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Thursday 27 September 2018

fairview poly Friday Best Roving Banker: R3-(2)National Park(3/1)

greyville poly Friday Best Roving Banker: R1-(8)Leanna(1/1)

turffontein Saturday Best Roving Banker: R9-(5)Favourite Model(15/10)

durbanville Saturday Best Roving Banker: R1-(12)Vascostreettractor(1/1)

greyville turf Sunday Best Roving Banker: R1-(1)Awayinthewoods(16/10)

The uncertainty over the Vaal track in recent weeks has meant a spluttering start to the Highveld Spring Season festivities and been a less than welcoming baptism into office for Friday 21 September Fairview - race 6 new Phumelela CEO, John Stuart. Sporting Post Best Handicapped But opportunity can often lurk under the guise of Stuart’s inspections revealed that there was ex- adversity. cessive wear and tear in several sections of the Vaal Raven Girl Just three days after he cleared Rian Du Plessis’ Classic course, particularly on the turn. Half of the Vaal  WON 11/2 office drawers and hung his own pictures on the walls track was scarified over a month ago and that part of – his predecessor had been there for a decade – Mr the track had responded well treatment. The second Stuart was on the long road to the Vaal early last half of the track, the front straight, was partially scari- Friday morning. fied more recently on 5 September and this area was A recent meeting at the Vereeniging track had the current cause of concern. been disrupted as a result of jockey concerns about Besides quietly praying for warmer weather - the the surface and some trainers had pulled horses out. rapid grass growth normally triggered by the arrival That kind of, surely avoidable, trauma has serious rep- of spring has been stunted at the Vaal by cold snaps utational impact – something Phumelela are said to coupled with a severe frost – Stuart was keen to be keen to pack away - and also wounds the lifeblood make an early impression and his Cyril Ramaphosa of betting turnover and rattles customer confidence. type walkabout, besides dirtying his shoes, made an And racing cannot move forward if the public keep immediate impression. believing that nobody cares or actually knows - or “I’m a bit of a cynic. But I like this man already and ever thinks about - what they are doing. I have only just shaken his hand and met him for the SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 27 september 2018 2 new brooms weekend racing first time. The fact that he has taken the time and trouble to come here and see what is going on first hand is bloody refreshing. And Uncle Bill Seeing Red? he speaks my language. There’s hope!” joked local trainer Ashley Settlers Trophy Durbanville Fortune’s charismatic husband Andrew, who would no doubt have Milnerton trainer Bill Prestage is one of the respected older added his own very educated and unabridged opinion on the state generation of veteran trainers who continue to hold their own of play to the fledgeling CEO’s notes. and tick over the winners with a small string at his disposal. Time will tell whether Stuart’s action was a new broom political He saddles the Western Winter 8yo Red Peril in a bid to play, or simply a genuine effort to take control, show some pro- register the double in the R150 000 Listed Settlers Trophy at activity and send a friendlier message to stakeholders than has Durbanville on Saturday. generally been the case in the past decade. It looks to have already ignited more transparency in the ranks. A dour out-and-out stayer, the Dayto- His operational lieutenants may well be waking up a half hour na-bred Red Peril was the subject of a earlier in the morning. They were certainly quick to action to con- particularly innovative ride at the unof- tain the Vaal turnout and there was a show of planning and consul- ficial opening of the ‘new Durbanville' tation, with gallops being held under senior jockeys and broadcast track at the corresponding meeting last live on Tellytrack. year, when, after a sluggish start, he went round his field and caught them napping An assertive – popular for some and less so for others - decision was Red Peril| Michael Price made to postpone the Grand Heritage and the Consolation feature to register a 5,25 length win. to Saturday 13 October. That’s not ideal, as horses are prepped for Red Peril needs a true test of stamina and he relished the a target date. But it’s a more positive result than blindly holding the tough gallop that he set that day. He hasn’t won since but has meeting this Saturday on ‘shaky’ ground and peeving stakeholders earned at three placed efforts and is an honest sort who doesn’t and punters, while wasting time and money and abandoning halfway. have a lot of race options on the programme. The Grand Heritage slot was the traditional Emerald Cup day on Red Peril isn’t getting any younger and it is the Snaith’s pro- the now defunct sand track and it may even be time to reconsid- gressive 4yo Magnificent Seven who could have his measure as er the programming to another date, to avoid our unpredictable he goes for a hat-trick of wins and his fifth win in six starts. The Mother Nature wielding more havoc in the years ahead. son of Horse Chestnut tries the 2400m for the first time but Word on the ground is that December may be under considera- should have no difficulty in seeing it out on the manner of his tion as a better month to run the big race. recent 2000m victories. His unraced dam is a full-sister to Model It makes plenty of sense. There won’t be a clash factor with the Man Gr1 performer Pratique and he relaxes smartly and can Cape Summer Season or the local feature programme, as it is a turn it on when required. relatively well-endowed race intended to cater for a range of hand- The Cape Winter Derby third placer Ballad Of The Sea, one of icappers, who are generally not looking for Gr1 contests. a trio of runners from the Candice Bass-Robinson yard, returns It’s good to see somebody is thinking. There’s hope yet - as after an 11 week break and goes straight in boxing, without the Fortune suggests. benefit of a pipe-opener. The son of Teofilo is lightly raced and has shown ability at 2500m, although only a maiden winner. He can assert at his first start as a 4yo but may lack for genuine race fitness and may have bigger fish to fry. SouthHere Africa’s leadingComes bookmakers The Hollywoodbets Summer have opened His stablemate Benjan was beaten 1,25 lengths by Magnif- their ante-post betting for the R2 million G-BETS Gr1 Gauteng Sum- icent Seven last time and now meets the Snaith galloper on mer Cup, which will take place at Turffontein on 1 December 2018. 1,5kgs better terms over the An initial entry of 56 horses from all corners of the country Settlers Trophy (L) extra 400m. The son of Fort were received at first entry stage on Tuesday. Last year’s winner past winners Wood has not won in ages but 2015 Liege is amongst the possible runners. 1 Arezzo 52.0 ( 3) 4/1 did finish third in this event last 2 A Time To Kill 52.5 ( 9) 10/1 year behind Red Peril and is a Click here to see the Hollywoodbets ante-post prices 3 Friendly Tibbs 58.0 ( 5) 14/1 Equus SA Champion stayer It’s My Turn, who finished his AS 2016 nominal half kilo better off this 1 Francia 58.0 ( 7) 4/1 time round. Champions Season campaign with a flourish last term, has been 2 Captain Splendid 59.5 (10) 22/10 priced up favourite for the ‘people’s race’ ahead of Mike de Kock’s 3 My World 60.0 ( 6) 6/1 The one-time winner Wood- 2017 highly regarded Noble Secret and trojan Gr1 winner Coral Fever. 1 Red Peril 55.0 ( 6) 14/1 land’s Forest from the Burg- 2 Our Emperor 53.5 ( 4) 41/10 Declarations close by 11h00 on Tuesday 20 November on 3 Benjan 52.0 ( 8) 30/1 er-Van Reenen training combi- which day the final field will be announced. nation has lacked punch at the See the entries here business START PA5/PICK SIX4/JACKPOT3 end of 4:30PM Settlers Trophy (Listed) - 2400m Durbanville SAME TRAINER:(1-3)(4-5-7) matters 6 and looks Jet Master 1 Master’s Eye(J Snaith) R Khathi...... 9 65.0 Do You Fit The Bill? Western Winter 2 Red Peril(WG Prestage) C Orffer...... 4 56.0 limited at The National Horseracing Authority has confirmed that at a Horse Chestnut 3 Magnificent Seven(J Snaith) R Fourie...... 1 55.5 Horse Chestnut 4 Pacific Chestnut(C Bass-Robinson) F Herholdt.... 8 53.5 best. Board meeting held yesterday to discuss the vacant position of Fort Wood 5 Benjan(C Bass-Robinson) G Cheyne...... 7 52.5 Pacific Chief Executive, the National Board Directors agreed that the post Elusive Fort 6 Woodland’s Forest(Burger/van Reenen) M Winnaar.. 6 52.5 Teofilo 7 BALLAD OF THE SEA(C Bass-Robinson) A Mgudlwa. 5 52.0 Chestnut would be advertised. Silvano 8 The Silva Fox(VH Marshall) S Mbhele...... 3 52.0 Silvano 9 Sister Soozie(A Nel) A Andrews...... 2 52.0 is the third Watch this space. SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 27 september 2018 3 weekend racing News of the Bass-Robinson trio. The son of Horse Chestnut has his first start in 11 weeks since running a poor race in the Winter Derby when beaten 10,50 lengths by Doublemint. This one-time winner won at his fourth start over 2400m and is likely to mature and improve in his 4yo term. The Snaith’s 7yo Master’s Eye lumbers a back-breaking 65kgs and is clearly the proven class act in the race. The 7yo Jet Master gelding has run well fresh and can go the trip. He has not run for 11 weeks and may lack the edge to pace it with his younger and fitter stablemate, Magnificent Seven. Andre Nel’s Silvano mare Sister Soozie was an impressive course-and-distance winner at her last start when staying on well to beat The Silva Fox by 2,75 lengths. She has tended to be a bit in-and-out but may be staying on for quartets if she puts her best foot forward. Vaughan Marshall’s The Silva Fox stays very well and has a nice consistent formline with four seconds and a win at his last five starts. He will probably need to up his game again to be competi- tive and is in under sufferance here. The race should prove a spectacle as they pass the stands twice en route to glory. Magnificent Seven is the progressive standout in the line-up and he can improve again to hold Red Peril and the gutsy Master’s Eye.

Heritage Moves Following gallops and a track inspection by various inter- ested parties, a decision has been made to postpone the scheduled WSB Grand Heritage and WSB Heritage Consola- tion to Saturday 13 October. The remaining races scheduled at the Vaal this Saturday will now be held on the Turffontein Inner track. Speaking on Tellytrack on Tuesday, Clyde Basel said: “It was felt that the track is close but not quite there yet. So to avoid any possibility of problems arising after a few races had been run on Saturday, we have decided to postpone.”

