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TURFFONTEIN Saturday Best Roving Banker: R6-(5) Queen Supreme(1/1)

durbanville Saturday Best Roving Banker: R4-(2) Pinkerton (3/1)

Hollywoodbets greyville turf Sunday Best Roving Banker: R4-(4) Silent Crusade(5/2)

Saturday 5 October Turffontein – race 8 Sporting Post Best Handicapped Sunday’s thrilling Gr1 Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe victory for Galileo’s son Waldgeist may have been Now You See Me WON 25/1 a deflationary moment for the romantics shouting the history hungry Enable home. But it was an iconic occasion all round for one of South Africa’s leading breeders, Dr Andreas Jacobs.

The man who acquired Maine Chance from Graham who was beside him at the ParisLongchamp lead in, Beck shortly after the turn of the century, and has will no doubt excuse his brave emotional metaphorical become a hugely respected and dominant player on response to the eager media in the heady post-race the local racing and breeding landscape, was clearly moments on a super Sunday. thrilled after Waldgeist had finished like an express “It’s a feeling comparable to the day I got married!” ex- train to sail past the almost invincible Enable in the claimed the man whose late Dad Klaus had acquired the final 100m of a race for the ages. 1200 acre Newsells Park Stud in Newmarket in 2000 and Whatever the outcome, the champagne celebration built it into one of Europe’s most successful commercial was sort of always on, as Enable’s sire Nathaniel breeding operations before his untimely death in 2008. stands at the Jacobs’ family’s UK operation, Newsells Emotions have large licence – especially, we imagine, Park. after a horse that you bred and own had just won the Understanding her husband’s great passion for the event labelled ‘ the most eagerly-anticipated flat race for game and for top horses, Dr Jacobs’ wife Nathalie, a generation.’ SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 10 october 2019 2 joy for jacobs weekend racing

Not that this was a maiden major race moment – Silvano, who Dr Jacobs says was ‘the first good horse I bred’, won the Mary Looks A Beauty Arlington Million, the QE11 Cup and the Singapore Cup. They Beach Beauty Mile Hollywoodbets Greyville Sunday have also had great success on home ground with the Preis von A disappointingly small field lines up for Sunday’s Hollywoodbets Baden and German Derby. Greyville non black-type 3yo fillies feature. With a healthy R75 On Sunday, Newsells Park Stud manager Julian Dollar shed tears 000 first cheque up for grabs, the race carded on the supposedly when he said that Dr Jacobs’ late Dad Klaus Jacobs, would have preferred surface of the turf, and a mile to cover, one wonders if been thrilled about the win. the programmers or the trainers need a prod? Waldgeist, who was bred by Newsells Park in partnership with The Beach Beauty Mile field of seven Gestut Ammerland and Coolmore, is out of Walderlerche, includes five horses from two stables and a granddaughter of the multiple German champion mare two first-timers. Wurftaube. Trainer Lezeanne Forbes, who fields three His victory, at his second attempt at the big one, was an eighth of the runners, defended the poor sup- Arc for master French trainer Andre Fabre, and a first for jockey port position from her professional per- Pierre-Charles Boudot. spective and suggested that the forward Coming off a smooth win in the Gr2 Qatar Prix Foy three weeks Mary O |Candiese Marnewick 2yo’s, who raced in the last few months of earlier, the three-time Gr1 winner had his regular partner last season, would be resting having had their innoculations and aboard for his second appearance in Europe's most prestigious vaccinations. €5 million staying event. “It’s a decent stake that’s on offer, so nobody is going to purposely The five-year-old delivered what could be labelled the perfor- sidestep the race with a suitable horse. I have taken a chance with mance of a lifetime. In doing so, he catapulted himself into the my two first-timers as they are ready for a run, the experience will history books as the one and only horse to ever have beaten the be invaluable to them, and I’d like to try and qualify them for the great Enable in the Arc! million rand maiden race. So it’s a multi-faceted approach,” she said. Dr Jacobs is the third generation of a breeding and racing family. She confirmed that she felt that the SP top-rated Jack’s Bird, a His Grandfather Walther Jacobs founded their German stud good fifth behind Gabor in the Gr1 Thekwini Stakes last term, was farm, Gestüt Fährhof near Bremen, in the early 60’s. The farm the horse to beat. was originally started for the family’s Warmblood horses as An- “There is no collateral form with Jack’s Bird but she holds us at dreas’ father Klaus was an Olympic dressage rider and Andreas level weights on her rating, and we must respect her chances. competed at European Championship level. But our Mary O is a lovely filly and I’m expecting a big effort from Gestüt Fährhof’s reputation for producing top class thorough- her. She really should run a big race. She has a wonderful temper- breds grew quickly and it has established itself as a multiple ament, is relaxed and is bred for further – so the mile will be no German champion. issue at all.” The argument to keep top horses in training for longer than their Lezeanne’s two first-timers Burnt Paper Sky (Duke Of Marmalade) 3 or 4yo year has been bolstered by Waldgeist’s success. and Marmalade (Just As Well) are likely to both need the outing. The future for Waldgeist will now be up for serious discussion. We asked if they were both staying types – thus the reason they were starting out over 1600m? “To the contrary, I feel they would both be good enough to win a maiden over 1200m. So they are not dour staying types. It just suits our requirements to run them here and the cheques for the Enable – Down, But Not Out minor places are not to be snuffed at if we happen to enjoy some Enable, homebred by Prince Khalid Abdullah, trained by luck in running.” John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori, was beaten She confirmed that Burnt Paper Sky would run in alumites, as she for just the second time in 15 starts and the 10-time Gr1 had been shod on Tuesday. winner is still a leading contender to be crowned Cartier Marmalade will run in steels, as declared. Horse Of The Year. Hollywood sponsored trainer Garth Puller, whose yard has been in The daughter of Nathaniel was crowned Cartier Horse Of fine form, sends out the unbeaten Georgina Rose, another daugh- The Year in 2017 and if taking the honours again in 2019 ter of Just As Well. She has won her first two starts over 1200m – would become just the third horse to achieve this feat on turf and all weather – in good style. following Ouija Board (2004 & 2006) and Frankel (2011 & 2012). “The field cut down and I Enable, successful three times at Gr1 level in 2019, START PA5/PICK SIX4/JACKPOT3 decided to take currently lies second in the standings for Cartier Horse Of 4:15PM Beach Beauty Mile (3yoF)(NBT) - 1600m Greyville - SAME TRAINER:(1-2)(3-6-7) our chances. The Year, behind Magical (168), who came home in fifth 6 She won a week at Longchamp. Outstanding stayer Stradivarius (128) is Jackson 1 JACK’S BIRD(ML Roberts) D Dillon...... 4 60.0 What A WInter 2 Winter Sun(ML Roberts) K De Melo...... 6 60.0 ago. So I have currently in third place with Waldgeist (120) moving up to Oratorio 3 Mary O(L Forbes) C Habib...... 5 60.0 Just As Well 4 Georgina Rose(GB Puller) L J Ferraris...... 3 60.0 had her on the fourth following his big win. Querari 5 Electric Surge(RA Hill/SR Hill) W Kennedy.2 60.0 Duke Of Marmalade 6 Burnt Paper Sky(L Forbes) J Gates...... 7 60.0 turf for her Just As Well 7 Marmalade(L Forbes) KS Sakayi...... 1 60.0 debut win, then SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 10 october 2019 3 weekend racing the poly just two weeks later – and now we are stepping up to the mile. That’s a bit more pressure than I would ordinarily apply, but she has taken her racing in her stride and is well. I think Mary O is Practicality Above History the horse to beat,” added the veteran horseman in a chat with the While South African horseracing has never been a Sporting Post. model of co-operation and unity, it seems the Australi- Winter Sun is the second of the Muis Roberts runners. She has ans have their own issues. been rested 11 weeks since a running on third to Montreal Mist in The 2019 Melbourne Cup has already had its share of the Gr2 Debutante. That makes her a serious runner. controversy after pop star Taylor Swift pulled out of her Electric Surge was beaten by Mary O on the Forbes’ runner’s scheduled performance at the event next month follow- debut. She shed her maiden certificate on the polytrack two runs ing a backlash from animal rights groups. later. She gets the services of Warren Kennedy and boasts the form Now Racing NSW boss Peter V'landys has lashed out at the and experience to challenge. Victoria Racing Club, calling for it to move the race to late We are leaning towards the fitter Mary O to take Jack’s Bird all the November – breaking a 150 year old tradition. way to the wire, with Winter Sun the danger. Racing NSW have recently beefed up their Spring Car- nival with two major races - The Everest and the Golden Eagle offer a combined A$21.5 million in prizemoney, with The Everest becoming Australia's richest race What A Lady! V'landys has called for the move in a bid to overhaul the na- Sunday’s non black-type feature at Hollywoodbets Greyville tional racing schedule to better accommodate other events. remains a fitting reminder of one of the outstanding news- "If you are really interested in the national racing scene, making racehorses of the 21st century. don't give us diatribe. Look at it and if there is a better Beach Beauty was foaled in Volksrust on the Armitage family pattern, they should act instead of being critical all the farm in 2007. The Shanks Syndicate-owned star had the 2014 Gr1 time thinking they have a monopoly and attacking the Champions Cup named in her honour. other states,” he said. The Dynasty mare out of the Capture Him mare Suncoast was Sounds familiar! bred by Trevor Armitage and trained by Dennis Drier. She won 17 races during her illustrious career, winning from 1000m-2000m. Her 12 graded wins included five Gr1 scores –two wins in the Gr1 Garden Province Stakes and Gr1 Paddock Stakes, and a triumph in the Gr1 Majorca Stakes. She was also runner up Instant Cup Hope A 25 percent share in Caulfield and Melbourne Cups twice in the Gr1 Rising Sun Gold Challenge, and third in the Gr1 J prospect Mustajeer has been sold to Richard Pegum for &B Met, when taking on the best males of her generation. A$320,000 through the Inglis Digital Online Sale platform. Beach Beauty, who earned over R5,3 million during her career, This is the equivalent at current rates of exchange of R3, 2 accounted for some of the best horses of her generation, with million for the 25% share. the champions behind her including the likes of Along Came Polly, Summerhill stallion Capetown Noir, In The Fast Lane, and Yorker, as The Sporting Post Digest reported recently on AS owner well as Gr1 winners Buy And Sell, present day stallions Jackson and Braam van Huyssteen’s earlier acquisition of a share in the Pomodoro, and Top Seller. smart son of Medicean. The now Drakenstein-based Beach Beauty got off the mark as a Offered by Gaelic Bloodstock, Mustajeer – a last-start winner broodmare last month when her son Wild Coast won for Justin of the prestigious Ebor Handicap at York – is currently rated Snaith at Durbanville. Having just his second start, the three-year- A$13 with TAB Fixed Odds for the Caulfield Cup and A$18 for old Trippi colt romped to an easy win over 1250 metres. the Melbourne Cup. The next small step in a dynasty of class and outstanding The Kris Lees-trained stayer joins a number of high profile achievement! sales through the Inglis online platform in recent months including Manaya for A$400,00 and Set Goals for A$321,000. SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 10 october 2019 4 SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 10 october 2019 5 news

