silvano. He is a great outcross this illustrious German family. in the lovely filly, Silver Mountain. The to South African blood and this is what Asked for his thoughts on their current Bass Racing charge experienced feet prob- I am trying to bring to this country - top draft, Dr Jacobs answers, “I am a great lems during a somewhat frustrating KZN race horses, where you know the pedigree fan of the CPYS sale. It was innovative campaign and has had a 5 month layoff , and the quality over generations. Don’t and received credentials when the sale in but with the help of Robbie Miller is back forget, the German breeding industry London was launched two years later. We to best. Although lightly worked, she pro- is about a third of the size of the South are sending a top group of correct, clean duced a good comeback run in a 1400m African breeding industry and about 2% and well-balanced horses. I inspected the Conditions Plate at Kenilworth on 17 of the US breeding industry, but three draft in October and again last week and December. Dr Jacobs says, “It is wonderful of the past four Melbourne Cup winners I am very impressed by the individuals. to see Silver Mountain back on track. The were German! This year’s winner was the But please forgive me, I will only share my team did a great job after her break. She 18th generation of a family owned and favourites with you in Cape Town over a is a classic Group 1 winner from a top bred by Gestüt Schlenderhan over 150 cup of Jacobs Coffee!” international family. She has to prove years.” Now there’s an offer one can’t refuse. ‘ SPORTING POST • Thursday 5 january 2017 16 THE MOST COVETED TROPHY IN SOUTH AFRICAN HORSE RACING The winners of the Queen’s Plate 1861 to 2016

Convalesce Top Secret Black Cap Black Cap Top Secret Rialto 1948 (SAF) b.c.1945 1949 (SAF) b.c.1946 1950 (IRE) br.c.1946 1951 (IRE) br.c.1946 1952 (SAF) b.c.1946 1953 (SAF) ch.c.1948

BREEDER: Birch Bros - Syd, EV JNR, Walter OWNER: S Garrett BREEDER: TG & RP Southey OWNER: S Slovin BREEDER: MS Peggy Kelly (Ireland) OWNER: P P Hill BREEDER: MS Peggy Kelly (Ireland) OWNER: P P Hill BREEDER: TG & RP Southey OWNER: S Slovin, J Logan BREEDER: H F Weinlig OWNER: E C Davey The Queen’s Plate was inaugurated by the South African Turf Club in 1861. TRAINER: S Garrett JOCKEY: S Amos TRAINER: G Wilkins JOCKEY: J Simpson TRAINER: J Carney JOCKEY: S Amos TRAINER: J Carney JOCKEY: S Amos TRAINER: G Wilkins JOCKEY: A Green TRAINER: J W Bell JOCKEY: F Heyman The prize was a silver platter presented by Queen Victoria and a cash prize 1954 Laddie 1955 Revelation 1956 Congenial 1958 Fair Weather 1959 Royal Affair (SAF) ch.g.1947 (SAF) b.c.1951 (SAF) br.c.1953 (SAF) ch.c.1950 (SAF) ch.c.1955 of 50 Guineas, with an added sweepstake comprising the £5 nomination fee paid by entrants for the race. With an unbroken record of 156 years it is both the oldest horse race and the longest running sporting event in South African history. Until 1947 the race was run over 2 miles (3 200 metres). The terms of

competition were originally weight-for-age; then condition terms, then back BREEDER: Birch Bros - Syd, EV JNR, Walter OWNER: D M L Killa BREEDER: Granville and Myra Gorton OWNER: J Silbowitz BREEDER: Birch Bros - Syd, EV JNR, Walter OWNER: S Garrett BREEDER: W Hill OWNER: J Silbowitz TRAINER: E G Killa JOCKEY: A Green TRAINER: S W Gorton JOCKEY: H Cawcutt TRAINER: S Garrett JOCKEY: S Amos TRAINER: W Cawcutt JOCKEY: H Cawcutt to weight-for-age, before the race was run as a handicap in the 1940’s. Muscovite Appeal Court Inverthorn Time To Shine 1960 (SAF) b.c.1955 1961 (SAF) b.c.1954 1962 (SAF) ch.g. 1956 1963 (SAF) b.c.1955 The original location was the racetrack on 1861–1947 1600m Green Point Common where it was run until REF DATE WINNER

1 Apr 20, 1861 DISPATCH (SAF) 3.br.c the South African Turf Club opened their track 2 Apr 19, 1862 GAZELLE (SAF) 3.b.c 3 Apr 18, 1863 GAZELLE (SAF) 4.b.c 4 Apr 16, 1864 BRIAN BORU (GB) 4.br.c at Kenilworth in 1882. The first great multiple 5 Apr 15, 1865 BRIAN BORU (GB) 5.br.c 6 Apr 14, 1866 BRIAN BORU (GB) 6.br.c winner was BRIAN BORU (GB), who won in BREEDER: H Beyer OWNER: T M Millard BREEDER: Birch Bros - Syd, EV JNR, Walter OWNER: Mrs W H Dalzell BREEDER: J S Brockman OWNER: W Cawcutt BREEDER: Birch Bros - Syd, EV JNR, Walter OWNER: Mrs L De Klerk BREEDER: H Van Zyl Kock OWNER: Sir Foster G Robinson 7 Apr 20, 1867 OAKLEAF (SAF) 3.br.c TRAINER: T M Millard JOCKEY: F Serra TRAINER: S Laird JOCKEY: A Green TRAINER: W Cawcutt JOCKEY: H Cawcutt TRAINER: T De Klerk JOCKEY: P Kannemeyer TRAINER: T De Klerk JOCKEY: A Green 8 Apr 18, 1868 ECHO (SAF) 4.ch.c 9 Apr 17, 1869 ECHO (SAF) 5.ch.c 1864, 65 and 66, and was to sire 2 winners in 10 Apr 16, 1870 ECHO (SAF) 6.ch.c 1964 Roderick 1965 Fair Mountain 1966 Sea Cottage 1967 Sea Cottage 1968 Peter Beware 1969 William Penn 11 Apr 15, 1871 DUNKELD (GB) 3.b.c SIR PHILIP and MONARQUE, a feat to be emu- (SAF) b.g.1958 (SAF) ch.g.1960 (SAF) b.c.1962 (SAF) b.c.1962 (SAF) b.g. 1962 (SAF) b.c.1961 12 Apr 20, 1872 SIR PHILIP (SAF) 3.b.c 13 Apr 19, 1873 MONARQUE (SAF) 3.b.c 14 Apr 18, 1874 LAURA (SAF) 3.b.f lated in the modern era by JET MASTER who 15 Apr 17, 1875 BELFAST (GB) 4.c.b 16 Apr 15, 1876 ALEXANDER THE GREAT (SAF) 3.b.c 17 Apr 21, 1877 RILEY (SAF) 3.b.c sired POCKET POWER. Then the South African 18 Apr 20, 1878 RILEY (SAF) 4.b.c 19 Apr 19. 1879 RILEY (SAF) 5.b.c bred Champion ECHO won in 1868, 69, 70, only 20 Apr 17, 1880 BLACKROCK (SAF) 3.b.c 21 Apr 16, 1881 PORTER CHARLIE (SAF) 3.b.c 22 Apr 15, 1882 RILEY (SAF) 8.b.c to be banned by the stewards when he tried to 23 Apr 21, 1883 BLUESTONE (GB) 3.b.c BREEDER: Zandvliet Stud - Paul De Wet OWNER: F Ward-Smith BREEDER: Syd Garrett OWNER: S Garrett BREEDER: Birch Bros - Syd, EV JNR, Walter OWNER: S Laird BREEDER: Birch Bros - Syd, EV JNR, Walter OWNER: S Laird BREEDER: Zandvliet Stud- Paul De Wet OWNER: PJ De Wet BREEDER: Archie Dell OWNER: A W Mitchell & J Winshaw 24 Apr 19, 1884 HARD CASH (SAF) 3.b.c enter in 1871. TRAINER: T M Millard JOCKEY: H Lasker TRAINER: H Amos JOCKEY: S Amos TRAINER: S Laird JOCKEY: R Sivewright TRAINER: S Laird JOCKEY: R Sivewright TRAINER: T M Millard JOCKEY: B Abercrombie TRAINER: W Kleb JOCKEY: R Sivewright 25 Apr 18, 1885 BEN (GB) 4.b.c 26 Apr 17, 1886 SIR HERCULES (SAF) 4.b.c 27 Apr 16, 1887 GARFIELD (SAF) 5.ch.c In 6 runnings from 1877 to 1882 a phenom- Chichester Chichester In Full Flight Yataghan Sword Dancer Sledgehammer 28 Apr 4, 1888 EARL GODWIN (GB) 3.br.c 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 29 Apr 13, 1889 LADY ROWENA (SAF) 3.b.f (SAF) b.c.1966 (SAF) b.c.1966 (SAF) b.c.1968 (SAF) b.c.1969 (SAF) ch.c. 1969 (NZ) ch.c.1970 30 Apr 12, 1890 THE MARQUIS (SAF) 5.br.c enal South African horse, RILEY, dominated the 31 Apr 11, 1891 EARL GODWIN (GB) 6.br.c 32 Nov 12, 1892 STOCKWELL (SAF) 3.b.c race - 1st 1877, 78, 79, 82 ; 2nd 1880, 3rd 33 Oct 2, 1893 SIROCCO (GB) 6.b.c 34 Oct 1, 1894 ANCHORITE (SAF) 6.ch.c 35 Oct 9, 1895 TO THE WAR (GB) 8.br.c 1881. Riley was a great hero with the people of 36 Oct 5, 1896 TO THE WAR (GB) 9.br.c 37 Nov 13, 1897 MONTCALM (SAF) 3.br.c Cape Town, particularly the Malay Community 38 Nov 12, 1898 CAMPANAJO (GB) 7.b.c 39 Nov 11, 1899 PILCOMAYO (ARG) 5.br.c 40 Sept 28, 1900 DEVIL A SAINT (GB) 6.b.c who “flocked to Green Point Common in their 41 Oct 3, 1901 DEVIL A SAINT (GB) 7.b.c BREEDER: Granville and Myra Gorton OWNER: J H G Galbraith BREEDER: Granville and Myra Gorton OWNER: J H G Galbraith BREEDER: Godfrey Gird OWNER: N H Ferguson BREEDER: Alex Robertson OWNER: J M G Schimmel BREEDER: Ralph Koster & Sons OWNER: Dr D Loon BREEDER: Sir Wolf Fisher (New Zealand) OWNER: Mr & Mrs C Hurvitz 42 Oct 4, 1902 CHESNEY (AUS) 4.c.c TRAINER: G M Thompson JOCKEY: B Hayden TRAINER: G M Thompson JOCKEY: H Cawcutt TRAINER: D Payne JOCKEY: R Rhodes TRAINER: S Laird JOCKEY: B Hayden TRAINER: A Fisher JOCKEY: S Page TRAINER: F Rickaby JOCKEY: M Roberts 43 Oct 31, 1903 CHAIR LADY (SAF) 4.ch.f thousands to cheer for their beloved Riley”. 44 Oct 6, 1904 POLE STAR (GB) 7.ch.f Sledgehammer Bold Monarch Politician Politician Over The Air Quarrytown 45 Nov 11, 1905 CRESO (SAF) 9.ch.c In 1948 the South African Turf Club convert- 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 46 Oct 10, 1906 CORONATION REEF (GB) 7.b.c (NZ) ch.c.1970 (NZ) ch.g.1972 (SAF) ch.c.1973 (SAF) ch.c.1973 (SAF) b.c. 1974 (SAF) b.c.1976 47 Nov 7, 1907 ALL GREEN (GB) 6.br.f 48 Nov 14, 1908 DE MIST (SAF) 3.b.c ed the Queen’s Plate to a weight-for-age con- 49 Nov 13, 1909 SYMFRAX (SAF) 4.c.b 50 Nov 5, 1910 LEISURELESS (SAF) 5.b.c test over a mile. Alongside is the race’s honour 51 Nov 8, 1911 FATHER VAUGHAN (SAF) 6.ch.c 52 Nov 6, 1912 WAVY (GB) 7.ch.c 53 Nov 5, 1913 WAVY (GB) 7.ch.c roll, an unbroken succession of the crème de la 54 Nov 7, 1914 SENHOUSE (SAF) 3.b.c 55 Nov 3, 1915 CURWELLA (SAF) 4.b.g crème of a sovereign sport – indisputably South 56 Nov 9, 1916 EASTINGTON (GB) 6.b.c 57 Nov 8, 1917 THE JAY (USA) 8.b.c 58 Nov 30, 1964 MYSTIC RAIL (SAF) 3.br.c African horse racing’s greatest storyline of BREEDER: Sir Wolf Fisher (New Zealand) OWNER: Mr & Mrs C Hurvitz BREEDER: LG Gerke (New Zealand) OWNER: Mr & Mrs JE Liley BREEDER: Scott Bros - Des, Robin, Neville OWNER: Mr M B Javett & BREEDER: Scott Bros - Des, Robin, Neville OWNER: Mr M B Javett & BREEDER: Godfrey Gird OWNER: Mrs E & Mr R J Ovenstone BREEDER: Price Bros - Lowell and Murray OWNER: Mrs J Bloom, Mr 59 Nov 6, 1919 HECTOR (SAF) 7.ch.c TRAINER: F Rickaby JOCKEY: G Puller TRAINER: R T Knight (H Brown) JOCKEY: B Marcus Mrs E Tenderini TRAINER: S Laird JOCKEY: B Hayden Mrs E Tenderini TRAINER: S Laird JOCKEY: B Hayden TRAINER: P Kannemeyer JOCKEY: G Puller & Mrs Tenderini TRAINER: G Azzie JOCKEY: R Rhodes 60 Nov 4, 1920 BATTLEPLANE (GB) 6.b.c equine excellence. 61 Nov 3, 1921 NAVARRE (GB) 7.ch.c Foveros Wolf Power Wolf Power Spanish Pool Yamani Mark Anthony 62 Nov 9, 1922 CASTILIAN (GB) 7.b.c 1982 1983 1984 1985 1985 1987 63 Nov 8, 1923 STAND TO (GB) 8.ch.c (GB) br.c.1976 (SAF) gr.c.1978 (SAF) gr.c.1978 (IRE) b.c.1979 (SAF) b.c. 1981 (SAF) b.g.1983 64 Nov 6, 1924 THE PEARL (SAF) 7.br.f 65 Nov 5, 1925 CLARA TRE (SAF) 7.b.f 66 Nov 3, 1926 BIRD OF PREY (GB) 6.b.c 67 Nov 2, 1927 MEMORIA (SAF) 6.ch.c 68 Nov 2, 1928 JUNIA (GB) 7.b.f 69 Oct 6, 1928 VIEW HOLLOA (GB) 8.b.c 70 Sep 28, 1929 VIBRATION (SAF) 8.b.c 71 Sep 6, 1930 WINDLASS (SAF) 4.b.f 72 Sep 12, 1931 EAST KENT (GB) 8.b.c 73 Sep 17, 1932 MOLY (SAF) 4.ch.c 74 Sep 17, 1932 KNAPWELL (GB) 5.b.c 75 Sep 9, 1933 BLUE HAZE (GB) 7.b.c BREEDER: Warren Hill Stud (England) OWNER: JR Syndicate BREEDER: Birch Bros - Syd, EV JNR, Walter OWNER: Birch Bros Syndi- BREEDER: Birch Bros - Syd, EV JNR, Walter OWNER: Birch Bros Syndi- BREEDER: J HUNTER (IRELAND) OWNER: D I Scott, M Sternberg & M BREEDER: Highlands Farms - Graham Beck OWNER: Miss I Lubbe & BREEDER: Hoog Eind Stud - Guurd and Liz Van Heesch OWNER: Mr L 76 Sep 8, 1934 PAUL PRY (GB) 7.b.c (Nom: J Redman) TRAINER: H W Brown JOCKEY: B Marcus cate (Nom: D Rodwell) TRAINER: M H Maingard JOCKEY: M Roberts cate (Nom: D Rodwell) TRAINER: M H Maingard JOCKEY: J Lloyd Schaffer TRAINER: D Payne JOCKEY: J Lloyd Mrs JHS Lubbe TRAINER: H W Brown JOCKEY: B Marcus Jaffee, Mr A Swersky, Mr GJ Beck TRAINER: T M Millard JOCKEY: M Sutherland 77 Sep 7, 1935 PAUL PRY (GB) 8.b.c 78 Sep 5, 1936 PAUL PRY (GB) 9.b.c Yardmaster Wainui Flaming Rock I’m Taking It Empress Club Take A Walk 79 Sep 11, 1937 OBLITE (GB) 7.b.c The legendary ECHO photographed as a 6-y-o in 1870 after his third successive Queen’s 1988 1989 1990 1991 1993 1994 80 Sep 10, 1938 KING STORMY (GB) 4.ch.c (SAF) b.g.1983 (SAF) ch.f.1985 (IRE) b.c.1987 (SAF) gr.c.1986 (ARG) b.f. 1988 (NZ) br.g.1989 81 Sept 2, 1939 GRECIAN GODDESS (SAF) 6.ch.f Plate triumph. In the saddle is the celebrated horseman Jack Thomas, a respected 82 Sep 11, 1940 BRAINSTORM (GB) 6.ch.c veterinary surgeon who owned, trained and rode ECHO. He also rode RILEY to victory 83 Sep 10, 1941 FELICIA II (GB) 6.b.f in 1877, 1878 1879 and 1882. ECHO was banned for being “too good” in 1871 and sold 84 Sep 5, 1942 WILDHERNE (SAF) 6.b.c to India. 85 Sep 4, 1943 HUNTLY (GB) 9.b.c 86 Dec 9, 1944 EPIRUS (SAF) 4.b.c 87 Dec 8, 1945 PROTEX (SAF) 8.ch.g 88 Jan 1, 1947 FONTBURN (GB) 5.b.f 89 Jan 1, 1948 GLENARCH (SAF) 7.ch.c