Local Legend The 83 year old Bill Prestage who saddles Red Peril in Sat- urday’s feature, took over from his father in 1978. In 1994 he stopped training for seven years due to business commitments and then started again in 2001. He dates back to the heyday of the Durbanville Gymkhana Club and, like our Personality Profile Paul Garlicki (see page 13), also rode at the Cape Hunt amateur meetings. One of three boys, his brother Bobby rode for Heine Schultz, while he rode mainly for Georgie Brown and CB de Meillon. He cut his race riding teeth alongside the likes of Terrance Millard and Ralph Rixon. “Before us, there was Willie Kleb. Colin Tyler was a top rider – he became the manager of Highlands. Arthur Gray also rode for Heine Schultz. I think the other guys are all gone,” he mused in a 2017 interview with the Sporting Post. SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 27 september 2018 4 SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 27 september 2018 5 news 24 Years Ago... In 1994 then assistant trainer Glen Kotzen saddled the Best By Test gelding Gower for Clodagh Shaw to win the Settlers Trophy. The 5yo, a winner of a 2400m handicap, and the testing 3200m Some Answers Please, Mr Truter! Durbanville Cup at his previous two starts, took command at the Longstanding Breeder Dr Marianne Thomson has asked ques- 200m mark and drew away to beat Sal’s Bask by three-quarters tions of the National Horseracing Authority in recent weeks. of a length in new course record time. Andre Hoffman, who rode She has written to the Sporting Post Mailbag again, saying that Stateway to win the Gold Cup earlier that year, was in the irons. answers have not been forthcoming. Hoffman had ridden Gower in his previous wins and produced a She wrote her first letter in early September please– click here confident ride. She wrote again – please click here Here is her latest letter, unedited and as received: Spring Features Draw Class Entry Dear Ken A group of highly rated 3yo’s have You presided over the period during which our Stud Book was been nominated to run in the Gr2 decimated. Joburg Spring Challenge and Joburg There are now at least 8 people not doing the job that 4 able Spring F&M Challenge over 1450m at staff can do. Turffontein on Saturday 6 October. Are we breeders , who are footing the bill, not allowed to know If all goes according to plan, Sean what the eight, who can’t, cost us, versus the 4 who could? Tarry’s new stable sensation, Chimi- Please explain how/where our new Keeper Ms Hazel Kayiya churi Run, could come up against Gr1 gained Stud Book experience. winner Soqrat and Alyaasaat, both from Chimichuri Run | JC Photos the Mike de Kock yard. I believe not in Hong Kong, as they do not have a Stud Book. However, while De Kock will be delighted that his charges Once again somebody brought in and appointed outside their have drawn in barriers No 5 and No 4 respectively, Tarry’s field of expertise. runner has drawn No 19 of the 30-strong entry. You travelled the world to prestigious race meetings and confer- In the fillies’ race, De Kock-trained Ghaalla, who is well ences with Mr Barends and still did not smell the roses. regarded by the stable, drew barrier No 2 while unbeaten Please do the right thing by your fellow breeders and fix our Nafaayes is drawn No 9 and will improve. Dagmar, however, Stud Book now – and ‘sommer’ lots of other things that are amiss. drew wide at 20. For once, can I have some response, as the silence is telling. There are a lot of other top horses who could be making their seasonal comebacks in this race, including Coral Fever Are you doing an audit ? from the Robbie Sage yard, Grade 1 Mercury Sprint winner Are you paying a severance package to Mr Barends, who I Will Pays and last year’s Gr2 Charity Mile winner Hat Puntano, believe resigned ? both from the Mike and Adam Azzie yard. Transparency please. Another runner who is sure to attract a lot of interest is Kind regards Gr1 Wilgerbosdrift AS Fillies Classic winner Takingthepeace, also from the De Kock yard. She has been nominated for both Marianne Thomson races but the fact that she is drawn No 18 in the Challenge PS – Markus has also never answered me – click here and read and No 1 in the fillies’ race will probably make the decision this letter dating back to 2014! easy for De Kock. Both she and Noble Secret are also among the De Kock group of 10 entered to run in the R2-million G-Bet Gauteng Summer Cup on Saturday 1 December. Hollywood Raise The Bar! Up The Irish! South Africa’s leading bookmakers Hollywoodbets an- Hollywoodbets punters benefitted from the leading South nounced last week that they have increased their maxi- African bookmakers famous Irish Objection in the fourth race at mum payout limit to R10 million on Lucky Numbers, Soccer Turffontein today. and Horseracing Pick 6 bets. The 6-10 favourite Indy Ice, who had hung on in a thriller under This is applicable to bets placed in-store in Mpumalanga, Bernard Fayd’herbe, was relegated to second position, and the Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and Limpopo (exclud- original runner-up Perfect Pursuit (10) was declared the winner ing the Western Cape, coming soon) as well as online, mobile after a successful objection on the grounds of interference by the and via Phone A Bet. Assistant Trainer of the second placed horse. Terms and conditions apply and can be found on the All straight win bets on Indy Ice were refunded at Hollywood- Hollywoodbets website. bets – T’s & C’s apply. SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 27 september 2018 6 SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 27 september 2018 7 news

on 1 August and followed up with a very narrow second to Durty Normandy Innovates Nelly at the end of the month. All being well, she will be tried in some of the summer features. “Richard Fourie certainly seems to All Of The Fun at A Fraction Of The Cost think she has that kind of ability,” he adds hopefully. The state of the economy, the rising cost of food, fuel and just about all the basic necessities, can leave one a little Stepping up depressed at the prospects (or lack of them) in trying to have With their 2016 crop just having turned two and their Ready any fun with what's left - particularly if your brand of fun is the To Run consignment filled, Normandy was left with two fillies and sport of kings. four colts. They decided to expand their fractional ownership Fortunately, racing folk are nothing if not resourceful, which has venture by packaging them into a combined offering. led to the advent of fractional ownership. The 230 strong Royal “With the exception of one filly, these horses have all been to a Ascot Racing Club with its 2005 Epsom Derby winner Motivator is sale. They were not big money candidates, but didn’t find favour probably the ultimate poster child for the initiative, but whether with the market. As we didn’t expect better results by sending you end up with a Derby winner or not, with its low-cost, team them to the Ready To Run and thought we’d like to be involved effort appeal, fractional ownership is becoming an increasingly with racing them, we decided to see what we could put togeth- popular way to own a racehorse. After all, a fraction of the own- er. It’s quite a big jump to six, but they’re all horses we like and ership, still comes with 100% of the fun. believe have decent prospects. One of the benefits of having this Normandy Stud has teamed up with Snaith Racing to offer a many horses, is that when they get to their three-year-old season, particularly attractive package of 6 horses, to be raced in partner- one could have a runner almost every week!” ship with both themselves and the Snaiths. We got Oscar Foulkes They are retaining 40% and are offering the remaining shares to tell us more. in the four colts. “A minimum share of 1% will be roughly R700 per month (although I’d recommend that people budget around Why do it? R1,000), “with an upfront purchase cost of R2,667,” advises Oscar. “Almost everyone in the industry recognises that fractional “I'd prefer for people to take 5 or 10% at a time, but if 1% is what ownership is something one has to do. Owning a horse is expen- it takes, we’ll go down the road and see where it takes us. We’ve sive, but owning a 1% or 5% share makes it a bit more managea- included the racing careers of two fillies at no cost, so that effec- ble. It’s not unusual elsewhere in the world - in Australia, you can tively means that our partners will get the benefit of six horses have a trainer with 40 horses in his yard with a database of 400 racing for them.” owners.” “Locally, it’s something the likes of Justin Vermaak,M athew de Putting their money where their mouth is Kock and Grant Knowles are already doing quite successfully and All six horses will be trained by Justin Snaith, so prospective we're not doing anything dramatically different, but we think the partners will have the benefit of joining a top class yard where the more people out there doing it the better. Imagine if every horse horses will be given every chance. on the racecourse had not just a couple of owners, but a couple “There are several other trainers with whom we have had of dozen, and imagine if many of them came racing when their wonderful successes, but given the many uncertainties in horses were running. There are many ways of getting feet onto starting something new, we thought it prudent to work with the racecourse…!” However, the birth of Normandy Racing really the Snaiths. “We have a very long history with Snaith Racing,” came about thanks to a filly named Margrethe. continues Oscar. “My grandmother was one of the first people to support Chris back in the 70’s with a filly called Moon Orbit. Normandy Racing There have been de Wet / Foulkes horses with the Snaiths almost Both Veronica and Oscar have had a lot of fun – as well as luck continuously since then, so there’s a long history and we under- – getting ‘stuck’ with horses. “We’ve been pretty lucky,” acknowl- stand each other, which is important as they are partners in this edges Oscar. “My mother and I have 9 horses in partnership in as well. Hopefully, in time, we could expand this to other racing training and of those 9, every single one has won. Sergeant Har- centres.” dy is obviously the flag bearer, but we’ve got some very promising 3yo's as well. Interestingly, it wasn't as though we cherry-picked Prospects the best from the farm, these are all horses the market didn't Racing is not a gentle mistress and we all know (although we want, where we thought ‘let's give it go’. And it seems they’ve hit pretend otherwise) that the odds of success are low. Which of pay dirt again with a filly named Margrethe. course makes it all the more seductive. When asked what they Oscar continues, “Margrethe is a Philanthropist filly my mother are hoping to offer via the Normandy Racing experience, Oscar bred with a partner. She was bought back for R40k and I decided answers with refreshing candor. to trial the fractional ownership idea.” Naming their new venture “Obviously when you’ve got a good horse, the experience is Normandy Racing, they registered with the NHA and have taken fantastic, but we can't promise that people are going to make a out a set of fuchsia silks with a white sash, white sleeves and a profit – it’s not an investment, it's entertainment.” striped cap. Oscar explains, “The pink with white sash, of course, “Realistically one can’t expect all the horses to make it and is mandated by my mother’s pink and white; from my late broth- those that don’t will be retired early, but our money's involved, er’s colours (as carried by Jo’s Bond and Tahini), we got the white the Snaiths’ money's involved, so whoever's coming along for the sleeves and striped cap; and the fuchsia comes from my colours.” ride knows we’re all invested - it's not a hospital pass. We’re in for The filly had two starts as a juvenile, running second on debut at least 40% and are committing to the next 2 years with these and earning another cheque second time out. She started her horses.” 3yo campaign with an impressive 4.5 length win at Durbanville Read more SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 27 september 2018 8 SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 27 september 2018 9 news Snaith Power No Big Movers There were no major movers on the latest log for the All six of the Normandy Stud fractional ownership hors- R2,5 million CTS Ready To Run Stakes to be contested over es will be trained by SA Champion Justin Snaith. 1400m at Kenilworth on 24 November. On 4 July 1972, Chris Snaith became the youngest race- Vaughan Marshall’s impressive Kuda Sprint debut winner Agent horse trainer in South Africa to be granted his licence at Of Fortune and Sean Tarry’s narrow SA Nursery runner- up Cirillo the age of 22. After captaining the Western Province show continue to hold the joint top position on the log. jumping team, Chris hung up his boots and entered the To see the log per 20 September, click here professional paddock. His true love was always horses. Please note that: In the spring of 1972, with a string of five horses in his The Log is intended as a guide only and is purely based on perfor- stable, Chris Snaith saddled the first Snaith runner. Over the mances thus far. next 30 years, Chris and his wife Susan shaped the heart of Fillies will receive a 2.5kg allowance. This has been added to all Snaith Racing. raced fillies for log purposes. The Millennium year saw Snaith Racing transformed The Log excludes horses without an official NHRA Merit Rating into a new era when sons Justin and Jonathan took over the reins. Within a few years the Snaith boys, in their early twenties when they took over, took a mere 22 horses and built up a racing heritage that has seen Snaith Racing The Road To The Emperors become one of the most respected names in the South African horseracing industry. ReadyTo Run Cup The BIG movers towards qual- ification for the tenth renewal of the world’s first Ready To Run sales race, turned up at Turffontein on the Judpot Hits Another Four weekend. See Me Run winning at Varsfontein stallion Judpot While the odds of getting a run this Turffontein, 24/09/2018 was at it again over the past year are better than they’ve ever been weekend, with the son of AP (16 out of a catalogue of just 50 odd,) it’s getting hot at the top Indy producing four winners. of the log, with the Group One performer, Railtrip, setting the Judpot’s quartet of winners got benchmark. A rapidly closing runner-up in the Thekwini Stakes under way when his 3yo gelded from the worst of the draw on Gold Cup day, Chesney van Zyl’s son Don’t Look Back shed his filly is a half-sister to the AS Derby ace, Hero’s Honour, which maiden over 1900m at Greyville suggests that her Galileo dams’ Capetown Noir colt in the 4th No- on Friday night. vember sale will be something of a premium item. The race and A three-parts brother to the Judpot the sale incidentally have been joined at the hip with Emperors Judpot sired Equus Champion Along Came Polly, the Varsfontein Palace for much of its 20 years in business. Stud bred sophomore justified his even money favouritism with Back to the shakers: the first on Turffontein’s Saturday card a convincing one and a half length win under jockey Warren was the scene for the breakout of a smart sort in Chijmes, an Kennedy. impressive son of Pat Shaw’s dual Group One hero, Ato from the Third previously to the highly rated Duke Of Spin, Don’t Look distinguished Summerhill family of Royal Glitter, Right Royal Rage, Back a R240 000 buy from the 2017 National Two Year Old Sale. Princely Prospect, Choice and Rusty Pelican. With daylight over Judpot then enjoyed a memorable treble on Sunday, when his field, he looks to go to post for the Cup under the silks of for- represented by winners in two different countries. His son Bush mer Mauritius Turf Club chair, Jean Marc Ulcoq and his wife Clo- Pilot picked up his fourth career victory when making it back tilde, as well as former Jockey Club chair, Ronnie Napier and wife to back wins at Borrowdale Park, with his sire also enjoying a Bev. Saddled by the Alexander boys, Gary and Dean, the ink on notable double in KZN on the same day. Chijmes’ page was scarcely dry when Hylton Odendaal’s Vision- Judpot got the balling rolling with his daughter Dieci justify- aire daughter, See Me Run (cost a modest R50 000), was equally ing favouritism to win the first race for rising riding star Luke dominant over a classy assembly of sophomore fillies back at Ferraris and in-form conditioner Dennis Drier. Dieci romped the main track Monday. That run had the look of a “qualifier” home to shed her maiden by three and a quarter lengths over too, and while the handicappers’ panel still has to have its say, it 1000m in smart style. looked a dinkum shoe-in from this distance for the sister to Duke Judpot was also responsible for Afrostar, who stamped her- Nukem. Her mom, Guest Gallery, is another with a handy Ready self a filly to follow when romping home by 1.5 lengths to land To Run candidate at this year’s sale, a filly by Capetown Noir. the seventh race on Sunday in smart style. Bred by the Conne- Of course, no-one will be surprised to see the Alexanders with mara Stud (read more on page xxx), the 3yo Paul Peter trained a few slots at the gate. They’re what you might call “veterans” filly has now won two of three outings and was second in her of the finest trophy in racing with previous winners, Pierre Jour- only other racetrack appearance. Out of the Jallad mare Star dan and Champagne Haze, on their CVs. Safari, Afrostar was a R140 000 buy from the 2017 Emperors View the current log positions here. Palace Select Yearling Sale. SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 27 september 2018 10 SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 27 september 2018 11 international French Deal Sealed Sky Sports Racing will be the exclusive pay TV broadcast Aldo Stars In Singapore! home of French racing in the UK and Ireland for three Cape Champion jockey Aldo Domeyer shone in the PGI Jockeys years from 1 January 2019. Challenge sponsored by Phumelela at Kranji Racecourse in Singa- This was announced by At The Races and PMU on pore on Tuesday, lifting the Victor Ludorum for top individual jockey. Wednesday. 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Attheraces.com will deliver in depth last on 76. and comprehensive online coverage of French racing to the largest digital audience of racing fans in the UK and Ireland. In addition, Sport Mediastream, ATR’s wholly owned video streaming platform, will make every one of PMU’s 10,000 Hewitson Takes It On The Chin French thoroughbred and trotting races available live to -on South African champion jockey and champion apprentice Lyle line betting operators in the UK and Ireland for the first time. Hewitson suffered a blow to his confidence in advance of the PGI Read more here Jockey International at Kranji on Tuesday when he was suspended for careless riding at his first meeting in Singapore on Sunday. It was a rude introduction for the superbly talented Hewitson who part- nered Dicton, who finished third in the day’s feature, the $150,000 Gr3 El Dorado Classic, behind SA trainer Ricardo Le Grange’s King Louis. Newbury’s SA Connection The Stipes reported: SA owner Bernard Kantor’s Young Rascal put a App L Hewitson, the rider of DICTON, pleaded guilty to a charge of care- disappointing effort in the Investec Derby well behind less riding under MRA Rule 44(9)(a)(ii) in that he permitted his mount to him when he relished the kind ground at Newbury on shift inwards, at the Winning Post on the first occasion, to a point where Saturday to win the Gr3 Dubai Duty Free Legacy Cup there was insufficient room for GOLAZO, resulting in that horse being Stakes. severely crowded for room and eventually losing its rightful running. Not sighted since finishing seventh in the Investec When deciding on penalty, the Stewards took into account his record, Derby, the son of Intello made up for lost time when guilty plea, the degree of interference and carelessness and submis- claiming his second Gr3 contest of the season, and is set sions from Hewitson that he was engaged to ride at the Singapore Race to have his sights raised once more. Meeting on Tuesday. The winner picked up £34 026 for the 2200m victory. The Stewards determined to suspend his licence to ride in races and The Chester Vase winner ran a good race under Jim acting under MRA Rule 48(5), the commencement of the suspension Crowley and lunged close to the line to deny Mirage was deferred to begin on Wednesday, 03 October 2018 until Sunday, 07 Dancer – from whom he was receiving 6lb – by a short October 2018 both dates inclusive (two Singapore Race Days). He was head. advised of his Right of Appeal. The Jockey Challenge Victor Ludorum was won by Hewitson's stable- mate, Aldo Domeyer.

