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Saturday 21 September Turffontein – race 6 Sporting Post Leading South African owner Braam van Huyssteen will be at Flemington Racecourse on Best Handicapped 5 November where he hopes to lead in the winner of the A$7,3m Lexus Melbourne Cup. Sunshine Silk WON 13/1 The charismatic George-based Van Huyssteen, date on our calendar usually associated with fireworks. whose dayglo yellow and purple silks have been Together with his longstanding partner-owner, the Bris- a dominant feature on our tracks since his 50-1 bane-based William Henderson, Braam will fancy the Grey Cossack won the 2011 Gold Vase in the care chances of Europe's richest flat handicap race winner of Carl Burger, could enjoy the extremely rare Mustajeer, who is set 55kgs, being a big runner. They privilege of two runners in Australian racing’s holy also have Raheen House in the weights. He will carry grail – a race that literally stops the nation on the 53kgs, but could possibly miss the cut. first Tuesday of every November. While Ger Lyons trained Mustajeer to win the Ebor at Braam’s previous highlight, in a decade of racing York in August, trainer Kris Lees will take over the son of horses, came at Kenilworth in January 2018 when Medicean’s preparation in advance of the Caulfield Cup. dual SA Horse Of The Year Legal Eagle, a horse Lyons knows Mustajeer well, but he was not too help- that he had acquired only weeks earlier, won the ful in suggesting whether Mustajeer had a shout in the prestigious Gr1 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate for the 3200m scrap. third consecutive year. Playfully labelling the Melbourne Cup 'the most ex- But the entrepeneur’s sights have now moved to pensive bumper in the world’, he said that ‘braver and the global stage and Melbourne on 5 November – a bigger men than him have tried and failed. “And better SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 26 September 2019 2

SA Owner Eyes The Cup weekend racing horses than this guy have tried and failed,” he added. Damien Oliver will ride Mustajeer in the Caulfield Cup. Snaith Holds The Aces Newmarket trainer William Haggas plans to give the gelded Sea Settlers Trophy (L) Durbanville Saturday The Stars’ son Raheen House a prep shot at the Caulfield Cup on 19 The Listed Settlers Trophy has been tweaked by the race pro- October. grammers. Saturday’s Durbanville feature has been dropped The five year-old, one of just two horses to have beaten dual Arc in distance from 2400m to 2000m. Apparently there was some winner Enable, finished down the field on his last start in the Ebor lack of enthusiasm as some trainers were not keen to go so far at York – but he had previously been placed in both Listed and this early with their decent feature horses. Group race company on the Knavesmire. The Justin Snaith team saddle a trio Champion Sydney jockey Brenton ‘The Gun’ Avdulla has been of runners in a nice quality nine locked in to partner Raheen House in both races. horse field. The reigning AS Champi- on trainer bids for a Settlers Trophy If we can’t win the World Cup in Japan, let’s shout Braam home in double after the smart Magnificent the Melbourne Cup. Seven broke a decade long curse on favourites in 2018. The Heat Is On! Snaith’s powerful hand means he can Elusive Silva |Gold Circle score his third win in five runnings, A total of 45 entries, including the 2018 winner Tilbury Fort, and his sixth overall. The SP top-rated Platinum Prince carries were received on Wednesday for the R2 million Gr1 Gauteng the flag with the lightly campaigned Belgarion and topweighted Summer Cup which will bring the curtain down on the 2019 senior Elusive Silva as support fire. Highveld Spring Season when the 2000m feature is run at Turf- fontein on Saturday 30 November. The handicapper may not yet have the number of the prom- ising Dynasty 4yo Belgarion, who returned after an unplaced The inaugural Summer Cup was run in 1887 as the Johannesburg effort in the Cape Derby (he choked up, so had excuses), to win Handicap. The race was won by outsider Haco, a five-year-old over a mile last time. A fitter horse this time, and from the best trained by Mr Du Plessis and ridden by J Bundy. Second, the 13-8 of the draw with Richard Foure up, he looks the one to beat. favourite, finished fourth. Many famous horses have won down the years and they include Pamphlet (1917), Lenin (1940), Cuff The SP top-rated Platinum Prince gets the blinkers removed and Link (1963), Caradoc (1966) and Home Guard (1970). enjoys the benefit of two recent runs under the belt. On his best form he must have an undeniable chance of banking the One horse who really grabbed the public’s attention was Java, R93 750 first cheque and thus breaking the win hoodoo – his trained by Jack Butler. He pulled off a remarkable Summer Cup last success dating back over two years. hat-trick from 1956 as a four-year-old before going on to claim the honours again the following two years. The 7yo Elusive Silva is clearly the proven class-horse in the race and showed his edge with an eyecatching victory over Elevation was to repeat those exploits almost 20 years later. 1400m last time. The Vodacom Durban July placer, and multiple Trained by George Azzie, the chestnut landed his first victory in away stakes winner, could be dangerous at best. 1972, when the race was run as the Holiday Inns for the first time. He went on to score again in 1973 before completing a fantastic American Landing has not won since his away success in the hat-trick under a big weight in 1974. East Cape Derby in May 2018. He has tended to lack interest of late. After Cape challenger King’s Guard’s victory in 1971, the name of Settlers Trophy (L) Gyre seldom runs a bad race and the race was changed to accommodate a sponsor. As the years past winners is 1,5kgs better of with Crome rolled by further changes to the name, conditions and date dimin- 2016* ished the event’s glitter and it eventually became the Champion 1 Francia 58.0 ( 7) 4/1 Yellow for a 0,75 length beating 2 Captain Splendid 59.5 (10) 22/10 last time. He should be therea- Stakes, run in April. 3 My World 60.0 ( 6) 6/1 2017* bouts again. In 1999 Phumelela reintroduced the Summer Cup to the racing 1 Red Peril 55.0 ( 6) 14/1 calendar in its traditional format and the event is now firmly es- 2 Our Emperor 53.5 ( 4) 41/10 Dharma was something of a sur- 3 Benjan 52.0 ( 8) 30/1 tablished as one of the “Big 4” on the country’s racing calendar. 2018* prise winner of the Gr3 Winter 1 Magnificent Seven 55.5 ( 1) 5/8 Derby last term and only tired Trainer Mike de Kock has won the race a record nine times with 2 Ballad Of The Sea 52.0 ( 5) 11/1 late when hanging on well for six of those victories coming since the race’s reintroduction. 3 Sister Soozie 52.0 ( 2) 11/1 * distance of 2400m -(this year to be 2000m) third at his first start as a 4yo in One of the interesting 2019 entrants is Mike de Kock’s champion August. He 3yo of last term Hawwaam, who has not been seen since a late was beat- withdrawal from the Vodacom Durban July. Being a handicap, it en 1,50 START PA5/PICK SIX4/JACKPOT3 is not known whether De Kock will rather aim him at the Cape 5:05PM Settlers Trophy (Listed) - 2000m lengths summer features like the Sun Met. Durbanville - SAME TRAINER:(1-3-4) 6 by Crome Sean Tarry goes for a hat-trick of Summer Cup successes and has Silvano 1 Elusive Silva(J Snaith) L Mxothwa...... 8 60.0 Yellow but Trippi 2 Herodotus(GS Kotzen) M Winnaar...... 6 58.0 11 entries. His colleague Geoff Woodruff was the Summer Cup Dynasty 3 BELGARION(J Snaith) R Fourie...... 1 56.0 meets the Silvano 4 Platinum Prince(J Snaith) R Khathi...... 5 56.0 King, winning it four consecutive years from 2013 to 2016. The Horse Chestnut 5 Pacific Chestnut(C Bass-Robinson) S Randolph....9 54.5 Nel runner Guv has four entries. See the entries here Royal Air Force 6 Dharma(GV Woodruff) A Andrews...... 2 53.0 on 2kgs Dynasty 7 American Landing(BJ Crawford) S Veale... 4 53.0 South Africa’s leading bookmakers Hollywoodbets are offering Trippi 8 Crome Yellow(A Nel) G Cheyne...... 3 52.5 better Windrush 9 Gyre(AN Marcus) M Byleveld...... 7 52.5 ante-post betting on the big race.See the odds here terms and SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 26 September 2019 3 weekend racing news will strip fitter – and certainly more competitive over the extra 300m. Ratings Boost - It’s All A Mistake! Crome Yellow is in a rich vein of form and goes for Two months and the cost of fixing something that isn’t broken becomes a hat-rick of wins. He has gone up in the ratings and obvious. The NHRA must realize that the wholesale addition of 10 points will need to be at his best to hold the likes of Gyre - on the population is a mistake. Or do they? and even American Landing. The range of turf ratings went from 0-126 to 10-136. The rating system is The grey Herodotus has his first run as a 4yo and his whole numbers and arithmetic all converted to ½ Kgs. first as a gelding. The son of Trippi, who hails from Tony Mincione writes that it is clear that there was no ‘need’ to add 10 a bang in-form yard, was beaten over 12 lengths by points to every horse. The letter of explanation from the NHRA was another Dharma in the Winter Derby and now has to give press release of gibberish. The ratings could have stayed at a starting point the Woodruff galloper 5kgs on the handicap. of 0, rather than the 3 horses now rated ‘10’ at the bottom of the pile. The Kenilworth Cup winner Pacific Chestnut comes At the top of the highest level horses would carry 60kgs (or 120 half-kilos) in off a twelve week break following his modest in a handicap like the July. A rating of about 120 will represent the top 0.5%, Gold Vase effort. He is a genuine stayer who should with a handful greater than 120 to cater to super horses, but probably very find this sharp – even running fresh. few like a tenth of 1%. Belgarion is the selection to beat Platinum Prince From August when horses have turned 3 years old and they prepare for and Elusive Silva - and to give Snaith the trifecta. races like the Guineas, the 1600m weight-for-age (WFA) starts at 9kgs (18 half-kilos). That means that a young horse that can get anywhere close to 100 could have the scope to be a top horse. South African racing suffered a huge upheaval when it took the plunge in 1995 Cape Initiative - to change from an arbitrary handicapping system which worked in our isola- tion, to a merit-based system understood by modern racing and facilitated by Mixed Reaction a computerised long handicap. Timeform was the leading example at the time. While it is widely accepted that information It was apparent that it would take a long time for the language of racing cre- and transparency is key to raising the image of ated over so many years of tradition to absorb a new system and create new the sport and maintaining and growing racing’s habits. It would be a bit like changing the currency from pounds to rands or customer base, the news that the Kenilworth the measuring system from pounds to kilograms and inches to centimeters. Racing board have taken the decision to imple- And especially difficult for racing which used old weights and measures as an ment a compulsory trainer comment require- intrinsic part of the sport. Remember a furlong being 220 yards? ment for first-timers and horses rested for Read more here longer than 120 days has been received with mixed sentiment by SP readers. Graeme Hawkins congratulated the KR Board. On Way Back! “Now let’s hope the trainers come to the party Jockey Mpumelelo Mjoka was faced with a career-threatening knee injury and put some real effort into posting relevant a few months ago. So the fact he is back in the saddle and has already rid- and meaningful comments. It will become im- den two winners, shows he is en-route to conquering all of the adversities mediately obvious which trainers will take their stacked against him. responsibility seriously in this regard. Hopefully What has changed for the 22-year-old from KwaZulu-Natal is that when pressure will now be brought to bear on the injured he was an apprentice but he has returned as a fully-fledged jockey. rest of the country to follow suit.” “I’m very happy to be back riding again. I have missed the sport, but it has been Ralph Fell said that depending upon the very hard to get rides if I’m being honest. I’m riding against the big boys now so source, horseracing may have begun from B.C. I’m at the bottom of the food chain and I still need to prove myself.” He made it to the establishment of the British Jockey Club clear he is up for the challenge and ready to prove his worth to everyone. in 1700. “In 2019 this announcement of shar- ing information is trumpeted as ‘encouraging Mjoka was believed to be the next big star during his apprentice campaign transparency.’ Suddenly the Cape is a ‘leader.’ a few years ago. In 2017 he turned sceptics into full-blown believers when Poppycock. Frankly the horse has bolted, and winning the Longines Future Racing Stars event at Chantilly – leaving French no amount of cosmetic innovation will result in soil with a 100% win-strike rate! maintaining and growing the customer base.” Mjoka steered Lion King, his first winner of the season, to a flawless three- James Goodman recalled that a horse won by a length triumph at Flamingo Park last month and he reckons it is the first of street and backed to favourite last week. “I was many, many more to come. going to comment but not worth it.” “It felt like it was my very first winner. I just can’t explain the feeling,” he Have your say – click here said. “The goal now, is to build relationships with trainers and ride as many winners as I possibly can this season. SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 26 September 2019 4 SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 26 September 2019 5