Summer’s Round The Corner! Cup Log – Top The latest Gauteng Summer Cup Log is unchanged from the first log published on 27 September. There are, however, four Merit Rating changes to note. Dark Moon Rising drops from 115 to 114 after his comeback run when leading in a slow Man Explains run race at Greyville. Like A Panther drops to 110 from 112 due to a Lay-off Allowance. A Sporting Post reader asked us to Green Haze drops three points from 102 to 99. Come The Day drops a point from 83 to 82. research how the Summer Cup log was ‘contrived’, and what factors Gauteng Summer Cup Log were taken cognisance of when Age Sex Horse MR NMR Rns Wns Trainer determining positions. 1 4 C HAWWAAM 131 130 7 6 Mike de Kock He also asked what influence the 2 4 C SOQRAT (AUS) 131 130 12 5 Mike de Kock handicappers had. 3 5 H BUFFALO BILL CODY 125 125 9 6 Mike de Kock 4 4 C BARAHIN 122 121 8 4 Mike de Kock In a response, NHRA Senior Handi- 5 5 M CAMPHORATUS 118 118 23 5 R A Hill/S R Hill capper Lennon Maharaj said that the 6 5 G INFAMOUS FOX (AUS) 122 122 24 8 Candice Dawson Summer Cup Log is a requirement/ 7 5 H ROY HAD ENOUGH (AU 118 118 26 6 Frank Robinson 8 6 G TILBURY FORT 118 118 27 6 Sean Tarry condition of the race and acts as a 9 6 M CASCAPEDIA (IRE) 117 117 16 6 Mike de Kock guide for owners and trainers to plan 10 5 G DIVINE ODYSSEY 117 117 19 5 J A Janse van Vuuren their route into the race. 11 6 G DARK MOON RISING 114 114 24 6 Paul Lafferty 12 4 G ZILLZAAL 114 113 10 1 Sean Tarry “It also guides punters and interested 13 4 G MARCHINGONTOGETHER 116 115 13 4 Gavin van Zyl parties as to which horses are likely 14 5 M INSIGNIS 112 112 16 4 Geoff Woodruff to make up the field.The Log is done 15 4 F SEVILLE ORANGE 112 111 13 4 Lucky Houdalakis at the Handicappers discretion with 16 5 G NOBLE SECRET 114 114 16 5 Mike de Kock 17 6 H SHENANIGANS 107 107 16 4 Sean Tarry input from the Racing Operator,” he 18 5 M ROY'S RIVIERA (AUS 109 109 25 4 Frank Robinson added. 19 5 M SECRET POTION 108 108 18 5 Geoff Woodruff Lennon drew our attention to an extract 20 4 G APPROACH CONTROL 108 107 10 2 Candice Dawson from the race conditions which states that the Handicappers will publish a se- Feelin’ Groovy ries of Logs from 27 Sep 2019 and that Sean Tarry-trained Spiritofthegroove retains her position at the top of the log for the Phumelela Gaming & Leisure reserves R1-million Emperors Palace Ready To Run Cup run over 1400m on Saturday 2 November. the right to have an input and into the The race is restricted to eligible graduates of the 2018 Emperor’s Palace Summer compilation of the Logs and in deter- Ready To Run Sales. The field will be limited to 16 runners plus two reserve runners. mining the final field. He said that the following factors are considered by the Ready To Run Log Handicappers when compiling the Log: 08/10 30/09 25/09 17/09 13/09 Age Sex Horse MR Wns · Graded Race Form 1 1 1 1 1 3 F SPIRITOFTHEGROOVE 107 1 · Current Form 2 2 2 2 2 3 F GAIAN GLORY 99 2 3 3 3 5 5 3 C BOHICA 94 2 · Merit Ratings – Lower rated progres- 4 4 4 2 2 3 F SEEMYVISION 93 1 sive horses may be preferred to older 5 5 5 4 4 3 G ENJOY THE VIEW 92 1 exposed horses or horses deemed to be 6 7 7 7 7 3 G LIVERPOOL CHAMP 88 2 7 7 7 7 7 3 F BLUSHING BRIDE 86 0 on the decline 8 9 9 9 7 3 F HER EMINENCE 84 1 · Horses returning from a long lay-off or 8 6 6 6 6 3 F JUST KIDDING 84 1 injury should ideally prove fitness 10 11 11 11 10 3 C BLUE SPARK 83 0 10 11 11 11 10 3 F TANGO TIME 83 1 · Distance Suitability 12 13 13 13 12 3 G HURRICANE HARRY 82 1 The log will be published on a weekly 13 9 9 9 7 3 F ANNATJIE 81 1 14 14 14 14 13 3 F BLONDE BABE 79 1 basis going forward, until declarations. 14 14 14 3 G AFRICADIA 79 1 Second Entries close at 11:00 on 16 16 16 15 14 3 F HIGHTAIL 77 0 16 16 16 15 14 3 F WIJDAAN 77 0 Monday 4 November. Final Entries close 18 18 18 17 16 3 F BLACK TIE 76 1 at 11:00 on Monday 18 November. 19 19 25 24 23 3 C FOLLOW MY PATH 73 0 Declarations and final field on Tuesday 19 19 19 19 18 3 F KISUMU 73 0 19 November. Draws announced on 21 21 21 21 21 3 F ASTUTE VISION 72 0 Wednesday 20 November. 21 21 21 18 17 3 F BELLE VIEW 72 0 21 21 21 21 21 3 F MELLOW MUSIC 72 0 Hollywoodbets have an ante-post bet- 24 24 24 23 18 3 G EARTH SHAKER 71 0 ting market on the Summer Cup here 24 24 19 19 18 3 F HOPSKIPANDJUMP 71 0 26 26 26 25 24 3 G KRYGER 65 0 Book your ticket for the big dayhere 27 3 F DESERT SONG 60 0 28 27 27 26 25 3 F HOLLYWOOD THUNDER 59 0 29 28 28 27 26 3 C STAR OVER CAPETOWN 49 0 30 29 29 28 27 3 C LUMINANCE 42 0 SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 10 october 2019 6 SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 10 october 2019 7

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sales ring, the second-best Derby Winner’s Brother we achieved this morning! "I have to thank my team – Lights Up Wednesday they have done a fabulous A Frankel brother to the 2015 Derby winner Golden Horn job, this colt walked around was the star turn on the second day on Wednesday of like a king today. There has Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale when sell- been a lot of interest in ing for 3,100,000 guineas, the second highest price for a him, there were some seri- ous people who liked him, yearling colt in the world this year. Lot 288, the top-seller of day 2 The Frankel brother to the Derby winner Golden Horn lit up however you never know the ring at Tattersalls on the second day of Book 1 of the what is going to happen until you get to the ring." October Yearling Sale when selling to Godolphin for McCalmont bought the mare Fleche D’ Or at the Tattersalls 3,100,000 guineas. December Mares Sale in 2012 for 62,000 guineas after she Consigned by Harry McCalmont’s Norelands Stud, the colt had foaled the subsequent champion three-year-old colt caught the attention of plenty of suitors, with Juddmonte Golden Horn. Farms, SackvilleDonald’s Alastair Donald and Chad Brown all "I like buying mares from such successful breeders as Antho- landing bids before MV Magnier and Anthony Stroud took ny Oppenheimer," said McCalmont. "You know the mares in over as the price passed 1 million guineas. The battle to se- the pedigree will always get the best covers and go to the cure the son of the DUBAI DESTINATION mare FLECHE D’OR best trainers." finished when Anthony Stroud’s bid of 3,100,000 guineas The 13-year-old Fleche D’Or had a Frankel filly foal this spring, was left unanswered by underbidder MV Magnier. who will be retained, and she is in-foal to Sea The Stars. It was a superb result for Norelands, the consignor having Wednesday’s session saw the second highest price achieved sold Lot 208 to MV Magnier for 1,300,000gns earlier. for a yearling colt in the world this year, second only to Tues- "I am not often lost for words, but I think I am now," smiled day’s session where a brother to Barney Roy sold. McCalmont. "This is easily the best price we have had in the See page 21 for that news. SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 10 october 2019 9 merit ratings

MR Challenge (3) that result must be treated with caution in terms of ratings and future Final Analysis: rating the races reliability. Sectional times for the two races might give further insight, but right now nothing is up the Tellytrack site. Post-race analysis is the most important task a handi- capper is faced with, as it sets the scene for the future. Durbanville race 7 – Gr3 Matchem Stakes 1400m If you introduce ‘mistakes’ into the ratings system, you’ll Clear Skies, 15 – 32kph South Westerly Cross Wind. No rain during the poison the well. last 7 days, and 24mm irrigation added. Penetrometer read 20 and the The worst crime is rating a race too high, as ratings ripple going was posted as Good. There was no false rail on the bend, and a through the system and may take ages to correct, if at all. 2m spur at the 500m mark coming into the straight. Rating a race too low is usually easier to correct, or Times for the day, with the average for 1000m as a guide: self-correcting, often in short time. R1 Maiden 1250m 74.77 (avg 59.8) With that in mind, let’s look at our two races from Satur- R2 Maiden 1250m 74.7 (avg 59.8) day, and see what we can make of it. R3 Maiden 1600m 99.28 (avg 62.0) R4 MR 78 1600m 97.5 (avg 60.9) Turffontein race 3 – MR 95 F&M 2000m R5 MR 90 1600m 96.03 (avg 60.0) First do the groundwork for the day as a whole, to get R6 Cndfm 1400m 83.6 (avg 59.7) perspective. R7 Cnd 1400m 82.27 (avg 58.8) Sunny & warm, with a 9-13km SW cross-headwind. No R8 Maiden 1400m 84.39 (avg 60.3) rain in the last 7 days, and 42mm irrigation during that The Matchem Stakes was on average the fastest run race on the day, time. suggesting a true run race. Penetrometer 21 and going posted as Good. False rail 2m This wasn’t a handicap race, so we need to decide what to do with the out on the bend, with a 2m spur at the 500m mark. ratings. Race-times for the day, with in brackets the average for To make it easier to follow, we’ll take the winner at his pre-race MR and 1000m as a guide: adjust the others. R1 Maiden 1450m 89.37 (avg 61.6) First adjust for weight difference (2 MR points per kg), then for beaten R2 Maiden 1600m 112.96 (avg 62.8) lengths (3 MR points per length), the for weight-for-age (7kg or 14 MR R3 MR95f 2000m 126.47 (avg 63.3) points for 3yo). R4 MR73f 2000m 125.85 (avg 62.9) R5 MR80 1200m 72.22 (avg 60.2) One World 58.5 MR: 127 wgt: 0 no lgth: 0 adj: 0 gives raceMR: 127 Search Party 57.0 MR: 115 wgt: -3 0.4 lgth: -2 adj: -5 gives raceMR 122 R6 Cdnfm 1450m 87.14 (avg 60.1) Undercover Agent 60.0 MR: 130 wgt: +3 1.6 lgth: -5 adj: -2 gives raceMR 125 R7 Cdn 1450m 88.88 (avg 61.3) Pleasedtomeetyou 56.5 MR: 112 wgt: -4 2 lgth: -6 adj: -10 gives raceMR 117 R8 MR76f 1450m 88.35 (avg 60.9) African Warrior 52.0 MR: 112 wgt: -13 2.2 lgth: -7 adj: -6 gives raceMR 121 R9 MR68f 1450m 89.24 (avg 61.5) wfa: +14 “Our’ Race 3 Fillies & Mares MR 95 race stands out, but New Caledonia 57.0 MR: 109 wgt: -3 2.7 lgth: -8 adj: -11 gives raceMR 116 not in a positive way. Sacred Arrow 56.5 MR: 110 wgt: -4 2.9 lgth: -9 adj: -13 gives raceMR 114 Ready Steady Go 57.0 MR: 105 wgt: -3 4.7 lgth: -14 adj: -17 gives raceMR 110 It went on average slower than the MR 73 over the same Fifty Cents 57.0 MR: 105 wgt: -3 5.1 lgth: -15 adj: -18 gives raceMR 109 distance, and slower than a mile for Maidens! Star Chestnut 57.0 MR: 109 wgt: -3 7.1 lgth: -21 adj: -24 gives raceMR 103 The first question a handicapper has to ask is ‘if this race Bishop’s Bounty 57.0 MR: 107 wgt: -3 7.3 lgth: -22 adj: -25 gives raceMR 102 was run again would the result likely be the same’. The sensible adjustment would be to take seasoned 7yo sprinter The answer here must be ‘no!’ – the race certainly was Search Party as the line horse at his pre-race MR 115 and go -7 on the not a true run race and running it again would not likely above raceMR calculations. give the same result. That makes the final race MR ratings (pre-race in brackets): That means that whichever way the MRs are adjusted • One World 120 (127) post-race, it will be wrong. • Search Party 115 (115) So the right thing to do here is to be conservative and • Undercover Agent 118 (130) leave everything as is, with no adjustment to any of the • Pleasedtomeetyou 110 (112) ratings. • African Warrior 114 (112) After all, it should not be the Official Handicapper’s • New Caledonia 109 (109) responsibility if jockeys decide to mess around and turn • Sacred Arrow 107 (110) a race into a tactical affair – so his original assessment • Ready Steady Go 103 (105) should stand. • Fifty Cents 102 (105) As an aside, the two Gr2 features on the day (race 6 and • Star Chestnut 96 (109) race 7) shows the fillies one to have been exceptionally • Bishop’s Bounty 95 (107) fast (faster on average even than the 1200m sprint race). Alternatively, Pleasedtomeetyou could be the line horse at 112, which Given the tight finish and the much slower time of the would peg the above ratings 2 higher (and make Search Party and New colt’s equivalent, that possibly wasn’t a true race, so Caledonia go up 2 on the pre-race MR). What would you do? SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 10 october 2019 10 news

Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Quartet Carryovers - In The Pot I see that we no longer have the weekly quartet carryovers to Stadium Is Born! the last race of local Sunday meetings. As Hollywoodbets continues to further entrench itself in Kwa- This practice greatly boosted the pools. I also notice regular Zulu-Natal cricket, it has taken on the official naming rights of carryovers to most overseas exotic bets but do not see these the Kingsmead Cricket Stadium with immediate effect. carryovers being added to any pools. One of the country’s leading licensed bookmaking businesses, Hol- I may be missing something so would appreciate feedback from lywoodbets, has been at the forefront of cricket sponsorship in the the racing operators regarding what is being done to carryovers. province for the past four seasons and this new five year partner- ship agreement will see them involved until at least August 2024. This was a note to the Sporting Post Mailbag from a reader, which we duly passed on to Pumelela for comment. The ground has been going through a vast revamp in the lead up to the new season, as the iconic Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadi- Robert Garner responded, saying that these quartet carryovers um prepares to host the upcoming domestic season and current were discontinued back in April as per q new policy in which world champions England in another exciting summer of cricket. carryovers are accumulated in same bet-type stockpiles and de- ployed when of maximum benefit to all ABT customers – which Kingsmead achieved iconic status through its rich history which in- simultaneously allows such carryovers to be fully marketed and cludes the famous Timeless Test between South Africa and England communicated. in 1939, as well as being the first ground in South Africa to host a test match, post-isolation, when South Africa played India in 1992. He drew our attention to the contents of a media release issued on 28 April an excerpt of which is quoted below. Media and Communications Executive at Hollywoodbets Devin Heffer is excited to build on the legacy that Hollywoodbets has TAB has enhanced its carryover policy for all bets in order to started with cricket in the province. maximise the participation and enjoyment of its customers. “Our first step into cricket started in the 2015/16 season as asso- All horseracing carryovers will continue to be added to the same ciate sponsors of the then Sunfoil Dolphins, and then becoming bet-type pool from which they originated as is the case currently. title sponsors the following year. But going forward all these carryovers will be accumulated into “The decision to take over naming rights of Kingsmead has a lot to individual bet type stockpiles. These carryover monies will only do with the incredible team at the KwaZulu-Natal Cricket Union. be deployed around month-end, when customer participation “Led by CEO Heinrich Strydom, KZNCU in the last two years has is at a maximum and when the carryover amount is sufficient to seen positive and dramatic changes in the running of the union, ignite the interest of horseplayers. as well as welcome upgrades to the stadium and its facilities. “We want test cricket back at Kingsmead. But most importantly, we want the fans back at Kingsmead. Our goal is to make King- Eagle Flies On smead the place to be for every cricketing occasion. The twice Equus SA Horse “This stadium is indisputably one of the most iconic grounds in Of The Year Legal Eagle world cricket. There is also a lot of work going into reviving and stays in training this season showcasing the history of Kingsmead,” Heffer said. as an eight-year-old. “We are thrilled that Hollywoodbets has decided to take the nam- Trainer Sean Tarry said it ing rights for one of the world’s most iconic cricketing venues,” had been a mistake to send CEO of KZN Cricket, Heinrich Strydom said. the Greys Inn gelding down “As a company with its roots in the city, it’s fantastic that we can to Durban for the Vodacom Legal Eagle | Candiese Marnewick work so closely together from both a team sponsorship and stadi- Durban July last season. um sponsorship perspective.” It was the first time he had run in the country’s premier race “It has been an absolute privilege to partner up with Hollywood- since his three-year-old season and Tarry will adhere to the cam- bets during the past few years. They are incredibly professional paign which he had excelled at in the previous three seasons. people with immense passion for sport and the communities Last year Legal Eagle failed in his attempts to win both the where they are based.” L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate and Horse Chestnut Stakes for the “We are very excited about this announcement and what it will fourth time in succession. mean for the future of cricket in KZN.” He lost his unbeaten record over a mile, which had stretched Hollywoodbets Kingsmead is the home of the Hollywoodbets to ten races, in the former event when finishing fourth. Dolphins as well as the Durban Heat franchise and will be a hive Tarry pointed out that despite having been labelled as ‘disap- of cricketing activity across many formats and levels of the game. pointing’ by most last season, Legal Eagle had still managed to It will also provide the venue for a One Day International and a win two out of eight races, including beating the like of Do It T20 International against current world champions England this Again and Rainbow Bridge in the Green Point Stakes. summer. He had also finished just 2,25 lengths back when finishing For more information visitwww.dolphinscricket.co.za. strongly from off the pace in the Sun Met. SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 10 october 2019 11 Short Heads Richie Bolts In In the absence of Aldo ‘Bolt’ Domeyer, Richard Fourie produced MaineOn Chance Cue Farms a sustained finish to win the Annual Jockey Chase at stallion Querari, the Lead- Durbanville on Saturday. On a fun day that included ing Sire of 2yo’s in SA in a potjiekos competition and various stalls, one 2018/19, had an impressive official is reported to have suggested it was The 2019 CTS Ready To Run looking debut winner at ‘like the July’. That’s probably a bit ott, Sale on 22 November offers Turffontein on Tuesday. but it just shows what can be done three bonuses of R250 000 His 3yo daughter Querari with a bit of effort. Well done to each paid to the first three ju- Ferrari, bred by Royal Alba- Clyde Basel and his team. venile stakes winners bought. tross Investments, won over All graduates sold on the sale 1200m on the inside track. will qualify for a R1,25-million The sire of 35 stakes horses race for three-year-olds, to be and counting Querari has staged the day after the 2020 a single lot on offer at the Ready To Run Sale. This will 2019 Emperors Palace be the richest sales race in Ready To Run Sale, and a South Africa. The catalogue is further 12 at November’s available at CTS Ready To Run Sale. Building capethoroughbredsales.com. Frankie’s Skills What SA racing needed twenty Top Rated In theReality best season of years ago? The Hong Kong Jock- Dean Kannemeyer’s Gr2 Umkhomazi his career to date, it has ey Club Management Trainee Stakes winner African Warrior is the highest rated 3yo male in the been confirmed that Programme recruits and devel- country after his fifth placed effort Frankie Dettori has been ops high potential individuals behind One World in last Saturday’s booked by owner Lloyd as future leaders of the Club. Gr3 Matchem Stakes earned him a Williams to ride the The three-year programme 115. The Vercingetorix gelding was talented Joseph O'Brien- gives a deeper understanding bred by Boland Stud and purchased trained Master Of Reality of the HKJC and its integrated for R100 000 at the KZN Yearling (Frankel-L'Ancresse, by business model through job Sale. He has given the DKR Darshan) in the 2019 rotations within and across Syndicate plenty of Melbourne Cup - a race divisions. Recruitment for the fun and will be aimed that has thus far eluded programme commences this at the Cape Guineas. the champion jockey. month. For more information, visit www.hkjc.com/mt Entry Fees Payne Spring trio David Payne has nominat- Gold Circle have increased ed three for the Gr1 Spring KZN minor race entry Just Down Champion Stakes on Saturday Wishing Justin Snaith a speedy recovery fees to R120.00 (Incl VAT) at Royal Randwick. He trained after his recent reconstructive surgery per horse for all minor subsequent Gr1 Victoria Derby to repair tendon damage in his leg races with effect from the winner and now Rich Hill Stud and ankle. The 44 year old is get- racemeeting on Friday stallion Ace High to win the race ting around his yard with the aid 1 November 2019. No in 2017. Payne's trio comprises of a wheelchair and crutch- declaration fee will be Dummy Run (Deep Field), Fasa- es - but was on course at charged and should a no (Lonhro) and Persan (Pierro). Durbanville yesterday! horse be eliminated, R60 Gloaming Stakes winner Shadow will be refunded. Hero is a hard-to-beat favourite. SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 10 october 2019 12

Personality

JP van der Merwe Dean. My brother-in-law is a great kid. As for Mr Gavin Smith, he is a wonderful person, a world-class trainer - and he also happens Perseverance inevitably pays off. One of South African to be my Father-in-law! Interestingly, I rode my very first winner horseracing’s favourite sons, the 28 year old JP van der Merwe in Port Elizabeth for him aboard Lucky Flag. We’ve had much marked his first double at Kranji in Singapore on Sunday and success in the past. I am so fortunate to enjoy passionate family celebrated the occasion just as he would have in his hometown support on all sides of my life,” says the eldest son of Andre and of Port Elizabeth - with a good old-fashioned braai! Dalene van der Merwe. Only an egte South African expatriate would talk braaivleis and JP was born in Johannesburg on 28 December 1990. His family memories of his homeland before booming up his terrific riding relocated to Port Elizabeth when he was very young. achievements a few hours earlier – but that’s the humble Juan- Paul, or ‘Tweety’, as his schoolmates knew him. It was on JP’s Dad’s suggestion that he applied and was accepted into the South African Jockey Academy in 2007. His fellow ap- “We naturally miss our friends and family and the lifestyle. But we prentices at the time were Gareth Wright, Tshwaro Appie, Grant have a South African shop here in Singapore where we can buy van Niekerk and Athandiwe Mgudlwa. our meat and we enjoy a braai maybe once a week. But some- how it just isn’t the same as a ‘proper’ PE braai back home with He was licensed to ride in races about 20 months into his appren- friends and family!” laughs JP as he praises Singapore as a ‘really ticeship and trainer Kum Naidoo gave him his first mount, State great place to live’. Lottery. “It’s very urban, clean and extremely safe. I live in Woodlands In late October 2008 trainer Bennet Bulana offered JP the ride on with my wife Abbi and we try go out twice a week to explore Regent’s Honour in a 1000m race at Clairwood – his only mount different places in Singapore.” at the meeting and he duly won. It was his seventh race ride. Woodlands is a residential town in the North of Singapore. Eight years later, he was to reach a pinnacle. It is a popular suburban area roughly 12 miles from the CBD. Woodlands is connected to Malaysia's city of Johor Bahru, via the Johor-Singapore Causeway. JP and Abbi are planning to visit Malaysia soon and have travelled a bit – visiting Thailand in May. So, while we are on the domestic front, who is Abbi? JP proudly tells us that his wife is Abbi Smith, daughter of champion PE trainer Gavin. “I am happily married to Abbi van der Merwe - no kids just yet ! The Smith family have always been big supporters of mine and not a week goes by that I don’t get messages from Abbi’s younger brother SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 10 october 2019 13 jp van der merwe

Called upon at 09h00 on the morning of the 2016 J&B Met to Friday nights and Sundays at Kranji, he has had enough time to partner the mare Smart Call, JP flew toC ape Town and as the watch the Springboks in Japan. shadows lengthened over Kenilworth in the late afternoon, the “I think patriotism and national pride strengthens when one is far young man had achieved a lifetime dream and career ambition. from home. It’s been fantastic watching the Boks and I hope they His first Gr1. His first Met – at his first try! Forty eight hours later, go all the way and lift the World Cup. South Africa needs plenty he was on his way to Flamingo Park and rode a winner for trainer of good news and nothing is better for nation building than taking Corrie Lensley. That’s character! on and beating the world’s best.” JP has ridden in Mauritius, Singapore, Dubai, Zimbabwe and Aus- Good on you JP. Keep flying the flag and making us proud in tralia, and it was after a good season on the Indian Ocean Island Singapore. that he despatched his CV to a few international destinations. He opted for Singapore, where he has been based since Janu- ary. His contract ends on 31 December. JP cannot speak highly enough of the racing there. “It is clean and the Stipes are very strict. Racing is very well organ- ised here. I have received good support from Ricardo Le Grange and lately champion trainer Mark Walker has been giving me a few quality rides. I ride at 49kgs, so I do get my fair share of rides - not always the best quality, but hopefully that gets better and Sunday’s double will help a bit,” he says. In typically modest fashion, JP says he ‘wasn’t really expecting it’. “The one winner was for Mark Walker and as I said earlier, he is the champion trainer here in Singapore and his horses are always fit and ready. My second winner was for Cliff Brown who is also a top trainer in Singapore. So I am just happy I could ride winners for two top stables!” JP claimed the race widely seen as a guide to the Gr1 Dester Sin- Big In Japan gapore Gold Cup, but probably not with the one his trainer would The Shuka Sho Day will be held at Kyoto Racecourse in have tipped to win it – Yulong Edition. Walker also had the favour- Japan on Sunday, where eighteen of the nation’s top fillies ite Sacred Croix in the SG$85,000 Class 2 race. JP’s mount Yulong will vie for a share of the 216-million yen purse up for grabs Edition had been tossed into the mix as an impromptu runner. A in the Gr1 Shuko Sho. winner in Class 4 company at his last start, the Irish-bred by Makfi had been aimed at a more realistic Class 3 race over the mile on The race, run over 2000m, was introduced in 1996 to replace the Polytrack, but it was cancelled due to a shortage of entries. the Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup as the final leg of Japan’s Fillies’ Triple Crown. Yulong Edition raced prominently and never called it quits while stablemate Sacred Croix (Benny Woodworth) dropped to the The outstanding Almond Eye won last year’s event to seal back, and never improved to finish sixth, around five lengths off the Triple Crown. She went on to win the Japan Cup and was his stablemate. crowned Japan’s Horse of The Year. She was also rated the joint best three-year-old filly in the 2018 edition of the LON- “This horse came over from the UK in great order from Shane GINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings. (Baertschiger),” said Walker. Coming hot on the heels of the Sprinters Stakes, the Shuko “He was a barrier rogue, and Shane did a great job with him. He Sho is the second Gr1 of the fall racing season. had a soft lead today, and good on JP to get a win. He got into this race by default, and I hope that the handicapper doesn’t give him While some may rue the absence of the hype and excitement too many points after that win.” of last year, given the fact that the 2019 renewal sees no bat- tle for the triple crown, the race could still be wide open. “Yulong Edition is a good frontrunner, but his form reads better on Polytrack than on grass,” JP told the local media. In April, Gran Alegria captured the Oka Sho at Hanshin and the next month Loves Only You topped the Oaks field by a “He is a big galloper and he could do his own things in front. He neck at Tokyo. Neither filly will be appearing on Sunday but doesn’t quicken up, but he keeps on galloping, he doesn’t stop. the field will still be a strong one and the two champions He stayed right through and the 50kgs helped him to a tee. I think taking a pass provides an opportunity for another deserving the grass on top was another factor.” filly to get her moment in the sun. The South African later went on to notch his first winning double Final declarations with barrier draws for the Shuka Sho will in Singapore with another longshot in Lonhro Gold two races be available on Friday. later. Tired of talking about himself, JP says that as they only race on