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Kranji Double For Le Grange Fallon: The Next Generation Emerging stayer King Louis finally put his sizzling turn of Teenager Cieren Fallon, son of six-time British champion foot to winning effect in a big race when he claimed the jockey Kieren, rode his first winner at Leicester on Monday, SGD$150 000 Gr3 El Dorado Classic in dominant fashion on landing the hands and heels apprentice handicap on 25-1 shot Sunday. Plucky Dip. Often luckless at his prior assignments, especially in feature Fallon snr was on hand to see the 19-year-old bring the John events, when produced a touch too late, the four-year-old son Ryan-trained seven-year-old with a well-timed run inside the of Medaglia d’Oro was clearly a cut above the rest this time final furlong to win by half a length, at the chief expense of round when new partner Glen Boss set him alight on the out- Peachey Carnehan. skirts of the capacity 16-horse field at the 600m. Fallon jnr said: "That's my third ride and it feels really good to That massive stride was in full cry as he whipped around get the first winner out of the way, as you tend to start won- them, even if ahead of him, King Louis still had a few resilient dering if it's going to happen. It’s a fair weight off my shoulders subjects to subdue. and now the plan will be to ride a few more winners over the Showing his customary electric turn of foot, the favourite autumn.” swamped all and sundry inside the last furlong en route to a The apprentice, based with William Haggas in Newmarket, most deserved first ‘black type’ win, one-and-three-quarter added: "I've been keeping my head down and working as hard lengths clear of a most stunning first placegetter in Letitgo. as I can. I'll keep doing that. I love what I'm doing. It would be Keeping up a strong gallop right through, Dicton lunged at the brilliant to be as good as dad was when he was riding at his peak, line to finish a meritorious third another short head away. but that's a really tall order.” Le Grange was over the moon a horse he had always had a lot Fallon snr said: ”Nothing's been discussed about Cieren’s fu- of time for, had finally reaped the lofty reward that had eluded ture and he'll be doing whatever William Haggas tells him to. It’s him for so long. brilliant to see my son ride a winner. He's 19 and has been doing The South African handler has won three El Dorado Classics as lots of other things since he was 17, like football and rugby. Patrick Shaw’s assistant-trainer – Ricoco (2009), Lizarre (2011) "He decided he wanted to be a jockey, and this is the first step and Quechua (2014). for him. There's an awful long way to go and, as we all know With that third win added to his six placings already under about the racing game, one minute you're up and the next the belt, King Louis sees his bank account swell past the you're down." SGD$ 450 000 mark for Levar’s Royalty Racing Stable. - Racing Post Justify Starts At $150 000 Winx Cox Plate Bid Countdown Coolmore America has announced that US Triple Crown Forty horses remain in the mix to take on Winx in her bid winner Justify will stand for $150,000 during his first breed- for an unprecedented fourth Cox Plate, including seven of the ing season at Ashford Stud in Versailles, Kentucky. champion's stablemates. Bloodhorse.com reports that Justify’s stud fee was released Second acceptances for the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley closed on on Sunday, along with fees for Ashford’s stallion roster, with Tuesday with Winx headlining the 41 remaining entries for the $5 Mendelssohn, who finished second in the Aug. 25 Runhappy million weight-for-age race on 27 October. Travers Stakes (Gr1), the only horse whose fee has not been Winx has travelled from Sydney to Melbourne to settle in to determined. trainer Chris Waller's Flemington stable to continue her campaign Fellow Triple Crown winner American Pharoah , who swept towards the Cox Plate with Saturday week's Gr1 Turnbull Stakes the American classics in 2015, will stand for $110,000 in 2019 expected to be next start. after he had a private fee in 2018. "I am very pleased with the way she came through her last start Another new stallion on the Ashford roster is Mo Town at and this was evident in a strong piece of work last Saturday at Rose- $12,500. hill,' Waller said. The son of Uncle Mo won the 2016 Remsen Stakes (G2) "She was ridden by Hugh Bowman and he was extremely happy and the 2017 Hollywood Derby (Gr1T) during his 10-race with the way she felt and I could not have been happier with her career. condition and body language subsequent to this gallop." Uncle Mo’s fee will hold steady at $125,000 in 2019. Winx is the odds-on favourite for the Cox Plate and the only runner View the stud fees here under double figure odds.

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Personality

In It For Life It is hardly surprising to Paul Garlicki hear then that the top showjumper and ama- It was 79 years ago that his late Dad escaped the German teur jockey regularly heads invasion of Poland and commenced a journey that was to end the log in the 60 plus category in the local 5km in the Mother City at the tip of Africa and sow the seeds of Park Run. one of Cape racing and breeding’s most popular modern era “I have many 18 and 25 year olds puffing away behind me. It foundation families. keeps one motivated! I have made a point of keeping fit all my Today Paul Garlicki reflects on a life immersed in horses, the life. I still ride competitively and coach aspiring dressage and success of Connemara Stud and how the game and the underly- show-jumpers. It keeps me busy. In fact, I have no doubt I could ing industry has evolved – in some respects for the better. But not ride in another Cape Hunt race if those ever had to return. In fact, always so. I would love to do just that!” After 30 years of breeding champion racehorses – the The former Marist schoolboy, who grew up in Plumstead, had Sportsworld star La Deportista was one of their first - Paul and Lindi the seed of equine passion planted by his late Dad. Garlicki run their breeding and boarding operation on a sprawling “My father was a small-time punter and owned shares in a 160 hectare spread of an almost hidden gem of paradise nestled in few horses. It was a chance visit to the Rodeo Riding School in the foothills of the Perdeberg, near Windmeul in Paarl. Ottery at the age of 12 in 1969 that stoked the fire. Before I knew They are expecting 40 foals to join the 43 mares and 24 odd it we had five horses and I was experiencing those extraordinary yearlings that inhabit the magnificent paddocks, with lush green sleepless nights that so many youngsters of that era enjoyed on carpets interspersed with splashes of spring flower finery. It’s a the eve of the Cape Hunt & Polo Club meetings, which were held wonderfully relaxing place – ask their Head Groom Ace who has in the school holidays.” been with the family for 39 years! Paul rode many winners, including the likes of Theo de Klerk’s A stone’s throw from their well-known counterparts Varsfontein top division stars Mithra and Persian War, as well as the former Stud, Sorrento and the Kotzen family’s own ‘Southfork’ of Woo- Cookie Amos galloper Godspeed. dhill Racing Estate, the Garlicki family residence is a Cape Dutch “My first horse was a son of Sympathetic, called Baker Pan. He homestead dating back to 1802. was trained by Alec Soteriadis and was retired after he threw a Paul is 61. With his wiry frame and sporting his trademark Adi- jockey that some may have heard of at an international jockey das specs, he frankly doesn’t look a day older than somebody 30 meeting here at Kenilworth. That jockey was Lester Piggott. years his junior and regularly runs the 12 km gravel road round- I loved riding Baker Pan as Lester was one of my childhood trip from the beautiful house to the Voor Paardeberg Road that heroes.” carries the unwitting world on their daily business past the But it is the first winner that he trained on the amateur Garlicki Family’s patch of horsey heaven. flat that holds special memories. SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 27 september 2018 15 paul garlicki

