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American Princess (Shadlee Fortune) wins the East Cape Derby Pauline Herman Photography

CHEYNE’S BACK IN

Fairview racecourse in Port jockeyTOWN travel restrictions on Monday. win the East Cape Paddock Stakes Elizabeth grabs the national a lot easier than the official margin spotlight when the Listed Jockey Cheyne must be itching to get back suggests last time. If she copes Club Stakes is run on the polytrack to his regular hunting ground and with the step up to the 2000m, on Friday. The only black-type Shadlee Fortune, who won two on her course record suggests she feature on the weekend the trot, loses the ride on the East shouldn’t be written off. programme, the 2000m contest is Cape Derby winner, American the third leg of the Eastern Cape Princess, in Cheyne’s favour. Former Michael Roberts racer Fillies and Mares Challenge and is Statute, a sister to Durban July run at weight for age, plus The Varsfontein owned and bred winner Legislate, produced a penalties. daughter of Master Of My Fate has cracking late-run effort when third done little wrong since relocating in the Paddock Stakes at her first An interesting aspect of the from KZN, and she could well record outing in this region and Shadlee Fairview Friday programme is the the hat-trick after her nice Derby Fortune would enjoy winning this! return to the local scene of Western success – the form of that race Cape-based East Cape having panned out positively. Cover Pic Greg Cheyne, and his colleague Candiese Lenferna captured the image MJ Byleveld, following the Sharon Kotzen’s Elusive Heart beat of two jockeys in the parade ring at rescinding of the contentious the local star Madame Speaker to Hollywoodbets Greyville

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Queen Victoria Bassano

YEARSin the Eastern Cape beforeON a new 138course was acquired, at St Albans in 1974.

The old course at Fairview (situated where Greenacres Shopping Centre is today) was relinquished and a new course at St Albans was developed with state of the art facilities and amenities over a period of three years at a cost of just over R3-million at the time, under the guidance of then Chairman, Mr A. Moffett, and visionary, Mr Roumanoff, of the Greatermans Group. The new course at St Albans opened on 18th June 1977.

Fairview Racecourse became part of Phumelela Gaming & Leisure in 1999, with later building additions of a new R20-million stabling complex with space for an The Fairview feature race on meetings at Fairview Estate through additional 288 horses in 2008 as Friday honours the Jockey Club the newly established Port Elizabeth well as state of the art mechanical of South Africa which was Turf Club were started in 1857 when starting stalls imported from founded in the Eastern Cape in there was little but a small town. Australia in 2011. The Polytrack 1882 before moving to was added in 2013, allowing all Johannesburg in 1904. The Fairview Estate was transferred weather racing. in ownership in 1883 to the Turf Club, Although racing started via signed by Sir Hercules The modern day Fairview is British garrisons in Port Elizabeth Robinson on behalf of Her Majesty, situated in Greenbushes and hosts as far back as 1817 at a farm by Queen Victoria, thereby securing racing twice a week on either a turf the name of Cradock Place, official racing’s home for a further 120 years or all-weather Polytrack.

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horses previously deemed Reserve Beluga Hospitality Runners, are eligible to run.

They have subsequently been included as runners in the card for Saturday.

Bettors are advised to peruse the updated fields for Races 1, 2 and 9 before taking their bets.

New race times:

Race 1: 12.35 Race 2: 13.10 Race 3: 13.45 Race 4: 14:25 Race 5: 15:00 Race 6: 15:35 Race 7: 16:10 Race 8: 16:45 Race 9: 17:20

* the Kenilworth card (declared Monday 17 Aug) for Saturday 22 CAPE RACING August will be moved lock, stock and barrel to Wednesday 26 August. NOTE THE * the programme scheduled for Wednesday 26 August will be moved to the added meeting and will now be staged on Saturday 29 SHUFFLE August. The Listed Sophomore Sprint, moved to Saturday 22 August. originally scheduled for Saturday The reason for the added at Kenilworth, has been moved But please not that the decision by Kenilworth race meeting on out to Wednesday 26 August in a the National Horseracing Authority Saturday 29 August is as a result of programme shuffle of Cape racing to lift the restrictions on the number the spate of abandoned meetings/ over the next few weeks. of horses in a race has afforded the races of late in the Western Cape. opportunity to increase the fields to An additional Kenilworth the optimum allowed by the operator This is permitted in terms of the racemeeting has been added to for each course and distance. Racing Operators’ National the August schedule to Abandonment Policy in situations compensate for the Western Cape When the original Kenilworth fields like this. having lost most of last Tuesday’s for Tuesday 18 August were pulled, race meeting and the forced the restrictions of 14 runners were With all the racemeetings that were postponement of the meeting still in place and as a result, reserve missed due to the Covid-19 scheduled today due to a runners were added to the card for lockdown, owners have already waterlogged track. Races 1, 2 and 9. had limited opportunities to race their horses and this will ensure The following changes have been As the meeting was called off on they do not lose any further race introduced: Tuesday due to a waterlogged track meetings. and moved to Saturday those fields * the Kenilworth meeting sched- can now be extended to comprise 16 uled for Tuesday 18 August will be runners, which means a number of