can be purchased here SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 10 october 2019 14 here & elsewhere - Sarah WHitelaw Giant Of The Turf The once beaten Shamardal, the very best sire son of multiple US champion sire, Giant’s Causeway, has had an extraordinary year in 2019, and his success continued unabated at ParisLong- champ on Sunday. When his unbeaten son, Victor Ludorum, won the Gr1 Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere, he became Shamardal’s fifth Gr1 winner for the year. Remarkably, this tally includes a trio of unbeaten two- year-old colts, with Victor Ludorum joining Pinatubo and Earth- light. It is notable that Marieta, runner up in Sunday’s Gr1 Qatar Prix Marcel Boussac, is out of Shamardal’s daughter, Macarella. Prestige Haul Between them, the trio have lifted some of the Northern Hem- isphere’s most prestigious juvenile races, with Pinatubo having Shamardal won all of the Gr1 Goffs Vincent O’Brien National Stakes (by nine lengths), Gr2 Qatar Vintage Stakes and Royal Ascot’s Chesham Yet another son of the increasingly influential Shamardal, Puis- Stakes, and Earthlight prevailing in all of the Gr1 Juddmonte sance de Lune, was responsible for his first group winner when Middle Park Stakes, Gr1 Darley Prix Morny, and Gr3 Darley Prix de his first crop daughter, Moonlight Maid, won the Gr2 ABT Ed- Cabourg. ward Manifold Stakes at Flemington on Saturday. From the same These results suggest that Shamardal should be in for, if anything, female line as Cape based sire, Noble Tune, Puissance De Lune even more success next year, with the exceptionally good-looking won eight times, from 1400m to 2600m, including the Gr2 VRC Pinatubo - a likely contender for this month’s Gr1 Darley Dewhurst Blamey Stakes. Yet another Shamardal son to have made a bright Stakes, a race previously won by Shamardal - appearing a leading start to his stud career is Amaron, with that Italian Gr1 winner classic contender at this stage. currently third on Germany’s Leading First Crop Sires List. Shamardal’s success in 2019 has by no means been confined to Right Path two-year-olds, with his now retired son, Blue Point, winning the From just a handful of local representatives in South Africa, Gr1 Al Quoz Sprint, Gr1 King’s Stand Stakes (for a second time) Shamardal features as the broodmare sire of Gr1 Allan Robert- and Gr1 Diamond Jubilee Stakes this year, and his daughter, Castle son Championship winner, Mighty High (Pathfork), with another Lady, landing the Gr1 French 1000 Guineas (Poule d’Essai des daughter, Centimes, having won twice from 1000-1100m and Pouliches). In total, the sire, who has been covering mares in a having retired to stud. private capacity for a number of years, has now been responsible for more than 140 stakes winners, with Shamardal the sire of over Shamardal has enjoyed considerable success as a broodmare sire, 220 black type performers in general. with his daughters, still relatively young, already responsible for Gr1 winners Awtwaad (Irish 2000 Guineas), Latrobe (Irish Derby), Lope De Vega Pretty Pollyanna (Prix Morny) and recent Gr1 Haydock Sprint Shamardal’s son, Lope De Vega, who emulated his sire by landing Cup victor, Hello Youmzain (Kodiac). His latest Gr1 winner Victor both the French Derby and French 2000 Guineas, has also had Ludorum - one of 25 Gr1 winners sired by Shamardal - is out of an excellent year in 2019, and he promises to build further on his Gr3 Prix Cleopatre second, Antiquities, who is out of a daughter sire’s already impressive legacy. Lope De Vega, whose Gr3 Prix of Irish Oaks winner, Helen Street (Troy). The latter is granddam des Chenes winning son, Ecrivain, ran fourth to Victor Ludorum of Shamardal and also dam of Gr1 Dubai World Cup winner and on Sunday, has been responsible for ten group winners this year, outstanding stallion, Street Cry (Machiavellian), whose grand- with his recent representatives including Irish 2000 Guineas win- son, Maxfield (Street Sense), captured Saturday’s Gr1 Claiborne ner, Phoenix of Spain, and Gr1 Prix d’Ispahan hero, Zabeel Prince. Breeders’ Futurity by five and a half lengths, and who now looks a Lope De Vega’s champion son, and dual Gr1 winner, Belardo, is potential classic contender for 2020. set to be represented by his first runners next year. Lope De Vega is inbred to Street Cry’s own sire, Machiavelli- Another son of Shamardal, former Gr1 Racing Post Trophy victor, an, while Shamardal’s high-class daughter, Lucida, whose wins Casamento, made headlines in Australia on Sunday when his included the Gr2 Rockfel Stakes, is out of a daughter of Street Cry son, Kings Will Dream, captured the Gr1 TAB Turnbull Stakes at himself. Flemington. While Kings Will Dream was a first Gr1 winner for With a plethora of sons yet to stand at stud, and some excep- Casamento, the latter has had a good year in 2019, with the rela- tionally well related daughters still to produce foals, Shamardal’s tive of Arc winner, Vaguely Noble, also the sire of Gr2 Oaks d’Italia legacy looks set to grow even further in coming years and he winner, Lamaire, and multiple group winner, Communique, this looks poised to play an important role in carrying the Storm Cat year. male line further. SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 10 october 2019 15 breeding Oratorio On Target CTS Rewards Buyers NZ Record For Cape The 2019 CTS Ready To Run Sale, sched- uled for Friday, 22 November, has even Sire Relative more than the usual benefits available to Champion racemare Melody Belle, a buyers. relative of Cheveley Stud’s promising Alongside the customary exceptional young sire Wylie Hall, made yet more quality of thoroughbred and the legend- racing history when victorious in the ary CTS service, this year’s sale features Gr1 Livamol Classic at Hastings on two attractive extra offers. Saturday. First off, CTS has devised an exciting new The reigning New Zealand Horse Of bonus initiative. There will be three bonus- Ultra Magnus | Candiese Marnewick The Year became the first horse to es of R250,000 each paid to the first three complete Hawke’s Bay’s weight-for- juvenile stakes winners bought at this year’s Boxing amongst the long established age Triple Crown during the Bostock renewal of the sale. This is an enterprising big guns in stallion barnmate Var and New Zealand Spring Carnival – the campaign that will more than double the Maine Chance flagbearer Silvano in the Tarzino Trophy (1400m), Windsor Park stake of some of these races. top three of the SA Sires log, Avontuur’s Plate (1600m) and Livamol Classic. There are 21 stakes races for two-year- internationally proven sire Oratorio Eight horses had previously won two olds around the country in the 2019/20 ended the weekend in style when his of the three. season with the first one being on Sun sons Ultra Magnus and Graduate won Melody Belle also took her number Met day, 1 February. This gives the early the last two races at Hollywoodbets of Gr1 wins to nine with Saturday’s maturing graduates the opportunity to Greyville on Sunday. success-a new record number of Gr1 earn significant stakes within a short His progressive son Ultra Magnus defied victories in New Zealand. period of time. a merit rating hike when he ran out a con- “She’s such a darling,” Bosson said. Secondly, all graduates sold on the sale vincing winner of a pinnacle stakes over “We got bumped around a little bit in will qualify for a R1,25-million race for 1200m on the turf on Sunday, where he the first half of the race, but I ended three-year-olds, to be staged the day accounted for G2 Post Merchants winners up getting her out of trouble and then after the 2020 Ready To Run Sale. La Bella Mia and Sniper Shot, as well as G1 she just cruised into it. I just love her. This will be the richest sales race in South Tsogo Gold Medallion victor Sand And Sea. To win these three Group One races at Africa, aimed at and being staged at the The Brett Crawford trained four-year-old 1400, 1600 and 2040 metres, it takes right time for those thoroughbreds who has now won four of only six starts, and the an amazing horse.” take a bit more time to mature. Haras Del Carmo bred gelding may now be The champion, New Zealand’s Cham- The catalogue is available here: aimed at the G2 Merchants in Gauteng. pion Two-Year-Old of 2016-2017 and www.capethoroughbredsales.com Sent off tote favourite for Sunday’s race, Champion Sprinter-Miler last season, Ultra Magnus, now a winner of three in a could now possibly be aimed at the row, stayed on well under an inspired crop- Gr1 Cox Plate. free ride by Donovan Dillon to hold off the Saturday’s win took Melody Belle’s to- Ready For Poetry talented Wynkelder and score by a head. tal number of wins to 14, and she has Out of the Lecture mare Field Star, Ultra now banked in excess of NZ$1.8 million In Motion? Magnus was a R150 000 buy from the in stakes (plus a further AUS $173 100). The dates and venues for the filming 2017 National 2YO Sale. A daughter of Commands (by Danehill), of the individual gallops for the His paternal half-brother Graduate pro- Melody Belle is directly descended in 2019 Emperors Palace Ready To vided Oratorio with a double when the female line from Belle Time – who also Run Sale to be held at the TBA Sales Dennis Bosch trained gelding romped rates as the fourth dam of Wylie Hall. Complex in Germiston on Sunday 3 home to a 2,1 length win, downing the The latter, a son of Danehill’s multiple November 2019 at 14h00, have been highly regarded and promising Zoffany champion sire Redoute’s Choice, was announced. sired 3yo Share Holder over 1200 metres. a top-class galloper whose six career Friday 11 October The Pippa Mickleburgh bred gelding has wins included scores in both the G1 SA now won three, with the consistent classy Derby and G1 President’s Champions Summerhill Stud – 11h00 galloper having won or placed in ten of Challenge. Monday 14 October only 15 starts. The sire of smart first crop performers Vaal Racecourse -10h00 His triple Gr1 winning sire Oratorio, Twilight Moon, De La Cruz, Flatware, Randjesfontein Training Centre – whose progeny have banked in excess of and Wylie’s Flame, Wylie Hall has two 14h30 $64 000 000, has three two-year-olds on fillies on offer at the 2019 Emperors Pal- Patrons are welcome to attend and the 2019 Emperors Palace Ready To Run ace Ready To Run Sale, and two colts on view the gallops. Sale, and a further six lots on this year’s offer at the 2019 CTS Ready To Run Sale. CTS Ready To Run Sale. See the catalogue on www.bsa.co.za SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 10 october 2019 16 new foals

colt filly Futura ex Archerfield Gimmethegreenlight ex Frosted Honey born 29 September 2019 born 10 September 2019 Here’s A Prince A Real Honey Duke Of Marmalade’s well-performed daughter Princess Irene Nadeson Park are the breeders of the promising 3yo Cane Lime completed a hat-trick of victories when she stormed home to ‘N Soda and they have produced another crop of good-looking win the Listed Ardmore Jamaica Handicap on the opening day foals this season. of the 2019 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate Festival at Kenilworth. One of them is this striking filly by Varsfontein Stud-based form Bred by champion breeders Drakenstein, she also had the sire Gimmethegreenlight (More Than Ready) who has enjoyed honour of being the second locally bred stakes winning a good start to the 2019-2020 South African racing season. She daughter for Duke Of Marmalade (Danehill). She is out of is bred on the same Gimmethegreenlight-Western Winter cross the Arch mare, Archerfield. as Zimbabwean Horse Of The Year Simona and KZN Guineas Trial On 29 September there was plenty of excitement in the winner Stream Ahead. Drakenstein nursery, when her half-brother by Futura (Dy- L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate winner Gimmethegreenlight enjoyed a nasty) first saw the light of day. top season in 2018/19, and ended last season fourth on the Gen- Futura has stamped his progeny with his handsome looks eral Sires List and was our second Leading Active sire last season by and made a big impression on his first showing at the Cape stakes. His progeny banked in excess of R13,8 million in 2018/19. Premier Yearling Sale earlier this year when one of his colts South Africa’s Leading First Crop Sire of 2015/16, Gimme- went for R1,2 million. thegreenlight’s 44 individual stakes horses include Equus Cham- One of the best sons of multiple Equus Outstanding Stallion pion, and leading classic hope, Got The Greenlight. Dynasty, Futura was an exceptional racer – rated 119 - who A daughter of champion Western Winter, the mare Frosted was crowned South Africa’s Horse Of The Year in 2014/15, Honey originally raced for the late Adriaan van Vuuren and won and was also named Champion Older Male and Champion twice in twenty starts. This included a smart second in the Gr2 Middle Distance Horse. SA Fillies Nursery. He won or placed in 16 of 18 races and earned over R4.3 Her dam Honeytrap(FR), a daughter of Primo Dominie (GB), won million in stakes, with his peak wins coming in the Gr1 twice in in France up to 2400m and her six places included a sec- L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate, Gr1 J&B Met and consecutive ond in the Listed Prix de Thiberville. She is a half-sister to some top runnings of the Gr1 Champions Cup. racers. SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 10 october 2019 17 racing Just Ideal

Vistula was Mauritzfontein stallion How horses performed in South Africa’s Ideal World’s (Kingmambo) 22nd black type races, expressed in points based stakes winner when she won the on the kind of races and how far behind Gr2 Joburg Spring F&M Challenge the winner they finished. at Turffontein on Saturday. A full explanation of the point system and The winner is out of Second Empire the complete list of point earners is on the daughter Venus Rising and is thus Sporting Post website. bred on the same Ideal World/ Second Empire cross as Kings Cup Top Scorers for 2018/2019 (complete season to 31 July 2019) winner Dark Moon Rising. horse age sex points races Ideal World, whose progeny also Rainbow Bridge 4 c 370 8 include Equus Champions Smart Call Do It Again 4 c 366 5 Soqrat 3 c 330 7 and Hermoso Mundo, and 2019 Gr1 Kasimir 4 c 308 5 Sun Met winner Rainbow Bridge, Hawwaam 3 c 270 4 has one lot on the 2019 CTS Ready Chimichuri Run 3 c 188 5 To Run Sale – a colt (#119), bred on Celtic Sea 3 f 186 4 It’s that time of the same cross as Smart Call, whose Undercover Agent 4 c 176 6 Tilbury Fort 5 c 142 3 the year again - when the dam is a daughter of smart stakes Clouds Unfold 3 f 142 4 champions of tomorrow first performer Pasadora Fizz. Oh Susanna 4 f 139 4 Cirillo 3 c 137 4 see the light of day. 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 Every foal has a story - Phumelela Shareprice Nafaayes 3 f 110 4 we’d love to hear yours. Eden Roc 2 c 100 2 date close high low volume Got The Greenlight 2 c 90 2 09Oct 235 235 220 15,100 Please send us a short note, Silvano's Pride 3 f 90 2 08Oct 235 249 235 985,911 Head Honcho 5 c 90 2 together with a pic of your 07Oct 235 250 234 567,278 Atyaab 3 c 88 2 newborn star. 04Oct 235 235 230 108,902 Coral Fever 6 c 88 2 03Oct 235 250 225 10,803 Legal Eagle 7 c 87 3 Please include date of birth, 02Oct 225 245 220 59,372 Camphoratus 4 f 84 2 breeding, and any additional 01Oct 250 250 245 53,587 Eyes Wide Open 4 c 80 2 information. 30Sep 250 250 240 20,236 Bold Respect 4 c 79 4 27Sep 250 250 240 2,750 Princess Rebel 4 f 79 2 26Sep 250 260 215 8,085 Running Brave 3 f 78 3 25Sep 260 260 260 1,100 Snowdance 4 f 78 4 Email to: 23Sep 221 250 221 22,620 Palace Chapel 3 c 77 2 20Sep 221 290 221 75,038 Africa Rising 5 c 73 2 [email protected] / Magnificent Seven 4 c 72 2 19Sep 240 270 240 2,250 [email protected] Samurai Warrior 3 c 70 1 18Sep 250 250 250 32,000 Miss Florida 2 f 70 1 SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 10 october 2019 18 black-type results

