Different – Very Different!

Wednesday 09 September 2020

EQUUS 2020 Different – very different!

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REQUIRED It’s old news that it’s been a very While it may lack a bit of the razzmatazz The show will be available to view different year so far. Between of the Montecasino show that we have FREE on www.tellytrack.com – just Covid-19 and Phumelela’s business become so accustomed to – even in the register online rescue, amongst other happenings, professionally capable hands of refresh- Equus was a 50-1 shot in the latter ing new hosts Neil Andrews and Nico While racing is not racing if there isn’t part of May. But this Sunday our Kritsiotis – there are a few upsides in this a minor aspect mired in controversy of annual accolades to the achievers format. Think about it - no need for those some sorts, the hundred percent ‘Cape will actually be broadcast at 19h30 ridiculous air kisses and fake smiles. free’ Equus judging panel of Alistair on Tellytrack, DStv 249. What a pleasure! Cohen, Andrew Harrison, Jack Milner,

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Ken Nicol and David Thiselton have Champion Two-year-old Filly The Horse of the Year will be selected hopefully applied their minds in optimal Anything Goes, Sentbydestiny, Vernichey from any of the winners in the equine fashion – even though we have our categories. The groom of the Horse thoughts on their bizarre scrapping of Champion Three-year-old Colt of the Year will be acknowledged for the stayers category. Golden Ducat, Got The Greenlight his contribution to the success of the winner. And a word to the organisers. Instead Champion Three-year-old Filly of offering to relaunch the media award Missisippi Burning, Summer Pudding Breeder Awards: in 2021 for the game’s dwindling news brigade, rather open your hearts and Champion Older Male Champion Stallion minds and talk to us and your Belgarion, Hawwaam, One World, stakeholders in a proactive and Rainbow Bridge, Vardy Champion Breeder transparent vein. That beats never saying anything, and then responding Champion Older Filly/Mare Champion Broodmare defensively in fifth amendment mode Celtic Sea, Clouds Unfold, Queen when somebody asks a perfectly sane Supreme, Ronnie’s Candy, Temple Grafin TBA will, in addition, be honouring the and logical question. outstanding South African breeder Champion Sprinter But we digress – let’s look at the Celtic Sea, Rivarine, Russet Air, Van Individual Awards: various categories and the illustrious Halen, Warrior’s Rest nominees: Champion Apprentice Champion Miler Equine categories: Hawwaam, Rainbow Bridge, Vardy Champion Jockey

Champion Two-year-old Colt Champion Middle Distance Champion Trainer Erik the Red, Mount Pleasant, Belgarion, Gold Ducat, Got the Nourbese, Tempting Fate Greenlight, Hawwaam, One World, Champion Owner Rainbow Bridge, Summer Pudding

Equus nominee Celtic Sea Candiese Lenferna

HAVE YOUR SAY! The Sporting Post is running a poll where readers can vote on their choice as SA Horse Of The Year.

Click here for more 4 WSB Gold Cup winner Paths Of Victory

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STAYERSThe decision by the Equus panel Gold VaseTOLD and the Gold Cup byTO Noble Tune’s son GO Paths Of to drop the Champion Stayers was won by three different Victory with an heroic award for the past season is horses, surely the panel could front-running performance. another body blow to the head have found a standout in the of the poor cousin of the SA collective of the 25 odd staying Surely that deserved at the very racing ranks, the longhaulers. features within the period under least, a nomination to the stayers review? category? Earlier this century, the stayers award was split between the There is only one staying Gr1 on His owner Mario Ferreira is one sexes, but we cannot recall a the programme – the SA Derby, of our biggest patrons. Be lovely time when a category was and that is restricted to 3yo’s. to hear what he said when his summararily dropped just Racing Manager Des Gonsalves because it was felt that there It was won by longshot Out Of told him that Paths Of Victory is was no outright deserving Your League who beat stakes not even an Equus nominee. winner. That’s a cop out. winner Shango and subsequent Durban July runner-up , and a Because the category has been By implication, the decision then horse fancied by many to be dumped. surely suggests that every other crowned SA Horse Of The Year, category clearly displays an Got The Greenlight. The Gr2 Cape Summer Stayers ‘outright deserving winner’? We on Met day was won by all know the answer to that. Then the Gold Cup is another Oratorio’s tough as teak good starting point to find more daughter Snapscan. She It goes without saying that while nominees. deserved a nomination. There some years are naturally more are no cheques being dished vintage than others, this has Our 21st century history shows out, but the acknowledgement been a topsy turvy season to that 45% of Gold Cup winners go makes a difference to the beat all others and even if the on to become Champion Stayer. breeders and the owners, for a traditional unofficial stayers triple start. crown of the Gold Bowl, the The centennial running was won

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Leading owner Mario Ferreira’s Ngozi. The end-to-end winner of scrapped the category. But there recentJUST WSB Gold Cup winner SouthCHILLING Africa’s premier staying is nothing that motivates a fighter Paths Of Victory is seen race sadly won’t enjoy the like a kick of sand in the face. So enjoying his well-deserved break honour of seeing his name on watch this space! at a farm near Summerveld the Equus Awards nomination under the caring eye of Bonga lists as the powers-that-be have

6 Royal Treatment For A Royal Guest!v Gr1 Daily News 2000 winner & Vodacom Durban July runner-up Got The Greenlight enjoyed his break with us

‘Got The Greenlight’s condition is a testimony to the dedication and outstanding care during his well deserved vacation with Jodi and Sue Peters. It is support services like theirs that make us trainers look good! The regular photo's and updates – they are simply professional and caring people who love what they are doing. I cannot thank them enough and Got The Greenlight is back in light work and loving life’ – Joey Soma