“It was an 800m scurry. His name was Shepherd Boy. They had ambiance. Plenty of parking. It is central. Maybe run a jackpot of flag starts. Karen Park just had to hang on for dear life as he took four races, get a nice band and some decent food. So then one ap- off and ran away to win well! It feels like yesterday!” peals to the punter, the family and the casual visitor. Why aren’t we Paul was keen to pursue a career in training when he left school trying it and making it a value-for-money and enjoyable outing?” and got an offer from Chris Snaith to come and work for the cur- Connemara Stud have over the years proven very competitive, rent SA Champion operation at a time when Justin and Jono were pacing it with the powerful and bigger studs on average earnings in push-chairs. per runner stats, as well as percentage winners to runners. “I lived in the Northern Suburbs and had to think about the “It’s not a fairy story, but it is very difficult being a breeder and costs and time of travelling across the Peninsula in the early maintaining one’s head above water today. It costs an average morning hours. By chance, I was giving Graeme Hawkins riding of R100 000 plus the stallion service fee to get a horse to sale. lessons at the time and he was working for Selwyn Simpson at Probably 50 horses out of 400 at the recent national sale made a Computaform. Graeme was moving to Joburg and he suggested profit. Look at the gross for the sale and you will quickly see that I take the job. I was keen to join the Snaiths but the better hours breeders are subsidising the racing industry on a massive scale – swayed me and I joined Computaform.” probably R20 million will be the figure for that one sale.” Paul was at the form guide for 8 years. He says he loved the Paul says that top Gauteng owner and breeder Roland Bouwer work, with his racing passion, analytical mind and bent for sta- is the financial strength behind their operation and that without tistics making it more of a hobby than a job. As things happen in men like him and Lawrence Wernars pursuing their passion and the corporate world, Computaform was undergoing change and investing big money, it would be very difficult to carry on. after agonising over the decision, declined the offer of a transfer “Last year we subsidised our personal shortfall to the tune of to Johannesburg, Paul found himself retrenched after 8 years of many thousands of rands. But it is our love. Our life. Our passion. employment. We don’t know anything else – and there is little else we’d rather He then joined the SA and Cape Turf Clubs and worked in the be doing and nothing more satisfying than producing a top horse scratchings department – a time before many of the NRB person- and watching them progress from foal to first place.” nel of today were born. He suggests that the opening of export markets will naturally “The jockeys used to pitch up and watch the scratchings and be a turning point and could be the lifeline that the industry was hustle for rides. Glen Hatt was young. I remember Andrew For- looking for. tune entertaining us. Those were great days and we somehow got “When we sit and chat with a beer in hand it all sounds so sim- the cards together with a lot of hard work.” ple. Not rocket science. But let’s get our house in order at home After 30 years of breeding high quality racehorses, where does and once the export protocols fall away, we are up and flying. It’s Paul see the sport’s future? not going to happen overnight though.” “I know it may sound corny or cliched, but this game needs Paul remembers that his Dad was an ordinary salaried person heroes. It’s crazy, but when I was riding Cape Hunt races, even without family money when he owned horses. the bank tellers acknowledged me. In those days people knew “That lower to middle market recreational owner is disap- Michael Roberts, Mazarin, In Full Flight. Racing was in the main- pearing fast. It’s economics probably. Let’s face it never have we stream and we were respected. I am not sure what has gone seen the proliferation of powerful breeder owners that dominate wrong, but should we really be blaming alternative entertainment today. I’m not saying it is a bad thing. Without them we’d be in and social media?” trouble. But the days of growing the audience from a young age He suggests that stars like Lyle Hewitson, S’manga Khumalo, like I was fortunate to, appear to have gone for good. Maybe frac- Muzi Yeni and Aldo Domeyer are marketable commodities and tional ownership and syndicates are the way to go to bring back should be in the forefront of a revival strategy. the family man and bolster the middle market?” “Lyle is so eloquent. He is so talented. He is a walking billboard for horseracing. Bling and Muzi, as well as Aldo, are remarkable talents and real characters in their own right. We need to stop Stefan Garlicki - Riding High preaching to the converted and get our stars out there. My son Paul’s son Stefan is a chip off the old sporting block. He is – a mountain biker – was in GQ magazine. He was interviewed a professional mountain biker, a twice crowned SA Champi- on the Dan Nicholl Show. That reaches a wider audience. Gives on, World Cup racer and brand ambassador. When we met credibility to the sport. Gets people interested. Instead the only him at Connemara Stud on Heritage Day he was on crutch- time racing ever reaches the media mainstream is with bad news es and on the long road to recovery after a horror crash – animal cruelty or corporate sensation.” saw him hospitalised in Germany. The 27 year old sports Paul said that he felt that while it was no silver bullet, twilight star went down heavily during his seeding run at the iXS meetings at Durbanville with live music was also a way of creating Downhill Cup in Ilmenau, Germany, in August and broke his a respectable and desirable destination. femur/hip and suffered a bruised lung. Read more about “I read the Riaan van Reenen interview in Sporting Post. He has his life and achievements here made some really good points. Durbanville is a perfect venue. It has

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Summer Comes! Impressed! Harry The Gr3 Matchem Stakes, to be run over 1400m at Durbanville on Saturday 6 October, has seen 14 entries for the early Cape summer Grant Pritchard-Gordon of Badgers Leads opener. The prospective field includes Eric Sands’ boom unbeaten Bloodstock returned to his home Rainbow Bridge who has his first run as a 4yo after winning the base of Newmarket, UK, last Stats can be mislead- Winter Guineas and Winter Classic last term. Also in the possible Wednesday after assisting Kerry ing and out of sync starting line-up could be the Vaughan Marshall 2017 Cape Guineas Jack and John Kramer with the in- at times. But current winner Tap O’Noth, who has returned to the Cape after AS Champi- spection and approval of yearlings NHA log figures reflect ons Season multiple Gr1 placings. On the day, there is kid’s enter- for the 2019 Cape Premier Yearling that Milnerton-based tainment, a bring-and-braai, a potjiekos competion and the popular Sale. ‘Badger’, as he is known, Harold Crawford Jockeys Chase, featuring ‘Usain’ Domeyer. made some interesting observa- currently tops the tions about his two-week journey Cape trainer boards across the Cape and the Karoo on a winner srike-rate visiting a host of South Africa’s of 22.2%, beating the leading stud farms. Read more likes of Snaith Racing about his thoughts on on 20.5%. www.capethoroughbredsales.com

Climbing Everest Irish sprinter US Navy Flag arrived at the Canterbury Quarantine Centre on Sun- day ahead of the $13 million The Everest (1200m) at Royal Randwick on 13 October. The US-bred US Navy Flag (War Front-Misty For Me, by Galileo) was confirmed as Coolmore's representative in The Everest after Grant On Top The Right posting a comfortable front-running victory in the Gr1 July Cup Cape jockey Grant van Niekerk (1200m) at Newmarket last month. has swept all before him during his first month in Hong Way Kong but the co-leader of the With our own NHA cur- jockeys’ championship is yet rently in turmoil, the British Invincible Online! to notch a win at Happy Valley, Horseracing Authority recent- After nearly eight weeks of the BSA have announced that where he has six rides carded ly reported that its marketing 2018-19 racing season, Yarraman the catalogue for the 2018 on Wednesday. Fresh off a arm, Careers in Racing, has Park's high-profile sire I Am Invin- Ready To Run Sale is now Sha Tin double on Saturday, launched a new video to cible is still on top of the national online here. Traditionally Van Niekerk is quickly building display and promote the sire’s leader board with progeny one of South Africa’s most a name for himself, grabbing wide variety of jobs available earnings in excess of $2 million. In popular auctions, the rides for some of the top in racing. ‘Team Racing’ aims second spot is Arrowfield Stud's in- Ready To Run Sale is due trainers, including ten-time to showcase the varied ca- cumbent record-breaking two-time to take place this year at champion John Size. reer options that working in Champion Australian Sire Snitzel, the TBA complex in Ger- racing provides from all that while Darley's deceased shuttler & miston on 4 November, are involved throughout the Gr1 Dubai World Cup winner Street and will be held on the various stages of a racehors- Cry rounds out the same day as the Johan- es career to the roles on a top three. nesburg Mixed Sale. The racecourse that make a race- catalogue’s made up of day happen. The video will 111 well-bred 2yos. be used in targeted digital marketing campaigns as well as to a more widespread gen- eral audience and has been created to be an engaging, accessible and exciting way to promote working in racing. SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 27 september 2018 17