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YORK EBOR FESTIVAL

FOURJust five runners go to post FAB for But heDAYS! will need to find plenty to run Day 3 is Friday 21 August - the Gr1 Juddmonte International down Ghaiyyath . Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes, the feature of the first day at York’s Ebor Festival today. The Charlie Appleby’s five-year-old has Featuring their fastest race, the race is run at 16h15. come of age this year with Gr1 Coolmore Nunthorpe, which commanding front-running ranked as the highest rated 1000m The fact that the 2000 Guineas successes in the Coronation Cup sprint in the world again last year. A winner, Kameko, is the outsider of and Stakes. His huge stride new course record of 55.9 seconds the quintet with a realistic chance and ability to sustain fast fractions was set last August. suggests that in terms of quality, it throughout will make him is still very much up to . exceptionally difficult to beat as he Day 4 is Saturday 22 August - bids for a third Group One in as Sky Bet Ebor Kameko was trapped in a typical many months. Goodwood pocket all the way up Since 1843, their oldest and most the straight in the Sussex Stakes Day 2 is Thursday 20 August - famous race, the Ebor, has last time and is most unlikely to Darley Yorkshire Oaks & Ladies generated much excitement and suffer similar traffic problems today. Day many tales.

He could also find some Regularly the highest rated mare improvement for the step up to a and fillies race in Europe, the Group Follow all the action on mile-and-a-quarter as he bids to 1 Darley Yorkshire Oaks, takes www.sportingpost.co.za become the fifth three-year-old place on this day- twice won by the and Tellytrack DStv 239 winner in the last seven renewals. “Queen of the Turf” - Enable.

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Notable Progeny

Rabada Won Gr1 Daily News 2000, Gr1 Premier Champions S, Gatecrasher S (L), 2nd Gr2 SA Guineas, (sire)

Brave Mary Won Gr1 Allan Robertson Fillies (exported to France)

Running Brave Won Gold Bracelet Gr2, 2nd Three Troikas Stakes Gr3, 2nd Gauteng Fillies Guineas Gr2, 2nd Empress Club Stakes Gr1, KZN Breeders Mile (NBT)

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Passionate about the game - Jessica Jell and Mary Slack JC Photos

STILL UNOFFICIAL BUT MOD PIPS FRED Phumelela Business Rescue audited statements of the Company, the This Business Rescue Plan proposes Practitioner, John Evans, has implementation of the Plan will rescue that the net cash generated from trading published his long-awaited Business Phumelela by virtue of the fact that it during the proceedings plus further net Plan, in which it has been established will result in a better return for Creditors realisations from the sale of Assets post that MOD (Mary Oppenheimer than would be achieved by the the Adoption Date will be ceded Daughters), has provisionally immediate liquidation of the Company. irrevocably to the Plan Fund and acquired the assets and distributed to the Creditor(s) of the business from the embattled The estimated return to Concurrent Company, and as the case may be the company following a head-to-head Creditor(s) in terms of the Plan is Company in the manner and order as contest with UK Bookmaker, Betfred. between 72 and 100 cents in the rand detailed in this Plan, out of the Plan in respect of their Claims against the Fund. In effect this means that, on approval of Company. This is better than the the Business Plan by Phumelela’s estimated return in the event of the When Phumelela went into Business creditors and regulatory authorities, liquidation of the Company, which Rescue in May this year, MOD provided MOD will take control of Phumelela’s scenario envisages a distribution to post commencement finance of up to racing assets and establish its vision Concurrent Creditor(s) of 40 to 60 cents R100m to fund the operation of the and own management for the business in the rand and no surplus funds for the company during busines rescue. of racing thereafter. benefit of the Company. To date R60m has been drawn against Approval of the plan, with or without Evans has proposed the opening of a that, and MOD have in order to facilitate modification, will depend on the Plan Fund Account, to retain control an orderly sale process, and on outcome of a Creditors’s meeting to be over the net cash generated from adoption of the plan, agreed to provide held electronically on the Zoom platform trading the business of the Company. an additional PCF facility of R550m. on Tuesday, 1 September 2020 at 11am. The proceeds of all monies collected This facility allows the Company to draw According to a report released by Evans from all of the Company’s debtor(s) and three equal amounts directly into the to creditors, which contains receivables will be paid into the Plan Plan Fund for distribution as provided step-by-step details of the Business Fund, along with the sale of the for in the Plan, starting in October. Rescue Process thus far, and full, business and / or Assets.