1948–2016 1600m BREEDER: Maine Chance Farms - Graham Beck OWNER: Mr J A Core BREEDER: Mr & Mrs F C Hume OWNER: Mr & Mrs F C Hume BREEDER: Athasi Stud (Ireland) OWNER: Mrs SA Pfeiffer BREEDER: Mrs L B Krein OWNER: Mrs L B Krein BREEDER: Haras Abolengo (Argentina) OWNER: Mr L & Mrs J Jaffee BREEDER: Mr J W Campin (New Zealand) OWNER: G Beck, M & Mr D R Makins TRAINER: T Spies JOCKEY: P Strydom TRAINER: G J Rixonn JOCKEY: G Hatt TRAINER: R C Snaith JOCKEY: K Neisius TRAINER: D Hodgson JOCKEY: A Fortune TRAINER: A T Millard JOCKEY: A Marcus Schaffer, A Galombik, R Rosenbloom, M Sternberg TRAINER: D Payne JOCKEY: P Strydom 90 Oct 30, 1948 CONVALESCE (SAF) 3.b.c 91 Oct 29, 1949 TOP SECRET (SAF) 3.b.c Crimson Waves Counter Action London News Divine Force Jet Master Jet Master 92 Oct 28, 1950 BLACK CAP (IRE) 5.br.c 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 93 Oct 27, 1951 BLACK CAP (IRE) 6.br.c (SAF) ch.c.1990 (SAF) b.c.1991 (SAF) ch.c.1992 (SAF) ch.c.1992 (SAF) b.c. 1994 (SAF) b.c. 1994 94 Oct 25, 1952 TOP SECRET (SAF) 6.b.c 95 Oct 24, 1953 RIALTO (SAF) 5.ch.c 96 N ov 27, 1954 LADDIE (SAF) 7.ch.g 97 Nov 26, 1955 REVELATION (SAF) 4.b.c 98 Dec 1, 1956 CONGENIAL (SAF) 3.br.c RILEY and Jack Thomas storm from last to win the 1879 Queen’s Plate. RILEY, a great 99 Jan 1, 1958 FAIR WEATHER (SAF) 7.ch.c 100 Jan 1, 1959 ROYAL AFFAIR (SAF) 3.ch.c favorite of the Cape Malays who packed Green Point Common to cheer their hero, won 101 Jan 1, 1960 MUSCOVITE (SAF) 4.b.c 4 Queen’s Plates and also placed second and third in other years. 102 Jan 21, 1861 APPEAL COURT (SAF) 6.b.c 103 Jan 1, 1862 INVERTHORN (SAF) 5.ch.g 104 Jan 1, 1963 TIME TO SHINE (SAF) 7.b.c 105 Jan 1, 1964 RODERICK (SAF) 5.b.g BREEDER: Maine Chance Farms - Graham Beck OWNER: Mr & Mrs BREEDER: D Cohen and Sons - Lionel Cohen OWNER: Mr I M Patel BREEDER: Cheveley Stud - Wilfred and Shirley Koster OWNER: Mr BREEDER: Brig G C Krummeck OWNER: Mr J M S Maciel BREEDER: Hugh Jonsson OWNER: Mr H C & Mrs P Devine BREEDER: Hugh Jonsson OWNER: Mr H C & Mrs P Devine GJ Beck TRAINER: A Laird JOCKEY: R Van Wyk TRAINER: M W Bass JOCKEY: D Whyte Laurie & Mrs Jean Jaffee TRAINER: A Laird JOCKEY: D Whyte TRAINER: D E Ferraris JOCKEY: P Strydom TRAINER: A T Millard JOCKEY: P Strydom TRAINER: G Woodruff JOCKEY: A Marcus 106 Jan 1, 1965 FAIR MOUNTAIN (SAF) 4.ch.g 107 Jan 1, 1966 SEA COTTAGE (SAF) 3.b.c 108 Jan 2, 1967 SEA COTTAGE (SAF) 4.b.c Free My Heart Trademark Free My Heart Yard-Arm Winter Solstice Winter Solstice 109 Jan 1, 1968 PETER BEWARE (SAF) 5.b.g 2001 2002 2004 2006 2000 (SAF) b.g.1995 (SAF) b.g.1996 (SAF) b.g.1995 (SAF) b.g.1999 2005 (SAF) b.g. 2000 (SAF) b.g. 2000 110 Jan 1, 1969 WILLIAM PENN (SAF) 7.b.c 111 Jan 1, 1970 CHICHESTER (SAF) 3.b.c 112 Feb 27, 1971 CHICHESTER (SAF) 4.b.c 113 Feb 19, 1972 IN FULL FLIGHT (SAF) 3.b.c 114 Feb 17, 1973 YATAGHAN (SAF) 3.b.c 115 Feb 16, 1974 SWORD DANCER (SAF) 4.ch.c 116 Feb 15, 1975 SLEDGEHAMMER (NZ) 4.ch.c 117 Feb 21, 1976 SLEDGEHAMMER (NZ) 5.ch.c South African Racing’s center stage moved from Green Point Common to Kenilworth 118 Feb 19, 1977 BOLD MONARCH (NZ) 4.ch.g Racecourse in 1882 when this grandstand, photographed in 1902, was built. Kenilworth 119 Feb 18, 1978 POLITICIAN (SAF) 4.ch.c 120 Feb 24, 1979 POLITICIAN (SAF) 5.ch.c has witnessed this epic horse race, and has seen many legends born, for 135 years 121 Feb 23, 1980 OVER THE AIR (SAF) 5.b.c unbroken (1882 - 2016) BREEDER: Maine Chance Farms - Graham Beck OWNER: Mr G J Beck BREEDER: D Cohen and Sons - Lionel Cohen OWNER: Mr M Barfoot, BREEDER: Maine Chance Farms - Graham Beck OWNER: Mr G J Beck BREEDER: Lammerskraal - Mike Rattray, Sally Jourdan OWNER: BREEDER: Normandy Stud - Veronica Foulkes OWNER: Mrs L E BREEDER: Normandy Stud - Veronica Foulkes OWNER: Mrs L E Rams- 122 Feb 28, 1981 QUARRYTOWN (SAF) 4.b.c & Mr J F Newsome TRAINER: D M Kannemeyer JOCKEY: P Strydom Mrs R C & Mr T J Kerkman TRAINER: M W Bass and Fieldspring Racing TRAINER: D M Kannemeyer Lammerskraal Stud (Nom: Mr M L P Rattray) TRAINER:G Woodruff Ramsden TRAINER: J Ramsden JOCKEY: G Hatt den and Mr R J Bloomberg TRAINER: J Ramsden JOCKEY: G Hatt 123 Jan 1, 1982 FOVEROS (GB) 6.br.c JOCKEY: B Fayd’Herbe JOCKEY: K Neisius JOCKEY: R Van Wyk 124 Jan 1, 1983 WOLF POWER (SAF) 4.gr.c 125 Jan 2, 1984 WOLF POWER (SAF) 5.gr.c Pocket Power Pocket Power Pocket Power Pocket Power Mother Russia Gimmethegreenlight 126 Dec 29, 1984 SPANISH POOL (IRE) 6.b.c 2006 (SAF) b.g.2002 2007 (SAF) b.g.2002 2009 (SAF) b.g.2002 2010 (SAF) b.g.2002 2011 (SAF) b.f.2005 2012 (AUS) br.c. 2008 127 Dec 28, 1985 YAMANI (SAF) 4.b.c 128 Dec 26, 1987 MARK ANTHONY (SAF) 4.b.g 129 Dec 31, 1988 YARDMASTER (SAF) 5.b.g 130 Dec 30, 1989 WAINUI (SAF) 4.ch.f 131 Dec 29, 1990 FLAMING ROCK (IRE) 4.b.c 132 Dec 28, 1991 I’M TAKING IT (SAF) 5.gr.c 133 Jan 2, 1993 EMPRESS CLUB (ARG) 4.b.f In 1923 the first grandstand made way for the new. The “magic of Kenilworth” is captured 134 Jan 1, 1994 TAKE A WALK (NZ) 4.br.g in this wonderful photograph taken in 1953. 135 Dec 31, 1994 CRIMSON WAVES (SAF) 4.ch.c 136 Dec 30, 1995 COUNTER ACTION (SAF) 4.b.c 137 Jan 4, 1997 LONDON NEWS (SAF) 4.ch.c 138 Jan 3, 1998 DIVINE FORCE (SAF) 5.ch.c BREEDER: Zandvliet Stud - Dan De Wet OWNER:Mr N M Shirtliff & BREEDER: Zandvliet Stud - Dan De Wet OWNER: Mr N M Shirtliff & BREEDER: Zandvliet Stud - Dan De Wet OWNER: Mr N M Shirtliff & BREEDER: Zandvliet Stud - Dan De Wet OWNER: Mr N M Shirtliff & BREEDER: Normandy Stud - Veronica Foulkes OWNER: Wilgerbosdrift BREEDER: D P Bentata (Australia) OWNER: Mr H Adams 139 Jan 2, 1999 JET MASTER (SAF) 4.b.c Mr and Mrs A D Webber TRAINER: M W Bass JOCKEY: J Lloyd Mr and Mrs A D Webber TRAINER: M W Bass JOCKEY: B Fayd’Herbe Mr and Mrs A D Webber TRAINER: M W Bass JOCKEY: B Fayd’Herbe Mr and Mrs A D Webber TRAINER: M W Bass JOCKEY: B Fayd’Herbe - Mary Slack TRAINER:M De Kock JOCKEY: A Marcus TRAINER:J Snaith JOCKEY: P Strydom 140 Jan 2, 2000 JET MASTER (SAF) 5.b.c 141 Dec 30, 2000 FREE MY HEART (SAF) 5.b.g 142 Dec 29, 2001 TRADEMARK (SAF) 5.b.g Variety Club Capetown Noir Futura Legal Eagle 143 Dec 28, 2002 FREE MY HEART (SAF) 7.b.g 2013 (SAF) ch.c.2008 2014 (SAF) br.c.2009 2015 (SAF) b.c. 2010 2016 (SAF) b.c. 2011 144 Mar 13, 2004 YARD-ARM (SAF) 4.b.g 145 Jan 1, 2005 WINTER SOLSTICE (SAF) 4.b.g 146 Jan 1, 2006 WINTER SOLSTICE (SAF) 5.b.g 147 Dec 30, 2006 POCKET POWER (SAF) 4.b.g 148 Dec 29, 2007 POCKET POWER (SAF) 5.b.g 149 Jan 10, 2009 POCKET POWER (SAF) 6.b.g 150 Jan 9, 2010 POCKET POWER (SAF) 7.b.g Every one of the 156 runnings of the Queen’s Plate since its inception in 1861, tells a 151 Jan 8, 2011 MOTHER RUSSIA (SAF) 5.b.f story of battles endured and champions crowned. The results of this epic are a chronicle 152 Jan 7, 2012 GIMMETHEGREENLIGHT (AUS) 3.br.c 153 Jan 12, 2013 VARIETY CLUB (SAF) 4.ch.c of the rarest of a sovereign equine breed in South Africa. 89 runnings during the 2 mile 154 Jan 11, 2014 CAPETOWN NOIR (SAF) 4.br.c era yielded eight multiple winners. Since 1948, 67 renewals have produced 3 female 155 Jan 10, 2015 FUTURA (SAF) 4.b.c winners, and a remarkable 11 multiple winners. Pictured here are father and son, JET BREEDER: Beaumont Stud - Anton Sheppard OWNER: Mrs I Jooste BREEDER: Lammerskraal - Mike Rattray, Sally Jourdan BREEDER: Mr P M Guy Murdoch OWNER:Messrs J Freeman, I Long- BREEDER: Avontuur Stud OWNER: Mrs I Jooste and Mr M J Jooste 156 Jan 9, 2016 LEGAL EAGLE (SAF) 4.b.c MASTER and POCKET POWER. JET MASTER was bought as a foal by Henry and and Mr M J Jooste TRAINER: J Ramsden JOCKEY: A Marcus OWNER: Khaya Stables (PTY) LTD TRAINER: D M Kannemeyer more & J Mitchel TRAINER: B Crawford JOCKEY: B Fayd’Herbe TRAINER: Sean Tarry JOCKEY: A Marcus Pat Devine for R15 000 from his breeder Hugh Jonnson. He Earned R3,1 million on the JOCKEY: K Neisius track and become the greatest ever South African bred sire. POCKET POWER, trained by the maestro Mike Bass, equaled mighty RILEY’s 4 Queen’s Plate triumphs. He also won 3 J&B Mets and a Durban July. CONCEPT: C FAULL | DESIGN: JILL PAYNTER: | PHOTO EDITING : JACQUI SMITH | PRODUCTION : SPORTING POST • Thursday 5 january 2017 17