Black type results

fairview (poly) Friday, 21 September Rainfall last 7 days was 14mm, track condition posted as standard. There was a 25km SW cross-wind. The false rail was out 3m at the 400m mark. How horses performed in South Africa’s black type races, expressed in points based Walmer Handicap (NBT) R110 000 on the kind of races and how far behind the winner they finished. A full explanation of the point system and Raven Girl Flies the complete list of point earners is on the The Zimbabwe Oaks winner Raven Girl Sporting Post website. made short work of her opposition at her second start for Tara Laing in the Top Scorers for 2017/2018 Eastern Cape when she bounded clear to (complete season to 31 July 2018) win the R110 000 Walmer Handicap run horse age sex points races Raven Girl | Pauline Herman Photography Legal Eagle 6 c 284 4 over 1800m on the Fairview polytrack on Snowdance 3 f 264 6 Friday. Oh Susanna 3 f 242 4 Now racing in the champion blue and Raven Captain America 7 c 226 5 Coral Fever 5 c 194 4 white of her breeders Drakenstein Stud, Will Pays 6 c 190 5 the 4yo daughter of Philanthropist took Do It Again 3 c 176 5 to the all-weather like a duck to water, to About Attenborough 4 c 168 3 register her fifth career win. Nother Russia 5 f 154 4 Undercover Agent 3 c 154 3 She was trained in Zim by Bridget Sti- Eyes Wide Open 3 c 150 3 dolph and ridden to her major career Her! Tap O' Noth 3 c 124 3 success by Collen Storey, when owned by Surcharge 3 c 110 3 Drakenstein stallion Philanthropist Takingthepeace 3 f 100 2 Ryan Sherwood, Neil Evans, Scott Buchan Liege 5 c 100 1 and Bridget Stidolph. has enjoyed plenty of success in 2018, and the strapping son of Kris Sergeant Hardy 4 c 100 1 Sommerlied 4 f 95 2 Taking on a mixed bag of fillies and mares S was at it again in the Fairview on handicap terms, Raven Girl tracked Sail South 7 c 86 2 feature this past Friday. Soqrat 2 c 84 2 pacesetters Altitude and Smokey Affair, His daughter Raven Girl is no Fiorella 3 f 80 3 before drawing clear in the home straight Marinaresco 5 c 78 2 stranger to winning feature races, under Chase Maujean to score by 2,25 Wonderwall 3 c 76 3 with the filly’s previous triumphs lengths in a time of 109.97 secs, to give Let It Rain 5 c 75 2 including the Zimbabwe Oaks and It's My Turn 5 c 75 3 Tara Laing a double on the day. Silver Slipper. Trip To Heaven 6 c 75 2 Bred by Drakenstein Stud, the winner is a Hero's Honour 3 c 70 1 Her Gr3 Queens County Handicap daughter of Philanthropist (Kris S) out of Lobo's Legend 3 c 70 1 winning sire has enjoyed big race the Wolfhound mare, Bright Wolf. Redberry Lane 4 f 70 1 success in all of Canada, Hong Kong Van Halen 2 c 70 1 She has won 5 races with 2 places from and South Africa, and has two fillies Mighty High 2 f 70 1 12 starts. Stakes will be confirmed. Last Winter 4 c 70 2 on offer at the 2018 Johannesburg Return Flight 2 f 70 1 Walmer Handicap (NBT) 1800m Ready To Run Sale in November. Made To Conquer 4 c 62 2 Winner Raven Girl raced a bit wide early, settled in third just off the pace; took the lead 300m out; ran on well Runner-up Libra was handy just off the lead- Digest Diary ing trio; ran on, but no chance with winner Third finisher Rocksette raced second from last throughout; finished best of all Time: This was the fastest of the three rac- es run beyond sprints on the day, and looks Features To Come true run despite a messy beginning. We Sat 29 Sept Settlers Trophy (L) gave the third 69, which makes the winner and runner-up both 76. 2400m Durbanville 76 1 0.00 Raven Girl (11) 52.5 C Maujean 10/3 Sat 6 Oct Gr3 Matchem Stakes 4 ch f Philanthropist - Bright Wolf (Wolfhound) 76 2 2.25 Libra (2) 54.5 R Khathi 113/20 1400m Durbanville 4 b f Twice Over - Sleek ‘n Sassy (Captain Al) 69 3 2.75 Rocksette (8) 52.0 J Penny 11/1 4 b f Rock Of Rochelle - District Six(IRE) (Mujadil) Gr3 Diana Stakes 78 4 3.25 Smokey Affair (9) 57.5 L Mxothwa 4/1 67 5 3.75 Altitude (4) 53.0 R Munger 11/1 1400m Durbanville 65 6 3.85 Oasis Queen (7) 52.0 S Fortune 20/1 74 7 4.85 Weston (1) 57.0 C Zackey 13/1 68 8 5.60 So Enchanting (5) 55.0 T Gould 11/1 Gr2 Joburg Spring Ch. 70 9 5.70 Minds Eye (10) 56.0 M Thackeray 18/1 58 10 10.70 Another Night (3) 55.0 X Ndlovu 22/1 1450m Turffontein (I) 70 11 12.45 Queen Forever (6) 61.0 G Cheyne 31/4 Time: 109.97s (61.09s avg/1000m, or 59km/h) SP Total %: 116% Gr2 Joburg Spring F&M Ch. 1st T:T Laing O:Drakenstein Stud (Nom: Mrs G A Rupert) B:Drakenstein Stud 1450m Turffontein (I) SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 27 september 2018 18 here & elsewhere - Sarah WHitelaw Mill Reef - still a factor? The year 2018 marks 50 years since is also broodmare sire of inaugural the mighty Mill Reef was foaled. Sun Met winner Whisky Baron. One of history’s greatest racehors- Doyoun left behind the Gr1 winners es, the Never Bend sired bay won 12 Daylami and Kalanisi (both Breeders’ of 14 outings with his wins including Cup Turf winners), Margarula and the Epsom Derby, Prix de’L Arc De Manntari. Triomphe, Eclipse Stakes, Coro- While Kalanisi was a failure as a sire nation Cup, Prix Ganay, Dewhurst on the flat, his paternal half-brother Stakes and King George Vi And Daylami (while no star himself as a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Stakes. stallion) has made more of a mark as He was rated the fourth top Europe- a broodmare sire. The former Horse an racehorse in a survey conducted by Of The Year, whose brief stud career the Racing Post. in South Africa yielded the smart fillies Kalami (2nd Gr1 SA Fillies Classic) and Mill Reef overcame a potential fatal Mill Reef breakdown to become Champion Sire Super Elegant (Diana Stakes), is repre- twice in Britain with his numerous high Darshaan sire sons included champions sented at stud by sons Irish Derby winner class offspring including Epsom Derby win- Mark Of Esteem and Dalakhani –both of Grey Swallow and champion Voila Ici. ners Shirley Heights (1978) and Reference whom sired European classic winners. It is as a damsire that Daylami - a Point (1987). However, Mark Of Esteem (who like half-brother to the considerably better sire Also Champion Broodmare Sire in Britain Dalakhani is now retired from stud duties) Dalakhani - promises to feature in pedi- in 1995, Mill Reef’s progeny included eight has not left behind a significant sire son. grees in coming years however. He is dam- official champions and The Jockey Club Dalakhani, whose dual Breeders’ Cup Turf sire of Golden Slipper winning champion credit him with 63 stakes winners from winning son Conduit has failed to make a Pierro –Australia’s Leading Second Crop 394 foals (or an exceptional 16% percent mark at stud in Japan and is now a Nation- Sire of 2017-2018. The Coolmore based of Mill Reef foals were black type win- al Hunt sire in Ireland, does have Reliable Pierro appears one of Australia’s rising sire ners). His classic winners included Shirley Man to his credit, with the latter both stars, with his first crop having produced Heights and Reference Point, Doyoun Champion First Crop Sire in Germany and five Group winners headed by the Australi- (2000 Guineas), Acamas (French Derby), fifth leading First Crop sire in New Zealand an classic winners Levendi and Pinot. Wassl (Irish 2000 Guineas), Paris Royal back in 2016-2017. However, Reliable Man Other notable performers out of Dayla- (Italian Oaks) and Fairy Footsteps (1000 is yet to sire a Gr1 winner and he needs to mi mares include Italian champion Hero Guineas), while Mill Reef son Lashkari do more to feature as a viable contender Look, Gr1 Prix Morny winning sire Arcano, making history by winning the very first to carry on the Mill Reef male line. multiple graded stakes winner Suffused, running of the Breeders’ Cup Turf. Shirley Heights’ short-lived son Elegant 2018 Gr1 Prix Maurice De Gheest runner Remarkably, Mill Reef enjoyed a major Air threw multiple champion German sire up James Garfield, and 2018 Gr3 Derrin- Derby double in 1978 with Shirley Heights Dashing Blade – himself sire of, among stown Derby Trial winner and Investec and Acamas emerging from his 1975 crop others, current German sire success Lord Derby runner Hazapour. and it is hard to wonder what else he may Of England. Rather telling perhaps, Weatherbys have achieved given a longer stud career. However, it is Shirley Heights son Deploy Stallion Book online officially lists just six But what of his influence today? who appears likely to feature in pedigrees stallions for 2018 descended in male line for years to come. His Italian Oaks winning from this truly exceptional stallion, with the The last descendant of Mill Reef to garner daughter Zomaradah is the dam of triple sextet including the National Hunt stallions a major sires title (on the flat anyway) was Gr1 winner and exceptional sire Dubawi Kalanisi, Robin Des Champs and the latter’s French Derby winner Reliable Man, who (who has been represented by five Gr1 son Cokoriko. However, while the Mill Reef was Germany’s Leading First Crop Sire of winners this year and who is sire of Gr1 male line appears in jeopardy, inbreeding to 2017. producing sires Poet’s Voice and Makfi). the great champion has produced a good Shirley Heights was by far his best sire Lashkari, while a poor sire, is broodmare number of high class gallopers including son, leaving behind Derby winners Slip sire of Derby/Arc winner Sinndar, whose Gr1 winners Alinghi, Ave, 2018 dual Gr1 Anchor and Darshaan, with the latter triple Arc runner up son Youmzain was winner Benbatl and Elm Park. becoming a Champion Sire in France and responsible for 2016 Gr1 Beverly D Stakes Mill Reef, broodmare sire of former outstanding broodmare sire. winner Sea Calisi . Sinndar is also enjoying leading New Zealand sire Pentire, is also While Slip Anchor (whose progeny in- ongoing success as a broodmare sire and found in the pedigrees of several impor- cluded the great racemare User Friendly) is already damsire of the classic winners tant sires notably Oasis Dream, Dubawi as failed to make an impact as a sire of sires, Trading Leather, Encke and Flotilla. Sinndar well as emerging sire star Kingman.

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Vale Clive Gardner KZN Honour Their Stars Bloodstock South Africa were sad to The KZN Breeders Awards takes place learn of the passing of world-renowned this year at Fordoun on 1 December. The holiday province has had a great year auctioneer Clive Gardner recently. The Sporting Post invites Clive, who had previously been involved once again, producing two Gr1 winners with many BSA sales, passed away on breeders to submit in the season with Takingthepeace excel- Monday night at the age of 71. He had re- colour photographs of new foals ling to take two legs of the Triple Tiara mained active on the rostrum until shortly for possible publication on our and placing in the final leg. before his sad passing. various platforms. She will be aimed at the Gr1 Summer A popular face at many National Yearling Please email Cup, taking place in Johannesburg on Sales, he acquired international fame [email protected] the same day as the Awards – a positive and recognition when a guest auctioneer and kindly include breeding, omen, as in the previous years Dance- at the Goffs Orby and November Sales birthdate and sex. withthedevil completed the double of the between 1981 and 2012. Summer Cup win and took home her own Among the many to pay tribute to Clive Any additional information and numerous awards of her year! Gardner were Goffs’ Group’s Henry Beeby, titbits are welcome. The Scribante’s young Piemonte Stud are who described the late auctioneer as a The photographer’s name may dominant in the juvenile categories, while “wonderful friend and character.” also be included, young KZN sire Crusade produced nominees Bloodstock South Africa would like to if applicable. Stakes Winners Alfeo and Covered In Snow. send out condolences to Clive’s family and Summerhill, who continue to nip at the his numerous friends –he will be missed! heels of the national breeding title and won the provincial leading breeders title at Greyville a few weeks ago, had an exception- al season, producing two Gr1 winners, never To Advertise an easy task for any breeder and from a The Right Path contact Kiki 082 878 2231 variety of stallions including Kahal, Await The Irish Champion Pathfork, who is [email protected] Dawn, Visionaire, Trippi and Admire Main. standing at Sandown Stud in 2018, Clifton Stud, who stand Crusade and looks to have a very exciting prospect Mambo In Seattle, are represented by Born on his hands. The Johan Janse Van A Bully. KZN Breeders and international Vuuren trained Mighty High won breeding heavyweights Shadwell Stud have an Assessment Plate over 1200m at Phumelela Shareprice their Just As Well son out of the impecca- Turffontein on Monday. date close high low volume bly-bred Modraj in the stayers catagory. Bred by Maine Chance Farms, 26Sep 1359 1360 1306 2,870 The half-brother to Dubai winner Alareef Mighty High is now unbeaten in three 25Sep 1360 1360 1345 4,715 descends from the immediate damline of starts and stamped herself a filly out of 21Sep 1306 1310 1306 907 Urban Sea, featuring Galileo and Sea The 20Sep 1305 1340 1305 6,614 the top drawer when she won the Gr1 Stars amongst others. Another is the smart 19Sep 1340 1360 1340 7,230 Seerite, who came so close to emulating his Allan Robertson Championship, over 18Sep 1340 1340 1319 21,897 subsequent Golden Slipper winner 17Sep 1344 1344 1325 949 Fastnet Rock sire Curved Ball when going Celtic Sea, last season. 14Sep 1285 1285 1285 0 down a nose in the Gr2 Dingaans for Bush Out of the Shamardal mare Bold 13Sep 1285 1285 1285 0 Hill Stud. Scott Bros are represented by Nimph, Mighty High was a 12Sep 1285 1285 1280 40,762 previous year winner Matador Man, whilst R120 000 buy from the 2017 National 11Sep 1280 1280 1280 5 St John Gray is never far with nominees Yearling Sale. 10Sep 1325 1326 1325 28,087 almost every year – this year, he has Gr2 07Sep 1325 1325 1325 22,292 winner Ronnie’s Candy and Dawn Assault. View the nomiees here SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 27 september 2018 20