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Fleet-footed Rabada in winning mode JC Photos

RABADAA BIG HITTER! If ever a horse epitomized the best of and alongside her pedigree I wrote “in Stronghold filly River Tyne. KZN breeding, it would be new Spring the purple”. She seldom let us down, Valley stallion Rabada. throwing one lovely foal after another. That colt was Rabada, who duly joined the stable of Mike Azzie and gave notice A product of the famed Summerhill She didn’t race, as David Payne said of his talent on debut, hacking up by Stud, his first three dams were all bred she was carthorse slow, and he said you the best part of five lengths over 1400m by the ten-time champion breeders don’t want to spoil a decent pedigree!” at Turffontein. Sent to Durban, he again and as former stud master Mick Goss True to her bloodlines, Majority Blue impressed when winning the Listed recalls, it all started with the purchase produced no less than five black-type Gatecrasher Stakes at Hollywoodbets of Majority Blue from breeder Wilfred performers from seven foals, amongst Greyville in record time and set the Koster, who had just left the family farm which the stakes winners Gun Drift, seal on an unbeaten juvenile campaign Klawervlei to start Cheveley Stud in Argyle Arms and Blue Yonder. The latter, with a smart victory in the Gr1 Premiers Ceres. From one of the Kosters’ finest a daughter of the Tom Fool horse Champion Stakes, defeating Gr1-placed families, the daughter of Welsh Comedy Star, won the Listed Ladies Prospect Strike and subsequent SA Harmony was the last foal out of the Mile and became the third dam of Triple Crown winner Abashiri. formidable race and broodmare, Rabada, who is out of her grandaughter Majorca. Jordie. A grey, like her sire Fard, she The colt returned twelve months later returned to the Summerhill paddocks and after going down by a half-length He elaborates: “Majority Blue was a as a modest one-time winner but by in the Gr2 Guineas, earned his classic leggy, almost scrawny individual, very the time she gave birth to a colt by stripes in the Gr1 Daily News 2000. long and on the leg, and as a typical blue-blooded Storm Cat stallion Brave old mare’s foal, quite light of bone. I still Tin Soldier, she had a stakes-placed Despite jockey Anton Marcus dropping have my catalogue notes of the sale runner to her name in the shape of his whip, he tenaciously held off Cape

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Derby hero It’s My Turn for victory. Rabada was always guaranteed a place opportunity: “His first foals impressed Sadly, he raced just once at four, when at stud and it was at Summerhill that he me so much, I bought five of them at suffering a career-ending injury in the took up stallion duties in 2018. the Summerhill dispersal sale! Rabada Gr2 November Handicap. stamps them physically, all dark bays His first foals, described by Mick as and they look as if they could grow into An undefeated juvenile and the only colt “well grown, athletic and very correct something.” of his generation to taste Gr1 success at as a bunch’, had barely hit the ground two and three, he won five of ten starts, when news broke that the farm had “He arrived at Spring Valley about a finished second three times and was changed hands and in due course, month ago and has settled in beautifully. injured in his remaining two starts. Rabada was looking for a new home. He’s a horse with a great temperament With his exceptional good looks, a When Spring Valley owner Bruce and he’s very correct. Although this will pedigree underpinned by solid le Roux was approached to stand be his third season, I’m hoping to get foundations and armed with a Gr1 CV, the young stallion, he jumped at the him a decent book of about 40 mares.”

A magnificent specimen Candiese Lenferna

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Significantly, Rabada is one of only All, who has made a cracking start as a Rabada will stand for a fee of R5000 two stallions at stud out of a daughter stallion. The similarity doesn’t end there, live foal, with special concessions to of Middle Park winner Fard, the other for he too, boasts a female line nurtured stakes-performed mares. being the upwardly mobile Captain Of in KZN!

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RACHEL’S LOVING

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Nineteen year old KZN final work on Enjoy The View and don’t permit them. And we are all matriculant Rachel Venniker gave me such great confidence,” in the same boat, so it was not a scored the single biggest Rachel told the Sporting Post on big deal in the end,” she added victory to date in her Sunday evening, clearly still on cloud maturely. singleminded pursuit of following nine after her big win on the Cape- a career as a professional town Noir gelding. In the post-race interview, trainer jockey - and a superbly Michael ‘Muis’ Roberts repeated well-timed one slap bang in the She spoke enthusiastically of how the British racing maxim that one middle of National Women’s everything had gone according always aimed ‘to keep your horse Month - when she won the to plan and how she had mulled in the worst company and yourself Workriders Race at through trainer Michael Roberts’ in the best’. Hollywoodbets Scottsville on extended instructions in her mind on Sunday. the way to post. “As trainers, we are all trying to find the right races for our horses and The Roseway Waldorf student, who “I was listening intently in the parade thanks to Nic Jonsson for allowing can be seen at Summerveld from ring to Mr Roberts’ instructions. I us to place Enjoy The View here. A 4am most mornings riding work, kept running through them in my great job done by my whole team was thrilled and elated at having mind and behind the stalls I thought and well done to Rachel – she registered her first winner at just I hope I haven’t muddled anything! has a nice seat and good hands,” her sixth ride when she steered In the end, he is such a kind horse said the eleven-time South African Enjoy The View to victory for top and he helped me. When I asked, he champion who became only the owner Nic Jonsson and SA racing delivered,” she added. sixth non-British jockey in 1992 to legend, Michael Roberts, in the win the British Flat Jockey opener on Sunday. The 4yo Enjoy The View was Championship. hanging late in the race and we “Wow! There is little to beat that! asked Rachel if a crop would have Roberts added that there was My thanks to Mr Roberts and his made a difference at that point. some irony in the fact that owner team, to owner Mr Nic Jonsson, as “A crop would doubtless have helped Nic Jonsson raced the winner as well as Lyle Hewitson who did the to keep him straight, but the rules it was his late Dad Benji Jonsson Candiese Lenferna