Louw Flyer A Right Royal Affair The fastest 3YO South Africa has ever seen

There is no doubt the Queen’s Plate has always been a great race. Not only does it have we've meant something, and left our mark an unbroken history, it has an honour roll second to none and its champions are horses on the world.” for the ages. However, under the meticulous management of Mrs Gaynor Rupert and With it’s unparalleled history, the the L’Ormarins team, it has acquired a unique flavour and mystique all of its own. Queen’s Plate is perhaps the most storied of all, which perhaps makes it the most important race of all. It tells our history, In the first place, the race is run at bred, trained and ridden by some of the it explains our studbook; via its royal con- weight for age. This means it is a true greatest horsemen this country has ever nection and the horses and people it is as- and fair test and – usually – produces a produced and its presence is felt all across sociated with, it connects us to the world true and fair result. It is therefore a race our stud book. However, like a Chinese – and the world to us. And the reason this with integrity, a race you can trust. And, puzzle, every single race is a story in itself is so important is that it gives us roots. In with our racing diet – and even Gr1 races and every single winner has a story. the same way that good, strong, healthy - consisting largely of handicaps, it is roots are needed for a tree to thrive, so perhaps one of the reasons that set the The Importance of Stories does any community or society. race apart from the rest and makes the To understand why this is so important, And as trees are the lungs of the world Queen’s Plate one of our most coveted one needs to examine the importance of – breathing in carbon dioxide and produc- trophies. It is indeed, a run for glory stories. Stories are what connect us to ing life-giving oxygen in exchange, so our in the true, old-fashioned sense of the our humanity. They link us to our past truly great races breathe in the carbon word. and provide glimpses into the future. As dioxide of our staple diet of handicaps and one scribe would have it, “Storytelling is breathe out pure, fresh oxygen, providing Its long history and particularly its how we make meaning out of the chaos the integrity and context for the rest of long-standing royal association give it of human existence. It provides a shape, racing to sustain itself and have meaning. additional cachet and over the years so that our own lives have a beginning, There are many, many great tales, but the Queen’s Plate has become a middle, and an end, and we can feel like I picked the prodigious brain of Charles story in itself. For those willing Faull in helping select one of the great- to take the time to unravel it, est of them all – a horse that was locally the Queen’s Plate’s tendrils bred, showed extraordinary courage on reach forward and backward the track and went on to be a stud book in time and even stretch force. After much deliberation, we settled right around the globe. on Royal Affair, who won the race in 1959 Some of its champions and is, according to Charles, “Beyond ANY trace back to the great Lord doubt the fastest 3yo SA has ever seen.” Derby, winners have been The Fastest 3yo South Africa has ever seen Royal Affair was a chestnut horse by Royal Pardon out of a Tenon mare named Zorina. He had a narrow blaze, a tiny bracelet of white on his off hind and a distinctive white ‘Bend Or’ spot on his right flank. George Faull described him as follows, “Although he isn’t a pretty horse, Royal Affair has great presence and plenty of quality. A powerful-quartered, well-girthed individual he was always badly handicapped by his weak fore-legs which had all the typical Fair Trial faults. He turned out badly and was long in the pastern. He was a really great animal. A lesser individual would never have won on those legs.” According to Leslie Cawcutt, his uncle SPORTING POST • Thursday 5 january 2017 18

A Right Royal Affair

Wilfy Cawcutt bought Royal Affair in partnership with Dodie Sil- “He stumbled when his leg gave way, but fought on with the bowitz, a bookmaking turf accountant and big punter, directly off courage of a lion.” Royal Affair finished the race on three legs and the farm from Jimmy Hill. in what must have been extraordinary pain, but still mustered “They paid £1000 for him. It wasn’t long after we had put sufficient courage to win by 2 lengths. him into work that my uncle needed cash to pay a deposit on a house he was buying, so he offered his half-share to a leading International aspirations Cape trainer for £500. The trainer came to examine the colt, but The horse continued to have sesamoid trouble after that, but turned down the offer after finding what he considered to be ten was deemed sufficiently good for Silbowitz to send him to the major faults with the colt. Dodie Silbowitz decided to take over USA, where he was placed in the care of the great John Nerud my uncle’s half-share.” (who trained Dr Fager). Unfortunately he broke down badly Big race rider Johnny Cawcutt, widely regarded as one of the again and was sent home, this time going to a young ‘Big Al’ Alan greatest jockeys ever to grace a saddle in this country, stated firm- Higgins. ly, “Royal Affair was not only the fastest horse I ever rode, but, in Alan said, “He was great. The best horse I’ve ever worked my opinion, the fastest I have ever seen. I rode him to victory in with.” Despite never being fully sound, Royal Affair won 2 for his first 7 races and only extended him on one occasion. That was Alan as well as just being touched off by greats such as Jerez and in the Cape of Good Hope Nursery when he raced with very sore Inverthorn in top division handicaps.” shins. He won 5 of the other 6 in a common canter.” Next, on the recommendation of Gail Thompson, the horse The horse was fired and blistered after the Nursery and it was was bought by father and son team, Donald and Peter Wright, seven months before he could race again. The following season, from Beaufort West. Peter Wright remembers, “My father and Royal Affair won by 7 lengths in B Division company, an extraordi- I bought Royal Affair from Dodie Silbowitz in March 1962 for nary achievement for an early 3yo. Johnny Cawcutt remembers R3500.” The horse was sent to Gail Thompson with the instruc- that the horse ‘Walked it.’ Based on this performance, they ran tions, “one run only; 5 furlongs; ante-post betting; Johnny him in the 1958 Diadem Stakes run, in those days, at WFA terms. Cawcutt up; win!” Cawcutt recalled, “We started with tapes in those days and I was Thompson, who trained on the beach in Muizenberg and was left standing after Bertie Sage on Time To Shine had cut us off adept at nursing unsound horses, kept him light before building at the jump. We lost at least 4 lengths, and yet I was 8 lengths him up in the last few weeks before the race. He was cantered on clear after only 200 metres. I never let him go and still won by 7 the Kenilworth grass every week, but never galloped so as not to lengths from Black Pirate.” risk his legs. On the appointed day, he won in brilliant fashion as The late Allan Robertson once said he had seen two phenom- planned, equalling the course record and winning Donald a lot of enal racecourse performances in his lifetime – Ribot winning the money and was promptly retired to stud. Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe and Royal Affair winning the Diadem Stud career Stakes. To frank the form, it is worth mentioning that Black Pirate To begin with Royal Affair was given very little chance at stud, went on to win the next two runnings of the Diadem. covering small books for his first 5 seasons. However, the speed Queen’s Plate glory and fire he’d shown on the track, had followed him into the Based on his Diadem performance, the decision was made to breeding shed. Of his first crop of 7 foals, 6 were runners and aim him for the Queen’s Plate. Johnny continued, “I rode the colt 5 were winners. Of his second crop of 10, he had 9 runners of in his 7 furlong trial gallop before the Queen’s Plate. He finished which 9 were winners. with such strength and power that we knew he would get the And so it continued. He produced a lifetime total of 181 live mile easily.” According to the SA Racehorse, the 1959 Queen’s foals, of which 163 were runners and 132 were winners. Sta- Plate field “was comprised of the best horses in the Cape as well tistically he produced 73,3% winners and 15% Stakes Winners, as two distinguished visitors in Gainhall and Gipsy Hill, fresh from including the likes of Wend, Captain Bell, Aster, Boland Boy, Flow- their running one two in the Natal Derby, comments were many er Power, Lancaster, Morn Again, Fenjal, Portsmouth, Amorella, that this and not the Metropolitan Handicap was the race of the Macheath, Adrift, King’s Rhapsody and The Cruel Sea. season.” Prophetic words indeed, but perhaps not for the expect- Six of his progeny went on to be Gr1 Stakes winners by today’s ed reasons. standards and he produced several sons who went on to take The SA Racehorse reports, “From barrier rise the pace was on their turn at stud (Flower Power, Lancaster, Captain Bell and and Royal Affair (8 st. 1 lb.), Time to Shine (8 st. 1 lb.), Worthiness Macheath). (9 st. 3 lb.), and Avon (8 st. 1 lb.), drew to the front in line abreast The Rarest of a Sovereign Breed followed by Gainhall, Black Pirate, Battle Song, Gipsy Hill (im- Charles opines, “The roll of honour of the Queen’s Plates is proving after being the last to leave the gate) and Council Rock. truly a testament to the rarest of a sovereign breed. Royal Affair Round the turn Royal Affair was hanging out badly and went over won the Queen’s Plate on three legs ridden by the greatest hands on to Time to Shine who was forced on to Worthiness. Once and heels jockey this country has ever seen in Johnny Cawcutt. fairly in the straight it was obvious that the issue was going to be He was without a doubt the best sire of sprinters this country has between the favourite and Time to Shine. ever produced, yet his greatness as a sprinter and a sire is almost They were asked for their efforts simultaneously and Royal Af- never lauded.” fair immediately accelerated in the manner of a very good horse On 7 January, history will be lived and made at Kenilworth race- and drew clear.” Johnny Cawcutt reported that as they came course. Every Queen’s Plate tells a story. Don’t miss your chance to take the lead, he felt the horse go wrong just after the 200m to find out what this year’s one will be. marker. SPORTING POST • Thursday 5 january 2017 19

Leading breeders by Stakes season 2016/2017 • 1 August - 2 January 2017 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 10,726,101 Klawervlei Stud 310 34,600 1118 90 115 29% 5 5 6% 300 27% 6 William Longsword 765,000 7% The 9,266,700 Summerhill Stud 301 30,786 1201 71 96 24% 2 2 3% 301 25% 0 Africa Rising 669,500 7% 5,273,300 Varsfontein Stud 92 57,318 313 42 51 46% 3 4 7% 86 27% 6 Hack Green 625,000 12% 4,797,900 Maine Chance 139 34,517 487 43 52 31% 1 1 2% 153 31% 5 Liege 251,750 5% 4,397,975 Highlands 133 33,067 455 39 50 29% 2 2 5% 124 27% 3 Trip To Heaven 359,375 8% 3,511,475 Drakenstein Stud 79 44,449 271 30 37 38% 2 2 7% 101 37% 4 Singapore Sling 393,750 11% Good 3,450,300 Ascot Stud 74 46,626 289 26 34 35% 1 1 4% 97 34% 3 Search Party 322,500 9% 3,099,500 Scott Bros 130 23,842 516 28 31 22% 1 2 4% 127 25% 2 Front Rank 272,100 9% 2,552,163 Lammerskraal Stud 69 36,988 235 21 27 30% 1 1 5% 62 26% 1 Icy Trail 400,325 16% 2,499,250 Hemel ‘n Aarde Stud 98 25,503 353 26 34 27% 0 0 0% 87 25% 0 Magical Bet 187,250 7% Son 2,392,088 GJ Armitage 69 34,668 277 23 31 33% 1 1 4% 84 30% 1 Tilbury Fort 218,500 9% 2,232,050 Wilgerbosdrift 70 31,886 253 20 28 29% 1 1 5% 69 27% 1 Nebula 233,750 10% 2,066,150 Mauritzfontein Stud 48 43,045 181 12 20 25% 0 0 0% 54 30% 1 Irish Pride 543,700 26% Rosedene stallion 2,063,825 Moutonshoek 85 24,280 312 25 29 29% 1 1 4% 70 22% 1 Refuge 176,750 9% 1,934,650 Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein 78 24,803 249 21 24 27% 0 0 0% 75 30% 0 Onesie 157,375 8% Greys Inn could 1,717,725 La Plaisance Stud 47 36,547 142 18 22 38% 0 0 0% 52 37% 1 Quine 117,000 7% 1,691,200 Favour Stud 55 30,749 262 17 20 31% 0 0 0% 74 28% 1 Elevated 130,800 8% be in the news 1,661,100 Clifton Stud 55 30,202 236 16 19 29% 1 1 6% 46 19% 0 Bezanova 250,000 15% 1,626,925 RJ Antrobus 4 406,731 21 2 2 50% 0 0 0% 9 43% 1 Safe Harbour 1,512,000 93% this weekend when his SA Horse Leading SIREs by Stakes season 2016/2017 • 1 August - 2 January 2017 Stakes Sire rnrs AEPR runs wnrs wns wnr/ SW SW SW/ plcs plc/ SP top earner with stakes Of The Year son rnr% wnrs wns wnr% rns% & % of total stakes Legal Eagle bids for 8,246,813 Captain Al 142 58,076 485 64 83 45% 7 7 11% 144 30% 6 William Longsword 765,000 9% 7,324,800 Silvano 170 43,087 580 68 87 40% 2 2 3% 199 34% 6 Nebula 233,750 3% his second consec- 5,981,850 Trippi 149 40,147 511 46 60 31% 3 4 7% 169 33% 7 Gold Standard 609,375 10% 5,030,050 *Kahal 131 38,397 535 47 66 36% 1 1 2% 151 28% 0 Intergalactic 326,250 6% utive L’Ormarins 4,909,463 Dynasty 119 41,256 379 40 53 34% 3 3 8% 106 28% 7 Just Sensual 720,000 15% 4,327,213 Elusive Fort 71 60,947 305 26 33 37% 1 1 4% 94 31% 3 Safe Harbour 1,512,000 35% Queen’s Plate win. 3,851,075 Gimmethegreenlight 68 56,633 246 26 33 38% 1 2 4% 82 33% 0 Hack Green 625,000 16% 3,501,713 Var 148 23,660 481 32 38 22% 1 1 3% 150 31% 2 Rivarine 243,750 7% 3,218,500 *Jet Master 53 60,726 218 17 19 32% 1 1 6% 73 33% 5 Master Sabina 1,225,000 38% 2,987,050 Visionaire 76 39,303 274 26 31 34% 0 0 0% 72 26% 1 Africa Rising 669,500 22% 2,982,613 *Western Winter 98 30,435 329 33 39 34% 0 0 0% 88 27% 0 Bishop’s Bounty 196,875 7% 2,736,075 *Horse Chestnut 73 37,480 305 27 37 37% 0 0 0% 82 27% 1 Seal My Fate 225,000 8% 2,575,425 Ideal World 65 39,622 241 19 27 29% 0 0 0% 74 31% 2 Irish Pride 543,700 21% 2,516,850 Mambo In Seattle 102 24,675 380 27 29 26% 1 1 4% 85 22% 4 Saratoga Dancer 227,725 9% 2,506,638 *Sail From Seattle 77 32,554 284 25 28 32% 0 0 0% 81 29% 0 Last Outlaw 202,300 8% 2,322,475 *Tiger Ridge 71 32,711 271 22 32 31% 0 0 0% 74 27% 0 Jo Malone 173,800 7% 2,223,513 Seventh Rock 89 24,983 325 24 30 27% 0 0 0% 81 25% 1 Crystal Glamour 221,875 10% 2,216,300 Querari 49 45,231 159 18 23 37% 1 2 6% 48 30% 1 Kangaroo Jack 417,500 19% 2,167,975 Just As Well 31 69,935 107 9 12 29% 0 0 0% 31 29% 0 Chili Con Carne 1,265,625 58%