Leading breeders by Stakes season 2018/2019 • 1 August - 24 September 2018 Stakes Breeder rnrs AEPR runs wnrs wns wnr/ SW SW SW/ plcs plc/ SP top earner with stakes Hear rnr% wnrs wns wnr% rns% & % of total stakes 2,946,539 Summerhill Stud 181 16,279 326 32 38 18% 0 0 0% 82 25% 0 Come The Day 172,500 6% 2,863,738 Klawervlei Stud 192 14,915 329 30 32 16% 0 0 0% 102 31% 0 Second Request 152,250 5% 2,201,213 Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein 109 20,195 177 25 28 23% 0 0 0% 55 31% 0 Puget Sound 176,950 8% 1,236,262 Drakenstein Stud 57 21,689 92 13 13 23% 1 1 8% 29 32% 1 Chimichuri Run 156,250 13% Thunder 1,217,288 Varsfontein Stud 48 25,360 81 15 16 31% 0 0 0% 22 27% 0 Duke Of Spin 114,500 9% 1,035,425 Highlands 78 13,275 142 9 9 12% 0 0 0% 42 30% 0 Dawnbreaker 72,875 7% 845,200 Scott Bros 79 10,699 143 8 8 10% 0 0 0% 36 25% 1 Double ‘O’ Eight 75,600 9% 781,912 Maine Chance 67 11,670 97 10 10 15% 0 0 0% 18 19% 0 Penny Royal 79,875 10% 776,162 Moutonshoek 64 12,128 115 7 7 11% 0 0 0% 37 32% 0 Mambo Model 80,300 10% 775,875 La Plaisance Stud 43 18,044 62 6 7 14% 1 1 17% 27 44% 0 Pleasedtomeetyou 143,750 19% 763,400 Hemel ‘n Aarde Stud 64 11,928 109 7 7 11% 0 0 0% 34 31% 0 Dodgy Itie 125,000 16% 728,687 Favour Stud 52 14,013 95 7 7 13% 0 0 0% 29 31% 0 Tribal Fusion 96,525 13% 711,763 Lammerskraal Stud 36 19,771 49 9 9 25% 0 0 0% 17 35% 0 Iditarod Trail 80,075 11% 596,775 Gary Player Stud 46 12,973 95 7 7 15% 0 0 0% 25 26% 0 Rockstar Child 97,375 16% 594,200 Normandy Stud 33 18,006 57 6 6 18% 0 0 0% 24 42% 0 Carlas Mambo 74,000 12% 589,337 Rosedene Stud 42 14,032 78 6 7 14% 0 0 0% 23 29% 0 London Knight 116,050 20% 566,100 Cheveley Stud 33 17,155 52 7 7 21% 0 0 0% 18 35% 0 Secret Captain 72,900 13%

Leading SIREs by Stakes season 2018/2019 • 1 August - 24 September 2018 Highlands Stud part of 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 Ridgemont’s young sire 1,962,512 Var 94 20,878 165 22 24 23% 0 0 0% 56 34% 1 Red Mars 127,225 6% Rafeef’s (Redoute’s Choice) 1,694,363 Silvano 95 17,835 147 20 20 21% 1 1 5% 50 34% 0 Konkola 93,750 6% 1,536,537 Gimmethegreenlight 84 18,292 133 18 19 21% 0 0 0% 41 31% 0 Empire Rising 103,750 7% first foals have arrived 1,500,076 Querari 59 25,425 91 16 21 27% 1 1 6% 24 26% 0 Angel’s Trumpet 154,750 10% 1,392,350 Trippi 61 22,825 99 14 14 23% 1 1 7% 32 32% 0 Chimichuri Run 156,250 11% to rave reviews and the 1,357,037 *Sail From Seattle 77 17,624 124 17 18 22% 0 0 0% 31 25% 0 Puget Sound 176,950 13% Highveld Champion gained 1,316,675 Judpot 59 22,317 102 17 17 29% 0 0 0% 33 32% 0 Dieci 86,625 7% 1,264,125 Mambo In Seattle 64 19,752 117 13 13 20% 0 0 0% 49 42% 0 Rockstar Child 97,375 8% an update to his smart 1,201,487 *Captain Al 66 18,204 99 13 13 20% 0 0 0% 42 42% 1 Penny Royal 79,875 7% 1,181,738 Seventh Rock 57 20,732 107 14 14 25% 0 0 0% 33 31% 0 Gimme Hope Johanna 114,400 10% pedigree when his close 1,105,275 Pathfork 52 21,255 93 10 12 19% 0 0 0% 31 33% 0 Gorgeous Guest 145,000 13% relative Wendylle (Twice 1,066,850 Dynasty 64 16,670 105 13 13 20% 0 0 0% 28 27% 0 Shogun 72,500 7% 1,003,475 Oratorio 67 14,977 106 10 10 15% 0 0 0% 42 40% 0 Tuulikki 85,525 9% Over) got off the mark at 856,925 Philanthropist 66 12,984 120 10 10 15% 0 0 0% 32 27% 0 Raven Girl 76,250 9% 838,637 Ideal World 51 16,444 89 9 10 18% 0 0 0% 25 28% 0 Mangrove 109,375 13% Greyville yesterday. 786,012 Elusive Fort 61 12,885 107 8 8 13% 0 0 0% 31 29% 1 Elusive Wolf 82,600 11% A R380 000 buy from 784,113 Crusade 47 16,683 87 7 8 15% 0 0 0% 26 30% 0 Bullsade 110,625 14% the 2017 Klawervlei Farm Sale who was later sold Leading SIREs of 3yo’s by Stakes season 2018/2019 • 1 August - 24 September 2018 Stakes Sire rnrs AEPR runs wnrs wns wnr/ SW SW SW/ plcs plc/ SP top earner with stakes for R210 000 at the 2018 rnr% wnrs wns wnr% rns% & % of total stakes Super Sale, he is the 867,450 Var 32 27,108 51 11 11 34% 0 0 0% 19 37% 1 Rule The Night 95,387 11% 775,088 Querari 22 35,231 35 9 12 41% 1 1 11% 11 31% 0 Pleasedtomeetyou 143,750 19% second winner produced 624,650 Judpot 25 24,986 39 8 8 32% 0 0 0% 11 28% 0 Dieci 86,625 14% by the winning Al Mufti 540,900 *Sail From Seattle 33 16,391 49 7 7 21% 0 0 0% 13 27% 0 Driven Force 65,625 12% 512,375 Trippi 12 42,698 19 5 5 42% 1 1 20% 9 47% 0 Chimichuri Run 156,250 30% mare Silver Candle. The 503,063 Seventh Rock 25 20,123 46 7 7 28% 0 0 0% 10 22% 0 Rock A Roll Dancer 78,375 16% 495,388 Master Of My Fate 31 15,980 48 3 4 10% 0 0 0% 19 40% 0 Lickerio 111,875 23% latter is a half-sister to 473,500 Philanthropist 34 13,926 58 6 6 18% 0 0 0% 13 22% 0 Vivir 74,700 16% seven winners, notably 438,912 Elusive Fort 31 14,158 48 5 5 16% 0 0 0% 10 21% 1 Elusive Trader 80,000 18% 437,625 Gimmethegreenlight 25 17,505 32 6 6 24% 0 0 0% 14 44% 0 A Little Luck 59,375 14% National Colour, South 383,900 Oratorio 25 15,356 40 4 4 16% 0 0 0% 18 45% 0 Operetta 60,650 16% 383,500 Dynasty 18 21,306 24 6 6 33% 0 0 0% 5 21% 0 Thanksgiving 70,875 18% Africa’s Joint Horse Of The 366,950 What A Winter 31 11,837 46 5 5 16% 0 0 0% 14 30% 0 Tasunke 57,575 16% Year in 2006, and dam 339,475 Twice Over 31 10,951 45 2 3 6% 0 0 0% 14 31% 0 Second Request 152,250 45% 332,800 Pathfork 19 17,516 36 2 2 11% 0 0 0% 16 44% 0 Viking Trail 84,825 25% of both Equus Champi- on, and Gr1 SA Nursery with 10 or more rnrs Leading SIREs by aepr season 2018/2019 • 1 August - 24 September 2018 winner, Mustaaqeem and Stakes Sire rnrs AEPR runs wnrs wns wnr/ SW SW SW/ plcs plc/ SP top earner with stakes the latter’s Gr1 winning rnr% wnrs wns wnr% rns% & % of total stakes full-brother Rafeef. 552,400 Traffic Guard 21 26,305 39 7 7 33% 0 0 0% 12 31% 0 Patrol Officer 78,375 14% 1,500,076 Querari 59 25,425 91 16 21 27% 1 1 6% 24 26% 0 Angel’s Trumpet 154,750 10% National Colour, whose 712,526 *Await The Dawn 29 24,570 60 7 9 24% 0 0 0% 22 37% 0 Come The Day 172,500 24% 1,392,350 Trippi 61 22,825 99 14 14 23% 1 1 7% 32 32% 0 Chimichuri Run 156,250 11% eight wins included Gr1 1,316,675 Judpot 59 22,317 102 17 17 29% 0 0 0% 33 32% 0 Dieci 86,625 7% triumphs in all of the Mer- 260,275 *Royal Air Force 12 21,690 23 3 3 25% 0 0 0% 9 39% 0 Foxy Princess 58,300 22% 234,575 Ato 11 21,325 22 2 3 18% 0 0 0% 8 36% 0 Assisted Take Off 67,700 29% cury Sprint, Computaform 1,105,275 Pathfork 52 21,255 93 10 12 19% 0 0 0% 31 33% 0 Gorgeous Guest 145,000 13% 1,962,512 Var 94 20,878 165 22 24 23% 0 0 0% 56 34% 1 Red Mars 127,225 6% Sprint and South African 1,181,738 Seventh Rock 57 20,732 107 14 14 25% 0 0 0% 33 31% 0 Gimme Hope Johanna 114,400 10% Fillies Sprint, is out of 657,838 *Noordhoek Flyer 32 20,557 72 8 8 25% 0 0 0% 18 25% 0 Norland 82,288 13% 1,264,125 Mambo In Seattle 64 19,752 117 13 13 20% 0 0 0% 49 42% 0 Rockstar Child 97,375 8% Champagne Stakes winner 292,875 *King of Kings 15 19,525 32 4 4 27% 0 0 0% 7 22% 0 Purple And Gold 76,125 26% 349,425 *Gitano Hernando 18 19,413 38 5 5 28% 0 0 0% 6 16% 0 Rubyana 68,850 20% Rainbow Cake. 296,575 Noble Tune 16 18,536 30 4 4 25% 0 0 0% 7 23% 0 White Lightning 86,625 29% Rafeef won the 2017 Gr1 The FULL Statistics ONLINE http://www.sportingpost.co.za/horse-racing-statistics/ *Stallion dead or Retired **Stallion Not Standing in RSA Computaform Sprint and **Breeding operations not based in RSA - Statistics for Breeders & Sires reflect all earnings, incl. restricted races & handicap races 2017 Gr2 Hawaii Stakes. 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Leading TRAINERS by STAKES season 2018/2019 • 1 August - 24 September 2018 trainer rides wins win fav fav wfav 2nd 2nd 1st 1st stakes stks/ % % % % four four% rides Team SA J Snaith 166 30 18% 39 23% 49% 18 11% 88 53% 2,319,775 13,975 We pay tribute this week to three SG Tarry 124 19 15% 25 20% 32% 9 7% 54 44% 1,747,237 14,091 AC Greeff 155 20 13% 36 23% 31% 17 11% 62 40% 1,337,550 8,629 young men who took on the world MF de Kock 93 12 13% 20 22% 30% 17 18% 49 53% 1,316,937 14,161 in Singapore on Tuesday in the DR Drier 66 15 23% 17 26% 53% 7 11% 35 53% 1,193,050 18,077 DC Howells 96 10 10% 17 18% 35% 15 16% 48 50% 1,053,650 10,976 PGI Jockey Challenge at Kranji. All GB Puller 67 13 19% 6 9% 83% 6 9% 30 45% 996,750 14,877 GD Smith 158 12 8% 12 8% 17% 10 6% 61 39% 932,950 5,905 champions in their own right, Lyle PA Peter 88 10 11% 17 19% 29% 11 13% 35 40% 921,913 10,476 Hewitson (SA champion), Muzi Yeni GS Kotzen 94 9 10% 12 13% 17% 15 16% 39 41% 917,700 9,763 A Nel 70 9 13% 8 11% 25% 11 16% 39 56% 911,550 13,022 (Northern Cape Champion) and Y Bremner 109 11 10% 15 14% 27% 13 12% 45 41% 886,500 8,133 Proudly South African! T Laing 79 11 14% 8 10% 50% 8 10% 42 53% 838,875 10,619 Aldo Domeyer (Cape Champion) VH Marshall 77 10 13% 5 6% 60% 11 14% 35 45% 831,525 10,799 carried our flag with pride. While SD Gray 92 6 7% 4 4% 25% 9 10% 49 53% 825,475 8,973 BJ Crawford 66 9 14% 15 23% 33% 7 11% 40 61% 795,075 12,047 Australia walked off with the team JAJ v Vuuren 63 7 11% 8 13% 63% 11 17% 30 48% 789,687 12,535 C Bass-Robinson 102 7 7% 8 8% 13% 9 9% 43 42% 709,350 6,954 honours, pipping the UK, we had to be content with third, RR Magner 78 7 9% 5 6% 20% 4 5% 35 45% 656,501 8,417 ahead of Asia. But Domeyer produced a brilliantly timed GM Alexander 67 6 9% 4 6% 0% 9 13% 28 42% 638,650 9,532 T Spies 98 6 6% 6 6% 0% 11 11% 31 32% 633,861 6,468 finish to win the fourth race and secure the Victor Ludorum G v Zyl 29 7 24% 5 17% 40% 3 10% 20 69% 606,500 20,914 SB Kotzen 59 10 17% 7 12% 43% 6 10% 25 42% 600,050 10,170 title! OA Ferraris 45 6 13% 7 16% 43% 5 11% 22 49% 579,050 12,868 CE Erasmus 59 8 14% 2 3% 0% 3 5% 20 34% 577,901 9,795 Ashley Fortune 33 7 21% 12 36% 50% 7 21% 17 52% 573,650 17,383 Gunner Gadsby Leading jockeys by WINS The drought has been broken for season 2018/2019 • 1 August - 24 September 2018 KZN trainer Paul Gadsby and his jockey rides wins win fav fav wfav 2nd 2nd 1st 1st stakes stks/ % % % % four four% rides rather frustrating charge Gunner. M Yeni 292 35 12% 55 19% 22% 45 15% 152 52% 3,229,787 11,061 The son of Gimmethegreenlight R Fourie 85 28 33% 36 42% 53% 9 11% 59 69% 1,909,050 22,459 R Munger 219 27 12% 30 14% 27% 34 16% 112 51% 2,244,525 10,249 was a 25-1 upset winner of the Gr1 A Marcus 80 24 30% 50 63% 34% 14 18% 60 75% 2,016,450 25,206 Premier Champion Stakes in 2016, G Cheyne 102 21 21% 35 34% 31% 16 16% 62 61% 1,436,800 14,086 L J Ferraris 159 21 13% 23 14% 39% 18 11% 69 43% 1,989,975 12,516 but could not find the winner’s W Kennedy 223 20 9% 26 12% 27% 33 15% 107 48% 2,383,513 10,688 Paul Gadsby proves patience KS Sakayi 99 16 16% 6 6% 50% 6 6% 37 37% 1,164,400 11,762 pays enclosure for over two years there- M v Rensburg 106 14 13% 17 16% 29% 10 9% 48 45% 1,169,163 11,030 after. But after winning a mid-range A Domeyer 71 14 20% 19 27% 32% 10 14% 47 66% 1,069,350 15,061 L Mxothwa 74 14 19% 7 9% 43% 5 7% 31 42% 792,250 10,706 handicap at Greyville in August, he followed up at Greyville S Veale 73 12 16% 14 19% 50% 4 5% 28 38% 951,150 13,029 C Zackey 147 12 8% 14 10% 7% 20 14% 61 41% 1,306,674 8,889 yesterday with another win under Eric Ngwane. He seems D Schwarz 122 12 10% 7 6% 29% 9 7% 42 34% 1,053,088 8,632 to have found his niche on the all weather surface. A just S Khumalo 49 11 22% 9 18% 56% 9 18% 27 55% 1,008,612 20,584 C Maujean 145 11 8% 15 10% 33% 11 8% 54 37% 1,057,525 7,293 reward for patience and belief on the part of the connec- P Strydom 53 11 21% 11 21% 27% 5 9% 25 47% 853,588 16,105 K Zechner 117 11 9% 12 10% 17% 8 7% 39 33% 927,200 7,925 tions and trainer. K De Melo 112 11 10% 21 19% 29% 16 14% 53 47% 1,202,863 10,740 S Fortune 90 11 12% 4 4% 0% 1 1% 22 24% 611,775 6,798 R Danielson 65 9 14% 13 20% 54% 8 12% 37 57% 839,650 12,918 R Simons 78 9 12% 14 18% 36% 9 12% 43 55% 949,225 12,170 D Dillon 109 8 7% 4 4% 25% 15 14% 43 39% 868,050 7,964 The Guv & The Gav J Penny 156 8 5% 3 2% 33% 4 3% 35 22% 540,150 3,463 After a five month absence F Herholdt 103 7 7% 7 7% 29% 10 10% 34 33% 601,950 5,844 C Storey 91 7 8% 6 7% 50% 8 9% 30 33% 565,850 6,218 through injury, Gavin Lerena has bounced back quickly to winning ways and found the winner’s enclo- sure twice at Turffontein on Heritage Racing To Win Day to make it 7 in Gavin Lerena and a few weeks. The Geoff Woodruff are former SA cham- red hot pion’s association with trainer Geoff Woodruff has been the mainstay of his recovery – the pair boast a 57% win strike-rate currently and performed at 32% last term. This suggests that they are a duo to be with in the features that lie ahead.