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the 94 sec barrier over 1600m for the first Feature Stakes – time in national racing. The publication Franco Fluffs It of weights for the race resulted in waves The General Franco bubble burst More Cuts of criticism breaking over Gosforth Park as explosively and expensively as The two features that open the Highveld handicapper Geoff Mollett. anything done by his controversial Spring Season on Saturday 5 October It was a forgone conclusion that Wolf Pow- namesake in the 1 400m handicap at have both been subjected to stakes cuts. er, undisputedly several lengths superior a damp Durbanville on Saturday. The Gr2 Joburg Spring Challenge and the to any in the country over 1600m, would Michael Clower writes on www.gold- fillies equivalent were run last season be allotted top weight. circle.co.za that the R4 million Frankel for R400 000 apiece but have both been However, when the weights were an- colt started a warm 17-10 favourite reduced to R350 000. nounced it was eight-year-old Denim and, just as his trainer predicted, he The largely anticipated stakes cuts have Dandy, winner of 12 races and R92885 in was settled at the back. already been noted in the upcoming Cape stakes, who had top allotment of 58.5kg The commentator got excited when season features and appear to have caught and Wolf Power, winner of 13 races for he made a bit of progress early in the some unawares – largely as the exact gravi- stakes of R434775, had 57.5kg. straight but Richard Fourie was already, ty of the rationalisation is yet to be commu- The handicapper was not entirely to blame and ominously, niggling. The chest- nicated to industry stakeholders. for a race advertised as a handicap being nut’s effort, such as it was, proved to Oddly enough, the Listed Algoa Cup, to be transformed into a benefit for Wolf Power. be short-lived and fourth of five- over run on the annual Fairview double-header All handicappers in South Africa must work three lengths behind the winner – was weekend of 27 October, has maintained within the framework of the race-figure the best he could manage. the 2018 stake level of R350 000. So that system. This dictates that horses be handi- Fourie had no excuses – “the handicap- adds to the confusion. capped on the basis of about six race-figure per got him” – and, while Michelle Rix, points – or 3kg for each win – rather than a The two Joburg spring season openers Harold Crawford and Spectra Force’s handicapper’s assessment of their relative have attracted 52 entries between them, owners were celebrating, Justin Snaith merits. with last year’s F&M victress Cascapedia an was reflecting on the favourite’s high entry in both races. This has resulted in handicappers becom- rating. ing no more than race-figure adjusters Supplementary entries for both features “I have been trying to prove the and, as things stand, a computer ade- close at 09h00 on Monday 30 September. handicappers right, doing everything quately programmed could probably do Declarations are due by 11h00 on Tuesday I can and using all my skill to build the the job more efficiently. 1 October. See the entries here horse up so that he could compete in Handicappers are also bound by a decision a race like this but giving him 102 for a made several years ago that horses are not maiden …..” For once words failed even penalised for wins in weight-for-age races. Justin Snaith. Jay Pegs It This ruling makes it possible for a winner To be fair to the handicappers they wer- To celebrate our horsey heritage, I of six races to have to concede weight to en’t the only ones who got it wrong. thought an extract from the South Afri- a 12-time winner, who has gained most of Most of the media – and none more so can Racehorse would remind us of the his victories in weight-for-age events, thus than this writer – were bowled over by Race Figure system, writes Jay August in defeating the object of a handicap, which the colt’s debut win to such an extent the SP Mailbag is to give every horse an equal chance of that they refused to countenance that This excerpt from the November/Decem- winning.” his next, stone-last, run could be near- ber 1983 edition: It seems very little ever changes in South er the real General Franco. “The mini Transvaal feature-race season Africa. Tinkering with handicapping sys- Read the raging debate on this issue started with the R100 000 Germiston No- tems seems to be the “rule”. here vember Handicap (Gr III) at Gosforth Park This set the cat amongst the pigeons. on November 5, and Wolf Power broke Read the comments & have your say here SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 26 September 2019 6 SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 26 September 2019 7 news Racing Needs You Stakes Under Pressure In a letter to members, the Western Cape Chapter of the Racing The move to reduce the stakes burden on Phumelela follow- Association (WPRRA) advises that it has a vacant seat on the ing ongoing news of financial pressure on the company has Board of Trustees of The Thoroughbred Horseracing Trust. started to take effect. The Trust was established in 1997 at the time of corporatization of Feature race stakes in the Cape have already been reduced the horse-racing industry. The Trust holds a significant sharehold- with R50 000 being chopped off the Matchem Stakes and Diana ing in Phumelela and is the sole shareholder of Kenilworth Racing. Stakes to be run next Saturday. The prize monies of the Cape Classic, Concord Cup and the Cape Merchants have also been The principal objective of the Trust is to promote the interests of reduced. all thoroughbred horse-racing in South Africa with a view to the long-term viability of the sport. It is an ancillary object of the Trust In a letter issued to trainers, Phumelela advise that in consulta- to promote and encourage schemes and projects which broaden tion with the Racing Association a decision has been taken to the base of persons who participate and who are involved in the reduce the number of races scheduled midweek on both the Sport to reflect the diversity of the people of South Africa, and Highveld and in Kimberley from nine to eight with effect from 1 in particular, to promote the participation and involvement of October 2019. This is said to be part of an initiative to mitigate persons from historical disadvantaged backgrounds. the imminent re-alignment of stakes that will be announced in due course in terms of the stakes agreement formula. The Trustees are appointed to the Trust by the RA and SASCOC. The RA can appoint five trustees, of which one must be nominat- Midweek low grade 9th races added to the Highveld pro- ed by WPRRA. Importantly, the following requirements apply: grammes will be cancelled from 1 October and Kimberley’s current nine-race programmes will be cut to eight races from Nominees must be willing to go through the process of passing the same date. probity Nominees must be Colour Holders Due to the financial pressures, Phumelela state that they will generally not be splitting races in the foreseeable future – and RA Board members are precluded from being Trustees on The Trust then only in exceptionable circumstances. Whilst the appointment remains solely the responsibility of the While the provisional Highveld programme published for the Board of Directors of the WPRRA, we would value input from the three month period October to December 2019 does not include members we represent. the minor race stakes at this stage, for the month of October Please send any suggestions, particularly in terms of potential these will be set at current winter stakes levels, whereafter the candidates, to Jeanette Schuter. Her e-mail address is jeanette@ new minor race stakes levels will be published from November. racingassociation.co.za. Comments, suggestions or nominations are to be sent by no later than Friday, 27 September. Here Comes Summer The Diana Stakes and Matchem Stakes as usual kick off the Cape season at Durbanville next Saturday 5 October. Owners To Blame? These Gr3 events are run at The NHRA needs to assist trainers with owners who fail to pay. weight-for-age plus penalties. So suggests trainer Leon Eramus Jnr who was recently warned off Gr1 winners Front And Centre and after it was found he failed to provide a reasonable level of care Undercover Agent top their re- and treatment to a number of his horses. spective weights, but have plenty Erasmus took over the yard upon the tragic death of his Dad Leon, of serious opposition. who had been a trainer for 28 years. Leon died in a car accident in The Matchem looks a red hot African Warrior |Candiese Marnewick June 2018. contest. Undercover Agent could Erasmus Jnr writes on the Sporting Post comments platform: face up to the likes of Head Honcho, One World and Twist Of “You all say it’s a disgrace, but not one of you stopped and asked why, Fate. In addition Dean Kannemeyer has entered a couple of what happened. Then I would tell you. I started off with no funds exciting three-year-olds who will really spice things up. or financial backup, and I did everything I could possibly do to keep African Warrior won a Gr2 in his most recent KZN appear- the horses going. The disgrace is the owners who know they have a ance, while regally bred Seventh Gear was an impressive responsibility to pay their monthly keep but never paid. In one year Maiden winner. I’m owed over R250 000 from owners – but the horses must eat and The Matchem is in its 61st year and much like the Drill Hall work everyday.And yes, I couldn’t give the horses everything they Stakes run on the eve of the SA Champions Season, it can be need but I did the best I could with the little funds I did get in.I’m an awkward pipe-opener for a couple of the big guns. getting all the blame and it’s fine – I will take it, but just one thing. It was won last year by Rainbow Bridge, and we all know that When will the NHRA help the trainers by doing something about the big son of Ideal World went on to win the Sun Met and owners who don’t pay? I asked for help from them and still waiting the Champions Cup – as well as chasing Do It Again home in for a response.” the Vodacom Durban July. The Sporting Post has referred the matter to the NHRA for a comment. SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 26 September 2019 8 international

is very tough. I’m getting rides but not Karis’ Flying Five as much quality. I still have a few stables Got The Spirit A fabulous five-timer at Sha Tin on Satur- supporting and I’m trying to work hard in Spiritofthegroove from the Sean Tarry yard day couldn’t dissuade Karis Teetan from the morning but there are a lot of good continues to top the log for the R1 million his firm view that he has a fight on his jockeys around, light jockeys, so things are Emperors Palace Ready To Run Cup over hands to match Hong Kong career-high not easy this season.” 1400m on Saturday 2 November. success of last season. For all of that, Teetan left the track in The race is restricted to eligible graduates “This is the strongest bunch of jockeys a more familiar and buoyant position: of the 2018 Emperor’s Palace Summer since I’ve been here,” the Mauritian ace equal-second in the standings thanks to Ready To Run Sales. said at the end of a day in which he also only his second Hong Kong five-timer, The field size will be limited to 16 runners guided King Opie to a welcome feature which took his tally to seven, three more plus two reserve runners. The final field will win in the Class 2 Pok Oi Centenary Cup than at the same point a year ago and be determined by a panel appointed by the Handicap over 1600m. sitting upsides Moreira, right on the heels racing operator. See the log here Teetan soared to 84 wins and third-place of Purton. in the premiership last term. He headed He did so after lighting up an otherwise into Saturday’s card with what he reck- low-key card. Teetan had one win on the Ready To Run! oned were “ok rides” and stuck among a board at mid-point but completely domi- A second log of standings for possible raft of riders with two wins on the board, nated the back-end, winning the last four contestants in the R2,5 million CTS all looking up at the high-flying Zac Purton races. Ready To Run Stakes at Kenilworth on and Joao Moreira. The Frankie Lor-trained King Opie’s Cup 23 November has been published. “Things are tough but I’m out there and success followed an earlier Class 4 score The 1400m race is restricted to eligible I’m trying and hopefully I’ll keep getting on the Tony Millard-trained Fun Times graduates of the 2018 CTS Ready To the support,” he said, aware that the and preceded the Francis Lui-trained Run Sales. Last season’s Premiers ranks, already bolstered with the talents of More Than This’s Class 3 victory, Winner Champion Stakes third-placer Rock The Blake Shinn and Lyle Hewiston will, come Supreme’s impressive dirt track score, Globe currently tops the charts. November, also feature the returning and King Of Hearts’ driving triumph in the The Cape Town RTR Sale will be held Silvestre de Sousa and Alexis Badel. finale. on Friday 22 November at Durbanville “The support I had last season was really “I thought I had chances but there were a Racecourse . Gallops are on Friday, 22 good,” Teetan continued. “This season few horses that were competitive in those November. See the log here races so I couldn’t be too sure,” he said. SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 26 September 2019 9 international