Leading SIREs of 3yo’s by Stakes season 2016/2017 • 1 August - 2 January 2017 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 3,820,838 Captain Al 47 81,294 164 28 36 60% 2 2 7% 43 26% 1 William Longsword 765,000 20% 3,790,325 Gimmethegreenlight 65 58,313 243 25 32 38% 1 2 4% 81 33% 0 Hack Green 625,000 16% 2,573,525 Elusive Fort 40 64,338 156 13 13 33% 0 0 0% 36 23% 2 Safe Harbour 1,512,000 59% A son of sire of 2,315,550 Dynasty 46 50,338 133 15 23 33% 2 2 13% 38 29% 1 Just Sensual 720,000 31% 2,211,050 Silvano 58 38,122 175 23 26 40% 0 0 0% 71 41% 0 Palladium 145,600 7% sires Zabeel, the 2,171,100 Trippi 46 47,198 141 20 26 43% 1 2 5% 36 26% 2 Gold Standard 609,375 28% 2,158,950 Visionaire 42 51,404 146 16 20 38% 0 0 0% 35 24% 1 Africa Rising 669,500 31% versatile 2004 July 1,783,375 Just As Well 17 104,904 53 6 8 35% 0 0 0% 14 26% 0 Chili Con Carne 1,265,625 71% winner raced in SA, 1,557,763 Var 68 22,908 210 13 17 19% 1 1 8% 64 30% 0 Rivarine 243,750 16% 1,552,650 Philanthropist 51 30,444 154 10 13 20% 2 2 20% 40 26% 2 Singapore Sling 393,750 25% Hong Kong, Dubai 1,478,325 Pathfork 37 39,955 127 13 18 35% 0 0 0% 38 30% 0 Elusive Path 371,250 25% 1,464,588 *Sail From Seattle 46 31,839 178 13 14 28% 0 0 0% 51 29% 0 Last Outlaw 202,300 14% and Australia for his 1,445,750 *Western Winter 40 36,144 125 15 18 38% 0 0 0% 36 29% 0 Bishop’s Bounty 196,875 14% 6 wins from 1200m 1,247,400 *Kahal 39 31,985 142 12 15 31% 0 0 0% 36 25% 0 Rouge Allure 143,750 12% 1,215,263 Seventh Rock 42 28,935 142 12 17 29% 0 0 0% 39 27% 0 Rock A Bye Baby 147,550 12% to 2400m. Greys 1,214,000 Mambo In Seattle 55 22,073 163 16 17 29% 0 0 0% 28 17% 1 Mr O’Neill 104,000 9% Inn has produced 3 Leading SIREs of 2yo’s by Stakes season 2016/2017 • 1 August - 2 January 2017 Gr1 winners – the Stakes Sire rnrs AEPR runs wnrs wns wnr/ SW SW SW/ plcs plc/ SP top earner with stakes Avontuur-bred Legal rnr% wnrs wns wnr% rns% & % of total stakes Eagle easily his best 171,450 *Sail From Seattle 8 21,431 11 3 3 38% 0 0 0% 3 27% 0 Quinlan 68,375 40% 115,000 Var 6 19,167 7 2 2 33% 0 0 0% 2 29% 0 Trini’s Var Hyt 53,125 46% with 4 Gr1 scores to 100,525 What A Winter 6 16,754 6 1 1 17% 0 0 0% 5 83% 0 Dutch Philip 46,875 47% date. King Of Pain 90,075 Antonius Pius 8 11,259 11 1 1 13% 0 0 0% 3 27% 0 Kissable 56,250 62% 79,125 *Argonaut 2 39,563 3 1 1 50% 0 0 0% 2 67% 0 Argo Magic 70,125 89% (Gr1 Gold Challenge) 76,875 Captain Al 4 19,219 6 1 1 25% 0 0 0% 3 50% 0 Princess Peach 46,875 61% 64,500 Crusade 7 9,214 10 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 6 60% 0 The Grey Crusader 25,500 40% and Royal Bencher 62,750 Philanthropist 2 31,375 4 1 1 50% 0 0 0% 1 25% 0 Outlander 58,500 93% (Gr1 SA Derby) are his 61,875 *Horse Chestnut 3 20,625 3 1 1 33% 0 0 0% 1 33% 0 Gold Image 46,875 76% 60,750 Gimmethegreenlight 3 20,250 3 1 1 33% 0 0 0% 1 33% 0 Green Plains 56,250 93% other star offspring. 59,950 Bold Silvano 4 14,988 4 1 1 25% 0 0 0% 2 50% 0 Pure Fiction 38,750 65% Greys Inn stood for The FULL Statistics ONLINE http://www.sportingpost.co.za/horse-racing-statistics/ *Stallion dead or Retired **Stallion Not Standing in RSA a fee of R30 000 in **Breeding operations not based in RSA - Statistics for Breeders & Sires reflect all earnings, incl. restricted races & handicap races 2016. SPORTING POST • Thursday 5 january 2017 20

Leading TRAINERS by STAKES season 2016/2017 • 1 August - 2 January 2017 Trainer trainer runs wins win fav fav wfav 2nd 2nd 1st 1st stakes stks/ Reigning SA champion train- % % % % four four% runs er Sean Tarry has taken a SG Tarry 574 91 16% 113 20% 37% 72 13% 278 48% 11,085,925 19,313 commanding lead of over R3 J Snaith 604 91 15% 136 23% 29% 75 12% 289 48% 7,876,675 13,041 MF de Kock 311 40 13% 76 24% 25% 40 13% 158 51% 4,547,500 14,622 million ahead of nearest rival BJ Crawford 351 52 15% 56 16% 48% 40 11% 162 46% 4,466,963 12,726 GV Woodruff 178 28 16% 33 19% 27% 18 10% 80 45% 4,004,688 22,498 Justin Snaith at the top of the JJ v Vuuren 148 28 19% 26 18% 50% 7 5% 63 43% 3,785,675 25,579 national table. Tarry has a pow- M Houdalakis 262 28 11% 24 9% 33% 25 10% 104 40% 3,639,625 13,892 AC Greeff 416 62 15% 80 19% 31% 41 10% 177 43% 3,614,300 8,688 erful hand in Gr1 stars Legal C Bass-Robinson 375 34 9% 53 14% 23% 42 11% 157 42% 3,446,563 9,191 GS Kotzen 331 41 12% 41 12% 49% 33 10% 139 42% 3,430,025 10,363 Eagle and French Navy in a bid DR Drier 241 38 16% 60 25% 42% 20 8% 104 43% 3,396,525 14,093 to win his second L’Ormarins J Ramsden 195 24 12% 36 18% 25% 30 15% 104 53% 3,317,450 17,013 Sean Tarry is in sizzling form and DC Howells 286 27 9% 46 16% 39% 24 8% 111 39% 3,120,400 10,910 Queen’s Plate on Saturday. He MG Azzie 256 26 10% 38 15% 18% 32 13% 106 41% 3,063,725 11,968 saddles a powerful duo in Satur- GM Alexander 223 29 13% 27 12% 26% 26 12% 88 39% 2,988,200 13,400 day’s big race saddles Lanzerac Ready To Run VH Marshall 274 27 10% 37 14% 35% 18 7% 92 34% 2,874,038 10,489 Stakes winner Safe Harbour Leading jockeys by WINS and Tahini in the Gr1 Paddock Stakes. season 2016/2017 • 1 August - 2 January 2017 jockey rides wins win fav fav wfav 2nd 2nd 1st 1st stakes stks/ % % % % four four% rides G Cheyne 436 74 17% 103 24% 30% 65 15% 257 59% 5,269,075 12,085 Jockey A Fortune 432 72 17% 110 25% 27% 56 13% 229 53% 5,462,063 12,644 C Zackey 603 70 12% 51 8% 27% 56 9% 232 38% 5,580,238 9,254 Multiple past AS champion R Fourie 293 69 24% 88 30% 42% 52 18% 181 62% 5,334,975 18,208 Anton Marcus bids for his A Marcus 251 66 26% 141 56% 34% 35 14% 172 69% 6,235,550 24,843 G Lerena 284 65 23% 102 36% 31% 44 15% 183 64% 8,842,513 31,136 sixth L’Ormarins Queen’s M Yeni 678 61 9% 69 10% 26% 69 10% 268 40% 5,064,450 7,470 A Delpech 307 59 19% 116 38% 32% 50 16% 185 60% 6,101,400 19,874 Plate win when he rides L Hewitson 492 52 11% 48 10% 19% 36 7% 159 32% 4,237,764 8,613 Legal Eagle in a double bid S Khumalo 310 47 15% 64 21% 34% 43 14% 147 47% 5,296,225 17,085 R Simons 410 47 11% 53 13% 34% 37 9% 162 40% 4,126,450 10,065 on Saturday. Marcus rode JP vd Merwe 476 46 10% 31 7% 32% 37 8% 183 38% 3,687,863 7,748 P Strydom 226 44 19% 66 29% 29% 36 16% 127 56% 4,352,200 19,258 his first winner in the pres- G v Niekerk 319 40 13% 53 17% 25% 47 15% 153 48% 3,862,450 12,108 tigious mile 24 years ago, M v Rensburg 447 38 9% 31 7% 32% 47 11% 164 37% 3,447,713 7,713 R Munger 610 38 6% 23 4% 17% 50 8% 180 30% 3,078,650 5,047 Anton Marcus is set to celebrate a when partnering Empress C Orffer 224 35 16% 37 17% 43% 26 12% 101 45% 3,044,838 13,593 second L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate win Club for Tony Millard. He Leading trainers/jockeys by wins % on Saturday also saluted on Jet Master season 2016/2017 • 1 August - 2 January 2017 (2000), Mother Russia (2011), Variety Club (2013) and Legal trainer/ runs wins win fav fav wfav 2nd 2nd stakes stks/ Eagle in 2016. jockey % % % % runs GS Kotzen/R Fourie 44 19 43% 18 41% 78% 10 23% 1,441,525 32,762 A Nel/A Domeyer 46 14 30% 19 41% 58% 7 15% 945,125 20,546 SG Tarry/P Strydom 38 11 29% 16 42% 38% 6 16% 939,125 24,714 BJ Crawford/G Cheyne 36 10 28% 14 39% 57% 5 14% 675,275 18,758 D Kannemeyer/A Delpech 67 18 27% 24 36% 38% 14 21% 1,324,300 19,766 Jockey – Trainer J Snaith/R Fourie 133 32 24% 50 38% 34% 28 21% 2,328,625 17,508 CS Laird/A Marcus 59 14 24% 22 37% 45% 3 5% 1,092,050 18,509 Combo’s AC Greeff/G Cheyne 171 40 23% 55 32% 33% 20 12% 2,194,750 12,835 While Corne Orffer is his first call C Lensley/M Yeni 91 18 20% 21 23% 29% 14 15% 824,225 9,057 GM Alexander/A Fortune 64 13 20% 17 27% 29% 13 20% 1,426,450 22,288 rider, Phillipi trainer Brett Crawford J Snaith/A Fortune 50 10 20% 22 44% 32% 6 12% 584,350 11,687 SG Tarry/S Khumalo 170 33 19% 47 28% 38% 23 14% 3,962,125 23,307 has seen his win strike-rate with DR Drier/S Veale 97 17 18% 31 32% 35% 6 6% 1,774,650 18,295 Ridgemont Stud retained jockey Greg JJ v Vuuren/R Simons 78 14 18% 13 17% 46% 3 4% 1,522,825 19,523 SG Tarry/L Hewitson 80 14 18% 8 10% 38% 5 6% 1,187,075 14,838 Cheyne edge up to a healthy 28%. The pair partner on Saturday with Racing To Win Greg Cheyne and the High Chaparral Brett Crawford filly Chevauchee in have formed a power partnership the Gr1 Paddock and are aiming Stakes and will also for a royal day on be looking for a big Saturday run from their Gr1 Sun Met candidate Whisky Baron in the Gr2 Peninsula Handicap. A son of Manhattan Rain, Whisky Baron is in line to register his fourth win on the trot.