turffontein He has earned R1 073 788 with his 8 Fox (AUS) (W Kennedy) was carried out by wins and 9 places from 27 starts for runner-up Zouaves (M van Rensburg) from Saturday, 5 October long-time South African racing supporter, Sunny & warm, with a 9-13km SW cross-headwind. the 300m to the 150m. No rain in the last 7 days, and 42mm irrigation Hong Kong-based Robert Chung. Thereafter, when racing in close quarters, during that time.Penetrometer 21 and going posted With no history of start tardiness, the as Good. False rail 2m out on the bend, Infamous Fox (IRE) was accidentally struck with a 2m spur at the 500m mark. favourite Buffalo Bill Cody was declared a in the face on at least two occasions by runner. The run is best ignored. Gr2 Joburg Spring Challenge 1450m Jockey Marco van Rensburg, resulting in Gr2 Joburg Spring Challenge R350,000 Winner Prince Of Kahal raced midfield, and this gelding reacting to the strikes. got to the front late in a very bunched finish A member of the Stipendiary Board called Runner-up Chijmes set the pace; just failed Prince Of Joburg Third Infamous Fox raced midfield; ran into a race review into this incident, which With favourite Buffalo Bill Cody blowing his trouble in the closing stages, trying to find was followed by him lodging an objection chances at the start, Roy Magner’s super a way through, then was hampered by third on behalf of Infamous Fox (AUS), placed consistent Prince Of Kahal flashed up late finisher Zouaves; the latter was demoted on fourth, against the second placed Zouaves on the outside to win a drama-filled 2019 objection Time: This race was run in a time one and on the grounds of interference and intimi- renewal of the R350 000 Gr2 Joburg Spring dation in the concluding stages. Challenge at Turffontein on Saturday. half seconds slower than the fillies & mares equivalent half an hour earlier; this was The Objection Board, after reviewing the Apprentice Denis Schwarz has formed a not a true run affair, illustrated by the fact solid partnership with the 5yo gelding, that the first five finishers were within half a patrol film of the incident complained of, who recently dead-heated with Angel’s length of each other, and the first ten within was of the opinion that this had affected Power to win the Spring Spree Stakes. It 3.5 lengths. Not a true run affair and not the result of the race and the two strikes to a race to put faith in for future reference. Infamous Fox’s (IRE) head had been detri- was Schwarz’ third straight win on Prince We gave the winner (102/102/98/104/106) Of Kahal and four from four. 106, which makes the runner-up mental to its performance when taking into Allowed to start at a generous 15-1, (97/87/82/104/93/92) 105, and the third consideration the 0.10 distance between Prince Of Kahal came on late to nab the (108/108/115/112/106) 105. the horses at the line. They upheld the free-striding Zouaves (5-1) and win the 106 1 0.00 Prince Of Kahal (6) 58.0 D Schwarz 15/1 objection and amended the judge’s result. 5 ch g Kahal - Vogue (Model Man) 1450m feature on the inside track by a 105 2 0.10 Chijmes (7) 57.5 R Munger 50/1 4 ch g Ato - Sophie’s Choice (Russian Revival) The Board was satisfied that Jockey Marco head in a time of 88,88 secs. 106 3 0.15 Infamous Fox (9) 58.0 W Kennedy 11/1 5 gr g Foxwedge - French(AUS) (Nadeem) van Rensburg’s use of the crop when he Long-time pacemaker Chijmes (50-1) ran 108 4 0.20 Zouaves (2) 59.0 M v Rensburg 8/1 108 5 0.40 Chimichuri Run (8) 59.5 R Danielson 12/1 accidentally struck Infamous Fox (IRE) was third with Infamous Fox (11-1) in fourth. 91 6 2.10 Putontheredlight (1) 50.0 L J Ferraris 8/1 90 7 2.35 Ehsaan (4) 50.0 M Yeni 18/1 unintentional and therefore took no action An objection was lodged by the Stipes 97 8 3.00 Clever Guy (13) 58.0 S Brown 55/1 96 9 3.25 Angel’s Power (5) 58.0 K Zechner 36/1 against him. on behalf of the Candice Dawson-trained 96 10 3.50 Buffalo Bill Cody (12) 58.0 C Murray 11/10 95 11 5.00 Will Pays (11) 60.0 C Habib 25/1 While the Stipes may have got it right, Infamous Fox against the second-placed 80 12 8.75 Full Mast (3) 58.0 P Strydom 22/1 78 13 9.50 Romi’s Boy (10) 58.0 B Nyawo 100/1 Zouaves on the grounds of interference. Time: 88.88s (61.3s avg/1000m, or 59km/h) SP Total %: 113% the communication flow and information 1st T:RR Magner O:Mr R W S Chung B:Clifton Stud See explanation on this page. dissemination, or lack it, to the punting The objection was upheld with Chijmes public has irked a few of our readers, promoted to second, Infamous Fox including a former owner. moved to third, with Zouaves dropped to He suggests in an email to the Sporting fourth. Post that the handling of the objection, Trainer Roy Magner was over the moon Strike Was and the new result will do nothing to and told Tabnews that the winner is enhance the current poor situation of our known as Tiger in his yard. Unintentional racing. “We love him but he’s very arrogant. He The objection in Saturday’s Gr2 Joburg One hour after the decision to place the doesn’t like being told what to do. But Spring Challenge at Turffontein arose as 2nd horse 4th, still no explanation. then again, he is always doing his best a result of a jockey accidentally striking anyway. It’s his way or no way!” The only positive is that I am left ponder- A son of Kahal (Machiavellian) out of another runner in the face. ing why I play this game, that used to be the five-time winning Model Man mare This has emerged from the official great and transparent. What happened to Vogue, Prince Of Kahal was bred by Clift- Stipes Report published by the National the explanations regarding similar issues. on Stud and was bought for R120 000 at Horseracing Authority, which indicates What happened to inquiries regarding the KZN Yearling Sale. that the originally fourth-placed Infamous complete outsiders winning? SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 10 october 2019 19 black-type results

Gr2 Joburg Spring Chall. (F&M) R350,000 Runner-up Freedom Charter was always DURBANVILLE handy, running on well, but no chance with Saturday, 5 October winner Peter & Kennedy Momentum Third Helen’s Ideal set the pace until National trainer-jockey log-leaders Paul Clear Skies, 15 - 32kph South Westerly Cross Wind. challenged; ran on but no challenge to the Peter and Warren Kennedy made a seam- No rain during the last 7 days, and 24mm irrigation first two added. Penetrometer read 20 and the going was Time: Comparatively the second fastest race less transition from the bread-and-butter posted as Good. There was no false rail on the fare to the first Gr2 silverware of the new bend, and a 2m spur at the 500m mark coming into on the day, and a true run affair. We gave the the straight. third (90/101/95/90/68) 99, which makes the season when the big-hearted Ideal World winner (102/106/100/104/100) 109 and the filly Vistula won the Gr2 feature. runner-up (102/92/91/103/85) 105. These The diminutive Vistula showed terrific Gr3 Diana Stakes (F&M) R200,000 ratings could well be on the high side. heart and courage after a slow start and 109 1 0.00 Front And Centre (1) 60.0 G Cheyne 9/11 4 b f Dynasty - Alignment(IRE) (Alzao) from her wide draw was many lengths Dynasty Star Bounces Back 105 2 0.50 Freedom Charter (5) 58.5 A Andrews 16/1 5 ch m Elusive Fort - Betty Burke (Captain Al) back in a strung-out field early on. Putting a frustratingA S Champions Season 99 3 1.25 Helen’s Ideal (2) 57.0 M Byleveld 61/10 4 b f Ideal World - Tequila Blush (Fort Wood) But riding full of confidence, Warren Ken- well behind her, the top-class Dynasty 4yo 97 4 2.00 Shamrock Wind (3) 57.0 C Orffer 16/1 96 5 2.20 Star Fighter (4) 57.0 S Randolph 16/1 nedy had Vistula relaxed against the paint Front AndCentre produced a sustained 94 6 3.20 Dynamic Diana (7) 57.5 R Fourie 10/1 92 7 3.70 Lesedi La Rona (6) 57.0 D Dillon 16/1 and didn’t panic with the pace on. finish to win Saturday’s R200 000 91 8 4.20 Sugar Girl (8) 57.5 K De Melo 14/1 83 9 6.45 Madonna (9) 57.0 R Khathi 44/1 Into the straight Vistula (31-10) made up Gr3 Diana Stakes at a sun-drenched 47 10 18.95 Intothelimelight (10) 57.5 G Behr 50/1 Time: 83.6s (59.71s avg/1000m, or 60km/h) SP Total %: 113% ground and eventually grabbed promising Durbanville. 1st T:BJ Crawford O:Ridgemont (Nom: Mr Wayne Kieswetter) 3yo Gin Fizz late in the race to score by a Brett Crawford’s 2018 Cape Fillies Guineas B:Highlands quarter length in a time of 87,14 secs. winner had little luck with the barrier draw The runner-up recorded her fourth second gods in three starts in KZN last term, but place from six starts and jockey Muzi Yeni still managed solid seconds in both the suggested that she could enjoy a bit further. SA Fillies Guineas and the Woolavington. Up Front Piere Strydom brought Perfect Tigress (25- Returning from a thirteen week break on A superb Highlands-bred Dynasty dou- 1) through for third to boost the trifecta. Saturday, the Sporting Post best bet and ble ridden by Ridgemont sponsored The winner was bred by Riethuiskraal Stud. top-rated runner was backed into 9-11 rider Greg Cheyne at Durbanville on She is a daughter of Ideal World (King- favourite and won more readily than the Saturday boosted Wayne Kieswetter’s mambo) out of the one-time winning official half length margin suggests. Ridgemont to the top of the owner’s Second Empire mare, Venus Rising. Just when the courageous Helen’s Ideal log in the Western Cape. looked to go all the way, Front And Centre She was purchased for R100 000 at the The 3yo Kelpie, who is out of the five- came forward under a perfectly timed National Yearling Sale and is raced in time winning Al Mufti mare Divine ride by Ridgemont Highlands rider Greg partnership by the Hyperpaint Syndicate Nymph, dam of a host of good win- Cheyne to hold off the flying late and breeder Advocate Altus Joubert, who ners, scored her second victory in five made a rare appearance on course to challenge of Poinsettia Stakes winner starts with an excellent post-maiden receive the trophy. Freedom Charter in a time of 83,60 secs. effort in the fourth, an MR 78 Handi- A first black-type success, Vistula has now Helen’s Ideal hung on for third, a further cap over a mile. won 6 races with 4 places from 12 starts 0,75 lengths back. for stakes of R671 912. Raced by Ridgemont, the winner was a Front And Centre, another High- Peter and Kennedy are operating at a 20% R300 000 Cape Premier Yearling Sale lands-bred Dynasty filly and 2018 Gr1 win strike-rate and bagged a double as Book 1 purchase. Cape Fillies Guineas winner, followed Green Dragon won the fourth – Yeni again Front And Centre, a half sister to Ridgem- up in the Gr3 Diana Stakes an hour having to play second fiddle there again. ont Highlands Gr1 winner sire Potala later. Gr2 Joburg Spring Chall. (F&M) 1450m Palace (Singspiel), is a daughter of The Kieswetters of Ridgemont Stud Winner Vistula raced midfield; ran on well to perennial champion producer Dynasty purchased Highlands Stud in January get the better of runner-up Gin Fizz (Fort Wood) out of the UK Gr3 placed 2017 from the Beck family. Runner-up Gin Fizz was always handy; Alzao mare, Alignment. battled on well but could not hold off the winner With 26% winners to runners and Third Perfect Tigress came from off the The Highlands bred Front And Centre has pace, but had no chance with the first two won 5 races with 3 places from 9 starts for total stakes to date of R488 850, the Time: This was a fast run race and a true stakes of R1320 625. dark green, blue and white of Ridgem- test, where ratings should be meaningful. From the Stipes Report: ont’s fairer sex athletes – the boys We gave the runner-up (98/93/98/98/94) 98, Jockey Grant Behr reported run in different silks – have surged to which makes the winner (96/97/98/101/104) 106 and the third (86/97/86/72/102) 102. Intothelimelight made an abnormal res- the top of the table ahead of Sabine piratory noise in running. Plattner and Drakenstein Stud. 106 1 0.00 Vistula (11) 58.5 W Kennedy 31/10 4 b f Ideal World - Venus Rising (Second Empire) Front And Centre and Helen’s Ideal were 98 2 0.25 Gin Fizz (6) 51.0 M Yeni 25/4 3 b f Soft Falling Rain - Espumanti(GB) (Dansili) hanging out in the straight. Jockey K de 102 3 1.50 Perfect Tigress (3) 58.5 P Strydom 25/1 4 b f Where’s That Tiger - Tree Of Perfection (Toreador) Melo reported Sugar Girl not striding out 93 4 2.00 Spiritofthegroove (10) 51.0 M v Rensburg 2/10 90 5 2.75 Sidonie (1) 51.0 L J Ferraris 31/10 in the latter stages. Shamrock Wind was 99 6 3.50 Schippers (8) 60.0 C Maujean 14/1 90 7 5.75 Bullsade (9) 59.0 D L Habib 50/1 momentarily inconvenienced between 90 8 5.85 Rouge Allure (12) 59.0 S Brown 44/1 88 9 6.25 Flying Fable (5) 59.0 K Zechner 36/1 Front And Centre and Freedom Charter 81 10 9.50 Cascapedia (14) 60.0 C Murray 12/1 79 11 9.55 Pool Party (7) 59.0 R Munger 18/1 shortly before the finish. Sporting Post 78 12 9.75 Green Top (4) 59.0 C Habib 30/1 (AR) 76 13 10.00 Rock A Roll Dancer (2) 58.5 R Danielson 28/1 Gr3 Diana Stakes (F&M) 1400m ratings 74 14 10.75 Carioca (13) 58.5 D Schwarz 44/1 ability Time: 87.14s (60.1s avg/1000m, or 60km/h) SP Total %: 113% Winner Front And Centre raced handy 1st T:PA Peter O:Adv A P Joubert & Hyperpaint Syndicate (Nom: Mr G throughout; ran on well puts every horse in its place T Peter) B:Riethuiskraal Stud SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 10 october 2019 20 black-type results Digest Diary