Hong Kong - Bye Bye Betfair The news via twitter that Betfair Australia was halting its oper- Quality Not Politics The Issue ation on Hong Kong racing last Friday caught the local Jockey Turnover was down at Sha Tin on Saturday but the civil Club by surprise. unrest that has plagued Hong Kong racing in recent days The tweet was to the point: Betfair will no longer be offering was not to blame, according to Jockey Club chief executive markets on Hong Kong racing. We will continue to reach out to the Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges. Hong Kong Jockey Club to attempt to enter into a product fee and Engelbrecht-Bresges instead pointed the finger at the strength integrity agreement. of the product on offer to punters after there was a HK$36 The South China Morning Post reported that the HK Jockey Club million drop in turnover on a day when officials were pleased has made its disdain for the betting exchange, and its approach, to see normal service resume at Sha Tin. clear in recent weeks – most definitively in an open letter which “It was a little bit down but if you look at the card, I think it has demanded it cease and desist immediately. nothing to do with circumstances outside,” he said. “I think the The reason for that scathing document being made available pub- card was not as strong as meetings before.” licly was because legally, Betfair Australia was absolutely within its There were no signs of disruption at Sha Tin on Saturday after rights to offer a market on Hong Kong racing. It is a licensed wa- Wednesday night’s Happy Valley meeting was lost because of gering operator and it does not have a legal obligation to pay or be safety fears, however under 15,000 people ventured to the track. granted approval from an overseas jurisdiction to run an exchange on its product. The Jockey Club does not pay product fees to bet “I think we were pretty confident [the day would go as on the English Premier League, or other international football planned], because from our risk-assessment that we do on a leagues it holds markets on – it is not obligated to. regular basis, we couldn’t see any risk in the last day,” Engel- brecht-Bresges said. The letter was a scare tactic to remind Betfair Australia that it wasn’t going to go down without a fight (and it was putting on a “We expect that attendance will be down as long as we have lot pressure behind the scenes). this situation, because a lot of people are cautious to take public transport. At the same time, Betfair was entitled to stand its ground and it did for a couple of weeks, hosting markets for three more meetings “But if you look at the overall results and you compare it with after the letter. For Betfair, it appears that it pulled out as the small the rest of Hong Kong, we are extremely resilient and we are turnover wasn’t worth the effort. It’s the same problem Betfair had very satisfied with the result given the current circumstances.” when it ran the exchange for a short period in the early 2000s. Despite the carnage of this week, the Jockey Club was con- At the season opener, about A$420,000 (HK$2.23 million) was fident racing will return to Happy Valley without a hitch on matched – the smallest race hold being A$21,365 and the largest Wednesday 25 September. A$65,774. At the second meeting, the total was A$472,165 with “At the moment we have not seen any significant risk. But it’s a high of A$87,733 and a low of A$22,896 and it didn’t really get not only what happens on course – one has to be mindful of any better across the following two meetings. what happens surrounding the racetrack – but at this stage we For context, it is just a fraction of the Jockey Club’s betting turn- have no indication that there is anything planned which would over – the second meeting alone was HK$1.393 billion. Those change the risk-assessment,” Engelbrecht-Bresges said, adding totals also pale in comparison to what BetfairA ustralia holds on that he expects attendance to again be down. Melbourne and Sydney racing. “There is always a risk that people get a little bit cautious, but Given Betfair was collecting a 6 per cent commission on winnings that’s natural. People are going to be more reserved in going (at most, some customers have better deals and pay a smaller out and we have to live with this.” commission) and an average race was worth about A$45,000, that The National Day meeting at Sha Tin on October 1 remains a means in a best-case scenario it was only collecting A$2,700 a race. potential target for protesters and the situation is being closely Once you take into account tax, paying MacBet for its markets to help monitored. guide punters, the cost of staff to monitor it all while also continuing to agitate the Jockey Club, it clearly wasn’t worth the trouble. It is a shame for punters as there was definitely more value on the platform, but the lack of liquidity ultimately made it unsustainable. The South China Morning Post suggests that Betfair Australia should be commended for having a go, but unfortunately it hasn’t worked out and it goes home with its tail between its legs. There was a train of thought that by bowing to the demands of the Jockey Club, Betfair could be in a position to negotiate a deal with them – and its statement suggests it wants that – but there is a zero per cent chance of it happening. The current administration will not hop into bed with any op- erator that allows punters to profit off a horse losing – so it is a complete non-starter. SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 26 September 2019 10 breeding Named, Trained & Ready To Run! Naming them is one of the fun parts of buying racehorses. I’m not saying that this is the only fun to be had, but at the very least, it’s something that the entire family can get behind. Normandy Stud’s Oscar Foulkes writes that for this reason they stopped naming their yearlings prior to sales. However, Ready to Run introduces a new angle – in order for a horse to truly be ‘ready to run’ it has to have a passport. Of course, we don’t just take our own produce to RTR, there are also the yearlings we’ve picked up at a variety of auctions. Leading this group are four that we bought from Maine Chance, Here’s Stereotype when bought at the Klawervlei Farm Sale. He’s not exactly a where a specific naming policy is in place. All their horses are named 'carbon copy' of Twice Over, but there’s a lot of Northern Dancer about him. before sale (even weanlings), and the first letter has to match the dam’s name. Our mare, Janis, was also withdrawn from RTR several years Thanks to this, we have Nicaragua (from a very strong ‘N’ family), ago, after she had an injury during preparation, and was then Peaceable, Al Diablo and Marcchinetta. The latter had me confused covered as a two-year-old rather than wait for her to recover when we bought him as a weanling, until I discovered that the ‘r’ sufficiently to be put back into training. She was named after had crept in somewhere in the naming process. He is supposed to Janis Joplin (her dam is Diva), so her Querari colt is named Full be Macchinetta, continuing the coffee theme of his dam Mocha Java Tilt Boogie, which was the name of Janis’ band. (with the ‘chi’ spelling in Italian pronounced as a ‘k’). Ocelot is a nice feline reference for the mare Dance With Having purchased a smashing Master of My Fate colt at the Na- Tigers. It will be very useful if her three-year-old, Tango With tional Sale, I got a second dose of excitement when I noticed that Tigers, cracks his maiden before this filly is offered for sale. he was named Tarantino. I immediately put this onto my family WhatsApp group, to which I got all the right emojis in reponse, I’ve named a few foals out of Happy Jean, including one of including a plea that we keep him. Well, kids, paying your university my favourites, Crowd Pleaser. Happy Chappy is a particularly fees involves hopefully turning a profit on selling this chap on RTR, smart Querari colt, and we’re hoping he will be a … um … so I’m sorry, but no. crowd pleaser. From Moutonshoek, we bought Blingking (out of Blingsta) and Mit I’ve explored Argonaut-related references for Lady of the Eish (out of Ice Link, geddit?), in trademark humour from these great Fleece a couple of times. people. Her RTR filly last year was named Fleeced (yes, bit of a cop- I hope the breeders of the unnamed horses we bought will think out), and then she proceeded to injure herself badly before we’ve done justice with the names that have been dreamt up. the sale, resulting in an open wound a good 10cm x 15cm (i.e. fleecing herself, which shows just how prophetic names Shadwell give their horses Arabic names, so I trust they’ll forgive Cold can be), necessitating her withdrawal from the sale. This year Snap for the smashing What A Winter colt we bought from them. we’ve gone with Lady Warrior, because Jason didn’t only take A scopey Querari colt out of Fairy Tern was anointed Tara Iti, which is guys on his quest. the Maori name for a fairy tern. This is the second time naming a foal out of Royal Jubilee (the I’ve had a lot of fun naming Twice Overs, and I’m rather pleased with first was Long Reign). This smashing Dynasty filly is Wife of Stereotype for the colt out of Typical. Windsor, which ties sire and dam together quite nicely. Naming our own produce means exploring similar themes on a reg- Once we worked out that Sabrina Fair needed to be allowed ular basis. Top of this list – and winning no prizes for originality – are to race from the front, she rattled off a couple of big margin the foals of the three full-sisters Arctic Breeze, Nordic Wind and Nor- victories in a row before doing her tendon. Her filly, Sabrina dic Breeze (all by Windrush out of Nordic Vine). Please don’t judge, Fairchild, is possibly the best Querari filly we’ve bred, and a three different people were involved in the naming of these mares. chip off the old block in name as well. On an individual basis, it’s not that bad, but when you put them all together, oi vey! I close with two horses that we bought already named. I would be delighted if Mosalah has just a fraction of the talent We had to withdraw the ArcticB reeze filly (Icy Gust) as a result of a of his namesake, Mo Salah. fractured pedal bone. For the Judpot filly out of Nordic Wind, I found Tuuletar, which is a Finnish goddess of the wind. I assume that is pro- And, the best post-purchase name discovery of the lot – bear- nounced ‘tool-e-tar’. I suspect we have now exhausted all avenues ing the RTR sale in mind – is the lovely Gimmethegreenlight with any reference remotely connected to wind in Nordic territories. filly Ready to Rania. Stand by for Horse One and Horse Two (with apologies to Dr Seuss). Are you ready? SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 26 September 2019 11 Short Heads Simply The Best(el)! Gr1 Summerveld trainer Corinne Bestel only has a dozen horses in Generous her yard but gave us a happy story to end another tough racing Record Pat Smullen’s quest to week when she scored a double at Hollywoodbets Scottsville Melody Belle, who, like raise money for pancreatic on Sunday from just two runners. Accompanied and, seen with Cheveley Stud sire Wylie cancer trials and aware- her in the pic, by her longstanding patron and friend Georgina Hall, descends from the ness of pancreatic cancer Buchanan, the vastly experienced Corinne led in two winners mare Belle Time, made it an research raised a sum in ridden by Gareth Wright, including the Clifton Stud -bred Soiree eighth Gr1 victory when she excess of €2.5m. The nine- who won a cracker on debut. won at Hastings on Satur- time Irish champion jockey day. The daughter of Com- was at the centre of an in- mands equalled the record credible fund-raising drive of most New Zealand Gr1 by Irish horse racing over wins after dominating her Longines Irish Champions opposition in the Windsor Weekend.The Champions Park Plate. New Zealand’s Race was won in dramatic reigning Horse Of The Year and emotional circum- started an odds-on favour- stances by 20-time British ite and the victory brought jumps champion Tony her equal with Mufhasa McCoy, riding Quizical for (Pentire) as the most prolific Smullen’s good friends Gr1 winner in New Zealand Sheila and John Lavery. racing history. Guv Tony On Top Tony Millard was full of praise for Jnr Joao Moreira after the three- Sharp Jaden Lloyd has ridden time champion jockey lifted Commentator Craig Peters loves his boxing his first winner at his Meridian Genius to victory in the and came up with a witty retort after a brave 23rd career outing in Class Four Kam Tin Handicap at handler was knocked to the turf in front of the Australia.The son of leg- Sha Tin on Saturday.Tony Millard stalls by a boisterous filly at Hollywoodbets end Jeff Lloyd broke his bagged a treble at the corre- Scottsville on Sunday. “He went down but duck on Autocrat at Jer- sponding fixture last year; he he’s up quickly. He’s not taking the count…” ilderie in the final event opened his season’s tally with a on Saturday, the Lowes brace during this month in 2017; Petroleum Benchmark and on Saturday he walked off 50 Handicap. with a double, thanks also to Ka- Speed A Giveaway ris Teetan and Fun Times’ rolling The Drakenstein Stud based The best of Japan’s speed win in the third. Philanthropist is the brood- stars will line up for the mare sire of promising 2yo colt Gr1 Sprinters Stakes which Red Giveaway (by Signature kicks off Japan’s autumn Red) who captured the Bull Grade 1 season on Sunday. Noble Double Page Stakes at Woodbine on Millstream Farm’s new resident sire Noble Tune produced two Godolphin won the race Sunday in scintillating fashion. winners over the weekend. The former Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Juve- in 2018 with Fine Needle, The Sid Attard trained Red nile Turf runner up’s first winner came when his talented daugh- and they are strongly rep- Giveaway is now unbeaten in ter Abelie made all to win over 1600m on the Turffontein inside resented this year by their two starts, with the colt look- track on Saturday. The Piemonte Stud bred Abelie, her sire’s only 4yo Tower Of London who ing an exciting future prospect. runner at Turffontein on the day, has now won or placed in 15 was most impressive when Red Giveaway was produced of her 18 races. Noble Tune’s second winner came when his son winning the Gr2 Keio Hai by the Philanthropist mare Noble Joshua made it three wins in a row when scoring a half Spring Cup and Gr2 Sankei Giving Mood and the colt is his length win over 1600m at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Sunday. Sho Centaur Stakes in dam’s very first winner - and track record time. now stakes winner. 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Personality