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Time: This was the fastest of the five sprint Turffontein (stand side) 31 December Greyville (turf) 1 January races on the day. We gave the runner up Course Variant: 0.86s slow Course Variant: 0.39s fast (straight) (prev 82/46/88/88/83) 88 which makes the Times had suggested soft going on the turf at The going was good off a penetrometer reading winner (prev 94/87/83/90/102) 100 and the this circuit in midweek, and although there was of 23, and as was shown by the times of the third (prev 69/90/71/93/88) 90. a marked improvement here, the course was still higher grade sprint races, the straight course running slow. was running fast. 100 1 0.00 Rivarine (9) 53.5 L Hewitson 11/10 3 b c Var - River Jetez (Jet Master) Gr3 Flamboyant Stakes (F&M) 1600m

88 2 2.25 Queen Laurie (7) 52.0 R Munger 22/1 Ember Burns Turf 3 b f Great Britain - Maggie Kay (Lecture) 90 3 2.50 Wrecking Ball (6) 53.5 C Zackey 11/1 Lyle Hewitson rode a finely judged race on 3 b f Great Britain - Picadilly Miss (London News) 98 4 3.00 Dollar Dazzler (5) 60.5 R Simons 14/1 the Paul Peter trained Fort Ember, being 85 5 3.75 Greasepaint (4) 56.0 G Lerena 9/1 94 6 4.00 Captain’s Causeway (3) 60.5 S Khumalo 28/10 handy in a slow run race and kicking for 73 7 5.30 Manx Park (8) 53.5 L Bester 50/1 81 8 7.80 African Ruler (2) 61.5 D Mansour 10/1 home early after Littleblacknumber had 64 9 8.20 Seattle Singer (1) 52.0 M Yeni 15/1 Time: 55.85s (55.85s avg/1000m, or 64km/h) set a modest gallop just in front of Heaps SP Total %: 121% 1st T:MG Azzie O:Messrs B Riley & Tinus Gericke B:Avontuur and CA Of Fun, Fort Ember and Impala Lily. & Mrs Amm Into the straight Fort Ember came home Rivarine stretches clear under high-riding strongly to beat the staying on Impala Lily Lyle Hewitson | JC Photos by two lengths, well clear of Dawn Calling, Gr3 Lebelo Sprint 1000m who was the first 3yo home in third. The DDiiggestest DDiaryiary 18-10 favourite Heaps Of Fun made little River Dance Features To Come impression after being given every chance Trainer Mike Azzie rounded off a year of Features To Come by Anton Marcus. mixed emotions in style as Rivarine dis- Sat 14 Jan (L) Swallow Stakes (3yo F) Bred by Arc-en-Ciel, Fort Ember is by posed of his mostly older rivals. Wed 4 Jan 1200m(L) Lady’s Turffontein Bracelet (F&M)(S) Elusive Fort out of the twice winning Rivarine was having his first outing for his 1600m Fairview (T) Kahal mare Glowing Ember. She bought by new owners Brian Riley and Tinus Gericke. Gr2 Khaya Stables Diadem S trainer Paul Peter for R60.000 at the 2014 Fri 6 Jan 1200mGr2 Sceptre Kenilworth Stakes (F&M) Previously owned by Adriaan and Rika 1200m Kenilworth CTS Ready To Run Sale. Fort Ember has Van Vuuren, Rivarine was not catalogued (L) Sophomore Sprint (3yo’s) notched 5 wins with 3 places from 9 starts on the November Mixed Sale where the Fri 6 Jan 1200m(L) Jamaica Kenilworth Handicap (F&M) for stakes of R455.875. 2000m Kenilworth majority of their horses were dispersed. Sun 15 Jan (L) Michael Roberts Hcp Rivarine had bolted and been withdrawn Sat 7 Jan 1800mGr1 L’Ormarins Scottsville Queens Plate Gr3 Flamboyant Stakes (F&M) 1600m from the Golden Loom on Charity Mile 1600m Kenilworth Winner Fort Ember (2nd best handicapped) raced handy, led early in the straight and Day. This time there were no errors, Sat 28 Jan Gr1 Sun Met 2000mGr1 Maine Kenilworth Chance Farms kept on strongly; won well although the winning margin was under- Paddock Stakes (F&M) Runner up Impala Lily; raced handy in 4th stated as Rivarine shifted the width of the Gr11800m Cape Kenilworth Flying and ran on; held by winner track in the closing stages. Championship Third Dawn Calling raced 5th and stayed on, but well beaten The dual Gr1 placed Rivarine has now won 1000mGr2 Peninsula Kenilworth Handicap 1800m Kenilworth Time: The early pace was slow, and al- 4 races with 5 places from 10 starts. He Gr1 Klawervlei Majorca though this was the faster of the two 1600m has earned a total of R663.125. StakesGr3 Chairmans (F&M) Cup races, it was decided in the sprint for home, A R600.000 Cape Premier Yearling Sale 1600m3200m KenilworthKenilworth and not a true run race. Form and ratings should be seen in that light. Book 1 graduate, Rivarine was bred in part- Gr1Gr3 InvestecPolitician Cape Stakes Derby (3yo’s) We gave the winner (prev 78/92/92/95/101) nership by Avontuur Stud and Mr & Mrs 2000m3200m KenilworthKenilworth 99, which makes the runner up (prev Cedric Amm, by Var out of J&B Met winning 78/79/84/87/93) 95 and the 3rd (prev River Jetez (Jet Master) who won 11 races Sun 8 Jan Gr2Gr3 WesternLondon News Cape StakesStayers 92/92/92/79/86) 83. 2800m1800m KenilworthTurffontein Inner 97 1 0.00 Fort Ember (9) 58.0 L Hewitson 3/1 from 1400m to 2400m. The mare is full 4 b f Elusive Fort - Glowing Ember (Kahal) 93 2 2.00 Impala Lily (7) 58.0 A Forbes 13/1 sister to Pocket Power and currently in foal (L)(L) SummerSea Cottage Juvenile 3yo’s)( S (2yo’s) 4 b f Trippi - Barberton Daisy (Western Winter) 81 3 5.50 Dawn Calling (1) 53.0 ES Ngwane 5/1 again to Var, with a Dynasty colt at foot. Her 1000m1800m KenilworthTurffontein Inner 3 b f Trippi - Acquavella(GB) (Danehill Dancer) 87 4 5.60 Olma (11) 59.0 M v Rensburg 8/1 2yo filly by Oratorio called Jetori will race in Sat 14 Jan (3yo F) 80 5 7.85 Lala (13) 58.0 A Mgudlwa 15/1 (L)The Swallow Kuda Sprint Stakes (2yo’s) 84 6 7.90 Heaps of Fun (6) 60.0 A Marcus 18/10 the Avontuur silks one of these fine days. 1200m Turffontein (S) 77 7 8.90 Well In Flight (2) 58.0 M Yeni 35/1 1200m Kenilworth 69 8 12.65 Playboy Buddy (10) 58.0 D Daniels 35/1 69 9 12.90 Crackpot (12) 58.0 R Munger 40/1 Gr3 Lebelo Sprint 1000m Gr2 Khaya Stables Diadem S 66 10 13.90 Littleblacknumber (5) 58.0 J Samuel 35/1 The CTS Million Dollar (3yo’s) 63 11 15.40 Work Ethic (4) 58.0 T Godden 28/1 Winner Rivarine (clear best handicapped) 1200m Kenilworth 21 12 34.65 Music World (3) 58.0 Wes Marwing 50/1 1200m Kenilworth 0 13 99.65 Miss Minver (8) 53.0 M Winnaar 12/1 raced close up in sixth; ran on strongly to Time: 96.64s (60.4s avg/1000m, or 60km/h) lead close to the outside rail 250m out; (L) Sophomore Sprint (3yo’s) SP Total %: 126% The CTS Million Dollar (3yo’s) 1st T:PA Peter O:Dr K G Bakos & Mr G M Bakos & Messrs I Levitan & hung across the width of the track to the in- 1600m1200m KenilworthKenilworth P A Peter B:Arc-en-Ciel side rail, while going clear; won comfortably Runner-up Queen Laurie dwelt and raced at Sun 15 Jan (L) Michael Roberts Hcp the back early on; got to just 2 lengths be- Next 1800mAuction Scottsville Sales hind the winner at 400m and ran on without troubling winner, while hanging Sat/Sun CTS Cape Premier Sale Third Wrecking Ball raced third; held every 21/22 Jan Cape Town chance; shifted late

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Land Of The Gods 3c (Woodland Spirit by Fort Wood) 1st & 2nd season sires – 2yo’s Scottsville 3 Maiden Plate (Inside) 1600m (07/01) Carbon Offset 3c (Albizia by Fort Wood) Kenilworth 5 Gr3 Politician Stakes (3yo's) 1800m (07/01) CRUSADE (Johannesburg) GITANO HERNANDO (Hernando) Miss Millionaire 2f (Really Rich by Only a Pound) Prix Du Cap 3c (Parfait by National Emblem) Scottsville 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1000m (07/01) Kenilworth 2 Maiden Plate 1600m (06/01) Romantic Crusade 2f (Romantic Drama by Model Man) La Gitanila 3f (Wild Liasion by Captain Al) Kenilworth 2 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1000m (07/01) Greyville 6 MR 74 Handicap (F&M)(Polytrack) 1400m (06/01) GIMMETHEGREENLIGHT (More Than Ready) Desert Lark 3c (Musical Lark by Goldkeeper) Black Biscuit 2f (Niche by Al Mufti) Kenilworth 1 Workriders Maiden Plate 1200m (07/01) Scottsville 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1000m (07/01) Flying Gitano 3c (Inuit Woman by Western Winter) Kenilworth 1 Workriders Maiden Plate 1200m (07/01) MARCHFIELD (A P Indy) Tanami 3f (Hermana by Qui Danzig) Honey's Legacy 2f (Honeytrap by Primo Dominie) Scottsville 5 MR 66 Handicap (F&M)(Inside) 1600m (07/01) Turffontein 1 Juvenile Plate 1000m (08/01) Whose That Girl 3f (Casual Gal by All Fired Up) Kenilworth 6 Gr1 Paddock Stakes (WFA)(F&M) 1800m (07/01) Canzone 3c (Carambola by Danehill) ORATORIO (Danehill) Turffontein 8 Maiden Plate 2000m (08/01) Sequined 2f (Scintilla by Silvano) The Duke 3c (Next Generation by Centenary) Kenilworth 2 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1000m (07/01) Turffontein 8 Maiden Plate 2000m (08/01)

PATHFORK (Distorted Humor) GOLDEN SWORD (High Chaparral) Grizabell 2f (Dance With Tigers by Tiger Ridge) Lily And Spice 3f (Lady Mia by Captain Al) Kenilworth 2 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1000m (07/01) Scottsville 6 Progress Plate (3yo's)(Inside) 1400m (07/01) PHILANTHROPIST (Kris S) Magic Sword 3c (Fisani by Kahal) Stream Of Kindness 2f (Cool River by Western Winter) Turffontein 8 Maiden Plate 2000m (08/01) Kenilworth 2 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1000m (07/01) MAIN AIM (Oasis Dream) TWICE OVER (Observatory) Alagaesia 3c (Secret Park by Camden Park) Lacerta 2f (Pulsator by Captain Al) Scottsville 3 Maiden Plate (Inside) 1600m (07/01) Kenilworth 2 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1000m (07/01) Young Eagle 3c (Rachel's Princess by Sapieha) Turffontein 3 Maiden Plate 1600m (08/01) Space Tornado 3c (West Of The Sun by Qui Danzig) Turffontein 3 Maiden Plate 1600m (08/01) 2nd season sires – 3yo’s PATHFORK (Distorted Humor) Mungo Cherry 3f (Colchium by Elnadim) BOLD SILVANO (Silvano) Greyville 3 Maiden Plate (F&M)(Polytrack) 1200m (06/01) Scriptwriter 3c (Irish Tale by Lecture) Impimpi 3c (Bright Wolf by Wolfhound) Kenilworth 2 Maiden Plate 1600m (06/01) Kenilworth 1 Workriders Maiden Plate 1200m (07/01) Bold Rex 3c (Rexana by National Assembly) Red Chesnut Road 3c (Scarlet Sky by Fort Wood) Kenilworth 7 Gr1 L'Ormarins Queen's Plate (WFA) 1600m Scottsville 6 Progress Plate (3yo's)(Inside) 1400m (07/01) (07/01) Elusive Path 3c (Escondida by Fort Wood) CURVED BALL (Fastnet Rock) Kenilworth 10 MR 88 Handicap 1200m (07/01) Je Suis Silver 3f (Share The Silver by Announce) Scottsville 8 MR 66 Handicap (F&M) 1000m (07/01) PHILANTHROPIST (Kris S) Laikipia 3f (Rippling Savannah by National Assembly) DAN DE LAGO (Encosta de Lago) Kenilworth 1 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1200m (06/01) Lupo 3c (Tarragon by Toreador) Miss Carrera 3f (Madame Carrera by Danehill) Scottsville 2 Maiden Plate 1200m (07/01) Kenilworth 1 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1200m (06/01) GIMMETHEGREENLIGHT (More Than Ready) Born On A Blue Day 3c (Jacaranda Blue by Entrepreneur) Lumiere Verto 3c (Part Des Anges by Var) Kenilworth 2 Maiden Plate 1600m (06/01) Kenilworth 2 Maiden Plate 1600m (06/01) No Doubt 3f (Trinity House by Captain Al) Margylle 3f (Great Aclea by Jallad) Kenilworth 3 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1600m (06/01) Kenilworth 3 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1600m (06/01) Sixth Station 3f (Veronica by Fort Wood) Hallowed Spring 3f (Sublime Spring by Rakeen) Kenilworth 3 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1600m (06/01) Greyville 6 MR 74 Handicap (F&M)(Polytrack) 1400m (06/01) Weston 3f (Fort Belvedere by Fort Wood) Power Grid 3c (Letsador by Elliodor) Kenilworth 3 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1600m (06/01) Kenilworth 8 MR 80 Handicap 1000m (06/01) SPORTING POST • Thursday 5 january 2017 23