Gr3 Matchem Stakes R200,000 Weekend Ups & Downs Features To Come World Of Wonder The NHRA Handicappers have issued The classy One World had not seen action their assessment of the past weekend’s Sun 20 Oct (L) Michaelmas Hcp since having his bubble burst by Vardy in feature race action. 1900m Greyville (T) the Gr3 Winter Classic back in May, but Joburg Spring Challenge (Gr2) Fri 25 Oct (L) Racing Association St announced his return in style to take his 1600m Fairview (T) earnings to the cusp of R3,5 million. PRINCE OF KAHAL has had his merit rating Sat 26 Oct Gr2 WC Fillies Champi. On the weight-for-age plus penalties for increased from 116 to 118 after his nar- 1400m Kenilworth Gr1 and Gr2 wins weight structure of the row victory in a tight finish of the Grade Matchem, topweight Undercover Agent 2 Joburg Spring Challenge over 1450m at Gr3 Cape Classic and the year younger One World stood Turffontein (inside track) on Saturday. 1400m Kenilworth out head and shoulders above the oppo- The handicappers were happy to use fourth Sun 27 Oct (L) Betting World Algoa sition, rating nine points clear of Search placed ZOUAVES as the line horse even Cup Party and eleven points and more above though he was relegated from second place 2000m Fairview (T) the rest. after an objection on the grounds that his Undercover Agent, originally destined for rider had inadvertently struck INFAMOUS stud this season, lead the charge from Sa- FOX across the face with his crop. cred Arrow and Pleasedtomeetyou, with 117 to 116, ROUGE ALLURE goes down to This incident in no way prejudiced ZOUAVES’ Bishops Bounty and One World further 101 from 102, GREEN TOP drops from 100 chances in the race, and the very close na- back. to 96, and CARIOCA drops from 100 to 98. In the dash for home, Undercover Agent ture of the finish means that he would run continued to grind away but Byleveld was to the same mark whether he was placed Matchem Stakes (Gr3) full of the joys of spring on a great day at 2nd or 4th. He is ultra-consistent and ONE WORLD remains unchanged with the office and he produced One World arguably at his absolute best over distances a rating of 127 after he made a winning with a perfectly timed challenge. around 1400m, so despite the objection he seasonal debut in the Grade 3 Matchem Search Party came from miles back but was considered a suitable line horse. Stakes over 1400m at Durbanville on had no answers to One World’s burst. Runner-up CHIJMES has had his rating At the line, the Marshall moneyspinner Saturday. Here, fourth placed PLEASED- increased from 111 to 117, whereas was 0,40 lengths in front in a time of TOMEETYOU was used as the line horse, INFAMOUS FOX remains unaltered on 122. 82,27 secs. and by rating the race this way runner-up The three-year-olds PUTONTHEREDLIGHT The top three were all sired by deceased SEARCH PARTY and 7th placed SACRED champion sire Captain Al. and EHSAAN, who respectively finished 6th ARROW also run to their marks. As such, A Klawervlei bred, One World is yet and 7th, have been raised to 110 and 108 their ratings also remain as they were. another top-performing son of deceased respectively, so they would meet on the In fact, the only change made for this race Captain Al (Al Mufti) out of the UK placed correct terms in a handicap race. was to the rating of solitary three-year-old Aquilonia (Giant’s Causeway). In other changes, WILL PAYS was dropped AFRICAN WARRIOR, who had no luck in He cost R425 000 on the Cape Premier from 119 to 116, while ROMI’S BOY drops running after starting from a wide draw. Yearling Sale and has won 8 races with 2 from 112 to 110. His eye-catching effort sees him going up places from 10 starts for total stakes of from 112 to 115. R3 467 500. Joburg Spring (F&M) Challenge (Gr2) Gr3 Matchem Stakes 1400m VISTULA’s merit rating remains unchanged Diana Stakes (Gr3) – 5 October Winner One World raced from off the pace, coming with a late run to score convincingly on 115 after she narrowly won the Grade FRONT AND CENTRE’s rating of 122 Runner-up Search Party raced in midfield, 2 Joburg Spring F&M Challenge over remains unchanged after she made a win- running on well late, and looking like a 1450m on the Turffontein inside track on ning seasonal debut in the Grade 3 Diana winner until caught Saturday. Here, it was felt that 3rd placed Third Undercover Agent made the running Stakes for fillies and mares over 1400m at until close home PERFECT TIGRESS made for a suitable line Durbanville on Saturday. Time: This was comparatively the fastest horse despite returning from an absence Here, the very consistent 3rd placed race on the day and a true run affair. We of over four months, and as such her rat- HELEN’S IDEAL was used as the line horse, gave the runner-up (85/104/103/101/107 ing of 109 remains unaltered as well. has done 112) 112, which makes the winner which has FRONT AND CENTRE running (110/107/114/112/112) 116 and the third Runner-up GIN FIZZ was raised from 100 below her mark to 118 and which obvi- (112/118/121/121/113) 115 to 110 after putting up an excellent perfor- ously means that HELEN’S IDEAL remains 118 1 0.00 One World (7) 58.5 M Byleveld 53/20 mance in her first attempt beyond 1200m, 4 b c Captain Al - Aquilonia(USA) (Giant’s Causeway) unchanged on 109. Runner-up FREEDOM 114 2 0.40 Search Party (8) 57.0 D Dillon 50/1 while fellow three-year-old SPIRITOFT- 7 b g Captain Al - Princess Magdalena(GB) (Pennekamp) CHARTER also stays unaltered on 114. 117 3 1.65 Undercover Agent (2) 60.0 C Orffer 17/10 HEGROOVE, who finished 4th in what was 5 b h Captain Al - Secret Risk (London News) 4th placed SHAMROCK WIND and 5th 108 4 2.05 Pleasedtomeetyou (4) 56.5 A Andrews 13/1 also her first try over further than 1200m, 107 5 2.25 African Warrior (11) 52.5 K De Melo 17/4 placed STAR FIGHTER were both raised 106 107 6 2.75 New Caledonia (5) 57.0 G Cheyne 28/1 105 7 2.95 Sacred Arrow (9) 56.5 S Randolph 22/1 was raised from 106 to 107. 101 8 4.70 Ready Steady Go (6) 57.0 M Winnaar 28/1 from 101 and 105 respectively. Three hors- 100 9 5.10 Fifty Cents (10) 57.0 R Khathi 66/1 5th placed SIDONIE, who led for much of the 94 10 7.10 Star Chestnut (3) 57.0 R Fourie 14/1 es had their ratings dropped. YD NAMIC 93 11 7.30 Bishop’s Bounty (1) 57.0 L Mxothwa 50/1 way in what was only the second appear- Time: 82.27s (58.76s avg/1000m, or 61km/h) SP Total %: 114% DIANA goes from 110 to 108, SUGAR GIRL 1st T:VH Marshall O:Messrs E A Braun, K P Truter & A J van ance of her career, goes up from 96 to 105. Huyssteen & Mrs Jane Truter B:Klawervlei Stud drops from 108 to 106, and INTOTHELIME- In other changes, SCHIPPERS drops from LIGHT was trimmed to 95 from 96. SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 10 october 2019 21

Leading breeders by Stakes season 2019/2020 • 1 August - 6 October 2019 Stakes Breeder rnrs AEPR runs wnrs wns wnr/ SW SW SW/ plcs plc/ SP top earner with stakes New World Mark! rnr% wnrs wns wnr% rns% & % of total stakes 4,464,875 Klawervlei Stud 251 17,788 459 48 52 19% 1 1 2% 136 30% 0 Seattle Skyline 126,925 3% 3,296,950 Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein 156 21,134 293 30 35 19% 1 2 3% 97 33% 1 Meryl 183,500 6% 3,271,950 Summerhill Stud 146 22,411 329 34 38 23% 0 0 0% 97 29% 1 Hidden Agenda 144,700 4% 2,074,350 Maine Chance 78 26,594 145 23 29 29% 0 0 0% 38 26% 0 Prince Of Venice 131,375 6% 1,930,750 Highlands 94 20,540 195 19 23 20% 1 1 5% 52 27% 0 Stream Of Kindness 145,050 8% 1,555,675 Drakenstein Stud 76 20,469 133 18 18 24% 0 0 0% 48 36% 2 Chouette 82,500 5% 1,335,725 Moutonshoek 81 16,490 169 12 15 15% 0 0 0% 48 28% 1 Takatul 122,300 9% 1,310,000 Nadeson Park Stud 56 23,393 117 13 16 23% 0 0 0% 38 32% 0 Cane Lime ‘n Soda 127,200 10% 1,235,750 Varsfontein Stud 64 19,309 119 13 14 20% 0 0 0% 38 32% 0 Bellingham Bay 105,000 8% 1,036,350 Clifton Stud 35 29,610 73 7 10 20% 1 2 14% 25 34% 0 Prince Of Kahal 403,125 39% 961,450 Lammerskraal Stud 49 19,621 75 12 12 24% 0 0 0% 18 24% 0 Maddox Tune 83,125 9% 920,713 Piemonte Stud 37 24,884 75 11 11 30% 0 0 0% 28 37% 0 Abelie 106,200 12% 875,250 Scott Bros 68 12,871 146 9 9 13% 1 1 11% 35 24% 0 Double ‘O’ Eight 108,450 12% 864,525 Ascot Stud 55 15,719 97 8 9 15% 0 0 0% 30 31% 1 Jack Of Hearts 163,800 19% 820,975 Graystone Stud 22 37,317 64 7 8 32% 0 0 0% 21 33% 0 Lake Kinneret 170,500 21% 800,750 B Le Roux 26 30,798 62 9 11 35% 0 0 0% 18 29% 0 Georgina Rose 121,875 15% 789,650 IR Heyns 38 20,780 72 9 9 24% 0 0 0% 22 31% 0 Star Vega 73,100 9% The Tattersalls October Yearling Sale got off to a Leading SIREs by Stakes season 2019/2020 • 1 August - 6 October 2019 strong start on the opening Stakes Sire rnrs AEPR runs wnrs wns wnr/ SW SW SW/ plcs plc/ SP top earner with stakes day on Tuesday with the rnr% wnrs wns wnr% rns% & % of total stakes world's highest price for 1,982,950 Silvano 100 19,830 177 21 25 21% 0 0 0% 53 30% 0 Port Key 114,375 6% 1,941,250 Var 91 21,332 193 20 23 22% 0 0 0% 66 34% 0 Takatul 122,300 6% a yearling colt this year 1,936,550 Oratorio 80 24,207 152 19 23 24% 0 0 0% 48 32% 0 Ultra Magnus 151,250 8% 1,781,325 *Dynasty 80 22,267 136 20 22 25% 2 2 10% 41 30% 0 Belgarion 162,500 9% of 3,600,000 guineas and 1,752,550 What A Winter 93 18,845 161 18 21 19% 1 1 6% 50 31% 0 Sarah 157,500 9% three lots topping the 1,705,425 *Captain Al 79 21,588 130 16 16 20% 1 1 6% 58 45% 2 One World 125,000 7% 1,537,950 *Sail From Seattle 58 26,516 123 15 18 26% 0 0 0% 46 37% 1 Bright Flame 132,500 9% million guineas mark. 1,518,063 Gimmethegreenlight 91 16,682 179 14 17 15% 0 0 0% 56 31% 1 Cane Lime ‘n Soda 127,200 8% 1,495,600 Master Of My Fate 85 17,595 146 15 16 18% 0 0 0% 46 32% 0 Goliath Heron 94,750 6% The Dubawi half-brother to 1,448,875 Pathfork 59 24,557 136 15 16 25% 0 0 0% 44 32% 0 Brass Bell 104,500 7% 1,445,850 Twice Over 88 16,430 172 14 15 16% 0 0 0% 62 36% 1 Twice To Sydney 121,875 8% the Gr1 St James's Palace 1,401,700 Querari 94 14,912 156 17 17 18% 0 0 0% 38 24% 0 Elusive Quest 86,625 6% Stakes winner Barney Roy 1,368,800 Elusive Fort 80 17,110 155 13 13 16% 0 0 0% 54 35% 1 Secret Depths 89,550 7% 1,272,300 Philanthropist 80 15,904 162 13 15 16% 0 0 0% 40 25% 1 Stream Of Kindness 145,050 11% became the highest price 1,240,000 Trippi 61 20,328 104 13 15 21% 0 0 0% 35 34% 2 Crome Yellow 138,750 11% 1,223,550 Duke Of Marmalade 57 21,466 95 14 15 25% 0 0 0% 31 33% 0 Dancing Feather 120,625 10% given for a yearling colt 1,180,925 Vercingetorix 36 32,803 63 12 17 33% 0 0 0% 13 21% 0 Prince Of Venice 131,375 11% anywhere in the world this year when selling for Leading SIREs of 3yo’s by Stakes season 2019/2020 • 1 August - 6 October 2019 3,600,000gns. 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 The son of the Galileo 1,180,925 Vercingetorix 36 32,803 63 12 17 33% 0 0 0% 13 21% 0 Prince Of Venice 131,375 11% mare Alina was knocked 1,041,500 What A Winter 44 23,670 80 11 12 25% 1 1 9% 23 29% 0 Sarah 157,500 15% 854,975 Querari 49 17,448 80 11 11 22% 0 0 0% 23 29% 0 Calypso Beat 72,000 8% down to Anthony Stroud 779,825 *Captain Al 36 21,662 56 9 9 25% 0 0 0% 23 41% 0 Ehsaan 70,000 9% on behalf of Godolphin, 759,200 Oratorio 36 21,089 63 8 11 22% 0 0 0% 14 22% 0 Before The Dawn 131,875 17% 734,925 *Dynasty 31 23,707 48 9 10 29% 0 0 0% 16 33% 0 Kelpie 107,750 15% with Sheikh Mohammed in 654,950 Master Of My Fate 44 14,885 78 7 7 16% 0 0 0% 24 31% 0 All The Way Up 65,625 10% 633,100 Gimmethegreenlight 37 17,111 59 6 8 16% 0 0 0% 15 25% 1 Cane Lime ‘n Soda 127,200 20% attendance. 584,725 *Soft Falling Rain 33 17,719 48 6 7 18% 0 0 0% 10 21% 1 Princess Nicole 129,375 22% 557,525 Twice Over 41 13,598 72 6 6 15% 0 0 0% 25 35% 0 Twice As Special 69,875 13% The team had to fight off 554,750 Captain Of All 33 16,811 57 5 5 15% 0 0 0% 19 33% 0 Golden Tractor 66,000 12% SackvilleDonald’s Alastair 550,300 Flower Alley 32 17,197 54 6 6 19% 0 0 0% 20 37% 0 Dutch Alley 65,625 12% 549,375 Visionaire 39 14,087 62 5 5 13% 0 0 0% 16 26% 0 Gaian Glory 86,625 16% Donald initially and then 518,700 Var 27 19,211 46 5 6 19% 0 0 0% 14 30% 0 Big Bay 112,500 22% 514,625 Pathfork 26 19,793 54 5 6 19% 0 0 0% 17 31% 0 Brass Bell 104,500 20% MV Magnier before se- curing the colt consigned with 20 or more rnrs Leading SIREs by aepr season 2019/2020 • 1 August - 6 October 2019 from Adrian and Philippa Stakes Sire rnrs AEPR runs wnrs wns wnr/ SW SW SW/ plcs plc/ SP top earner with stakes O’Brien’s Hazelwood rnr% wnrs wns wnr% rns% & % of total stakes Bloodstock. 990,800 *Kahal 20 49,540 58 6 9 30% 1 2 17% 22 38% 0 Prince Of Kahal 403,125 41% 1,180,925 Vercingetorix 36 32,803 63 12 17 33% 0 0 0% 13 21% 0 Prince Of Venice 131,375 11% "He is a really athletic 697,425 *Just As Well 25 27,897 67 7 8 28% 0 0 0% 19 28% 0 Georgina Rose 121,875 17% 742,600 Irish Flame 27 27,504 59 8 8 30% 0 0 0% 21 36% 0 Irish Wonder Girl 84,900 11% horse, a really good mover. 1,537,950 *Sail From Seattle 58 26,516 123 15 18 26% 0 0 0% 46 37% 1 Bright Flame 132,500 9% 1,448,875 Pathfork 59 24,557 136 15 16 25% 0 0 0% 44 32% 0 Brass Bell 104,500 7% Sheikh Mohammed 1,936,550 Oratorio 80 24,207 152 19 23 24% 0 0 0% 48 32% 0 Ultra Magnus 151,250 8% picked him out and was 1,781,325 *Dynasty 80 22,267 136 20 22 25% 2 2 10% 41 30% 0 Belgarion 162,500 9% 1,705,425 *Captain Al 79 21,588 130 16 16 20% 1 1 6% 58 45% 2 One World 125,000 7% his favourite of today. Of 1,223,550 Duke Of Marmalade 57 21,466 95 14 15 25% 0 0 0% 31 33% 0 Dancing Feather 120,625 10% 1,941,250 Var 91 21,332 193 20 23 22% 0 0 0% 66 34% 0 Takatul 122,300 6% course we stand the sire 823,575 *Byword 39 21,117 81 9 11 23% 0 0 0% 20 25% 0 Jagesa Jagesa 101,300 12% Dubawi and the colt is out 505,475 *Great Britain 24 21,061 63 4 7 17% 0 0 0% 23 37% 0 Bridge Of Spies 115,175 23% 863,675 Pomodoro 42 20,564 84 9 11 21% 0 0 0% 27 32% 0 Culture Trip 92,400 11% of a Galileo mare,” added 1,240,000 Trippi 61 20,328 104 13 15 21% 0 0 0% 35 34% 2 Crome Yellow 138,750 11% Stroud. 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 Watch the Day 1 summary SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 10 october 2019 22