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POMODORO (Jet Master) 2nd season sires – 3yo’s Jet Storm 3g (Catsun by Tale of the Cat) Turffontein 1 Maiden Plate 1200m (29/09) ATO (Royal Academy) Sparkling Gold 3g (Clear Gold by Royal Academy) Hey Jude 3g (Beyond Reproach by Muhtafal) Turffontein 2 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1200m (29/09) Greyville 1 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1200m (30/09) Shuckra 3g (Scented East by West Man) After The Order 3g (L’Orange by Rich Man’s Gold) Turffontein 8 Maiden Plate 1600m (29/09) Greyville 3 Maiden Plate 1400m (30/09) Fortuna Doro 3g (Fortunes Hand by Elliodor) Greyville 1 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1200m (30/09) DUKE OF MARMALADE (Danehill) Bon Maman 3g (White Wood Aster by Fort Wood) POTALA PALACE (Singspiel) Greyville 1 Maiden Plate (F&M)(Polytrack) 1400m (28/09) Ruby Joy 3g (Wine Dark Sea by Touch Gold) Fee Fi Foe Fum 3g (Frequent Flyer by Silvano) Fairview 1 Maiden Plate (F&M)(Polytrack) 1200m (28/09) Durbanville 2 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1250m (29/09) Saffinator 3g (San Remo by Dynasty) Orange Bitters 3g (Sangria Girl by Wolfhound) Turffontein 1 Maiden Plate 1200m (29/09) Durbanville 4 Maiden Plate 1600m (29/09) Dalai’s Promise 3g (Competitor by Tara’s Halls) Seville 3g (Valdivia by Var) Turffontein 6 Sophomore 1000 (3yo’s)(Non-Blacktype) 1000m Durbanville 4 Maiden Plate 1600m (29/09) (29/09) Palace Rose 3g (Stargazer Pink by Jallad) JACKSON (Dynasty) Targaryen Queen 3g (Howhighcanufly by JetM aster) Greyville 1 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1200m (30/09) Turffontein 2 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1200m (29/09) Copenhagen 3g (Sealed By Love by Spectrum) Water Spirit 3g (Undine by Western Winter) Greyville 3 Maiden Plate 1400m (30/09) Durbanville 3 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1600m (29/09) REDOUTE’S PROMISE (Redoute’s Choice) Lunico 3g (Conjurer by All Fired Up) MASTER OF MY FATE (Jet Master) Leanna 3g (Darrie by Captain Al) Turffontein 8 Maiden Plate 1600m (29/09) Greyville 1 Maiden Plate (F&M)(Polytrack) 1400m (28/09) THE ASSAYER (Galileo) Masterful 3g (Pure Glamour by Victory Moon) Flirty Girty 3g (Power Attraction by Dominion Royale) Fairview 2 MR 70 Handicap (Polytrack) 1200m (28/09) Turffontein 9 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1600m (29/09) Dirty Harry 3g (Americas Cup by Rich Man’s Gold) Greyville 2 Maiden Plate (Polytrack) 1900m (28/09) WHERE’S THAT TIGER (Storm Cat) Blush Scarlet 3g (Blushing Fairy by Jallad) Tiger’s Bond 3g (Miss Delish by Jallad) Durbanville 2 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1250m (29/09) Greyville 3 Maiden Plate 1400m (30/09) Lucille 3g (Lizabella by Sinndar) Durbanville 2 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1250m (29/09) Indi Anna 3g (Zahara by Argonaut) Durbanville 2 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1250m (29/09) Calls To Heaven 3g (Santiago by Fort Wood) Turffontein 8 Maiden Plate 1600m (29/09) Magic’s First 3g (Magic Smoke by Fort Wood) Turffontein 9 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1600m (29/09) Little Audrey 3g (She Wolff by Captain Al) Greyville 4 Maiden Plate 2200m (30/09) Master Of Melody 3g (Elodie by Silvano) Greyville 8 Maiden Plate 1600m (30/09)

NOBLE TUNE (Unbridled’s Song) Noble Leader 3g (Take The Lead by Al Mufti) Fairview 4 Maiden Plate (Polytrack) 1600m (28/09) SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 27 september 2018 23