Notable Maiden Winners GIMMETHEGREENLIGHT Count Philip 3c (Princess Isabella by Personal Hope) Rated AR 76 Green Plains (2f Savannah Leigh by Jet Master) Greyville 8 Maiden Plate (Polytrack) 2000m (06/01) Maiden Juvenile Plate Turffontein stand side (800m) (31/12) The Slade 3c (Aquatint by Peintre Celebre) Backed into 7/20 before the off, Sean Tarry’s 2yo newcomer Kenilworth 5 Gr3 Politician Stakes (3yo's) 1800m (07/01) couldn’t have had a more easy introduction to racing. With Sail 3f (Cutty Sark by Fort Wood) jockey Khumalo barely moving a muscle throughout, the daugh- Kenilworth 6 Gr1 Paddock Stakes (WFA)(F&M) 1800m (07/01) ter of Gimmethegreenlight coasted to the front at the halfway She's A Giver 3f (Valeta by Var) mark, and won with ease. That said, her race rating is suspect Kenilworth 9 Conditions Plate (F&M) 1400m (07/01) given the lack of form of other runners in the small field, as Miss Malbec 3f (Miami Blues by Western Winter) well as the time of the race, which was (comparatively) by far Kenilworth 10 MR 88 Handicap 1200m (07/01) the slowest of the five sprint races on the day. Still, the support Philanthropy 3c (Red Azalea by Redoute's Choice) she received suggests that she is useful, and the manner of her Turffontein 3 Maiden Plate 1600m (08/01) victory suggests that she will improve on her rating. Rights Of Man 3c (The Graceful Saint by Saint Ballado) Turffontein 3 Maiden Plate 1600m (08/01) Sloe Gin Fizz 3c (Sloe Gin by A P Indy) Turffontein 8 Maiden Plate 2000m (08/01) Winners Bred Abroad

Unrehearsed (AUS) 3g New Approach - Bodacious Harmony TRAFFIC GUARD (More Than Ready) (AUS) (Danehill) Vaal 1400m (29/12) Hurry Home 3f (Rainbow Lady by Modern Day) Greyville 2 Maiden Plate (F&M)(Polytrack) 1600m (06/01) Lunging Leopard (AUS) 4f Charge Forward - Fabulous Cat (JPN) (Sunday Silence) Fairview 1300m (30/12) Horses to Follow Effortless Reward (AUS) 3f Reward For Effort - Sharna Cabarna REDOUTE’S CHOICE (AUS) (Dolphin Street) Turffontein 1000m (31/12) Rated AR 90 Rafeef (4c National Colour by NationalA ssembly) MR91 Handicap Turffontein stand side (1400m) (31/12) Rafeef (AUS) 4c Redoute’s Choice - National Colour Another Graduate AUS $ 80k yearling (National Assembly) Turffontein 1400m (31/12) Now a winner of four from six starts, Mike De Kock’s lightly raced 4yo has been progressing nicely. He ran on well to win Rinjani (AUS) 3c Choisir - Optimist(AUS) (Red Ransom) both starts since returning from a six month layoff in Novem- Kenilworth 1400m (31/12) ber. This was the first time he went beyond sprint distances (his dam National Colour was champion AS Sprinter), coming from Ngaga (AUS) 3f Fastnet Rock - Zarinia(IRE) (Intikhab) behind in a race where his stable mate Fareeq was chased along Kenilworth 1600m (31/12) to set a strong pace. This suggests that he may well get a mile, and could improve on his rating. Being Fabulous (AUS) 3f High Chaparral - Dashing Eagle(AUS) (Danehill) Turffontein 1600m (02/01) FASTNET ROCK Rated AR 81 Ngaga (3f Zarinia by Intikhab) MR76 Handicap Kenilworth New (1600m) (31/12) Is Your Horse One To Follow?

Another Graduate AUS $ 250k yearling Now the winner of three races from three starts, this half sister to champion filly Igugu is progressing nicely. She tried a mile for the first time, and was more impressive than in her first two sprint wins. She may well get more than a mile, and could improve considerably on her rating. SPORTING POST • Thursday 5 january 2017 24

Clockwatching with Steve Furnish Last Week’s Top Rated Speed Ratings winners incl...... won 50/1 Looking Good Over There Rand Club won 12/1 Al Dangeur ...... A review of the week's best speedratings ...... won 11/1 Qatar Springs won 6/1 Icon King ...... The faster of the two 1000m races was ...... won 4/1 Mixed Emotions the MR88 Handicap won by GUN FIGHTER. Roy’s Snowdrops won 7/2 Jungle Mist ...... Greyville 26 December Racing off a mark some 12 points below that won 2/1 of his previous best here, the son of Imperial Bold Reign ...... won 18/10 They raced on both surfaces on Boxing Day Pivotal Pursuit...... with the highlight being the Gr3 Christmas Stride raced in the rear for most of the jour- Handicap over 1600m on the turf. LUNAR ney. He quickened best of all at the business APPROACH was sent off a well-supported end of the race and despite being baulked for Top speed ratings favourite, but sadly for connections that one a run 150m out, he got up very late. for this weekend By far the easiest victory on the card was broke a bloodvessel and was pulled out of the (Ratings shown have already been race. Victory instead went to Lunar Approach’s that of SIM-ALLEY BANK in the MR64 Hand- adjusted to allocated weights) stable companion RIKITIKITANA. Positioned at icap. Freely available at 9/1 on the off the daughter of Bankable raced in midfield dur- Kenilworth (fri) the back for most of the journey, the lightly Race 1: (1) Katniss 13 weighted Toreador gelding ran on best of all in ing the early part of the race. She cut through Race 2: (8) Come On Sonny 21 the straight and under a well-judged ride from the field quickly when given rein and went on Race 3: (5) Bushy Park 12 (EW) to score very easily by five. Race 4: (9) Cape Quarter 52 Lyle Hewitson, he got up close home to deny Race 5: (8) Tin Soldier 65 At the head of affairs throughout, CELTIC CAPTAIN (raced handy – led 350m). Titbits Race 6: (10) Captain Gambler 81 LADY OF THE WORLD ran out a very comfort- Race 7: (1) Carry On Alice 95 The only other distance on either surface to able winner of the opening maiden plate for Race 8: (6) Seven Wood 58 stage more than one race was 1400m on the the girls over 1000m. Greyville (fri) poly where quickest home in the two maiden Race 1: (13) Tropical Blow 11 plates was SCARRABEAST in the boy’s division. Race 2: (1) Soldier’s Bride 22 Sent off a strong favourite at 11/10, the son of On the Right Side Race 3: (7) Sonic A P 12 Race 4: (14) Academy Princess 38 Kenilworth 28 December Tiger Ridge was soon up handy. He was ridden Race 5: (1) Aldric 40 (EW) to lead early in the straight and cruised clear The Glen Kotzen trained SOUTH SIDE ran Race 6: (12) Princess Ida 48 over the final 400m to score by seven and out a very easy winner in Port Elizabeth last Race 7: (7) Golden Fort 53 Race 8: (12) Roy’s Hollyhock 30 (NAP*) three quarters. time out and in what proved to be the faster Another to win with lengths to spare was Kenilworth (sat) of the two 1000m races, the MR76 Handicap, Race 1: (3) Desert Lark 24 QATAR SPRINGS when registering his sixth she repeated the dose here. Soon positioned Race 2: (13) Romantic Crusade 11 career victory in the pinnacle stakes over close to the speed by Richard Fourie, the Race 3: (5) Tomba La Bomba 67 2400m on turf. Not the quickest into stride, daughter of Pathfork took up the running go- Race 4: (12) St Tropez 94 Race 5: (1) Horizon 63 (NAP) the Classic Flag gelding was content to race ing through the 300m. She quickly went clear Race 6: (9) Safe Harbour 96 seventh of the eight early on. He took closer and after her jockey had had a good look Race 7: (1) Legal Eagle 101 order rounding the home turn and drew clear around, she won easing down by four. Anoth- Race 8: (4) Royal Badge 94 Race 9: (8) She’s A Giver 99 easily to score by three and a half after striking er to win well was KEEP THE FAITH in the fast- Race 10: (4) The Stone Thrower 73 the front 200m out. er of the two maiden events for the girls over Scottsville (sat) Titbits Poorly drawn ROY’S SNOWDROPS ran 1800m. Nicely positioned in third when the Race 1: (6) Easy Peasy 14 on well from midfield when getting off the race began in earnest, Vaughan Marshall’s Race 2: (2) Mighty Hash 24 mark in the opening maiden plate for the girls charge took command shortly after passing Race 3: (11) Asyouplease 17 (NAP*) Race 4: (13) Hanji 31 over 1400m (poly). the 400m marker, and went on to score with Race 5: (15) Obrega 42 authority by two and three quarters. Race 6: (1) Red Chesnut Road 57 They also ran two races over 1400m and Race 7: (9) Piano Man 86 Holding The Fort Race 8: (10) Lily Gray 37 quickest home here was PRIMROSE LANE in Vaal 27 December the MR76 Handicap. On leaving the stalls it Turffontein (sun) After 78mm of rain during the previous Race 1: (1) Punta Cana 27 was the easy to back CLIFTON SUNSET who Race 2: (1) Flying Ice 75 seven days the going was soft at the Vaal on elected to set the pace and she soon had the Race 3: (2) Rights Of Man 13 Thursday. Three of the nine races were staged field well strung out. Primrose Lane mean- Race 4: (1) Al Azraq 68 Race 5: (7) Zante 89 over 1600m with the fastest being the MR88 while raced third last and turning for home Handicap for 3yo’s won by TILBURY FORT. Initial- Race 6: (1) Al Fahad 50 she had many lengths to find. Once in the Race 7: (5) Romany Prince 87 (NAP*) ly priced up favourite (16/10 out to 2/1 2ndfav), straight though, she ran on best of all and Race 8: (10) Storm Ruler 13 Sean Tarry’s charge was always handy. He put just as if scripted she got up close home. his head in front going through the 400m and Titbits The newcomer THE RIGHT ROAD Nap bets despite hanging, and being reported as making * Fancied ** Strongly fancied made up many lengths over the final 400m a respiratory noise, he got the better of a pro- *** Very strongly fancied when a half-length runner up in the opening tracted battle with SHUKAMISA by a neck. maiden plate over 1000m.

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Clockwatching cont. singapore - friday

Recently Gelded Faithful Friday (Number of races run in each category shown in brackets) Vaal 29 December * Times taken by Clockwatcher With changes made because of rain Greyville (mixed) 26 December during the week, they effectively raced Turf Soft/Poly Standard on the old Vaal track on Thursday. Three Course Variant: Turf 2,40s slow/Poly 2,05s slow of the afternoon’s nine races were staged 1200m (1) Amazon King 73,57T* over 2000m where quickest against the 1200m (1) Roy’s Saint 72,22P clock was the much travelled KINGMAM- 1400m (2) Scarrabeast 84,57P 1600m (1) Rikitikitana 98,00T BO’S LEGACY. Always one to race up with 1900m (1) Bold Reign 120,35T the pace, Mike De Kock’s charge made all 1900m (1) Silver Rose 118,08P here. He kept on strongly at the business 2400m (1) Qatar Springs 152,75T end of the race and held off a determined Vaal (outside) 27 December challenged from the more fancied SCOT- Penetrometer 27 – Going Soft LAND by a half. Course Variant: 0,75s slow KIRKS RYKER | (Singapore Turf Club) The only other distance run over more 1000m (2) Gun Fighter 57,85 1200m (2) Pivotal Pursuit 71,11 than once on the day was 1400m where Friday night racing is back in Singapore 1400m (2) Sim-Alley Bank 83,36 for the first time in 2017 and hopefully the faster of the two maiden events was 1600m (3) Tilbury Fort 96,27 there are plenty of winners on offer for the the boy’s affair won by Kingmambo’s Kenilworth (new) 28 December Legacy’s stable companion UNREHEARSED. Penetrometer 22 – Going Good Kranji faithful. Deep in the red in this his first start since Course Variant: 1,48s slow And some value as well with some wide- being gelded, the New Approach gelding 1000m (2) South Side 60,29 open races, including the best race on (sweating) was soon up handy. He was rid- 1200m (1) Al Dangeur 73,27 paper for the night, a Kranji Stakes C mile 1400m (2) Primrose Lane 88,07 den to lead as they approached the 400m on the turf (race 7). 1800m (2) Keep The Faith 114,41 Ricky Le Grange took a day to find his feet pole and cruised clear from there onwards 2000m (1) Shangri La 127,03 to score by five and a quarter. 2500m (1) Omaha Tribe 160,26 in the Singapore training ranks but with a Another to win well on this card, albeit Vaal 29 December double on January 2, the stable is officially by a much smaller margin, was MALINGA Penetrometer 27 – Going Soft up and running. in the MR70 Handicap over 2000m. Com- Course Variant: 0,71s slow The South African saddles two runners pleting a quick double over the distance 1200m (1) Jungle Mist 70,05 in the race in question and both KIRKS 1300m (1) Rand Club 78,69 RYKER and RIDE OF VALKYRIES look winning here, Alec Laird’s charge raced handy in 1400m (2) Unrehearshed 84,30 shows. fifth. He ran on strongly over the final 1600m (1) Leopard Lily 98,15 400m and won going away by a length 1800m (1) Just Cruised In 113,47 The pair will certainly appreciate the and a quarter after striking the front 100m 2000m (3) Kingmambo’s Legacy 123,68 easier Company but in the case of RIDE OF from home. Greyville (poly) 30 December THE VALKRYIES there might be some value Going Standard on offer given he comes of what looked like Titbits After running on stoutly from 1200m (4) Lunar Rush 70,90 midfield, WIND CHILL (eased late) won the a shocker. 1400m (1) El Bombero 83,81 He has excuses on that occasion – an MR61 Handicap over 2000m much more 1400m (3) Roy’s Past 97,90 easily than the official winning margin of a irregular heart rhythm – and a subsequent nice trial suggests we can forget that run length and a quarter will reflect. Lunn’s charge raced a length clear for most and take on some very promising form of the journey. He kept on determinedly prior. in the straight and extended his advan- In Command Throughout Elsewhere on the card the likes of WHOSE tage to a length and three quarters before Greyville 30 December ELSE’S and ABSOLUTE MIRACLE can take crossing the line. They raced on the poly track on Friday advantage of two weak Class 4 1400m A MR64 Handicap over 1400m complet- evening where the first four races all took fields in races 5 and 8 respectively and both ed the evening’s fare and here we saw a place over 1200m. Quickest home in these look very strong winning hopes. was LUNAR RUSH when making all to win nice performance from the favourite EL the bill topping MR88 Handicap. A length BOMBERO. Positioned in midfield turning Friday 6 January and a half clear throughout, the 14/10 fa- for home, the Jet Master gelding ran on Best Bets: (WHOSE ELSE’S race 5 win), (RIDE OF VALKYRIES race 7, value) and vourite kept on strongly in the short home best of all over the final 400m and under a (LIM’S SHINE race 9, each-way). straight and although the second favourite well-judged ride from apprentice Ngwane, Bankers for Jackpots: Race 6 (1, 2 and 4), RED MOON AT NIGHT ran on well in the he got up close home to score by a half. race 7 (1, 2, 5, 6 and 7), race 8 (1 and 4), closing stages of the race, she didn’t sur- Titbits GROUND BREAKER and CHICAGO race 9 (1, 4 and 5). render an inch of her advantage. BEAT both ran on well from the backend of