Glen Kotzen owner – big or small - the very best racing experience we can.” Much as author Johann Wyss described in his famous novel The The Kotzen team is an eclectic cocktail of experience and youthful Swiss Family Robinson from our school days, there are plenty of exuberance. lessons about life, love, family and animals to be found in Cape John Buckler manages their KZN yard. It’s the longest running Racing’s own ‘The Racing Family Kotzen’. ‘satellite’ yard in the holiday province and a key component in the After four smashing winners at Durbanville on Saturday, the Woo- Woodhill Racing business model. dhill Racing Team look to be set for a sizzling summer season with “The polytrack option and varied mix of racing in KZN gives us the some still unexposed youngsters in the wings. perfect opportunity to optimise returns for our owners. Some hors- Morne Winnaar rode three of their winners, with Greg Cheyne es are not competitive and have limited opportunity in the Cape booting home one. summer season. So they go to KZN where they can earn their way. Interestingly, there are seven different owners amongst their four An vice versa. It works well and we have been there longer than winners. some of the ‘permanent’ local yards,” laughs Glen. We asked Glen Kotzen whether that diverse mix was part of the At their Paarl Headquarters, former trainer Des McLachlan over- secret of their success? sees a strong team headed by Mazenyo Mathabazihe who is Head “In a tough economy, nobody really dictates the customer mix, I Groom and breaks in all the babies. suppose. But we are thankful for the support and have been very “Mazenyo has attended the grooms school courtesy of the Cape fortunate. The Hattingh family of Chrigor Stud are our biggest Breeders Club and through them also attended the Monty Roberts owners. We also enjoy the support of top breeders like Drakenstein exhibition at Mistico which he loved. He often talks about the expe- and Varsfontein, with their magnificently bred fillies. And we have rience and says that Monty was a magician with horses. Some of it maintained a really good base of those owners who are willing to has rubbed off on Mazenyo!” put that R30 000 or R40 000 in when we are putting a nice horse Key stable employees of the likes of Nelson Nxana and Wesley My- together. So, it’s a nhardt, and Glen’s nephew Daniel Kotzen, also play a key role. customer demo- Glen points out that Nelson Nxana dates all the way back to his graphic that days at Ralph Rixon. keeps us compet- itive. And that “Nelson is a great horseman. He left the game and went to work underscores in the security industry. I managed to get him back as one our family cannot buy that kind of dedication and experience. Wesley oriented Mynhardt and Daniel Kotzen are super riders. When we talk business like this I just realise how many people we employ and what philos- an operation of this size takes to run!” he smiles ophy Asked about Saturday’s hat-trick hero Morne of giving Winnaar’s red hot strike-rate for them, every Glen says that the talented rider is a good example of confidence at work. “Take Warren Kennedy as a current example. He was SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 26 September 2019 13 glen kotzen getting three or four rides a meeting. Until Gavin van Zyl showed faith in him. Look at Warren today. Morne, who travels through to us three times a week, is a balanced and talented rider. Some owners may not see him as their jock- Cape Sale Gets A ey of choice but we have tried hard to place our trust in him and back and reward him - and he has delivered, as he did on Saturday. Everybody deserves Linked Race a chance.” The Cape Yearling Sale, widely regarded as a Grant Behr has also joined the Woodhill team and he will be riding work and regional sale of genuine quality and great value, race-riding. “Grant is an experienced rider and he lives down the road. We now boasts a race for qualifying graduates that need people who can provide intelligent feedback.” will be held at Kenilworth during the Cape Sum- Glen explains that he was feeling particularly pleased after his yard’s streak of mer Season of 2021. hot form and had put that typical early season ‘panic’ behind him. Announcing the positive news for buyers and breed- “One sits at the beginning of most seasons and look at what you have at your ers, Bloodstock South Africa CEO Michael Holmes disposal and where you could be competitive. Most trainers do it. One tends said that the traditional value-for-money Cape Year- to quietly panic- it’s human nature,” he laughed as he commended the vastly ling Sale had a rich history of producing outstanding experienced Des McLachlan for the outstanding job he had done through the performers. winter. He added that the linked feature, scheduled on a “It’s a tough unglamorous job. The weather. The dark mornings. But most of prestigious high-profile raceday on the Cape Summer all it takes patience and going through the preparatory processes with a calm Season calendar, was a logical move to raise the bar head. You can’t rush a racehorse – he will always make you wait,” says the by South Africa’s oldest thoroughbred sales company. man who was born into the sport of kings and whose jockey father named Stakes winners of the ilk of present day Drakenstein him after a horse. stallion Gold Standard (see below), as well as Gr1 Glen tells how time has flown and it has been nineteen years next month Daily News 2000 winner and 2019 Cox Plate & Mel- since the family made the beautiful Woodhill Estate their home. bourne Cup entrant Surcharge, have gone through He recalls that Paul and Avril Gadsby gave him his first job, where he ran a the ring at this sale and the impressive honour roll spelling farm for close on two years. extends to the likes of Doosra, Elusive Heart, Final “Then I worked for Trevor Lange and went off to do my two year’s national Judgement, Green Pepper, Hack Green and Princess service in the army. After that I worked for Ralph Rixon for seven years and Peach, amongst others. then spent two years with Clodagh Shaw - after which I took the plunge and Holmes said that local racing operator Kenilworth went on my own. I must say that I have never looked back and have been Racing had been most accommodating in agreeing fortunate to have been able to enjoy the home and work environment that to the inclusion of the Cape Yearling Sale race on a this beautiful farm provides us.” major day of their premier season. Despite his rugged boyish looks, Glen is 53 already and his mainstay and pillar “It’s a privilege to make this announcement and of strength Kathi ‘is in the same vicinity’. Their three offspring are all grown heartening to commend the co-operation and will- up with 25 year old Kuyan the only one opting to follow in his Dad’s foot- ingness of the Kenilworth Racing board to embrace steps. He is a stable employee, a real people’s person and is quickly learning BSA in the sport’s best interests. The spin-offs for the ropes. He also handles the marketing and social media for the yard. racing in the region, as well as for all related stake- Daughter Kirra is 22 and in her third year of studies. She is focussing on holders, goes without saying. We are also pleased marketing this year. Their 21 year old son Liam is doing a yachting course and to again offer our loyal buyers the prospect and intends finding a job on the marine side. incentive of a richly deserved medium-term return. The full details of the race conditions and the stakes Glen reflects on the great advantages of the farm. offered will be announced soon.” “In the early years I was never there. The advantage here is that I have my The Cape Yearling Sale will be held on 28 February family with me and my pets – sixteen dogs - all the time. The advantage of 2020 at the Mistico Equestrian Centre in Paarl. having your own establishment is that you have no restrictions as to how many horses you need to work, or the time involved. Every cent spent on the Entries close on 10 October 2019 tracks and facilities is also an investment,” he says proudly. This good news comes hot on the heels of the Reflecting on the future, Glen is excited about some lovely unraced 3yo’s – recent announcement by BSA that the stake for the and points out that he is not thinking of retiring at this stage – ‘most of us will twelfth renewal of the Emperors Palace Ready To be working forever. I’m lucky I love what I do. So it helps!” he grins broadly. Run Cup, which is to be run on Charity Mile day 2 November at Turffontein, has been increased to R1 On racing’s present troubling issues and the stakes cuts, he is cautiously million with immediate effect. guarded. The 2019 Emperors Palace Ready To Run Sale will “Racing is all most of us know. So we have to remain united and positive. be held at the TBA Sales Complex in Germiston on It’s obviously not good news about the stakes as that cuts to the heart Sunday 3 November. and core of every stakeholder and must have a ripple effect down the food chain. But tough calls and pain may be necessary now to right the All enquiries may be directed to Ashley de Klerk on ship - and we have to trust in the judgement of those invested with the Tel 031 – 303 1017 or via email on [email protected] task of turning things around. As long as there is communication and transparency, we are happy.” SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 26 September 2019 14 here & elsewhere - Sarah WHitelaw Dubawi's Too Darn Hot!

Erupt

Willow Magic While living in the considerable shadow of the world’s greatest miler, whose third dam is a ¾ sister to champion US sire, Exclusive stallion, Galileo, there can be no denying the fact that Dubawi Native, also made his mark at stud. Poet’s Voice’s 16 black type (Dubai Millennium) is an exceptional stallion in his own right. winners were headed by multiple Gr1 winner, and now sire, Po- The former Irish 2000 Guineas winner - Dubawi accounted for et’s Word, and Gr1 Mackinnon Stakes victor, Trap For Fools. Poet’s now Cape based sire, Oratorio, when victorious in the 2005 Irish Voice also enjoyed success in Italy, where his representatives in- classic - is already responsible for 41 individual Gr1 winners and cluded Derby winner, Summer Festival, Oaks winner, Sand Zabeel more than 170 stakes winners in total – and enjoyed another fine and Premio Parioli (Italian 2000 Guineas) winner, Poeta Diletto. season in 2019. Dubawi has produced 30 stakes winners this year to date, with his Fertility tally of stakes winners (more than 20 having won group/graded Four-time Gr1 winner, Al Kazeem (Dubawi-Kazeem) battled with races in 2019) including the Gr1 winners, Too Darn Hot (Prix Jean fertility problems early in his stud career, but still managed to Prat, Sussex Stakes), Ghaiyyath (Grosser Preis van Baden), Old leave behind a very smart horse in the form of Aspetar. The latter Persian (Dubai Sheema Classic, Northern Dancer Turf Stakes), and won stakes races at both three and four, claiming a notable victo- Coronet (Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud, Prix Jean Romanet). ry in the Gr2 Grand Prix de Chantilly earlier this year. In The Wings As a 2000 Guineas/Lockinge Stakes winning son of Dubawi, and out of a mare by Galileo, Night Of Thunder also looked an Dubawi, who is from the same family as multiple Gr1 winner and attractive stud prospect. The chestnut has more than lived up to highly successful sire, In The Wings, has enjoyed particular success expectations with his first crop of 2yo’s this season, with Night Of when mated to daughters of In The Wings’ top-class son, Singspiel. Thunder currently the sire of more than 20 first crop winners, his That cross has resulted in a plethora of high-class horses, including tally including Gr3 Princess Margaret Stakes winner, Under The Too Darn Hot and his group winning own sisters, Lah Ti Dar and So Stars, exciting Listed Flying Scotsman Stakes hero, Molatham, and Mi Dar, Breeders’ Cup F&M Turf winner Wuheida, the aforemen- unbeaten Listed winner, Thunderous. Having won Gr1 races at tioned Old Persian, and Gr1 Prix Vermeille winner, Left Hand. three and four, Night Of Thunder’s promising start could well look The increasingly successful Dubawi, represented in South Africa even better in a few months. by his Gr1 winning sons, Erupt and Willow Magic, is also show- Hot, Hot, Hot! ing signs of becoming an important and influential sire of sires. Dubawi’s brilliant son, Too Darn Hot, now retired to Dalham Hall His classic winning son, Makfi, now in Japan, has sired nearly 30 Stud, looks an exceptionally attractive prospect. stakes winners, including multiple Gr1 winner, Make Believe, New Zealand champions Bonneval and Marky Mark, and Australian An unbeaten, Gr1 winning, champion at two, and dual Gr1 winner Oaks winner, Sofia Rosa. at three, Too Darn Hot sports a superb pedigree to back up his race record, which includes wins in all of the Gr1 Dubai Dewhurst Encouragingly, Makfi’s French 2000 Guineas winner/Prix de la Stakes, Gr1 Prix Jean Prat, and Gr1 Sussex Stakes. Not only is Too Foret winner, Make Believe, is also showing signs of promise as a Darn Hot a full-brother to two high-class group winners, his triple stallion. The Ballylinch Stud sire was represented by his first group Gr1 winning dam, Dar Re Mi, is a half-sister to three Gr1 winners winner when his first-crop daughter, Rose Of Kildare, won the Gr3 on the flat, and her Gr1 winning dam, Darara, is a half-sister to Firth Of Clyde Stakes at Ayr on Saturday. French Derby winner and leading sire/broodmare sire, Darshaan. Make Believe, unbeaten from two starts at two, has been re- With Too Darn Hot, and a host of other exceptionally well bred sponsible for nine first crop winners, with his initial runners also potential sire sons in the wings, the future appears bright for including the stakes placed Tammani. Dubawi to further enhance his growing legacy as a sire of high- The short-lived Poet’s Voice (Dubawi – Bright Tiara), a G1 winning class stallions.