Rachel salutes as Enjoy The View glides home

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To order email to [email protected] current postal Make sure you put your name, your address and a contact number. Price R290 19 Also online at www.sportingpost.co.za v who initiated the introduction of chance - yet the internationally One of four girls, she takes her female riders into the SA Jockey respected institution at studies in her stride, although she Academy. Summerveld don’t see their way concedes that Afrikaans is not clear to giving her a break. exactly her strong point. That irony won’t be lost on winning rider Rachel, however, who has “I have tried twice but they are She is a stable employee to Wendy twice been rejected by the SA worried about my size. Both my Whitehead and starts off riding Jockey Academy on the grounds parents are light-boned. I wish they’d work at the Mike Miller Stables in of weight concerns. just give me an opportunity!” she the wee hours. says with courteous frustration. Hailing from a dynasty of “I then move on to Garth Puller and showjumping champions headed South Africa’s loss could be Michael Roberts, before ending by her Dad Brett, Rachel has been Britain’s gain as Rachel hopes to at Wendy Whitehead. It probably riding since the age of 4, pack her bags once her Matric sounds hectic on the face of it, but competing in the show arena, and certificate is in her hand at the end of Wednesdays and Sundays are off riding work on racehorses since this year. mornings and the schedule keeps the age of 14. me fit and busy. And there is little “I’m determined to race ride. It’s time for anything much else – Going to scale at around 53kgs, what I really want to do, and I have which is maybe not a bad thing!” the sports-crazy made inquiries about pursuing my she laughs. workrider-cum-matric student goals in the UK. I love this country enjoys road running, tackles but need to go out there and create obstacle courses, runs half my own opportunities if I can’t create marathons, and can ride most them here.” Watch Rachel’s horses with her hands tied behind big win here her back. Resident in Summerveld, Rachel says she wouldn’t swap her hectic She is surely bred to be a jockey – saddle-and-studies lifestyle for or certainly warrants being given a anything.

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Legend Michael Roberts leads the winning duo in

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A nervous and excited O’Meara before Candiese Lenferna Sunday’s icebreaker

O’MEARA’S LIVING HER DREAM ‘Put your boobs on your knees and game of the body and mind. calling because I knew nothing about it, act like a boy’. That was the except for Zimbabwe’s big race, the OK instruction to pioneering Zimbabwean “She was a bit unlucky on Sunday. She Grand challenge”. apprentice O’Meara Chiedza Rusike took a bump and almost came off. She in the build-up to her opening SA ride has a good attitude and work ethic and She rode her first race in December at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on has a great chance of going on with it 2018. Sunday from legendary former from here,” added the veteran, who has champion Garth Puller. given many young apprentices an early Her adoptive father Perseverance opportunity. Ganga is proud of how far Rusike has The 22 year old, Zimbabwe’s first black come. female apprentice, rode Magari on O’Meara has already ridden a winner Sunday for Garth Puller. in her homeland. Orphaned at a young “I am happy that she is now living her age, her journey to the racetrack dreams,”he adds. “All the girls are at a slight disadvantage. started in 2016 when her adoptive father So I told her to put her boobs on her showed her an advertisement in the knees and act like a boy. And don’t play local rag from December of the previous with the crop. Girls are obviously year. physically less stronger than boys, and they often let the horse underneath She told the Sunday Mail in a report them get the better of them,” said Puller, that she knew this was a path she was who added that being a jockey was a meant to explore, “Being a jockey was a

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Equus organiser Natalie Turner