Three of the other four races were midfield when 1st & 2nd respectively in the Race cards in Singapore and maiden plates over 1600m and stopping opening maiden plate over 1200m. Larry Foley’s synopsis and updates on all the clock in the fastest time here was Horses worth following runners go to www.kranjiracing.com ROY’S PAST in the first division for the at their next few starts... boys. Another to win from the front, Pat South Side (G Kotzen, W-Cape) SPORTING POST • Thursday 5 january 2017 26

University. From 1978 to 1980 he was an assistant professor at the University of Maryland where taught animal breeding and did research into genetics of dairy cattle. In 1980 he joined the Department of Animal Science at the Iowa State ITBF 2017 University. From 1993 to 2013 Rothschild has served as the World’s Great Assemble In Cape Town USDA Pig Genome Mapping Coordinator and his research dealt with development of genetic tests for improved The International Thoroughbred Breeders Federation (ITBF) is livestock production. the representative body for thoroughbred breeders worldwide While the field of genomics and genetic mapping is fairly and provides a platform for member countries to reflect, solve advanced in the poultry, cattle and swine industries, it problems, educate and create opportunities for mutual collabo- has been slower to get off the ground in the equine field, ration and assistance. The ITBF acts as a liaison body with racing although they are starting to catch up. Along with the and allied institutions and authorities, so that the International development of the science, a number of commercial Thoroughbred Breeding Industry is represented and given space ventures have grown up alongside it, to provide the on worldwide forums. technology to the Thoroughbred racing and breeding The ITBF has assembled an incredible list of speakers for this industries in particular and these developments and their year’s congress and we chatted to Professor Max Rothschild possibilities and limitations are the subjects of Professor and Dr Iris Bergmann to get a sneak peek of what’s in store. Rothschild’s presentation, which will cover an update on “speed” genetics and genomics – test and reliability; ‘Racing The field of genome testing and genomics is advancing rapidly performance” studies and Speed Genome-wide Association for horses, and with it, the available tests and the companies Studies (GWAS) results in the past two years. that are springing up around it as service providers. At 2:45pm on Day 1 (Sunday, 8 January 2017), session 2 of ITBF Presentation the ITBF Professor Rothschild will be discussing the various With his strong research experience, albeit from the pig available options and their efficacy. industry, Professor Rothschild is uniquely and independently positioned to review and evaluate the various technologies Professor Max Rothschild and products that are currently available and explain their Professor Rothschild is American application, benefits, drawbacks and limitations. In layman’s who grew up in LA, surrounded terms, he’s here to discuss what they can and can’t do for by three local racetracks in you. Hollywood Park, Santa Anita and Del Mar. He’s been going racing Dr Rothschild explains, “We have genomics projects here since he was a kid and jokes that in the US. I was in charge of the pig genome project and a even as far back as that, he’s never colleague was in charge of the horse one. Because I’ve been made a cent off horses and while going to the track for a long time, I had an interest, so just he has an academic interest in genetic kind of listened and kept up with what was going on in the mapping and genomics in horses, he has no vested interest equine project. I was approached about serving on this a or affiliation to any commercial company. What he does genetics advisory board, so I have been trying, in an unbiased have though, is vast experience in the field of gene mapping way, to determine and describe what tools are available and and genomics in cattle and more particularly in pigs, having how these differ – or don’t - from methods breeders have designed and developed tools for large-scale commercial been using for years.” producers to select and allow them to purposefully breed “I think the biggest negative is that the research and for characteristics to accelerate and improve their yields. As technology is still relatively in its infancy, although there has matters stand, approximately 90% of all the pork in the USA is been a big improvement in the last year and a half that I’ve produced using tools he and his students have developed. been examining what the companies have to offer. Perhaps Professor Rothschild is a CF Curtiss Distinguished Professor the biggest issue is trying to collect and evaluate the results in Agriculture and Life Science and holds the ME Ensminger objectively since what the companies do is not transparent.” Chair in International Animal “To give you an example of how Agriculture. Rothschild received it works in practice, In the USA, his B.S. in animal science at the about 98% of pigs are derived from University of California, Davis in commercial companies. These 1974 and his M.S. at the University companies are each organised of Wisconsin in animal science in around a nucleus herd where the 1975. In 1978 he obtained his Ph.D. primary animals are selected. in animal breeding from Cornell Those genetics are multiplied in the SPORTING POST • Thursday 5 january 2017 27

ITBF - Prof Max Rothschild multiplication herds. The commercial pig is made by selecting Sydney and funded through an Australian Research Council and crossing animals from the multiplication phase. By Discovery Grant for three years (2013-2016). The focus of Dr concentrating the primary genetics in the nucleus herds, one Bergmann’s work is the sustainability of welfare concepts in can make all the decisions there, before filtering the primary international thoroughbred racing and the future-readiness of genetics out.” the industry in light of changing social expectations.

“That’s what happens in horse breeding. breeders do select ITBF Presentation for certain traits and are often successful and the companies Dr Bergmann will be speaking on Day 2 (Monday, 9 January claim to offer genetic tests that will improve the odds.” 2017), Session 4 of the ITBF on the subject of Sustainability “In breeding performance horses, the selection criteria and Welfare in Thoroughbred Breeding and Racing. may be different and slightly more complex than in animals Her presentation covers two overriding themes of seminal where you are selecting for a smaller range of criteria, but importance for the future of Thoroughbred breeding and the science and the application remain the same. Although racing: Sustainability and Thoroughbred Welfare. the primary focus might be performance, aspects that may become of more importance in time to come will be Dr Bergmann says, “Both concepts are filled with contesting soundness and (of particular interest to the South African meanings resulting in a conflict over Thoroughbred welfare audience) disease resistance.” and the future of the industry. In terms of sustainability, this talk starts from the premise that sustainability has been taken “I know most breeders are interested in how this can affect up by governments and industries as an overriding framework their business model, but the focus of my presentation will to guide policies and management decisions. Also in the be to discuss what’s available, the plusses and minuses, to try Thoroughbred industry, we find reference to sustainability, and take all the hype out of it and put it in real terms so that however, currently generally only in terms of economic health people have a better understanding of what it is and what it and viability, and growth.” does and make informed choices.” “In terms of welfare, this talk starts from the premise that Professor Rothschild will be presenting at 2:45pm on Thoroughbreds are exposed to innumerable welfare issues Day 1 (Sunday, 8 January 2017), session 2 of the ITBF. For along their entire life cycle that are specific to practices within more information, please visit http://itbf2017.co.za/ the industry, and that the public’s eye has been drawn to a itinerary/ or click https://www.regonline.co.uk/builder/ small part of these issues. In this talk it will be demonstrated site/?eventid=1856075 to register. that the two concepts, sustainability and thoroughbred welfare, are inextricably linked.” Dr Iris Bergmann “Indeed, an aspect of this link has been brought to the Dr Iris Bergmann is a graduate of the University of Bremen, attention of the industry with the McKinsey Report (2011), Germany, and attained her PhD in Sustainability Studies at commissioned by the Jockey Club. The report establishes Southern Cross University, Australia. Prior to moving to the a relationship between the public’s concern with animal University of Sydney, Dr Bergmann was a research fellow at welfare and the declining trends within the racing industry RMIT University in Melbourne. Her past projects addressed in the US. This talk discusses the concept of sustainability vocational education and training for sustainability; green and the concept of welfare, how these concepts apply to the skills for a green economy; teacher training, governance and Thoroughbred industry, how they are used by the industry, policy development for sustainability; youth leadership for and what Thoroughbred welfare might entail under a true sustainable communities; and human-animal relationships sustainability framework.” under a sustainability framework. International project partners included UNESCO, UNESCO-UNEVOC and the To investigate the varying perspectives more thoroughly, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. When not Dr Bergmann interviewed nine racing administrators and busy with any of the above, Iris finds time to (re-)train representatives of industry groups, and seven representatives Thoroughbreds for dressage and show-jumping. of animal protection organisations, based in Great Britain, the US and Australia and will be including some of the findings in Since 2013, Dr Bergmann has been her talk. working as part of an international research team working on “In terms of sustainability, the majority of industry the project “Caring for participants focussed on aspects of economic viability. Some Thoroughbreds: Addressing interviewees included aspects of Thoroughbred welfare, social, economic and welfare and upon further questioning, the majority of industry issues in international participants agreed that Thoroughbred welfare is pivotal horseracing”. This project for the sustainability of the industry. The main theme is an independent research that emerged from responses of representatives of animal study based at the University of protection organisations is that sustainability needs to be SPORTING POST • Thursday 5 january 2017 28

ITBF - Dr Iris Bergmann underlined by community acceptance. Some also raised concern about the nature of the concept of sustainability Met Day Features applied by the industry, when it implies that the industry continues in perpetuity using Thoroughbreds in racing under Entries and draws the current welfare standards. These welfare standards are Gr1 Cape Flying Championship - 1000m at Kenilworth considered unacceptable. The majority of representatives 22 Talktothestars (5G) 60 118 B T Coenie de Beer of animal protection organisations were pessimistic about 1 Red Ray (6H) 60 117 BAT Joey Ramsden the industry’s ability, willingness and effectiveness in 2 Trip To Heaven (5G) 60 117 AT Sean Tarry 8 Brutal Force (5G) 60 112 BA Joey Ramsden addressing all or even the most pressing welfare issues, 16 Tevez (7G) 60 112 A Candice Bass-Robinson although representatives from the US gave a sense that some 13 Gulf Storm (6G) 60 110 A Brett Crawford 19 Captain Alfredo (5G) 60 107 A Justin Snaith momentum for change is present in the US.” 21 Generalissimo (5G) 60 107 A Dennis Drier 12 Villa Del Largo (7G) 60 106 BA Justin Snaith 20 Asstar (5G) 60 104 AT Glen Puller “The most intriguing findings emerged from a photo- 9 Tar Heel (4G) 60 104 AT Joey Ramsden elicitation phase of the interviews. This involved presenting 10 Graduation Day (6G) 60 103 AT Joe Soma 14 Search Party (4G) 60 103 A Brett Crawford six images of thoroughbreds in different situations on and 24 Seventh Plain (4G) 60 100 A Dennis Drier off the track to the participants. There were similarities in 15 Daring Dave (6G) 60 98 AT Darryl Hodgson 18 Percival (4G) 60 94 A Andre Nel the definitions of welfare given by the individuals of both 7 La Favourari (4G) 60 93 BA Andre Nel groups before having been presented with the images. 17 Line Break (5G) 60 93 A Candice Bass-Robinson 11 Carry On Alice (5M) 57.5 114 A Sean Tarry However, their description of the images varied widely, mostly 5 Jo's Bond (4F) 57.5 102 A Justin Snaith 3 Victoria Lavelle (4F) 57.5 99 A Justin Snaith demonstrating differing sensibilities toward Thoroughbred 6 Rivarine (3C) 56.5 105 A Mike Azzie welfare, and a difference in breadth and depth of what 23 Attenborough (3C) 56.5 101 AT Joey Ramsden Thoroughbred welfare means.” 4 Soweto Moon (AUS) (3G) 56.5 82 A Darryl Hodgson Klawervlei Gr1 Majorca Stakes - 1600m at Kenilworth “In conclusion, it becomes clear that the concepts of 7 Real Princess (5M) 60 108 A Dean Kannemeyer sustainability and Thoroughbred welfare are based in 3 Bela-Bela (4F) 60 107 A Justin Snaith ethical frameworks and are value-dependent. It will be 29 Silver Mountain (4F) 60 105 A Candice Bass-Robinson 25 Alexis (5M) 60 103 A Brett Crawford demonstrated that the industry’s reliance on a medical- 11 Olma (5M) 60 103 AT Frank Robinson technological model of welfare is flawed. Furthermore, 9 Captain's Flame (4F) 60 100 A Andre Nel 4 Goodtime Gal (4F) 60 99 A Michael Robinson changes in the industry need to go beyond structural 21 Nightingale (4F) 60 99 A Candice Bass-Robinson 24 A Time To Dream (4F) 60 98 BA Justin Snaith measures and measures of regulation and transparency, 28 Chevauchee (AUS) (4F) 60 98 A Brett Crawford although these are important initiatives.” 17 Star Express (4F) 60 98 A Justin Snaith 5 Beach Goddess (5M) 60 97 A Brett Crawford 20 Chestnuts n Pearls (4F) 60 97 A Dennis Drier To improve the protection of Thoroughbreds in the short and 13 Tahini (4F) 60 97 A Sean Tarry in the long-term, Dr Bergmann proposes a welfare model 16 Moonlight 'n Roses (4F) 60 96 A Candice Bass-Robinson 26 Qing (4F) 60 95 A Justin Snaith that is based in a sustainability framework. She will outline 6 Icy Fire (4F) 60 94 A Brett Crawford characteristics of this welfare model, and the importance of 18 Come Fly With Me (5M) 60 93 A Candice Bass-Robinson 23 Neala (4F) 60 90 A Shane Humby the contribution of a number of academic disciplines to its 19 Quine (4F) 60 90 A Andre Nel 10 Miss Marker (4F) 60 87 A Candice Bass-Robinson further development. Dr Bergmann will outline the questions 14 Just Sensual (3F) 55 109 A Joey Ramsden the industry will need to engage with to move from an 8 Safe Harbour (3F) 55 108 A Sean Tarry 15 Sail (3F) 55 102 A Dennis Drier economically driven governance and management model to 1 Lady Of the House (3F) 55 100 A Brett Crawford a welfare driven model to address issues of (un)sustainability. 2 Final Judgement (3F) 55 99 A Glen Kotzen 12 Captain Gambler (3F) 55 91 A Joey Ramsden It will also come clear that this process requires social 27 Whose That Girl (3F) 55 90 A Candice Bass-Robinson negotiations about what constitutes Thoroughbred welfare, 22 Tambalang (3F) 55 89 A Sean Tarry 30 Ngaga (AUS) (3F) 55 85 A Andre Nel and that this will be an ongoing dialogue affecting the Thoroughbred industry as society’s ethics and values evolve. Gr2 Western Cape Stayers - 2800m at Kenilworth 4 Ovidio (AUS) (6G) 59 108 A Justin Snaith Dr Bergmann will be speaking on Day 2 (Monday, 9 10 Enaad (AUS) (5G) 59 97 A Mike de Kock 15 Arch Rival (6G) 59 96 BA Geoff Woodruff January 2017), Session 4 of the ITBF under the section on 18 Helderberg Blue (6G) 58 105 A Candice Bass-Robinson 22 Coltrane (ARG) (7G) 58 98 BA Joey Ramsden Sustainability and Welfare in Thoroughbred Breeding 21 Gothic (7G) 58 95 BA Vaughan Marshall and will be presenting at 10:30am. For 12 St Tropez (5G) 58 94 AT Joey Ramsden and Racing 20 Arezzo (5H) 58 90 A Justin Snaith more information, please visit http://itbf2017.co.za/ 13 Smart Mart (5G) 58 87 A Mike de Kock 6 Three Balloons (5G) 58 87 BA Candice Bass-Robinson itinerary/ or click https://www.regonline.co.uk/builder/ 8 Oh So Modus (5G) 58 82 A Paul Reeves 5 Cape Speed (4G) 57 101 A Dean Kannemeyer site/?eventid=1856075 to register. 7 Royal Badge (4G) 57 95 A Adam Marcus 19 Captain Splendid (4G) 57 93 A Justin Snaith 1 Macduff (AUS) (4C) 57 90 A Joey Ramsden 11 Roman Discent (4G) 57 81 BA Greg Ennion 3 Wealthy (4G) 57 81 A Dennis Drier 2 Solar Night (4G) 57 80 BA Glen Puller 14 Fortissima (4F) 54.5 93 BAT Joe Soma Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale 17 Zafira (4F) 54.5 93 A Weiho Marwing (4F) 26 February - 1 March 2017, Oaklands 16 Jetano 54.5 85 AT Joey Ramsden 9 Solana (4F) 54.5 77 A Andre Nel SPORTING POST • Thursday 5 january 2017 29