can be purchased here SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 26 September 2019 15 new foals

filly colt Trippi ex Barberton Daisy William Longsword ex Sunset Tripp born 7 September 2019 born August 2019 A Spring Daisy Tripp The Light – Fantastic! This young lady is bred to run like the wind and is a full-sister A farm topping the charts with a strong broodmare band, to the Candice Bass-Robinson trained 2018 Listed Perfect Lammerskraal had not replenished its broodmare band since Promise Sprint winner Lesedi La Rona. acquiring French Sun, dam of Gr2 winner Chant De Nuit, A daughter of Champion Drakenstein resident stallion Trippi a decade earlier, when in 2017 owner Pieter Graaff added (End Sweep), she is out of the stakes placed Western Winter some exceptionally well-bred broodmares and future brood- mare Barberton Daisy, a three-time winner who won up to mare prospects to the farm’s artillery. 2500m, in the care of Dean Kannemeyer. And one of those was a stakes winning daughter of cham- The lovely foal is bred on the same Trippi/Western Winter pion sire Trippi.Her name is Sunset Tripp and her six wins cross as exported Gr1 SA Classic winner Lobo’s Legend. included the Listed Sweet Chestnut Stakes. She hails from a red hot family whose members include recent Gr1 winners Interestingly, Trippi is enjoying increasing success as a William Longsword and Real Princess - like Sunset Tripp, a broodmare sire, and his 3 time winning daughter Lucky Trip daughter of Trippi. is responsible for highly promising US 2yo filly Inspiressa (an $850 000 buy) who ran second in the Gr1 Del Mar Debu- She recently delivered this beautiful colt who is by one tante Stakes at Del Mar earlier this month. of the very best performed sons of Klawervlei’s deceased champion sire Captain Al. His name is William Longsword Trippi is also damsire of Gr1 winners Liam’s Map - now a and the handsome athlete won six of eight outings in the promising young sire - Gabor and Miss Florida, and graded care of Vaughan Marshall. stakes winners Multiplier, Miss Sunset, Signalman and Not This Time. His victories including the 2016 Gr1 Grand Parade Cape Guineas, where he beat Gr1 winners Edict Of Nantes and The Gr1 winner enjoyed another big season in 2018/19, Heavenly Blue, and the 2017 CTS Mile - where he beat sub- with his star performers including G1 Tsogo Sun Sprint sequent international high class performers Singapore Sling winner Chimichuri Run and fellow black type performers On and Janoobi. That Boulevard, Spring Break, Tristful, Vandah’s Spirit and Cape Derby runner up Charles. William Longsword will be represented by his first yearlings in 2020. SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 26 September 2019 16 racing

Muzi Heads SA Team Oratorio Firing! Winning Form-sponsored Muzi Yeni will Avontuur’s triple Gr1 winning and lead the South African team at this year’s proven Gr1 sire Oratorio produced four World Sports Betting International Jockey winners in South Africa, with his son Challenge supported by Sun Internation- Opera Royal winning in Mauritius. al and Air Mauritius, at Turffontein on Oratorio had winners at three different Saturday 16 November. The teams were tracks in South Africa this weekend, with announced at the official launch of this his runners scoring at all of Hollywood- year’s event at Turffontein on Wednesday. bets Scottsville (twice), Durbanville and The South African team is made up of Fairview. the top four finishers on last season’s Voices Of Light picked up his fourth log, and two wild cards. career win when victorious for own- Unfortunately, Lyle Hewitson is unavail- er-breeders Alec and the Honourable able as he is contracted to ride in Hong Gillian Foster at Fairview on Friday. Opera Kong, Richard Fourie declined the invi- Royal and Viva Rio scored at the Champ tation due to other commitments, and de Mars and Durbanville respectively, and Anton Marcus, although very eager to the son of Danehill had another double represent his country, could only confirm on Sunday courtesy of sons Krishnies Jet his participation closer to the event. and Horoscope Harry. It’s that time of The four who do qualify for the Inter- A dual Champion Sire in Italy, and sire national Jockeys’ Challenge are Yeni, the year again - when the of more than 50 black type winners the Gavin Lerena, Greg Cheyne and Warren world over, Oratorio is also the sire of the champions of tomorrow first Kennedy. The wild cards have been given very smart pair of Athalia and Ultra Mag- see the light of day. to Callan Murray and S’manga Khumalo. nus, with the former having won three Five of the six members of the interna- of only four starts to date, and the latter tional team were announced, and they having won three of just five races. are Rab Havlin (Scotland), Paul Hanagan, Oratorio’s good run of form sees him Every foal has a story - Martin Dwyer and Hayley Turner from currently second on the South African we’d love to hear yours. England and Italy’s Andrea Atzeni. General Sires List – behind Silvano. Please send us a short note, together with a pic of your Phumelela Shareprice newborn star. KZN Boost The partnership between Gold Circle and date close high low volume Please include date of birth, Hollywoodbets established in July this year 25Sep 260 260 260 1,100 breeding, and any additional is growing and the original R10 000 000 has 23Sep 221 250 221 22,620 20Sep 221 290 221 75,038 information. been boosted to R14 500 000. 19Sep 240 270 240 2,250 Gold Circle’s Steve Marshall and Hollywood- 18Sep 250 250 250 32,000 bet’s Devin Heffer speak to Paul Lafferty 17Sep 270 270 250 29,362 on Monday’s Winning Ways Show and tell 16Sep 270 270 270 0 Email to: 13Sep 270 275 255 38,100 [email protected] / him about the plans – including a R1000 Groom’s cash bonus for every race. 12Sep 285 292 270 10,419 [email protected] 11Sep 290 290 270 126,000 Watch the interview here 10Sep 290 295 290 2,293 SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 26 September 2019 17 results Digest Diary

Walmer Handicap (F&M)(NBT) 1800m FAIRVIEW (polytrack) F 41 1 0.00 Meryl (4) 62.0 X Ndlovu 63/20 Friday, 20 September 5 ch m Tiger Ridge - Rose Lipped Maiden (Fort Wood) Features To Come F 41 2 1.00 Flying Squadron (9) 52.0 T Gould 33/1 4 b f Ideal World - Wall Fly (Fort Wood) F 41 3 1.50 Seeking Wisdom (7) 55.5 L Mxothwa 30/1 Sat 28 Sep (L) Settlers Trophy 5 ch m Elusive Fort - Meaningful (Kefaah) Walmer Hcp (F&M)(NBT) R110,000 F 58 4 1.75 Sao Paulo (5) 53.5 W Kennedy 13/2 2000m Durbanville F 41 5 1.85 Delia’s Delight (8) 60.0 W Agrella 8/1 F 57 6 2.35 Ontenderhooks (6) 55.5 G Cheyne 12/10 F 57 7 8.60 Lateral’s Flash (3) 52.0 M Yeni 12/1 Sat 5 Oct Gr3 Matchem Stakes F 58 8 16.85 Rocksette (1) 52.5 J Mphanya 66/1 Meryl Grabs The Double D 520 9 19.10 Pearl Glow (2) 54.5 C Maujean 36/1 1400m Durbanville Winning Form’s Charles Ndlovu maintained Time: 109.39s (60.77s avg/1000m, or 59km/h) SP Total %: 112% 1st T:AC Greeff O:Mr P & Mrs R E Diamond & Mauritzfontein (Pty) Ltd his new season high with a well taken double (Nom : Miss J B Slack) B:Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein Gr3 Diana Stakes at Fairview on Friday that included another 1400m Durbanville polished effort to get the talented Meryl home to win the R110 000 Walmer Handicap. Gr2 Joburg Spring The non black-type feature counts for little Challenge on Meryl’s burgeoning CV but the race was a Belle - One For Notebook! 1400m Turffontein (I) watershed maiden Fairview polytrack victory for Klawervlei Stud’s resident stallion the talented Tiger Ridge mare who has gone Pomodoro (Jet Master) produced a smart Gr2 Joburg Spring from strength to strength in three East Cape looking debut winner at Turffontein on F&M Challenge outings. 1400m Turffontein (I) After her scintillating last gasp victory in the Tuesday. His 3yo daughter Golden Belle Listed Jockey Club Stakes last time, Meryl was made a big impression when winning first- easy to back at an average of around 3-1 off time out over 1200m on Tuesday, under topweight of 62kgs . Relaxed early after a rough early passage in jockey Raymond Danielson. Like her sire, she the nine-horse field, she powered home with is trained by Sean Tarry for owner Chris Van authority to collect the R68 750 first cheque Niekerk. Golden Belle stormed home to get and beat the free-striding Flying Squadron by a up and win by a length. length in a time of 109,39 secs. Seeking Wisdom was a length back in third Bred by Klawervlei, Golden Belle is one of with Sao Paulo in fourth. a number of scopy 3yo’s set to represent How horses performed in South Africa’s The winner’s stablemate and favourite Pomodoro this season. Ontenderhooks never kicked and finished sixth black type races, expressed in points based and 2,35 lengths back. South Africa’s Leading First Crop Sire of on the kind of races and how far behind The race rounded off a nice double for Ndlovu 2017-2018, and responsible for a multi- the winner they finished. who rode Elusive Kat (11-1) to victory for ple Gr1 winning champion in the form of A full explanation of the point system and Jacques Strydom in the previous race. Bred by SA Champion breeders Wilgerbosdrift Return Flight, Pomodoro has two lots on the complete list of point earners is on the & Mauritzfontein, Meryl is a daughter of Tiger offer at the 2019 Emperors Palace Ready Sporting Post website. Ridge (Storm Cat) out of the four-time winning To Run Sale – a colt (#131) out of a six time Rose Lipped Maiden (Fort Wood). winning daughter of Captain Al, and a filly Top Scorers for 2018/2019 Meryl, a R450 000 National Yearling Sale (# 140) whose 3 time winning dam is a (complete season to 31 July 2019) graduate, has won 5 races with 4 places from horse age sex points races 15 starts for stakes of R504 350. three-parts sister to millionaire Mannequin. Rainbow Bridge 4 c 370 8 Do It Again 4 c 366 5 Soqrat 3 c 330 7 Kasimir 4 c 308 5 Hawwaam 3 c 270 4 Chimichuri Run 3 c 188 5 Celtic Sea 3 f 186 4 Undercover Agent 4 c 176 6 Tilbury Fort 5 c 142 3 Clouds Unfold 3 f 142 4 Oh Susanna 4 f 139 4 Cirillo 3 c 137 4 Twist Of Fate 3 c 132 5 Return Flight 3 f 130 3 Pacific Trader 4 c 126 2 Cascapedia 5 f 121 5 Front And Centre 3 f 120 3 Nafaayes 3 f 110 4 Eden Roc 2 c 100 2 Got The Greenlight 2 c 90 2 Silvano's Pride 3 f 90 2 Head Honcho 5 c 90 2 Atyaab 3 c 88 2 Coral Fever 6 c 88 2 Legal Eagle 7 c 87 3 Camphoratus 4 f 84 2 Eyes Wide Open 4 c 80 2 Bold Respect 4 c 79 4 Princess Rebel 4 f 79 2 Running Brave 3 f 78 3 Snowdance 4 f 78 4 SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 26 September 2019 18