EQUUS VIRTUAL CHAMPIONS The Equus Awards organising Equine categories: of the voting panel. This decision was committee has commenced taken as the only Gr1 race in SA is the preparations for this year’s Equus • Champion Two-year-old Colt – SA Derby, which would mean that this Awards to honour the champions of distance immaterial should be the obvious winner based the turf, both human and equine. • Champion Two-year-old Filly – on a single run. This would also have distance immaterial excluded fillies and mares. Racing Association CEO Natalie Turner • Champion Three-year-old Colt – has advised that the ceremony will be distance immaterial Breeder Awards: in a virtual format due to the Covid-19 • Champion Three-year-old Filly – • Champion Stallion restrictions and it is planned to feature distance immaterial. • Champion Breeder the winners during the second week of • Champion Older Male – distance • Champion Broodmare September. immaterial • Champion Older Filly/Mare – The additional awards that may be The voting panel will be represented by distance immaterial presented by the TBA, which differ members of the media and • Champion Sprinter – (1000 – 1200m; slightly on their selection criteria, are commentating fraternity and will be age/gender immaterial) Outstanding Breeder, Outstanding announced shortly. • Champion Miler – (1400 – 1600m; Stallion and Outstanding International age/gender immaterial) . Final decisions will be taken after the • Champion Middle Distance – (1800 – feature raceday to be run at Hollywood 2200m; age/gender immaterial) Individual Awards: Bets Greyville on Saturday 29 August. • Champion Stayer – (2400m and up; • Champion Apprentice (Number of age/gender immaterial) wins) The Grade 1 Champions Cup, Mercury • Champion Jockey (Number of wins) Sprint, Premier’s Champion Stakes and The awards are based on graded races • Champion Owner (Stakes) Thekwini Stakes as well as the Grade and in particular Gr1 races. • Champion Trainer (Stakes) 2, 3 and listed races will be deemed to • Horse of the Year have been run on their original date and As regards the stayer category, the will form part of these awards. winning horse will be at the discretion

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5450 Multiple champion jockey Piere ‘Striker’ Strydom reached another milestone in his illustrious career when he booted home his 5450th winner at Turffontein on Saturday. The evergreen champion was seen at his brilliant best when dictating the running into the headwind to register a second career success aboard the Captain Of All gelding South East for trainer Paul Peter.

JC Photos Freemanstallions Five For Green Varsfontein Stud’s bang inform stallion Gimmethegreenlight, fresh off an excellent season in 2019-2020, enjoyed a notable weekend when the G1 winning son of More Than Ready produced five winners. South Africa’s Leading First Season Sire of 2015-2016, Gimmethegreenlight had a fine season in 2019-2020, with his eight individual stakes winners headed by Gr1 SA Classic/G1 Daily News 2000 winner Got The Greenlight and fellow graded stakes winners Barahin, Green Laser, Lady Of Steel and Third Runway. Under Whip In what is a bombshell for the British industry, Jockey Club Chief Executive Delia Bushell is the subject of an investigation. According to racingpost.com, the circumstances have arisen due to a formal complaint that has been made by a senior colleague. Having held her position for less than a year in the organisation where her role oversees approximately 500 employees, the highly regarded former sports executive is recently credited for her considerable involvement in arduous negotiations with ITV to secure a further 3-year mainstream television partner. Turf’s Richest Gytrash – the giant killer of Australian sprinting – will represent Inglis in this year’s running of The TAB Everest. The Gordon Richards-trained 5yo announced himself one of Australia’s leading short-course gallopers during the autumn with a stunning preparation that saw him reach the pinnacle of Gr1 success. The world’s richest turf race, the A$15m The TAB Everest is run at Randwick on Saturday 17 October.

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Foot In Mouth Craig Zackey was fined R5000 in terms of rule 72.1.25 for conduct- ing himself in an improper manner in the post-race interview after the third race at the Vaal on Thursday 13 August. The clip showing his use of ‘offensive language’ did the Whatsapp rounds as usual. It was clearly an adrenaline blank moment for the talented rider. Nobody’s condoning the schoolboy terminology, but a warning would surely have been as appropriate?

Channel Change A reminder that our favourite horseracing channel Tellytrack will be moving from DStv channel 239 to channel 249 from Monday 24 August.

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President Cyril Ramaphosa – good news for jockeys

JOCKEYS – ‘THANK YOU MR PRESIDENT!’ After months of frustration and being interprovincial travel is now allowed. be able to attend a race meeting. singled out as province-locked stakeholders, South African jockeys The Racing Operators can determine Further relaxations may be implemented are now able to travel again. the time of the last race, but the carded in conjunction with the status of the time of the final event should NOT be Coronavirus pandemic, together with Following the announcement by later than 21h30. any positive changes to the President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday Government’s adjusted risk strategy. evening that the Covid-19 restrictions The field sizes can revert back to normal in South Africa are being relaxed to as per the Racing Operator conditions. The NHRA again pleaded to all Lockdown level 2 regulations effective The status quo as per the following participants to continue to self-regulate 18 August 2020, our racing districts are rules remain effective: regarding prevention and hygiene no longer classified as ‘hot spots’. practices. Owners are permitted to enter the On Monday morning, the NHRA racecourse subject to the strict Although the Covid-19 pandemic has announced further amendments to its protocols as issued by the Racing now reached its peak in South Africa, current protocols. Operators and the Racing Association. the scientific and worldwide statistics, have also shown a resurgence of the Riders Travel restrictions will be lifted - Any persons with comorbidities will not virus after same has been achieved in other Countries.

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Owner Rod Mattheyse with Three Two Charlie after the29 Sophomore Sprint Chase Liebenberg v the East.

Three Two Charlie was built like a tank and was aptly named by his owner after his military unit.