Sports and Betting English Premier League Chelsea vs Liverpool | Saturday 29 September | Stamford Bridge | 18:30 Horses To Follow The biggest match of CAPTAIN AL the seventh round of the Premier League is a Rated (4f Platinum Princess by Rakeen) AR 84+ Penny Royal mouth-watering encounter MR90 Handicap Greyville poly (1400m) (21/9) you don’t want to miss! It’s This 4yo filly had raced seven times in Gauteng up to 1200m, the Blues battling the Reds, and tried 1400m for the first time here, first time polytrack, too. Maurizio Sarri up against Despite the small field of seven the pace was a good one, set Jurgen Klopp, Sarri-ball by runner-up Call Me Winter (Mark Khan), after Penny Royal against gegenpressing, it’s Chelsea versus Liverpool at Stamford (Anton Marcus) had briefly been in front right after the start – Bridge on Saturday. two riders with excellent sense of pace. Penny Royal seemed to Liverpool are top of the table after recording six wins in a row, relish the extra, recording a career-best rating. She’s half sister while Chelsea are two points behind in third place after failing to champion Princess Victoria and full sister to highclass sprint- to beat West Ham last weekend, drawing 0-0 at the London er Princess Royal, and on the evidence of this run might well be Stadium. able to earn black type over 14/1600m. The filly was a buy-back for R1.2 million at the NationalY earling Sale, which now looks to To catch up with Chadley Nagel previews click here have been a shrewd move. She’s likely to be better than rated. to win Chelsea 2/1 Winners Bred Abroad Draw 51/20 Liverpool 13/10 Knysna Rose (AUS) 5m Pluck - Attunga Rose(AUS) (Springsteen) Turffontein 2600m (20/09) Chelsea Chelsea will look to claim maximum points against the Reds on Saturday and will be confident of doing so, having won this Seventh Of June (AUS) 5g Starcraft - Fernande(AUS) (Galileo) fixture 1-0 last season thanks to an Olivier Giroud header. Turffontein 1600m (20/09) This will be a big game for Kepa Arrizabalaga, the world’s most expensive goalkeeper who joined from Athletic Bilbao Dreams Are Made (AUS) 4f Dream Ahead - Cangino(AUS) for £71 million. Many believe Liverpool’s Allisson was Sarri’s (Perugino) first choice as Thibaut Courtois’ replacement and the Spanish Greyville 1600m (21/09) shot stopper will want to prove that Chelsea made the right decision by showing faith in him. Apart from Henrikh Carmalita (AUS) 4f Commands - Chickitty Chick(AUS) (Tobougg) Mkhitaryan’s strike, Kepa is yet to really be tested in his first Turffontein 1200m (22/09) six Premier League games, but he will have his work cut out for him against the Reds. He will rely on solid performances from the centre-back pairing of David Luiz and Antonio Alyaasaat (AUS) 3c Dawn Approach - Yaasah(IRE) (Distant View) Rudiger. Turffontein 1600m (24/09) Marcos Alonso has been in sensational form for the Blues this season, with Sarri hailing him as arguably the world’s best left- back. Is Your Horse One To Follow? Liverpool Check the Notable Maiden Winners As difficult as it’s going to be for Chelsea, this will be arguably Liverpool’s toughest test in the Premier League so far. Yes, & Horses for the Notebook on this page they’ve played Tottenham at Wembley – running out 2-1 - see how promising the Sporting Post winners – but going to Stamford Bridge is one of the most daunting places to travel for any Premier League club. ability ratings (AR) say they are. Liverpool’s last away game in the Premier League last season was against Chelsea which they lost 1-0 courtesy of Giroud’s header and Klopp’s side will be out to avenge that defeat. The Reds have been brilliant on their travels this season, beating Crystal Palace, Leicester City and Spurs, scoring twice in each game. The Merseyside club will fancy their chances of getting a good result at Stamford Bridge on Saturday as they’ve managed to come away with some great results there in recent seasons. Before losing 1-0 there last season, the Reds were unbeaten in their previous three visits to Chelsea, winning twice.

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Clockwatching with Steve Furnish

Last Week’s Top Rated Speed Ratings winners incl...... won 9/2 Edge Of The Sun won 41/10 Marching To The Top Merlin From Berlin ...... won 4/1 Royal Kaitrina ...... won 71/20 Wynkelder won 61/20 A review of the week's best speedratings egacy ...... Cat’s L won 17/10 THINGS. Easy to back at 8/1 on the off, the Forty Days ...... won 16/10 alette ...... Smart Progression daughter of A P Arrow raced in midfield for La V won 11/10 Caliente ...... Scottsville 16 September most of the journey. She quickened well at the top of the straight and won going away The 4yo SOCRATES has been going from after striking the front 110m from home. strength to strength with each outing and Quickest home in the three 1400m races he again impressed when gaining his third was TOP SALUTE when registering her (Number of races run in each category shown in brackets) * Times taken by Clockwatcher career victory from just seven starts in the fourth career victory in the MR72 Handicap. faster of the two 1000m races, a MR80 Taken straight to the front by apprentice Scottsville (inside) 16 September Handicap. Equally at home setting the Lerena, the Main Aim filly led throughout. Penetrometer 23 – Going Good pace, or running on stoutly from off them, Course Variant 0,21s slow She was always clear and won without any 1000m (2) Socrates 56,32 Shane Humby’s charge made the running anxious moments by two and a quarter. 1200m (2) Edge Of The Sun 69,12 here. He found extra when challenged by There were a number of very comfortable 1400m (1) Tribal Fusion 82,17 CHANTYMAN 200m out, and with the rest victories on the afternoon, but none more 1600m (2) Pumpkin Queen 95,30 1800m (1) Cat’s Legacy 150,65 well beaten he went on to score comforta- so than that of RICH APPROVAL in the not bly by a length and a half. Flamingo Park 17 September so lucky last, a MR58 Handicap over 1400m. Going Standard Socrates’ stable companion TRIBAL Always handy in what soon became a very 1000m (1) Corrival 58,93 FUSION also won well on this card when strung out field, the 10/1 shot struck the 1300m (4) Wings N Things 79,64 registering his fifth career victory from 1400m (3) Top Salute 85,11 front 200m out and went on to score very 1800m (1) Assisted Take Off 113,10 just 14 starts in the MR90 Handicap over easily by six. 1400m. Lightly raced for a 6yo, this son of 2200m (1) Netherby Hall 148,24 Titbits The KZN raider ROYAL KAITRINA made it Durbanville 18 September Trippi won with total authority, and that two from two at the circuit when easily accounting Penetrometer 28 – Going Soft despite being burdened with 62,5kg. for her thirteen rivals in the MR65 Handicap. Course Variant: 3,51s slow In terms of distance the easiest victory 1250m (4) Canukeepitsecret 77,97 on the card was recorded by Sporting 1400m (2) Zeb 87,00 1600m (1) In The Jungle 99,76 Post’s generously priced top bet CAT’S Speedy Double Durbanville 18 September 2000m (1) Cedar Man 126,09 LEGACY. There was no real pace on in the Scottsville (inner) 19 September early part of the race and after initially rac- By just 1/100th of a second, the MR81 Penetrometer 23 – Going Good ing at the back, Anton Marcus took Cat’s Handicap won by the 3yo CANUKEEPITSE- Course Variant: 0,85s slow Legacy to the front 1000m out. He was CRET was the fastest of the four 1250m 1000m (1) Val-La-Ree 57,18 1200m (2) Wynkelder 68,21 always in command from there onwards, races at the country course on Wednesday. 1400m (2) Merlin From Berlin 83,67 and cruised clear in the home straight to Very tightly bunched throughout, Vaughan 1750m (1) Ella’s World 106,48 score by six and a half. Marshall’s charge quickened best of all 1950m (2) Duke Of Spin 119,99 Titbits Despite racing green, the newcomer when the race began in earnest. She struck Turffontein (inside) 20 September GENEREIGHT ran on well from the backend of the front 250m out and eased late won very Penetrometer 20 – Going Good Course Variant: 0,43s slow midfield when runner up in the maiden plate for cosily by two and three quarters. 3yo fillies over 1200m. 1000m (2) Palace chapel 59,23 Progressive PUMPKIN QUEEN had a ton in The bill topping MR88 Handicap was by 1450m (1) Big Bang Theory 89,28 hand when winning the MR81 Handicap for the far the faster of the two 1400m races and 1600m (1) Tammany Hall 110,97 girls going away by three. here the stable of Vaughan Marshall were 1800m (1) Seventh Of June 97,55 2000m (2) Nuntius Oratorion 127,70 again on the mark when ZEB registered his 2600m (1) Knysna Rose 168,85 Stamp Of Approval fifth career victory. Allowed to drift right out to 15/1 at the track, the son of Pathfork Flamingo Park 17 September raced second in what very quickly became a Horses worth following Four of the ten races in the Northern strung out field. He put his head in front as at their next few starts... Cape on Monday were run over 1300m they approached the 200m marker and won Gimme London (C Bass-Robinson) and stopping the clock in the fastest of Ilha Da Varlette (G Woodruff, Gauteng) well by a length from the staying on pace- Socrates (S Humby, KZN) these, a MR62 Handicap, was WINGS N maker SPECTRA FORCE. Tribal Fusion (S Humby KZN) SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 27 september 2018 25

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A maiden plate for the girls over A pinnacle stakes over 1200m topped the 400m marker and after quickly draw- 1250m had opened up proceedings and the bill and in a time 0,58 seconds faster ing clear he was eased in the latter stages here we saw a smart performance from than that of Francisco, the well-supported to score by a very deceiving 2,1 lengths. the well-supported newcomer GIMME WYNKELDER registered his fourth career The stable of Geoff Woodruff were also LONDON. Sent off second in the betting victory. Confidently ridden by Sean Veale, on the mark when the newcomer ILHA market at 26/10, Candice Bass-Robinson’s the son of Kahal raced in midfield for most DA VARLETTE got off the mark in the charge sat in midfield during the early of the journey. He quickened well when maiden plate for the girls over 1000m. part of the race. She ran on best of all given rein and under a well-judged ride he Taken straight to the front by Gavin Lere- over the final 400m and with the rest well struck the front 80m from home and won na, the Var filly led throughout. She found beaten she got up late to deny the fancied going away. Wynkelder is now unbeaten in extra when challenged by the odds on SKYE LANE. four starts over this course and distance. favourite 200m out and went on to score Titbits RIP IT UP and REDIAL both ran on well Titbits A runner up in her only previous out- with authority by a length and a half. from the rear when 1st & 3rd respectively in the ing, ELLA’S WORLD won the maiden plate over Titbits Supported into 6/1 from 16’s, COJIMA MR74 Handicap over 1250m. 1750m going away by five. led throughout, and was always in command when opening her account in the MR60 maiden handicap over 2000m. Four From Four First Three Home Scottsville 19 September Turffontein 20 September Top speed ratings A maiden plate over 1200m got pro- This was the meeting originally sched- for this weekend ceedings underway in Pietermaritzburg on uled to take place on the Vaal classic track. (Ratings shown have already been adjusted to Wednesday and here we saw a smart per- Surprisingly the quicker of the two maiden allocated weights) formance from the Dennis Drier trained plates over 1000m that got proceedings Fairview (fri) FRANCISCO. Well supported, as indeed underway was the work rider’s event in Race 1: (17) Countess Cantabria 7 he had been in each of his two previous which Paul Peter saddled the first three Race 2: (10) Armstrong’s Boy 40 outings, the Fort Wood gelding adopted home. The newcomer PALACE CHAPEL Race 3: (2) National Park 47 Race 4: (5) Finley Hill 27 a change of tactics here and set the pace. was the most fancied of his five runners Race 5: (11) Wemibono 44 He began to assert his authority going in the race and he was indeed first past Race 6: (2) Lunar Rush 73 through the 400m and despite being the post. In touch throughout, the 2/1 Race 7: (3) Sabbatical 76 Race 8: (10) Bikini Model 38 (EW) eased down late, he cruised in by five. favourite struck the front 150m out and Greyville (fri) Two maiden plates over 1400m fol- won going away from another newcomer Race 1: (8) Leanna 13 (NAP*) lowed and quickest home in these was in AMERICAN HUSTLE. Race 2: (6) Dirty Harry 11 MERLIN FROM BERLIN when winning the The only other distance to stage more Race 3: (2) Josephine Baker 7 Race 4: (3) Roman Courtesan 26 boy’s affair. Up with the speed through- than one race was 2000m where the fast- Race 5: (15) Eccellerate 39 out, Niklaas Van Wyk’s charge kept on er of the two low grade maiden handicaps Race 6: (7) Zeal And Zest 66 determinedly at the business end of the was the MR62 affair won by NUNTIUS Race 7: (2) Ronnie Rocket 50 Race 8: (5) Dunzie 25 race and just held on by a short head from ORATORION. Sent off a clear favourite at the newcomer CLOUDS OF WITNESS. The 21/10, Geoff Woodruff’s charge raced in Nap bets runner up had raced in the rear and was midfield during the early part of the race. * Fancied ** Strongly fancied *** Very strongly fancied flying late. He was ridden to lead as they approached SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 27 september 2018 26

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