Leading breeders by Stakes season 2019/2020 • 1 August - 22 September 2019 Stakes Breeder rnrs AEPR runs wnrs wns wnr/ SW SW SW/ plcs plc/ SP top earner with stakes rnr% wnrs wns wnr% rns% & % of total stakes 3,462,050 Klawervlei Stud 224 15,456 359 39 41 17% 0 0 0% 107 30% 0 Seattle Skyline 125,000 4% 2,606,675 Summerhill Stud 132 19,748 260 29 32 22% 0 0 0% 76 29% 0 Before Noon 122,750 5% 2,474,175 Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein 143 17,302 238 24 27 17% 1 2 4% 75 32% 0 Meryl 183,500 7% 1,777,850 Maine Chance 68 26,145 111 20 26 29% 0 0 0% 26 23% 0 Wisteria Walk 129,375 7% 1,373,575 Highlands 80 17,170 150 15 17 19% 0 0 0% 37 25% 0 African Rock 116,250 8% 1,223,000 Drakenstein Stud 69 17,725 108 14 14 20% 0 0 0% 42 39% 2 Circle Of Latitude 73,050 6% 1,023,425 Nadeson Park Stud 53 19,310 91 11 13 21% 0 0 0% 27 30% 0 Comet Crystal 119,700 12% 870,950 Varsfontein Stud 55 15,835 87 8 9 15% 0 0 0% 28 32% 0 Bellingham Bay 105,000 12% 853,700 Moutonshoek 70 12,196 123 8 9 11% 0 0 0% 36 29% 0 Takatul 106,900 13% 827,000 Lammerskraal Stud 44 18,795 58 11 11 25% 0 0 0% 14 24% 0 Mastagambit 76,250 9% 818,163 Piemonte Stud 37 22,113 56 10 10 27% 0 0 0% 22 39% 0 Abelie 103,150 13% 750,550 IR Heyns 36 20,849 59 9 9 25% 0 0 0% 18 31% 0 Star Vega 73,100 10% 724,200 Scott Bros 60 12,070 116 7 7 12% 1 1 14% 31 27% 0 Angel’s Power 103,125 14% 704,550 Graystone Stud 21 33,550 57 6 7 29% 0 0 0% 18 32% 0 Lake Kinneret 157,500 22% 625,775 Clifton Stud 31 20,186 56 5 6 16% 1 1 20% 21 38% 0 Prince Of Kahal 184,375 29% 611,650 Avontuur Farm 23 26,593 42 8 9 35% 0 0 0% 13 31% 0 Before The Dawn 131,875 22% 572,000 GJ Royden-Turner 14 40,857 26 6 6 43% 0 0 0% 12 46% 1 Eightfolds Lass 94,400 17%

Leading SIREs by Stakes season 2019/2020 • 1 August - 22 September 2019 Summerhill sire Capetown 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 Noir (Western Winter) en- 1,692,125 Silvano 89 19,013 142 18 22 20% 0 0 0% 44 31% 0 Port Key 114,375 7% joyed a double on Sunday 1,603,100 Oratorio 71 22,579 122 17 20 24% 0 0 0% 39 32% 0 Before The Dawn 131,875 8% 1,472,725 Var 84 17,532 150 17 19 20% 0 0 0% 45 30% 0 Takatul 106,900 7% at Hollywoodbets Scotts- 1,256,800 Twice Over 86 14,614 144 13 13 15% 0 0 0% 52 36% 1 Blaze Of Silk 85,050 7% ville. He now has 4 winners 1,236,575 Pathfork 53 23,332 104 13 13 25% 0 0 0% 39 38% 0 Promise 92,400 7% 1,203,775 What A Winter 83 14,503 124 12 14 14% 1 1 8% 41 33% 0 Glacier Girl 109,425 9% and 10 places from limited 1,190,825 *Dynasty 63 18,902 102 15 15 24% 0 0 0% 30 29% 0 Nasty Harry 84,700 7% 1,114,175 Philanthropist 75 14,856 131 12 13 16% 0 0 0% 33 25% 1 Virginia 95,200 9% numbers to race this term. 1,111,050 Querari 76 14,619 112 14 14 18% 0 0 0% 28 25% 0 Elusive Quest 86,625 8% 1,107,100 Master Of My Fate 76 14,567 107 12 12 16% 0 0 0% 33 31% 0 Mastagambit 76,250 7% In his first season he had 1,106,125 *Sail From Seattle 57 19,406 91 10 12 18% 0 0 0% 34 37% 1 Bright Flame 132,500 12% 28 runners, with 8 wins 1,078,050 *Captain Al 63 17,112 93 11 11 17% 0 0 0% 38 41% 0 Ehsaan 70,000 6% 1,070,038 Gimmethegreenlight 80 13,375 138 9 11 11% 0 0 0% 45 33% 1 Lighthearted 110,000 10% and 48 places – that 964,400 *Seventh Rock 58 16,628 90 12 13 21% 0 0 0% 28 31% 0 African Rock 116,250 12% 954,000 Elusive Fort 73 13,068 119 9 9 12% 0 0 0% 41 34% 0 Secret Depths 89,550 9% included the very smart 931,325 Duke Of Marmalade 51 18,261 73 10 11 20% 0 0 0% 25 34% 0 Dancing Feather 120,625 13% and talented Piemonte 929,175 Vercingetorix 28 33,185 45 10 14 36% 0 0 0% 8 18% 0 Wisteria Walk 129,375 14% Stud bred Brandina – twice stakes placed at Fairview Leading SIREs of 3yo’s by Stakes season 2019/2020 • 1 August - 22 September 2019 and Kenilworth. 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 On Sunday, Straight Up, 929,175 Vercingetorix 28 33,185 45 10 14 36% 0 0 0% 8 18% 0 Wisteria Walk 129,375 14% 720,250 What A Winter 40 18,006 58 8 8 20% 1 1 13% 18 31% 0 Three Two Charlie 102,350 14% owned by Jimmy Sarkis 704,675 Oratorio 30 23,489 52 8 11 27% 0 0 0% 11 21% 0 Before The Dawn 131,875 19% and bred by Summerhill 655,350 Querari 36 18,204 53 9 9 25% 0 0 0% 15 28% 0 Tuyuca 68,450 10% 582,225 *Captain Al 28 20,794 40 7 7 25% 0 0 0% 15 38% 0 Ehsaan 70,000 12% Stud won third time out 477,025 Twice Over 39 12,231 59 5 5 13% 0 0 0% 22 37% 0 Twice As Special 69,875 15% 476,725 *Dynasty 26 18,336 36 6 6 23% 0 0 0% 13 36% 0 Monarchy 65,625 14% for trainer Duncan How- 459,225 Philanthropist 35 13,121 50 5 5 14% 0 0 0% 14 28% 0 Tokolosh 80,750 18% ells, after placing previous- 451,175 Master Of My Fate 38 11,873 56 5 5 13% 0 0 0% 17 30% 0 All The Way Up 65,625 15% 432,200 Gimmethegreenlight 31 13,942 47 4 5 13% 0 0 0% 11 23% 1 Lighthearted 110,000 25% ly and relished the 1600m 410,950 *Soft Falling Rain 26 15,806 36 5 6 19% 0 0 0% 6 17% 0 Princess Nicole 129,375 31% 392,075 Var 26 15,080 36 5 5 19% 0 0 0% 10 28% 0 Mister Vargus 91,600 23% distance. 384,875 Duke Of Marmalade 28 13,746 41 3 4 11% 0 0 0% 14 34% 0 Dancing Feather 120,625 31% 382,775 Flower Alley 27 14,177 39 4 4 15% 0 0 0% 14 36% 0 Date Palm 61,750 16% Soiree, a half-sister to a 377,875 Visionaire 30 12,596 46 3 3 10% 0 0 0% 14 30% 0 Africadia 65,625 17% winner last week (Mystic with 20 or more rnrs Dreamer) who set a new Leading SIREs by aepr season 2019/2020 • 1 August - 22 September 2019 track record (both bred by 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 Clifton Stud) was equal- 929,175 Vercingetorix 28 33,185 45 10 14 36% 0 0 0% 8 18% 0 Wisteria Walk 129,375 14% ly impressive, the 3yo 1,236,575 Pathfork 53 23,332 104 13 13 25% 0 0 0% 39 38% 0 Promise 92,400 7% coming out to win on race 1,603,100 Oratorio 71 22,579 122 17 20 24% 0 0 0% 39 32% 0 Before The Dawn 131,875 8% 457,150 *Just As Well 22 20,780 48 5 5 23% 0 0 0% 15 31% 0 Georgina Rose 65,625 14% debut for trainer Corinne 1,106,125 *Sail From Seattle 57 19,406 91 10 12 18% 0 0 0% 34 37% 1 Bright Flame 132,500 12% 476,950 Brave Tin Soldier 25 19,078 55 4 5 16% 0 0 0% 18 33% 0 Hidden Agenda 113,500 24% Bestel. 1,692,125 Silvano 89 19,013 142 18 22 20% 0 0 0% 44 31% 0 Port Key 114,375 7% 1,190,825 *Dynasty 63 18,902 102 15 15 24% 0 0 0% 30 29% 0 Nasty Harry 84,700 7% Capetown Noir is repre- 442,825 Irish Flame 24 18,451 47 4 4 17% 0 0 0% 17 36% 0 Irish Wonder Girl 84,900 19% 931,325 Duke Of Marmalade 51 18,261 73 10 11 20% 0 0 0% 25 34% 0 Dancing Feather 120,625 13% sented by 9 lots at the 418,575 *Great Britain 23 18,199 52 4 6 17% 0 0 0% 17 33% 0 Bridge Of Spies 106,375 25% upcoming Emperors 1,472,725 Var 84 17,532 150 17 19 20% 0 0 0% 45 30% 0 Takatul 106,900 7% 874,350 Trippi 51 17,144 82 9 11 18% 0 0 0% 29 35% 0 Crome Yellow 123,750 14% Palace Ready To Run Sale 1,078,050 *Captain Al 63 17,112 93 11 11 17% 0 0 0% 38 41% 0 Ehsaan 70,000 6% 964,400 *Seventh Rock 58 16,628 90 12 13 21% 0 0 0% 28 31% 0 African Rock 116,250 12% on 3 November at the TBA Complex. Read more The FULL Statistics ONLINE http://www.sportingpost.co.za/horse-racing-statistics/ *Stallion dead or Retired **Stallion Not Standing in RSA **Breeding operations not based in RSA - Statistics for Breeders & Sires reflect all earnings, incl. restricted races & handicap races about him here SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 26 September 2019 19