Met Day Feature Entries and Draws

Investec Gr1 Cape Derby - 2000m at Kenilworth Guineas Star For Dollar Date 7 Gold Standard (3C) 60 108 A Glen Kotzen 2 Table Bay (AUS) (3C) 60 106 A Joey Ramsden Sensational Cape Guineas winner William Longsword heads a 12 Bold Rex (3G) 60 101 A Mike de Kock 4 Edict Of Nantes (3C) 60 99 A Brett Crawford bumper first entry of 73 for the two CTS $500 000 races to be 8 Elevated (3G) 60 99 C J Burger/R van Reenen 9 Zodiac Ruler (AUS) (3C) 60 97 A Justin Snaith held on Sun Met Day. 29 Al Fahad (AUS) (3C) 60 94 A Mike de Kock Vaughan Marshall’s Captain Al colt is scheduled to line up in the 30 African Night Sky (3G) 60 91 A Justin Snaith 1 Horizon (3C) 60 91 A Candice Bass-Robinson CTS 1600, for which 34 entries were received on Wednesday. 16 Newlands (AUS) (3G) 60 91 A Joey Ramsden Cape Fillies Guineas winner Just Sensual is the joint highest 17 Sunset Eyes (3C) 60 88 A Brett Crawford 25 Dancer (3C) 60 86 A Joey Ramsden rated entrant at 109 with the Marshall runner. 3 A New Dawn (AUS) (3C) 60 85 A Joey Ramsden William Longsword has a provisional 21/34 barrier gate. Both 6 Carbon Offset (3C) 60 85 A Brett Crawford 10 I Travel Light (3G) 60 84 A Joey Ramsden race in the Mayfair Speculators silks. Only 16 can run in the mile, 27 Coyote (3G) 60 83 AT Mike de Kock with 2 reserves to be declared. 13 Crowd Pleaser (3C) 60 83 A Johan Janse van Vuuren 15 The Great One (NZ) (3C) 60 83 A Brett Crawford The CTS 1200 is likely to host a capacity 20 runners down the 28 Ollivander (3G) 60 82 A Candice Bass-Robinson Kenilworth straight, with Just Sensual also entered there. 31 The Slade (3C) 60 82 A Dean Kannemeyer Another Mayfair Speculators owned runner in Gr1 Gold Medal- 14 Devadip (3C) 60 80 AT Joe Soma 21 Omaha Tribe (3G) 60 80 BA Vaughan Marshall lion winner Always In Charge is the second highest rated entrant 24 Misty Roller (3G) 60 77 A Weiho Marwing in the sprint on 108. 22 Earth Hour (3G) 60 76 BA Patrick Kruyer 19 Mangrove (3G) 60 70 A Greg Ennion Both of these races are restricted to eligible graduates of the 26 Safe Harbour (3F) 57.5 108 A Sean Tarry 2015 Cape Premier Yearling Sale, the 2015 CTS March Yearling 20 Final Judgement (3F) 57.5 99 A Glen Kotzen 18 Being Fabulous (AUS) (3F) 57.5 91 A Johan Janse van Vuuren Sale and the Emperors Palace Select Yearling Sale. 23 Captain Gambler (3F) 57.5 91 A Joey Ramsden Supplementary entries are due at 11h00 on Wednesday 11 32 Epona (3F) 57.5 90 A Joey Ramsden 5 Tambalang (3F) 57.5 89 A Sean Tarry January, with declarations at 11h00 on Monday 16 January. 11 Ngaga (AUS) (3F) 57.5 85 A Andre Nel

CTS 1200 - 1200m at Kenilworth CTS 1600 - 1600m at Kenilworth 32 Sergeant Hardy (3G) 60 110 A Justin Snaith 21 William Longsword (3C) 60 109 AT Vaughan Marshall 16 Always In Charge (3C) 60 108 A Vaughan Marshall 29 Janoobi (3C) 60 100 A Mike de Kock 9 Attenborough (3C) 60 101 AT Joey Ramsden 3 Singapore Sling (3G) 60 98 A Geoff Woodruff 13 Buffalo Soldier (3G) 60 95 A Charles Laird 34 Buffalo Soldier (3G) 60 95 A Charles Laird 5 Starflash (3G) 60 90 BA Vaughan Marshall 7 African Night Sky (3G) 60 91 A Justin Snaith 30 Elusive Path (3G) 60 88 A Vaughan Marshall 10 Horizon (3C) 60 91 A Candice Bass-Robinson 4 Ribovar (3G) 60 88 A Sean Tarry 30 Ribovar (3G) 60 88 A Sean Tarry 34 Le Harve (3G) 60 86 A Justin Snaith 9 Le Harve (3G) 60 86 A Justin Snaith 12 Romi's Boy (3G) 60 85 AT Alec Laird 17 A New Dawn (AUS) (3C) 60 85 A Joey Ramsden 28 Candid (3G) 60 82 A Candice Bass-Robinson 26 Romi's Boy (3G) 60 85 AT Alec Laird 8 #Cortada (3G) 60 79 A Vaughan Marshall 8 I Travel Light (3G) 60 84 A Joey Ramsden 10 Cosmic Count (3G) 60 78 AT Sean Tarry 27 Tilbury Fort (3C) 60 84 AT Sean Tarry 18 Prince Myshkin (3G) 60 76 A Dean Kannemeyer 22 Candid (3G) 60 82 A Candice Bass-Robinson 6 Moonrise Sensation (3C) 60 70 A Brett Crawford 4 Ice Ridge (3C) 60 81 A Dean Kannemeyer 1 Just Sensual (3F) 57.5 109 A Joey Ramsden 23 Black Cat Back (3C) 60 80 A Brett Crawford 23 Cloth Of Cloud (3F) 57.5 99 A Sean Tarry 31 Copper Force (3G) 60 80 A Justin Snaith 38 Myfunnyvalentine (3F) 57.5 97 A Sean Tarry 25 Devadip (3C) 60 80 AT Joe Soma 29 Exquisite Touch (3F) 57.5 96 A Sean Tarry 19 Kenny Trix (3G) 60 80 A Vaughan Marshall 25 Blaze Of Mystery (3F) 57.5 94 A Duncan Howells 1 Cream Soda Green (3G) 60 79 A Candice Bass-Robinson 15 Live Life (3F) 57.5 91 A Candice Bass-Robinson 14 Oh Behave (3G) 60 79 BA Candice Bass-Robinson 17 A Womens Way (3F) 57.5 90 A Duncan Howells 32 Misty Roller (3G) 60 77 A Weiho Marwing 20 Red Light Girl (3F) 57.5 90 A Justin Snaith 28 Barak Lavan (3G) 60 76 A Candice Bass-Robinson 36 Al Danza (3F) 57.5 89 A Geoff Woodruff 15 Night Circus (3G) 60 76 A Dean Kannemeyer 22 Arissa (3F) 57.5 89 A Alec Laird 20 Moonrise Sensation (3C) 60 70 A Brett Crawford 24 Extradite (3F) 57.5 88 A Candice Bass-Robinson 33 Just Sensual (3F) 57.5 109 A Joey Ramsden 7 Primrose Lane (3F) 57.5 88 A Darryl Hodgson 11 Safe Harbour (3F) 57.5 108 A Sean Tarry 33 Miss Malbec (3F) 57.5 86 A Glen Kotzen 6 She's A Giver (3F) 57.5 104 A Johan Janse van Vuuren 11 Hashtag Strat (3F) 57.5 85 A Louis Goosen 13 Lady Of the House (3F) 57.5 100 A Brett Crawford 37 Bonnie Dawn (3F) 57.5 84 A Louis Goosen 12 Whose That Girl (3F) 57.5 90 A Candice Bass-Robinson 3 French Legend (3F) 57.5 83 A Sean Tarry 5 Al Danza (3F) 57.5 89 A Geoff Woodruff 27 California Girl (3F) 57.5 82 A Geoff Woodruff 24 Primrose Lane (3F) 57.5 88 A Darryl Hodgson 21 #Geographe Bay (3F) 57.5 82 A Shane Humby 16 French Legend (3F) 57.5 83 A Sean Tarry 39 Water Lily Lake (3F) 57.5 82 A Sean Tarry 2 Accidental Tourist (3F) 57.5 79 A Duncan Howells 2 Clifton Sunset (3F) 57.5 81 A Brett Crawford 18 Big Bang Theory (3F) 57.5 78 A Brett Crawford 14 Don't Stop Dancing (3F) 57.5 81 A Joey Ramsden 0 Dancer (3C) N/E 86 A Joey Ramsden 26 Wake Up Maggie (3F) 57.5 81 A Candice Bass-Robinson 0 Coyote (3G) N/E 83 AT Mike de Kock 31 Cape Orchid (3F) 57.5 79 AT Sean Tarry 0 Military Award (3G) N/E 79 A Weiho Marwing 35 Shwanky (3F) 57.5 79 A Louis Goosen 0 Tambalang (3F) N/E 89 A Sean Tarry 19 Pink Rock (3F) 57.5 76 A Darryl Hodgson Stay in Touch It’s ALL on the Sporting Post with the website Latest News – click here www.sportingpost.co.za SPORTING POST • Thursday 5 january 2017 30

Sports and Betting New Born King Spanish La Liga Returns First Foal For American Pharoah Sunday 8 January

The first foal from America’s 12th Triple Crown winner, The Spanish La Liga Breeders’ Cup Classic Champion and Horse of the Year, Amer- ican Pharoah, was born at Brookdale Farm at 12:30am on returns this weekend Tuesday, 3 January 2017. The new arrival is a first foal out of with a mouth-watering Oussama Aboughazale of International Equities’ Tizway mare, matchup between Villar- Kakadu herself a half sister to multiple graded stakes winner real and Barcelona at Protonico and from the immediate female family of Chilean the Estadio El Madrigal. champion and Gr1 winner, Wild Spirit. Luis Enrique knows that Brookdale Farm’s Fred Seitz Jr commented, “For a first foal, this game will not be he's a very nice, very attractive type. Personality wise, I think he easy for his Barca side after being held here last season by a seems like he's going to take after his dad with that mellow-type 2-2 scoreline. personality. Most babies are kind of skittish and want to run The Yellow Submarine have been superb at their ground, around behind their mother but he's not that type. You walk in winning six of their eight matches played. the stall and he comes right up to you and starts chewing on your Barca will look to catch up on log-leaders, Real Madrid, hand. He seems to be real bold and have that fun personality. while Villarreal will look to solidify their fourth spot. He's what you look for if you're breeding Thoroughbreds, I think." Statistically, this is a tie between the league’s best defence American Pharoah served his first season at Coolmore's Ash- up against the divisions best attack. Who will emerge victo- ford Stud in 2016 for an advertised fee of $200,000. According rious? to The Jockey Club’s report of mares bred, the son of Pioneerof The Nile covered 208 mares in his first season including such Gr1 producers as Untouched Talent (the dam of Bodemeister) and To catch up with Chadley Nagel’s previews click here Arche’s Gal Edith (dam of dual classic winner I’ll Have Another). By the end of the breeding season, 47 Gr1 winners or producers To win were in foal to American Pharoah. American Pharoah's fee has Villarreal 5/1 been listed as private for the 2017 season. Draw 34/10 Barcelona 5/10 Villarreal Villarreal have been fairly decent this campaign. They currently sit fourth in the league and eight points behind the leaders, Real Madrid. Not to mention, the Yellow Submarine have been deadly at the El Madrigal. Fran Escriba’s side have suffered just one defeat this season – an unexpected loss to Alaves, going down 2-0. Villarreal have already beaten Celta Vigo and Atletico Madrid by huge margins at home this season, humbling their oppo- nents to 5-0 and 3-0 scorelines respectively. Their star player has undoubtedly been top-scorer, Nicola Sansone. Barcelona Barcelona will face the Yellow Submarine in what could be one of their trickiest fixtures in the campaign. Luis Enrique’s side have won seven away games this season, though, more than any other team in the division. Enrique welcomed back Neymar, Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi to training on Monday and will have the MSN trio at his dispos- al once again. Messi and Suarez are La Liga’s top scorers, both with 12 goals to their name. Probable line-ups: Villarreal: 4-3-3 Asenjo; Gaspar, González, Ruiz, Costa; dos Santos, Trigueros, Bruno; Soriano, Pato, Sansone. Barcelona: 4-3-3 Ter Stegen; Roberto, Pique, Mascherano, Alba; Denis, Busquets, Iniesta; Messi, Suarez, Neymar. SPORTING POST • Thursday 5 january 2017 31