He is by triple Equus Champion What A Winter (Western Winter) out of the four-time winner, Mairingi Bay (Joshua

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The Bass Racing team wished Three Two Charlie well on his international campaign as he follows in the hoofprints of a Milnerton neighhbour and another past Sophomore Sprint (2013) winner in the shape of the Glen Puller trained Strongman. Three Two Charlie wins the 2019 Sophomore Sprint The gelding, renamed Horse Of Fortune in the East, scored another seven wins Premier Yearling Sale graduate won The lightly raced 2019 Listed after being sold and exported to Hong 2 races with 5 places from 8 starts for Sophomore Sprint winner Three Two Kong, amassing well over R20 million in stakes of just under R700 000. Charlie has entered quarantine at stakes. Kenilworth Racecourse after being Mattheyse’s thoughts at the time of the sold to Hong Kong interests. He was bred by Northfields Stud by sale that he didn’t feel they were getting Stronghold out of Lammerskraal mare Raced by longstanding owner Rod enough at a R250 000 highest bid have Sweet Virginia, making him a half Mattheyse, who bred the now 4yo in proven spot on, and the 4yo gelding brother to Vodacom Durban July and partnership with Beaumont Stud’s Anton departs our shores with his connections L’Ormarins Queens Plate champion Do Shepherd and others, the Candice richer for the experience and rooting for It Again. Bass-Robinson trained R250 000 Cape further success for his new owners in

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Phumelela’s Patrick Davis concedes fault Hamish Niven Photography

RED LIGHT SPELLS DANGER Phumelela Racing Executive Patrick emergency personnel had gone on the Sporting Post on Monday evening Davis has conceded that the racing strike after last week’s bizarre siren that there was nothing more to the delay operator’s failure to inform the incident which led to a race being other than the fact that the Vaal meeting on-course ambulance service provider declared null and void, a spokesman had not been included on the weekly of Monday’s Vaal meeting was the for MediResponse told the Sporting schedule of meetings provided to them cause of the delay in the emergency Post on Monday evening that there was by Phumelela. vehicle arriving on track, and the nothing more to the delay other than the consequent knock-on effect of the race fact that the Vaal meeting had not been “They failed to inform us that there was off-times having to be pushed out. included on the weekly schedule of racing scheduled,” he added. The chances of Phumelela being meetings provided to them by bogeyed twice in the space of less than Phumelela. This was confirmed in Patrick Davis’ seven days by something as response on Tuesday morning to the innocuously routine as their raceday With reports reaching our offices, and Sporting Post where he said that the ambulance, has to be around 911 to 1! subsequently shown to be inaccurate, usual procedure whereby the raceday suggesting that the emergency medical team is notified of racedays and But if you took the double, it arrived! personnel had gone on strike after last race times on a weekly basis was not After unconfirmed and subsequently week’s bizarre siren incident which led adhered to. shown to be innacurate reports reaching to a race being declared null and void, our offices suggesting that the a spokesman for MediResponse told “This process is in place to ensure that

31 v there is no confusion around racing responsible for the raceday medical who despatched the ambulance from fixtures and race times, especially where team, also sent a reminder message Johannesburg to the Vaal. there are changes in this regard. about the race meeting together with the race times to the medical team first “This caused the delay to racing Yesterday’s meeting was an example thing on raceday morning. commencing and new race times of this (the Vaal meeting replaced what were disseminated upon arrival of the would have been a Kimberley meeting). “It is therefore most disappointing that ambulance at the course. Racing was the MediResponse team did not react to then able to proceed with the revised off This failure to follow procedure was this notification.” times and did so without further caused by a change in personnel and incident.We will be reviewing our unfortunately things fell between the Davis explained that the ambulance is procedures with the medical team to cracks under the circumstances,” he required to be on course no later than ensure that problems like this do not said. an hour prior to the first race of the day, occur again in future.” and when this did not happen, they Davis added that the racecourse doctor, immediately contacted MediResponse

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Soon-to-be globetrotter Hawwaam Kerry Jack

HAWWAAM’S ON THE ROAD! Mike de Kock champion and a big Hawwaam will be travelling on to is a son of multiple champion Silvano runner for past season’s SA Horse Of Mauritius en route to the UK. (Lomitas) out of the seven-time winning The Year honours, Hawwaam is SA Broodmare Of The Year, Halfway To another top horse to have checked “He looks a million bucks!” said Kerry Heaven (Jet Master). into the Kenilworth Quarantine Jack, who snapped these pics of the Station, where he will remain for three multiple Gr1 winner. Hawwaam has won 10 of his 13 starts weeks. here with 1 place for stakes of R6 769 A R1 million National Yearling Sale 775. He is accompanied by stablemates graduate, the half-brother to top- class Najem Suhail and Marshall, and a few Rainbow Bridge (Ideal World) and We will follow his fortunes on the world runners from other stables. Golden Ducat (Philanthropist) was bred stage. by Mauritzfontein & Wilgerbosdrift, and

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Aramaayo (Ruan Maia) comes up trumps in the Gr1 Kranji Mile on Sunday STC