Leading TRAINERS by STAKES season 2019/2020 • 1 August - 22 September 2019 trainer runs wins win fav fav wfav 2nd 2nd 1st 1st stakes stks/ % % % % four four% runs Miller Time PA Peter 142 22 15% 26 18% 27% 20 14% 75 53% 2,077,675 14,632 It hasn’t been the best of seasons AC Greeff 152 28 18% 36 24% 33% 18 12% 73 48% 1,905,313 12,535 J Snaith 163 20 12% 36 22% 25% 21 13% 84 52% 1,778,775 10,913 for Flamingo Park trainer Steph SG Tarry 116 20 17% 27 23% 41% 8 7% 51 44% 1,604,975 13,836 Miller. But she bounced back with BJ Crawford 92 14 15% 14 15% 29% 13 14% 47 51% 1,145,975 12,456 Y Bremner 133 10 8% 15 11% 20% 20 15% 64 48% 1,105,075 8,309 a well-taken treble at her home GB Puller 78 10 13% 12 15% 33% 9 12% 38 49% 1,041,900 13,358 MF de Kock 69 11 16% 17 25% 35% 8 12% 35 51% 1,017,150 14,741 track on Monday to increase her SD Gray 79 8 10% 5 6% 20% 8 10% 35 44% 846,800 10,719 win tally to 10 from 74 runners at JAJ v Vuuren 57 9 16% 8 14% 75% 9 16% 24 42% 804,175 14,108 GM Alexander 60 10 17% 8 13% 50% 8 13% 28 47% 773,350 12,889 a strike-rate of 13.51%. Mrs Miller GS Kotzen 80 9 11% 4 5% 75% 11 14% 31 39% 758,225 9,478 Steph Miller saddled a saddled Manaftermidnight (8-1), DR Drier 66 8 12% 14 21% 57% 5 8% 27 41% 754,025 11,425 good treble on Monday GD Smith 171 8 5% 8 5% 38% 11 6% 48 28% 746,400 4,365 Roquebrune (28-1) and Zip Line A Nel 65 7 11% 7 11% 0% 9 14% 31 48% 731,850 11,259 RR Magner 65 6 9% 6 9% 33% 7 11% 28 43% 679,050 10,447 (9-1), all under different jockeys. VH Marshall 61 8 13% 9 15% 33% 6 10% 28 46% 605,250 9,922 G v Zyl 44 7 16% 11 25% 45% 3 7% 18 41% 605,125 13,753 She also saddled a 500-1 stable trifecta in the race won by D Nieuwenhuizen 46 6 13% 4 9% 50% 7 15% 23 50% 602,250 13,092 Roquebrune and a R24 Exacta with Zip Line beating stable- DS Bosch 38 8 21% 4 11% 50% 2 5% 16 42% 594,725 15,651 DC Howells 55 6 11% 3 5% 67% 6 11% 25 45% 584,625 10,630 mate, Dolphin. GV Woodruff 36 8 22% 4 11% 75% 1 3% 15 42% 581,525 16,153 PF Matchett 81 7 9% 5 6% 20% 4 5% 27 33% 574,775 7,096 T Laing 63 6 10% 9 14% 33% 10 16% 29 46% 566,800 8,997 AJ Wright 41 7 17% 9 22% 33% 5 12% 24 59% 562,250 13,713 WGC Miller 77 8 10% 6 8% 33% 8 10% 32 42% 541,975 7,039 Morne Magic Morne Winnaar booted home a rare Leading jockeys by WINS season 2019/2020 • 1 August - 22 September 2019 treble at Durbanville on Saturday for jockey rides wins win fav fav wfav 2nd 2nd 1st 1st stakes stks/ trainer Glen Kotzen (see page 12) to % % % % four four% rides take his winner tally to 7 for the sea- W Kennedy 280 43 15% 54 19% 35% 37 13% 138 49% 3,836,050 13,700 son at a strike-rate of 16%. Morne M Yeni 342 39 11% 57 17% 25% 50 15% 167 49% 3,571,375 10,443 G Cheyne 135 35 26% 42 31% 38% 12 9% 75 56% 2,239,113 16,586 was in the same SA Jockey Academy C Maujean 161 22 14% 17 11% 53% 20 12% 82 51% 1,898,400 11,791 intake as current log-leader Warren R Danielson 99 21 21% 28 28% 46% 11 11% 55 56% 1,670,725 16,876 Morne Winnaar riding with R Munger 231 21 9% 20 9% 15% 21 9% 99 43% 1,841,475 7,972 Kennedy, Johnny Panas and the late R Fourie 84 19 23% 33 39% 27% 14 17% 54 64% 1,412,325 16,813 great confidence S Khumalo 103 15 15% 12 12% 17% 22 21% 58 56% 1,583,825 15,377 Gift Funeka, but had a few issues and D Schwarz 97 15 15% 12 12% 58% 10 10% 49 51% 1,265,725 13,049 C Murray 75 14 19% 16 21% 44% 6 8% 37 49% 1,106,550 14,754 had to earn a living riding work for S Veale 83 12 14% 16 19% 56% 7 8% 36 43% 1,058,675 12,755 four years. Thanks to trainer Joey Ramsden, the Jockey Club K De Melo 85 10 12% 21 25% 33% 13 15% 40 47% 983,425 11,570 N Klink 72 10 14% 9 13% 33% 8 11% 35 49% 663,325 9,213 agreed in the early 2000’s to give Winnaar a second chance. C F Dicken 67 10 15% 1 1% 100% 4 6% 25 37% 801,925 11,969 M Byleveld 94 9 10% 10 11% 50% 9 10% 42 45% 785,888 8,361 X Ndlovu 51 9 18% 4 8% 25% 5 10% 22 43% 603,925 11,842 L Mxothwa 103 9 9% 7 7% 43% 12 12% 43 42% 824,025 8,000 K Matsunyane 107 9 8% 15 14% 13% 7 7% 38 36% 662,650 6,193 M Khan 44 8 18% 5 11% 60% 5 11% 17 39% 657,675 14,947 Test Of Time S Brown 57 7 12% 2 4% 100% 3 5% 25 44% 590,975 10,368 M Winnaar 45 7 16% 2 4% 100% 6 13% 19 42% 506,125 11,247 The old firm of Winning Form T Gould 53 7 13% 3 6% 33% 9 17% 24 45% 543,600 10,257 C Storey 94 7 7% 5 5% 20% 9 10% 31 33% 585,850 6,232 jockey Muzi Yeni and Hollywoodbets S Moodley 65 7 11% 1 2% 0% 4 6% 19 29% 586,600 9,025 Ashburton trainer Duncan Howells M Thackeray 66 7 11% 2 3% 50% 2 3% 21 32% 392,550 5,948 C Habib 112 7 6% 4 4% 25% 10 9% 36 32% 686,450 6,129 celebrated a double at Hollywood- T Juglall 79 7 9% 7 9% 29% 6 8% 19 24% 446,550 5,653 bets Scottsville on Sunday, courtesy of Marsanne (15-10) and Wildly In Love (3-1). The Muzi Yeni and combination now Racing To Win Duncan Howells celebrated a Sunday boast a relatively double modest 13% strike- rate, which can only improve seen that the Howells yard has overcome a two year long virus and should be amongst the winners again. Muzi is currently at second position on the national log behind Warren Kennedy.

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Mon 9 Sep 2019 - Wed 25 Sep 2019 Silence Before The Storm? Despite 3yo Sarah’s double win, older horses still have the edge

Males (up to 1600m) ar horse age sire breeder date fin class distance course aptitude 110 divine Odyssey 5 Oratorio LMF Wernars 14Sep 2 Cnd 1400 Turffontein 23/110/101/106/-/ 107 Marchingontogether 4 Pathfork Jagessar Limited 15Sep 1 Cnd 1400 Scottsville 73/107/101/-/100/ 106 Infamous Fox 5 Foxwedge bred in Australia 14Sep 3 Cnd 1400 Turffontein 63/115/112/78/-/ 105 Sir Frenchie 5 Choisir bred in Australia 13Sep 1 Cnd 1200 Fairview 111/100/-/-/-/ 101 Approach Control 4 Potala Palace Ralphs Syndicate 14Sep 1 Cnd 1400 Turffontein -/101/91/-/-/ 98 Star Chestnut 7 horse Chestnut drakenstein Stud 14Sep 4 Cnd 1400 durbanville 97/110/96/81/-/ 98 Sniper Shot 5 Judpot Birch Bros 15Sep 3 Cnd 1400 Scottsville 110/106/-/-/-/ 98 exclusive Quantity 4 elusive Quality Team Valor International 18Sep 3 Cnd 1200 Greyville 98/92/-/-/-/ 98 doosra 6 Captain Al varsfontein Stud 14Sep 7 Cnd 1400 Turffontein 101/106/100/-/-/ 97 Clever Guy 6 Argonaut DGM Southey 14Sep 8 Cnd 1400 Turffontein 103/97/-/-/-/

Females (up to 1600m) ar horse age sire breeder date fin class distance course aptitude 111 Princess Rebel 5 Rebel King Favour Stud 20Sep 2 Cndfm 1000 Fairview 111/-/-/-/-/ 104 Sarah 3 What A Winter PG de Beyer 24Sep 1 MR92f 1200 Turffontein 104/-/-/-/-/ 102 Mary O’ Reilly 4 Sail From Seattle Ascot Stud 20Sep 1 Cndfm 1000 Fairview 102/85/-/-/-/ 102 Sarah 3 What A Winter PG de Beyer 14Sep 1 Cndfm 1000 Turffontein 104/-/-/-/-/ 100 via Seattle 5 Sail From Seattle Ascot Stud 20Sep 4 Cndfm 1000 Fairview 100/99/-/-/-/ 97 March Music 4 bold Silvano Ascot Stud 20Sep 2 MR93 1300 Fairview 97/93/-/-/-/ 95 Celestial Storm 4 What A Winter Favour Stud 14Sep 1 Cndfm 1000 durbanville 98/58/-/-/-/ 95 Gaian Glory 3 visionaire Summerhill Stud 24Sep 1 Cndfm 1200 Turffontein 95/91/-/-/-/ 94 Gin Fizz 3 Soft Falling Rain Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein 24Sep 2 Cndfm 1200 Turffontein 98/-/-/-/-/ 94 Outlandos d’Amour 4 Captain Al Klawervlei Stud 20Sep 3 Cndfm 1000 Fairview 96/-/-/-/-/

Males (1600m and more) ar horse age sire breeder date fin class distance course aptitude 103 dawn Assault 6 Call To Combat Graystone Stud 17Sep 1 Cnd 2600 Turffontein 59/92/106/106/107/ 98 noble Joshua 4 noble Tune Rathmor Stud 22Sep 1 MR88 1600 Scottsville 56/98/84/86/-/ 96 Ali Bon Dubai 6 lateral Maine Chance 21Sep 2 Cnd 1800 Turffontein -/81/96/92/94/ 95 Padre Pio 3 vercingetorix bAM Giddy 18Sep 1 Cnd 1800 Greyville 86/93/95/-/-/ 92 Marshall 3 vercingetorix Al Adiyaat 12Sep 1 MR72 1600 Turffontein 83/92/-/-/-/ 92 bohica 3 Capetown Noir Summerhill Stud 24Sep 1 MR80 1600 Turffontein 64/92/-/-/-/ 92 Zanzibarian 6 Silvano Maine Chance 22Sep 2 MR96 1950 Scottsville -/87/92/92/67/ 92 Mangrove 6 Ideal World Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein 20Sep 4 Cnd 2200 Fairview -/95/95/95/90/ 91 Finchatton 8 Right Approach Wilgerbosdrift 19Sep 2 MR88 1600 vaal 90/104/90/97/-/ 91 American Indian 5 Traffic Guard C J Barnard 17Sep 4 Cnd 2600 Turffontein -/80/83/97/91/

Females (1600m and more) ar horse age sire breeder date fin class distance course aptitude 100 Meryl 5 Tiger Ridge Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein 20Sep 1 MR97f 1800 Fairview 90/96/100/99/98/ 96 Intothelimelight 5 your Song bred in Australia 10Sep 5 MR100 1600 durbanville 91/96/85/86/-/ 95 Talitha Borealis 5 Ideal World Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein 10Sep 7 MR100 1600 durbanville 86/95/90/90/-/ 93 dancing Feather 3 duke Of Marmalade Maine Chance 11Sep 1 MR74f 1750 Scottsville -/81/93/-/-/ 92 Miss Plumcake 4 byword Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein 10Sep 6 MR100 1600 durbanville 69/92/-/-/-/ 92 delia’s Delight 5 dynasty Normandy Stud 20Sep 5 MR97f 1800 Fairview 80/91/92/88/-/ 91 Sunshine Silk 5 Silvano Gold Star Stud 21Sep 1 Cnd 1800 Turffontein -/75/91/84/95/ 91 Sleeping Single 4 Australia bred in UK 10Sep 2 MR100 1600 durbanville 72/91/-/-/-/ 90 Red Al 4 Captain Al Riverton Stud 22Sep 5 MR96 1950 Scottsville -/91/92/84/88/ 90 My Dream Chaser 4 Pomodoro Snyman Stud 12Sep 1 MR92f 1800 Turffontein 70/86/90/85/-/