Leading TRAINERS by STAKES season 2019/2020 • 1 August - 6 October 2019 trainer runs wins win fav fav wfav 2nd 2nd 1st 1st stakes stks/ % % % % four four% runs Give Me Another PA Peter 183 30 16% 37 20% 32% 21 11% 92 50% 2,843,225 15,537 Apprentice Thabiso Gumede AC Greeff 198 32 16% 46 23% 33% 25 13% 96 48% 2,267,763 11,453 SG Tarry 168 25 15% 40 24% 38% 15 9% 78 46% 2,224,550 13,241 maintained his rich vein of form J Snaith 202 25 12% 44 22% 27% 24 12% 98 49% 2,166,575 10,726 this season when he booted home BJ Crawford 122 20 16% 24 20% 33% 16 13% 66 54% 1,780,125 14,591 Y Bremner 170 16 9% 20 12% 25% 27 16% 84 49% 1,558,975 9,170 his third winner in under two MF de Kock 99 17 17% 26 26% 35% 11 11% 50 51% 1,557,600 15,733 GB Puller 95 14 15% 16 17% 31% 12 13% 45 47% 1,359,250 14,308 weeks at Hollywoodbets Greyville GD Smith 218 17 8% 11 5% 36% 15 7% 67 31% 1,301,300 5,969 on Sunday. He rode a perfectly GM Alexander 77 13 17% 10 13% 60% 9 12% 34 44% 1,046,900 13,596 JAJ v Vuuren 82 11 13% 12 15% 50% 10 12% 35 43% 1,023,400 12,480 judged front-running race on Garth GS Kotzen 112 11 10% 6 5% 50% 16 14% 43 38% 1,018,900 9,097 The 4kg claimer Thabiso Puller’s improving Jack Of Hearts to G v Zyl 63 11 17% 14 22% 50% 7 11% 30 48% 974,375 15,466 Gumede is enjoying a good SD Gray 87 9 10% 6 7% 33% 10 11% 40 46% 972,025 11,173 comfortably hold off Just Cruised RR Magner 81 7 9% 6 7% 33% 8 10% 33 41% 937,100 11,569 run of form VH Marshall 76 12 16% 9 12% 33% 7 9% 33 43% 922,000 12,132 In in the MR 94 Handicap. Thabiso A Nel 82 8 10% 8 10% 0% 10 12% 41 50% 865,500 10,555 PF Matchett 104 11 11% 6 6% 33% 5 5% 35 34% 863,975 8,307 rode Sarah to victory at Turffontein on Heritage Day and DR Drier 83 9 11% 15 18% 53% 6 7% 31 37% 863,400 10,402 24 hours later steered Mokoko to victory down in KZN. D Nieuwenhuizen 58 7 12% 5 9% 40% 10 17% 30 52% 749,225 12,918 D Kannemeyer 56 8 14% 12 21% 25% 11 20% 26 46% 736,425 13,150 Thabiso only had his first race ride on 2 September 2018 at DC Howells 74 7 9% 5 7% 40% 8 11% 34 46% 731,300 9,882 DS Bosch 54 9 17% 5 9% 40% 4 7% 22 41% 718,975 13,314 Scottsville when he piloted Kirav’s Tune for Kom Naidoo. DA Sham 60 8 13% 3 5% 33% 6 10% 29 48% 703,775 11,730 T Laing 77 8 10% 14 18% 36% 10 13% 33 43% 678,025 8,806 AG Laird 48 6 13% 9 19% 33% 9 19% 23 48% 672,125 14,003 Vaughan’s World Leading jockeys by WINS Milnerton trainer Vaughan Marshall season 2019/2020 • 1 August - 6 October 2019 was in top form at a bustling Durban- jockey rides wins win fav fav wfav 2nd 2nd 1st 1st stakes stks/ % % % % four four% rides ville on Saturday where he saddled W Kennedy 359 62 17% 73 20% 40% 47 13% 189 53% 5,512,275 15,355 three good winners, including the M Yeni 432 48 11% 69 16% 23% 64 15% 208 48% 4,517,100 10,456 top-class 4yo One World in the Gr3 G Cheyne 173 41 24% 54 31% 37% 16 9% 97 56% 2,761,263 15,961 R Danielson 131 26 20% 38 29% 42% 18 14% 73 56% 2,185,325 16,682 Matchem Stakes. A third Matchem C Maujean 210 26 12% 21 10% 52% 22 10% 102 49% 2,273,825 10,828 winner for the veteran trainer in R Fourie 105 25 24% 42 40% 29% 16 15% 69 66% 1,830,850 17,437 Veteran Vaughan Marshall C Murray 109 24 22% 24 22% 42% 10 9% 57 52% 1,824,800 16,741 fifteen years, One World benefitted R Munger 288 23 8% 23 8% 17% 28 10% 117 41% 2,144,775 7,447 is looking forward to a big S Khumalo 147 20 14% 17 12% 24% 28 19% 79 54% 2,093,350 14,240 season from a peach of a ride by stable D Schwarz 135 19 14% 15 11% 60% 12 9% 59 44% 1,762,700 13,057 S Veale 119 14 12% 19 16% 47% 10 8% 50 42% 1,336,800 11,234 jockey MJ Byleveld, who rode three to victory on the day. K De Melo 112 14 13% 28 25% 29% 17 15% 52 46% 1,357,425 12,120 Marshall is on record indicating that One World will go for L J Ferraris 133 13 10% 14 11% 21% 14 11% 56 42% 1,346,775 10,126 C F Dicken 86 13 15% 2 2% 50% 8 9% 36 42% 1,099,475 12,785 the Green Point Stakes with his main target, the L’Ormarins M Byleveld 105 12 11% 10 10% 50% 10 10% 48 46% 1,067,388 10,166 N Klink 92 12 13% 12 13% 42% 10 11% 43 47% 786,775 8,552 Queen’s Plate. L Mxothwa 133 11 8% 8 6% 38% 14 11% 53 40% 983,675 7,396 X Ndlovu 66 10 15% 5 8% 20% 8 12% 27 41% 702,575 10,645 S Moodley 83 10 12% 4 5% 50% 4 5% 25 30% 806,275 9,714 M Khan 48 9 19% 5 10% 60% 5 10% 20 42% 728,425 15,176 S Randolph 119 9 8% 8 7% 38% 14 12% 53 45% 1,025,625 8,619 Red Hot D Dillon 125 9 7% 9 7% 44% 13 10% 57 46% 1,156,875 9,255 T Juglall 93 9 10% 7 8% 29% 8 9% 23 25% 564,800 6,073 SA Champion trainer Sean Tarry sad- K Matsunyane 122 9 7% 16 13% 13% 8 7% 43 35% 702,725 5,760 dled four winners at Turffontein on S Brown 86 8 9% 2 2% 100% 4 5% 34 40% 722,975 8,407 C Habib 144 8 6% 7 5% 14% 12 8% 47 33% 841,625 5,845 Tuesday – three ridden by Raymond M Winnaar 60 7 12% 3 5% 67% 10 17% 26 43% 610,325 10,172 ‘Stingray’ Danielson and one by Piere Strydom. There was much de- bate as to who would fill the void at the Tarry yard when Racing To Win Sean Tarry and Raymond Danielson SA Champion jock- have struck gold ey Lyle Hewitson left for Hong Kong. Danielson appears to have warmed to the challenge and the pair enjoy a 25% win strike-rate at this early stage – with the one-time journeyman at fourth position on the national jockey’s log in his personal possible best season to date.

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Mon 23 Sep 2019 - Thu 10 Oct 2019 Vercingetorix Provides The Potion Shows up strong among the Classic generation 3yo males

Males (up to 1600m) ar horse age sire breeder date fin class distance course aptitude 116 One World 4 Captain Al Klawervlei Stud 5Oct 1 Cnd 1400 Durbanville -/116/112/-/-/ 116 Pacific Trader 5 Sail From Seattle Ascot Stud 28Sep 1 Cnd 1000 Durbanville 117/-/-/-/-/ 115 undercover Agent 5 Captain Al Moutonshoek 5Oct 3 Cnd 1400 Durbanville 121/121/110/118/-/ 112 Search Party 7 Captain Al Ascot Stud 5Oct 2 Cnd 1400 Durbanville 115/112/-/-/-/ 110 Quinlan 5 Sail From Seattle K Fourie 4Oct 2 Cnd 1000 Fairview 111/57/-/-/-/ 108 Chimichuri Run 4 Trippi Drakenstein Stud 5Oct 5 Cnd 1450 Turffontein 113/109/-/-/-/ 108 Zouaves 6 Sail From Seattle Danika Stud 5Oct 4 Cnd 1450 Turffontein 109/112/94/-/-/ 107 Astrix 3 Vercingetorix Riverton Stud 28Sep 1 Cnd 1450 Turffontein 94/107/-/-/-/ 106 Prince Of Kahal 5 Kahal Clifton Stud 5Oct 1 Cnd 1450 Turffontein 106/106/-/-/-/ 106 Infamous Fox 5 Foxwedge bred in Australia 5Oct 3 Cnd 1450 Turffontein 63/115/112/78/-/

Females (up to 1600m) ar horse age sire breeder date fin class distance course aptitude 109 Front And Centre 4 Dynasty Highlands 5Oct 1 Cndfm 1400 Durbanville 86/109/-/104/-/ 106 Vistula 4 Ideal World Riethuiskraal Stud 5Oct 1 Cndfm 1450 Turffontein 94/106/-/-/-/ 105 Freedom Charter 5 elusive Fort PG de Beyer 5Oct 2 Cndfm 1400 Durbanville 103/105/-/-/-/ 104 Sarah 3 What A Winter PG de Beyer 24Sep 1 MR92f 1200 Turffontein 104/-/-/-/-/ 102 Perfect Tigress 4 Where’s That Tiger hemel ‘n Aarde Stud 5Oct 3 Cndfm 1450 Turffontein 79/102/102/-/-/ 99 helen’s Ideal 4 Ideal World PG de Beyer 5Oct 3 Cndfm 1400 Durbanville 101/100/-/90/-/ 99 Schippers 5 Var G van Lear 5Oct 6 Cndfm 1450 Turffontein 111/99/-/-/-/ 98 Gin Fizz 3 Soft Falling Rain Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein 5Oct 2 Cndfm 1450 Turffontein 98/98/-/-/-/ 98 la Bella Mia 5 Gimmethegreenlight Nadeson Park Stud 6Oct 3 Cnd 1200 Greyville 103/83/-/-/-/ 97 Shamrock Wind 4 Captain Al Klawervlei Stud 5Oct 4 Cndfm 1400 Durbanville 93/97/-/-/-/