SINGAPORE DERBY ON THE RADAR Former Godolphin galloper Aramaayo unfortunately brought back down a presentation, but that’s the way it is claimed his highest prize since racing peg to domestic Gr1 status as part of now,” said Baertschiger. in when he landed the SG$1 the slew of changes brought about by million Gr1 Kranji Mile on Sunday. COVID-19. “A Gr1 win is still a Gr1 win, and we will celebrate later. I knew this horse had He now steps firmly into the picture for Owners the Aramco Stable are no peaked at the right time after he ran the SG$500,000 Gr1 Singapore Derby strangers to Gr1 heights either, having super on Polytrack first-up. on 6 September. jointly celebrated their first with Baertschiger thanks to Aramco in the “He won with blinkers in Australia and This had always been the race Lion City Cup last season. we’ve been saving them for the Kranji Aramaayo (known as Aramayo when Mile. He’s a horse who stops when he prepared by top Sydney trainer James Sadly on Sunday, the fanfare and hits the front too early. Cummings) was bought for as a hoopla that usually come with the four-year-old, even if the glamour race territory on such big days of racing were “He still tried to do it once he passed has undergone many changes this year, missing with the zero-crowd policy still Countofmontecristo, but when Maia both in terms of conditions (now open enforced in line with the strict COVID-19 growled at him, that kept his mind on to five-year-olds) and prizemoney. protocols on course. the job.

First past the post only once at his Baertschiger and assistant-trainer Scott “He’ll of course wear a set of blinkers in previous six starts at Kranji, the Poet’s Bailey led Aramaayo in to the sound of the Derby, which, just nice, is in three Voice five-year-old shed his ‘nearly’ tag maybe a few passing birds (crickets if it weeks’ time. Fingers crossed, he’ll be a on Sunday when it mattered the most, had been a night meeting), but the big runner again.” earning trainer Shane Baertschiger his Australian handler was still basking in third Gr1 success since taking over that new triumph in his own quiet way. After Aramaayo’s second win from his father Don in 2012, and first-time seven starts, his stakes earnings, which partner Ruan Maia, his first Gr1 hurrah “This is my third Gr1 win, but it definitely also in Singapore. feels different from the first two includes place earnings from two (second one is I’m Incredible in last seconds and two thirds, have leapt to After being promoted to International year’s Queen Elizabeth II Cup). There around $680,000 for the Aramco Stable. Gr3 this year, the Kranji Mile was were no cheers, no photos and no prize

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End of 2019/20 season standings TRAINERS

Name Runs Wins Win% 2nd 3rd Other Places Place Win Total % Sta ke Stak es

Mr S G Tarry 934 120 12.8 113 82 291 486 52 9,386,500 14,551,988 Mr S J Snaith 997 122 12.2 129 115 194 438 43.9 7,392,000 11,950,175 Mr P A Peter 765 114 14.9 80 85 200 365 47.7 7,958,200 11,063,650 Mr M F de Kock 549 84 15.3 83 64 143 290 52.8 6,939,225 10,950,825 Mr A C Greeff 883 169 19.1 115 106 252 473 53.6 6,441,650 9,229,863

JOCKEYS

Name Runs Wins Win% 2nd 3rd Other Places Place Win Total % Sta ke Stak es

Mr W B Kennedy 1165 209 17.9 142 145 285 572 49.1 14,204,775 19,495,850 Mr G M Cheyne 714 147 20.6 102 81 173 356 49.9 6,548,763 10,651,725 Mr K de Melo 716 101 14.1 84 88 146 318 44.4 5,784,000 9,095,563 Mr S Khumalo 845 96 11.4 105 100 248 453 53.6 5,267,025 9,587,975 Mr R D Fourie 533 94 17.6 78 71 110 259 48.6 5,978,750 10,117,875

BREEDERS

Name Runrs Runs AEPR Wnrs Wins Winrs/ Places B.T. B.T. Total Rnrs % Winrs Wins Stak es

Klawervlei Stud 453 2115 43,812 152 206 33.6 966 9 13 19,846,863 Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein 259 1375 74,619 113 180 43.6 644 14 22 19,326,425 Summerhill Stud (Pty) Ltd 250 1403 39,439 82 117 32.8 614 0 0 9,859,738 Highlands Farms Stud (Pty) Ltd 137 801 59,883 72 110 52.6 364 6 10 8,203,925 Varsfontein Stud 122 660 66,254 53 74 43.4 320 9 10 8,083,000

SIRES

Name Runrs Runs AEPR Wnrs Wins Winrs/ Places B.T. B.T. Total Rnrs % Winrs Wins Stak es

Silvano (GER) 179 897 73,504 76 115 42.5 393 12 18 13,157,238 * Captain Al 134 701 89,515 63 98 47 338 7 12 11,994,950 Gimmethegreenlight (AUS) 193 923 55,576 68 96 35.2 422 8 9 10,726,138 What A Winter 166 884 57,91 65 97 39.2 403 7 8 9,612,988 Var (USA) 154 792 57,939 65 103 42.2 379 6 7 8,922,575