3yo males (any distance) ar horse age sire breeder date fin class distance course aptitude 95 Padre Pio 3 vercingetorix bAM Giddy 18Sep 1 Cnd 1800 Greyville 86/93/95/-/-/ 94 ehsaan 3 Captain Al Shadwell Stud 12Sep 1 MR88 1450 Turffontein 94/94/-/-/-/ 92 Marshall 3 vercingetorix Al Adiyaat 12Sep 1 MR72 1600 Turffontein 83/92/-/-/-/ 92 bohica 3 Capetown Noir Summerhill Stud 24Sep 1 MR80 1600 Turffontein 64/92/-/-/-/ 91 Ring Of Fire 3 What A Winter narrow Creek Stud 14Sep 1 MR80 1000 Turffontein 94/46/-/-/-/ 88 Mister Vargus 3 var TM Clarke & RP Foden 21Sep 1 MR90 1250 durbanville 89/-/-/-/-/ 87 urban Rock 3 Seventh Rock drakenstein Stud 21Sep 2 MR80 1200 Turffontein 87/-/-/-/-/ 87 Riverstown 3 byword Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein 12Sep 1 MP 1450 Turffontein -/87/-/-/-/ 86 bay Tibbs 3 bold Silvano Riyo Stud 15Sep 1 MR87 1400 Scottsville 74/86/-/-/-/ 86 Justaguything 3 Just As Well b Le Roux 25Sep 1 MP 1000 Greyville 86/-/-/-/-/

3yo females (any distance) ar horse age sire breeder date fin class distance course aptitude 104 Sarah 3 What A Winter PG de Beyer 24Sep 1 MR92f 1200 Turffontein 104/-/-/-/-/ 102 Sarah 3 What A Winter PG de Beyer 14Sep 1 Cndfm 1000 Turffontein 104/-/-/-/-/ 95 Gaian Glory 3 visionaire Summerhill Stud 24Sep 1 Cndfm 1200 Turffontein 95/91/-/-/-/ 94 Gin Fizz 3 Soft Falling Rain Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein 24Sep 2 Cndfm 1200 Turffontein 98/-/-/-/-/ 93 dancing Feather 3 duke Of Marmalade Maine Chance 11Sep 1 MR74f 1750 Scottsville -/81/93/-/-/ 91 Sidonie 3 dynasty Lammerskraal Stud 21Sep 1 MP-3f 1450 Turffontein -/91/-/-/-/ 89 Wisteria Walk 3 vercingetorix Maine Chance 17Sep 1 MR84f 1200 Turffontein 89/-/-/-/-/ 87 el’ Zara 3 Captain Al boland Stud 21Sep 1 MR76f 1000 Turffontein 87/-/-/-/-/ 87 Captain’s Darling 3 Captain Al Patricia Devine Inv 14Sep 1 MR78f 1000 durbanville 87/-/-/-/-/ 86 Seemyvision 3 visionaire Summerhill Stud 21Sep 4 MR76f 1000 Turffontein 88/-/-/-/-/ SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 26 September 2019 21

TIME THIEF (Redoute's Choice) 2nd season sires – 3yo’s Sir Caleb 3g (Servilia by Caesour) CAPETOWN NOIR (Western Winter) Fairview 2 Racing Association Plate (3yo's)(Polytrack) 1400m Scarborough Fair 3g (Olympic Affair by Tamburlaine) (27/09) Fairview 2 Racing Association Plate (3yo's)(Polytrack) 1400m Zodiac Star 3g (Roczinta by Rock of Gibraltar) (27/09) Durbanville 1 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1000m (28/09) Johnny Jet 3g (Luxurious Jet by Jet Master) Time For Launch 3g (Moon Mission by Victory Moon) Greyville 2 Maiden Plate (Polytrack) 1400m (29/09) Durbanville 2 Maiden Plate 1000m (28/09) CAPTAIN OF ALL (Captain Al) Macthief 3g (Yellow Card by Trippi) Captain Yolo 3g (Encora de Lago by Encosta de Lago) Durbanville 5 MR 82 Handicap 1400m (28/09) Durbanville 2 Maiden Plate 1000m (28/09) VERCINGETORIX (Silvano) Storm Commander 3g (Icywinterstorm by Western Winter) Glory Days 3g (Dream Of Gold by Sadler's Wells) Turffontein 2 Maiden Plate 1200m (28/09) Fairview 2 Racing Association Plate (3yo's)(Polytrack) 1400m Golden Tractor 3g (Sausalito Bay by Trippi) (27/09) Durbanville 2 Maiden Plate 1000m (28/09) Viking Moon 3g (Touch The Moon by Untouchable) Greattobecaptain 3g (Phenomenal by Windrush) Fairview 2 Racing Association Plate (3yo's)(Polytrack) 1400m Greyville 1 Maiden Plate (Polytrack) 1200m (29/09) (27/09) Self-Mastery 3g (Shanti by Pissaro) Astrix 3g (Victory Dance by Victory Moon) Greyville 3 Maiden Plate (Polytrack) 1700m (29/09) Turffontein 7 Graduation Plate 1450m (28/09) FLOWER ALLEY (Distorted Humor) Ikigai 3g (Al Shiba by Al Mufti) Little Lily 3g (Elisium by Proclamation) Turffontein 7 Graduation Plate 1450m (28/09) Turffontein 1 Workriders Maiden Plate (F&M) 1200m (28/09) Perfectly Putt 3g (Nandi by Danehill Dancer) How And Why 3g (What If by Qui Danzig) Greyville 2 Maiden Plate (Polytrack) 1400m (29/09) Durbanville 3 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1400m (28/09) Prince Of Venice 3g (Princess Stephanie by Kahal) Banha Bridge 3g (Along The Nile by Belong to Me) Greyville 6 MR 68 Handicap (Polytrack) 1000m (29/09) Turffontein 3 Maiden Plate (3yo's) 1600m (28/09) WYLIE HALL (Redoute's Choice) Azores 3g (Ilha Bela by Fort Wood) Fluorescent 3g (Essenelles by Encosta de Lago) Durbanville 4 Maiden Plate 1600m (28/09) Turffontein 1 Workriders Maiden Plate (F&M) 1200m (28/09) My Blue Safari 3g (Promise Me by Labeeb) Whizzkid 3g (Costly Romance by Encosta de Lago) Greyville 2 Maiden Plate (Polytrack) 1400m (29/09) Durbanville 4 Maiden Plate 1600m (28/09) Arnica Montana 3g (Tatiana by Windrush) Wiley Kim 3g (Kimberley Club by Fort Wood) Greyville 3 Maiden Plate (Polytrack) 1700m (29/09) Turffontein 4 Maiden Plate (3yo Fillies) 1600m (28/09) Dutch Alley 3g (Cross Your Heart by Yes It's True) Soul Surfer 3g (Ado Annie by Trippi) Greyville 3 Maiden Plate (Polytrack) 1700m (29/09) Greyville 2 Maiden Plate (Polytrack) 1400m (29/09) LINNGARI (Indian Ridge) Mtakatyi 3g (Mntwana by Fort Wood) Fairview 2 Racing Association Plate (3yo's)(Polytrack) 1400m (27/09) Blushing Bride 3g (Marry Me Mullins by Mullins Bay) Winners Bred Abroad Fairview 4 Maiden Plate (F&M)(Polytrack) 1600m (27/09) Queen Supreme (USA) 4f Exceed And Excel - Call Later(USA) Kubzella 3g (Enchanted Bay by Fort Beluga) (Gone West) Turffontein 2 Maiden Plate 1200m (28/09) Turffontein 1600m (21/09) Apache Mountain 3g (Ice Pageant by National Emblem) Greyville 3 Maiden Plate (Polytrack) 1700m (29/09) SOFT FALLING RAIN (National Assembly) Falling For You 3g (Me 'n You by Captain Al) Fairview 3 Maiden Plate (Polytrack) 1600m (27/09) Kisumu 3g (Mombasa by Tiger Ridge) PLEASE NOTE Turffontein 1 Workriders Maiden Plate (F&M) 1200m (28/09) Lit 3g (Lady In Love by Fort Wood) Durbanville 4 Maiden Plate 1600m (28/09) Clockwatcher Mawsool 3g (Imperial Rose by Jet Master) Turffontein 7 Graduation Plate 1450m (28/09) Is On Leave Chaumaso 3g (Varlet by Var) with Steve Furnish Greyville 1 Maiden Plate (Polytrack) 1200m (29/09)

Missed recent results? Click here for a quick link to the Sporting Post website SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 26 September 2019 22 news Sports and Betting Premier League Man United vs Arsenal | Mon 30 Sept | Old Trafford | 21:00 Enable Chases Arc History The seventh round of the Premier League closes Enable continued the smooth build-up to her attempt to out with a blockbuster become the first horse to win the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe match on Monday night three times, when she made what could well be her final as Manchester United visit to a British racecourse yesterday morning. welcome Arsenal to Old The Guardian reports that Trafford. United sit in John Gosden’s mare exercised eighth place on eight points in the Premier League table, under her regular jockey while the Gunners are three points above in fourth spot. A Frankie Dettori on Newmar- win for Unai Emery’s side would give them a six-point lead ket’s Rowley Mile course, cov- over Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side, but after losing at West Ham ering a mile with the useful last weekend, the Red Devils will be desperate to bounce back handicapper Crossed Baton to winning ways and make a statement on Monday. and finishing just in front of her galloping companion. Enable | Sportinglife.com To catch up with Chad Nagel previews click here “I’m very pleased with her work,” Gosden said afterwards. “I wanted her to just stay To Win with her lead horse and she’s had a good, healthy blow. It Man United 13/10 went to plan, and that doesn’t always happen with work Draw 26/10 mornings. Arsenal 19/10 “Frankie said she pulled all the way down to the rubbing Manchester united house [before starting the gallop]. She’s worked exactly Mistakes at the back, a desperate lack of midfield creativity how we wanted, she enjoys coming to a racecourse and and a worrying shortage of firepower upfront have left she seems very happy now. Manchester United well off the pace just six games into the “She’s going to have to be in top form to win the Arc. I new Premier League season and Solskjaer will need to turn don’t think she’s going to go winning it off what she did last around his side’s fortunes. The season is still young but the year. You always have to be in top order to win a race like clock is already ticking for the Norwegian. that.” Since beating Chelsea on the season’s opening weekend, Teddy Grimthorpe, racing manager to Enable’s owner, the Red Devils have won once in the Premier League. They Prince Khalid Abdullah, was also in attendance and con- ended Leicester’s unbeaten start to the season as Marcus firmed that all has gone well in the build-up to her final Rashford scored the game’s only goal from the penalty spot race. in the eighth minute. But Solskjaer’s side then slumped to a demoralising 2-0 defeat away to West Ham – with the “Her preparation has been straightforward, we’ve had no Hammers fans taunting the United supporters with chants of issues and she’s been in good form,” Grimthorpe said. “It “You’re not famous anymore”. was a good, solid piece of work and just what everyone seemed to want to see. Frankie was happy with her.” arsenal Enable is generally top-priced at 8-11 to win her third Arc This has been a daunting fixture for Arsenal over the years next Sunday, with Aidan O’Brien’s Japan next in the betting with some of their most humiliating moments coming at Old at 13-2. The International Stakes winner is just ahead of Trafford. Arsenal supporters have to think back to September Sotsass, who took the French Derby in June, on 7-1. 2006 for their last league victory at the Theatre of Dreams, Ghaiyyath is a 12-1 shot and it is 16-1 bar. with Emmanuel Adebayor scoring the game’s only goal in the 86th minute. But this time, I think United fans will be more worried going into this match. United are not playing well at the moment and the north Londoners will be looking to pile further misery on their opponents and come away with maximum points, which would give them a six-point lead over Solskjaer’s side. Arsenal will feel very confident going into this clash as United come off a 2-0 defeat at West Ham where they offered very little in the game, and having seen Crystal Palace leave the Theatre of Dreams with maximum points this season, Emery’s side will believe they can finally end their Old Trafford hoodoo. They earned a point in their last trip to United in a 2-2 draw.

Prediction: Manchester United Win 2-1 (9/1) SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 26 September 2019 23