Males (1600m and more) ar horse age sire breeder date fin class distance course aptitude 102 herodotus 4 Trippi Haversham Stud 28Sep 2 MR111 2000 Durbanville -/100/94/102/68/ 102 Tristful 4 Trippi Gary Player Stud 6Oct 1 Cnd 1600 Greyville 79/102/93/-/-/ 101 Silver Rose 7 Silvano La Plaisance Stud 6Oct 5 Cnd 1600 Greyville 66/101/92/98/101/ 101 lake Kinneret 5 Kahal Graystone Stud 3Oct 3 Cnd 1800 Vaal 85/102/101/-/-/ 101 Dawnbreaker 6 Trippi highlands 27Sep 1 Cnd 1800 Fairview 102/102/101/-/-/ 101 Dark Moon Rising 6 Ideal World IR Heyns 6Oct 7 Cnd 1600 Greyville 84/106/103/104/102/ 101 American Indian 5 Traffic Guard C J Barnard 3Oct 2 Cnd 1800 Vaal -/80/101/97/91/ 99 Belgarion 4 Dynasty AN Foster 28Sep 1 MR111 2000 Durbanville 83/97/90/99/-/ 97 Zillzaal 4 Silvano Al Adiyaat 8Oct 1 Cnd 1600 Turffontein 72/101/93/106/101/ 95 Approach Control 4 Potala Palace Ralphs Syndicate 8Oct 4 Cnd 1600 Turffontein -/101/91/-/-/

Females (1600m and more) ar horse age sire breeder date fin class distance course aptitude 100 Camphoratus 5 Byword R & Mrs Pickering 6Oct 6 Cnd 1600 Greyville 76/104/99/104/-/ 100 Insignis 5 Go Deputy lammerskraal Stud 3Oct 4 Cnd 1800 Vaal -/89/100/97/83/ 98 Flichity By Farr 5 Go Deputy lammerskraal Stud 5Oct 3 MR95f 2000 Turffontein 68/93/97/98/98/ 96 Pretty Border 4 lateral OA Ferraris 5Oct 2 MR95f 2000 Turffontein 55/85/79/96/94/ 96 Bize 4 Mambo In Seattle Moutonshoek 3Oct 1 Cnd 1800 Vaal -/84/96/97/97/ 87 Shivers 3 Silvano Moutonshoek 26Sep 1 MR84f 1600 Vaal 68/87/-/-/-/ 84 Ronnie’s Candy 4 King Of Kings Graystone Stud 3Oct 1 Cndfm 1600 Vaal 105/107/74/-/-/ 83 Regal Graduation 5 Oratorio AC Dickerson & DJ Fraser 6Oct 8 Cnd 1600 Greyville 94/98/-/-/-/ 82 Isla Morada 4 Master Of My Fate M De Broglio 6Oct 3 MR75f 2000 Greyville 68/82/79/82/-/ 81 Twice To Sydney 4 Twice Over la Plaisance Stud 6Oct 1 MR75f 2000 Greyville 76/77/73/81/-/

3yo males (any distance) ar horse age sire breeder date fin class distance course aptitude 107 Astrix 3 Vercingetorix Riverton Stud 28Sep 1 Cnd 1450 Turffontein 94/107/-/-/-/ 105 African Warrior 3 Vercingetorix Boland Stud 5Oct 5 Cnd 1400 Durbanville 104/105/-/-/-/ 102 Foreign Source 3 Bold Silvano Ascot Stud 27Sep 1 Cnd-3 1400 Fairview 91/102/-/-/-/ 101 Big Bay 3 Var Avontuur Farm 4Oct 1 Cnd 1000 Fairview 101/-/-/-/-/ 99 Ikigai 3 Vercingetorix Klawervlei Stud 28Sep 2 Cnd 1450 Turffontein 85/99/-/-/-/ 98 Ad Altisima 3 Visionaire GC Kalil 4Oct 1 Cnd 1100 Greyville 98/81/-/-/-/ 95 Battle Of Alesia 3 Vercingetorix haversham Stud 8Oct 3 Cnd 1600 Turffontein -/95/-/-/-/ 94 Promiseofamaster 3 Master Of My Fate Klawervlei Stud 28Sep 3 Cnd 1450 Turffontein 82/97/-/-/-/ 92 Bohica 3 Capetown Noir Summerhill Stud 24Sep 1 MR80 1600 Turffontein 64/92/-/-/-/ 91 Favour 3 Mambo In Seattle Moutonshoek 29Sep 1 MR68 1900 Greyville -/75/91/88/-/

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/-/-/-/-/ 98 Gin Fizz 3 Soft Falling Rain Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein 5Oct 2 Cndfm 1450 Turffontein 98/98/-/-/-/ 95 Fly Away 3 What A Winter Narrow Creek Stud 1Oct 1 MR84f 1000 Vaal 95/-/-/-/-/ 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 98/98/-/-/-/ 93 Spiritofthegroove 3 Visionaire Tmen Studs 5Oct 4 Cndfm 1450 Turffontein 94/93/-/-/-/ 91 Driving Miss Daisy 3 Master Of My Fate Ditro Bloodstock 28Sep 1 MR86f 1250 Durbanville 91/89/-/-/-/ 90 Sidonie 3 Dynasty Lammerskraal Stud 5Oct 5 Cndfm 1450 Turffontein -/91/-/-/-/ 87 Shivers 3 Silvano Moutonshoek 26Sep 1 MR84f 1600 Vaal 68/87/-/-/-/ 85 Magic School 3 Philanthropist Drakenstein Stud 8Oct 2 MR84f 1450 Turffontein 87/85/-/-/-/ SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 10 october 2019 24

Winners Bred Abroad

2nd season sires – 3yo’s Ancient Spirit (AUS) 5m Fastnet Rock - Miss Concorde(IRE) CAPETOWN NOIR (Western Winter) (Encosta de Lago) Brunilda 3g (Sully's Landing by Jet Master) Vaal 1450m (01/10) Greyville 3 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1400m (13/10) Soiree 3g (True Lily by Joshua Dancer) Fareeq (AUS) 7g Nadeem - Azwa(AUS) (Haafhd) Greyville 7 MR 68 Handicap (F&M) 1000m (13/10) Borrowdale 1800m (05/10) CAPTAIN OF ALL (Captain Al) Le Warrior 3g (Run For Toti by Ravishing) Fairview 1 Maiden Plate (Polytrack) 1000m (11/10) Indy Go 3g (Go Indigo by Indigo Magic) Turffontein 4 Progress Plate 1200m (12/10) Pomodoro – Tarry - Danielson Lady Legend 3g (Maritzburg by Elusive Quality) Klawervlei Stud’s resident sire Pomodoro had an out- Greyville 3 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1400m (13/10) standing day at Turffontein on Tuesday when producing Self-Mastery 3g (Shanti by Pissaro) a trio of winners, from just four runners. Greyville 5 Maiden Plate 1900m (13/10) All three of his winners were trained by Sean Tarry, who FLOWER ALLEY (Distorted Humor) trained Pomodoro, and all three were ridden to victory by Floribunda 3g (Bourbon Rose by Requiem) jockey Raymond Danielson. Turffontein 8 MR 68 Handicap (F&M) 1600m (12/10) Promising first-timer Ballon D’Or ran on strongly in the first Christmas Flower 3g (Saint Mary by Holy Roman Emperor) race to score an impressive length and a quarter debut Turffontein 9 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1600m (12/10) victory over 1200 metres. Despite racing a bit green, he KINGSBARNS (Galileo) quickened up smartly close home and drew clear to win. Sir Michael 3g (Archerfield byA rch) Out of a mare by Doowaley, Ballon D’Or races for Sean Tar- Durbanville 8 MR 78 Handicap 1800m (12/10) ry Racing CC and was a R140 000 purchase from the 2018 SOFT FALLING RAIN (National Assembly) Klawervlei Farm Sale. Donderweer 3g (Fashion Queen by Spectrum) Golden Belle maintained her unbeaten record, when she Turffontein 4 Progress Plate 1200m (12/10) downed some talented older rivals to score a good win Cottage Garden 3g (Rosier by Kildonan) over 1450 metres. Greyville 3 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1400m (13/10) Bred by Klawervlei Stud, the 3yo (a bargain R80 000 buy) TIME THIEF (Redoute's Choice) made it two wins from as many starts when running out a Clock Stopper 3g (Herathenavigatrix by Henrythenavigator) clear-cut,1.75 length winner, while stamping herself a filly Turffontein 3 MR 80 Handicap (F&M) 1200m (12/10) to follow. Good Times Roll 3g (Gouldikova by General Nediym) Durbanville 3 Maiden Plate (3yo Fillies) 1400m (12/10) Her sire ended the day in style, when his son Westlife ran Time For Launch 3g (Moon Mission by Victory Moon) on powerfully to land the eighth and final race. Having his Durbanville 4 Maiden Plate 1400m (12/10) second start, the colt ran on to break his maiden by half a Another Secret 3g (Spring Orchid by Badger's Drift) length over 1600 metres, and the Guillaume Stud bred gal- Greyville 2 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1200m (13/10) loper has the scope to go on to bigger and better things. VERCINGETORIX (Silvano) Pomodoro, South Africa’s Leading First Crop Sire of 2017- Arminius 3g (Rainbow Flag by Model Man) 2018, is represented on both of the two upcoming Ready Turffontein 1 Maiden Plate (3yo's) 1450m (12/10) To Run Sales. Blue Ground 3g (Bejewelled Spring by Elliodor) The son of Jet Master has two lots on the Emperors Palace Durbanville 1 Maiden Plate 1250m (12/10) Ready To Run Sale, a colt (# 131) out of a six time winning WYLIE HALL (Redoute's Choice) daughter of Captain Al, and a filly (# 140) whose 3 time Bollinger 3g (Champagne 'n Roses by Goldmark) winning dam is a ¾ sister to millionaire Mannequin. Durbanville 1 Maiden Plate 1250m (12/10) The July winning son of Broodmare Of The Year Golden Lyric Of Light 3g (Performing Light by Woodborough) Apple has a single lot on offer at the 2019 CTS Ready To Durbanville 2 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1250m (12/10) Run Sale – a filly (# 144) who is descended from champion Wylie's Lass 3g (Cashel Leaf by Bernardini) filly Kiss Of Peace. Greyville 2 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1200m (13/10)

can be purchased here SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 10 october 2019 25 news Sports and Betting Nelson Mandela Challenge S.A vs Mali | Sun 13 Oct | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | 15:30 PLEASE NOTE This will be Molefi Ntseki’s first match since being appointed head Clockwatcher coach of Bafana Bafana and he is expected to use will be back it to prepare for the 2021 next week! Africa Cup of Nations with Steve Furnish qualifiers. It has been confirmed that Arthur Zwane and Trott Moloto will form part of the national team setup for this match, which will give fans a taste of what the new coach has in store for them. Spring Magic To catch up with Benedict Ngwenya previews click here Next week's Magic Millions Gold Coast 2YO’s in Training To Win Sale has been boosted with the release of the online cata- South Africa 13/10 logue for the Spring Racehorse Sale. Draw 2/1 The sale, which currently boasts 20 lots, will be held fol- Mali 2/1 lowing Day Two of the 2YO’s sale on Tuesday 15 October. South Africa As usual the powerful Godolphin racing operation have Injuries to Brandon Petersen and Thamsanqa Mkhize have supported the sale with a quality 15 lot draft to go under forced Ntseki to call up Bidvest Wits goalkeeper Ricardo Goss the hammer. and Bloemfontein Celtic defender Tshepo Rikhotso. However, Among their entries is the stakes galloper Piracy and re- I don’t foresee either of the two new inclusions gaining any cent winners Landstrasse, Revenire and Sedgemoor. game time. I think captain Thulani Hlatshwayo will drift into See the catalogue here the right-back position with Eric Mathoho taking his place at centre-back. The midfield has been one of Bafana’s strongest positions in recent years and the coach will be spoilt for choice as the An Appeal likes of Kamohelo Mokotjo, Dean Furman, Bongani Zungu and Themba Zwane to mention a few will be fighting for a Former long serving Sean Tarry. and more recent Candice place in the starting eleven. The attack has sharp players like Bass-Robinson assistant trainer, Deshone Steyn is unable Club Brugge forward Percy Tau, who recently provided an to continue working after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s assist to Dennis Emmanuel against the mighty Real Madrid in disease. a 2-2 draw at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. The Sporting Post has been requested to assist with the dis- semination of an appeal for assistance to help the longstanding Mali racing man continue his treatment and medication. After the Africa Cup Nations round of 16 elimination by Ivory Deshone wrote in a Whatsapp appeal to fellow horse-lovers that Coast, the Malian Football Federation has not offered head he finds an everyday action like simply walking, very difficult. coach Mohamed Magassuoba a new contract as the previous deal expired on 31 July 2019. However, he has led the team He adds that he also finds it very difficult to make the request in a friendly which finished 1-1 against Saudi Arabia. One of for help and assistance. the reasons for the delay in this decision was the change in “If you find it in your heart to help, any donation will be much the federation leadership as Mamoutou Toure was appointed appreciated,” he said. as the new president. Banking details: Mali will face teams like Guinea, Namibia and the winner of the play-off match between Liberia and Chad in the 2021 Nedbank – Cheque Acc: 1137 – 444 215. AFCON Qualifiers. Just like their opponents, they will use this glorified friendly to prepare for those competitive games. The likes of captain Abdoulay Diaby, TP Mazembe’s Ibrahim Mounkoro and Adama Traore will be geared up for action in what is expected to be a thrilling contest.

Prediction: South Africa Bafana Bafana players will be trying to impress coach Ntseki ahead of the AFCON qualifiers and they face a team whose coach faces an uncertain future. South Africa’s attackers like Percy Tau, Bradley Grobler and Kermit Erasmus have been impressive in recent months and I expect them to score a few goals here. Back the home team to triumph. SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 10 october 2019 26