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Sevilla will take on InterSILVER! in the enjoyed a fine 2019/20 campaign under Lopetegui’s men are now unbeaten in Europa League final on Friday as both the tutelage of former Spain boss their last 20 games in all competitions sides seek to end the season with Julen Lopetegui. Los Palanganas have since a 2-1 defeat to Celta Vigo in some silverware in the trophy cabinet. already secured a spot in next season’s February (W11 D9), just the fourth Champions League, courtesy a top different side within Europe’s top five The La Liga outfit will be looking to four finish in La Liga and overcame leagues this season to enjoy such a run claim their sixth Europa League title much-fancied English sides Wolves and (also Bayern Munich, PSG & Real after winning the trophy in 2006, 2007, Manchester United in the quarter-finals Madrid), while they have kept seven 2014, 2015 and 2016. Meanwhile, the and semi-finals respectively to reach clean sheets in their last nine outings. Italian giants are looking to claim their their fourth UEFA Europa League final in first European trophy since winning the seven years. Lopetegui ought to line Sevilla up in Champions League in 2010. a 4-3-3 formation once again, with The Spanish side were 2/1 outsiders Bounou in goal and Jules Kounde and To Win (90 mins) against Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team, Diego Carlos pairing up at the heart of Sevilla 23/10 but defied the odds to claim an the Sevilla defence once again, with Draw 9/4 impressive 2-1 victory. Dutch striker their primary objective being to keep a Inter Milan 12/10 Luuk de Jong came on as a substitute check on the in-form Romelu Lukaku. and helped Los Palanganas to victory Sevilla by scoring a late winner, while Jesus Navas and Sergio Reguilon will Moroccan shot-stopper Yassine be the full-back duo, with both players Sevilla, the most successful club in the Bounou, also known as Bono, produced posing a great deal of threat in the final history of the Europa League, have a masterclass between the sticks. third. Up ahead in midfield, the onus will

38 v be on Ever Banega to ensure Sevilla time since their glorious treble of 2009- midfield of D’, Barella, Marcelo dominate the battle in the middle of the 10 under Jose Mourinho and Friday’s Brozovic, Roberto Gagliardini and park. The Argentine will look to pull the showpiece against Sevilla will be their Ashley Young, with D’Ambrosio and strings seamlessly while also posing a 10th European final in their history. Young as the two wing-backs; with threat with set-pieces. the deadly strike force of Martinez and The Nerazzurri booked their place in Lukaku. Fernando will also hold the key for the final after an emphatic 5-0 win over Sevilla, with the Brazilian’s task Shakhtar Donetsk in the semi-final on Probable line-ups: being negating the influence of Italian Monday night. Lautaro Martinez and playmaker Nicolo Barella. Joan Jordan Romelu Lukaku both scored braces, Sevilla – 4-3-3 ought to be the third man in the middle while Danilo D’Ambrosio also got on the of the park for Sevilla, with the Spaniard scoresheet. Bounou; Navas, Kounde, Carlos, being the workhorse. Reguilon; Banega, Fernando, Jordan; Martinez and Lukaku became the first Suso, En-Nesyri, Ocampos. Finally, in attack, Youssef En-Nesyri is duo to score 20+ goals each in a single expected to spearhead the attack, season for the Serie A giants since Inter Milan – 3-5-2 despite De Jong scoring the deci- Adriano and Obafemi Martins in the sive goal against Manchester United, 2004-05 campaign, while D’Ambrosio Handanovic; Godin, De Vrij, Bastoni; alongside Suso and the club’s leading now has three goals in his last five D’Ambrosio, Barella, Brozovic, goal-scorer Lucas Ocampos. games in all competitions. Gagliardini, Young; L. Martinez, Lukaku.

Inter Milan Lukaku has been unplayable of late and Prediction: Inter Milan (12/10) has been hugely impressive since In Conte’s first season at the moving to the Serie A – proving his It comes as no surprise that Inter Milan helm, Inter Milan came agonizingly doubters wrong by scoring 33 goals are made favourites to win this match. close to winning the Serie A title, this season and taking a real fancy to ultimately falling short by just one point the Europa League. The Belgian has The Nerazzurri look unstoppable right to eventual champions Juventus. The been directly involved in 18 goals in now with the dynamic duo of Martinez Nerazzurri did not finish their domestic his last 10 appearances in Europe’s and Lukaku, while they have a season in the best way possible, second-level cup competition (14 goals, rock-solid defence which has kept five dropping some questionable points, 4 assists). clean sheets in their last six matches. hence, the Europa League comes as Sevilla will attempt to make life an opportunity for Conte’s men to make Conte is expected to set up with his uncomfortable for Inter, but I’m quite this season memorable. favourite 3-5-2 formation with Samir confident the Italians will come out on Handanovic in goal; Diego Godin, top. The Serie A outfit are back in the final Stefan de Vrij and Alessandro Bastoni in of a European competition for the first a three-man defence, a five-man

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