Get in touch now for pricing & information7 071 171 7502 www.precentorplace.co.za Miss Florida (Luke Ferraris) is led in by Justin Snaith and Nic Jonsson after her Gr1 victory

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Miss Florida on the farm

The beautifully-bred 2019 Gr1 Allan progeny have already earned over $22 out giving weight away in a variety of Robertson Championship winner million in stakes. features against the best. and Cape Champion Juvenile filly of her year, Miss Florida has joined the Miss Florida became the 20th Gr1 winner She has the blood and the character, powerful Ridgemont Highlands sired by deceased multiple champion and brings that time proven Captain broodmare band and will visit the Captain Al (Al Mufti) when she Al x Trippi cross to the table. I have no top farm’s multiple Gr1 winner maintained her unbeaten status to doubt that if she imparts half her heart Canford Cliffs this season. clinch the spoils in a rousing finish to the to her offspring, then the Ridgemont prestigious 2019 Gr1 Alan Robertson Highlands team have some exciting Raced by leading owner Nic Jonsson Championship during the SA Champions times to look forward to. We will be under the Snaith Racing banner, Miss Season on the East Coast. following her progress with interest Florida’s acquisition by the Ridgemont and we wish them well. She is genuine Highlands team will further bolster the Her dual SA champion trainer Justin class,” added Snaith. champion nursery’s elite broodmare Snaith told the Sporting Post on band, and the daughter of champion Wednesday that Miss Florida had shown Miss Florida is the first foal of the five sire Captain Al joins an illustrious list of ‘huge potential’ early on in her career. time winning, and stakes placed Trippi ladies to visit the international stakes mare, Diva’s Daughter. Miss Florida’s producing Canford Cliffs, whose highly “As it has proven in the case of many fourth dam, Lover’s Rose, also ranks anticipated first SA-bred yearlings will exciting young fillies, the merit rating as the fourth dam of outstanding go through the ring in 2021. penalty that she was lumbered with when racemare Atlantic Jewel, a winner of 10 winning that Gr1 early on at of only 11 starts, and also Gr1 MRC An extraordinarily talented winner of Hollywoodbets Scottsville put her on the Thousand Guineas winner five Gr1 races in a row, Canford Cliffs’ back foot. But she always ran her heart Commanding Jewel.

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Sabina’s Dynasty first foal by Canford Cliffs - exceptional!

“As an established stakes winner Ridgemont Highlands’ Craig Kieswetter. 2008-2009), Takingthepeace (Gr1 producing sire in both hemispheres, South African Fillies Classic winner), Canford Cliffs is getting the quality of He confirmed that they have been very Sabina’s Dynasty (Gr2 Gerald mare support in South Africa that befits active in supporting Canford Cliffs with Rosenberg Stakes winner), and his status and he stamps his progeny black type mares since his arrival in Crimson Blossom (Gr3 Kenilworth Final with athleticism and quality. We have South Africa and this season was no Fling Stakes winner plus the mother of been extremely progressive as a farm different. Dynasty’s Blossom) will visit Canford at improving our broodmare band and Cliffs this season, along with forty other the acquisition of Miss Florida among “Just some of the big names include black type mares. We are very excited others shows the intent we have at Front And Centre (Gr1 Cape Fillies with the progeny he is throwing and we breeding the best with the best. A Gr1 Guineas winner), Nastergal (Gr3 will continue to support him with winning Captain Al mare is gold dust Kenilworth Champagne Stakes high-class blood and thank breeders for any farm in this country and she will winner), Dancer’s Daughter (multiple for their support,” added Craig visit Canford Cliffs this season,” said Gr1 winner and Champion Older Female Kieswetter.

10 Gin Fizz (Callan Murray) holds off Dancing Queen (Gavin Lerena) JC Photos

FIZZ EARNS HER Multiple Champion Trainer Mike While De Kock, who saddled three said De Kock, who added that his de Kock spared no daggers in his winners100 to that point, thought Callan charge would no doubt be stopped in disdain for the NHRA handicappers Murray rode a good race, he was her tracks again by the NHRA suits. after his smart Soft Falling Rain emphatic that Gin Vizz (highest lifetime filly Gin Fizz held on to win the MR 110) who runs off a 98, had been Gin Fizz was bred by Wilgerbosdrift/ non black-type R80 000 The Lady’s badly treated. Mauritzfontein, and is a daughter of Stakes on the Turffontein inside track the late National Assembly stallion Soft on Saturday. “She is another example of a victim of the Falling Rain out of the graded stakes handicappers being overzealous. She winner Espumanti. The 4yo was given a confident and was given a 9 pound penalty for being uncomplicated ride over the 1200m beaten last season and she has taken She has won 3 races with 8 places from from the front by Ridgemont-Highlands nine runs to catch up. The trainers are 15 starts for stakes of R416 375. jockey Callan Murray, who kept his left to answer to the owners every time. mount going to thwart a determined The handicapper gave Gin Fizz a rating challenge from Gavin Lerena on The handicappers have no idea of the of 100. Dancing Queen. pressure they are putting us under. Thank goodness Mary Slack is a patient owner,”

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New owner The Fort Stud

Sire-of-Sire Sold for US$3-million as a foal Timeform 115 at 2

Notable Progeny

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

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

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

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The racing communication attitude The new man at the helm is Bradley ship at this level, with no apparent machine needs a radical upgrade if Ralph, concern for those being led? How is we are going to get through the next this a secret? Is there anyone at the five years. When a racing operator Having served on the Racing Trust and top who doesn’t know, and is there proudly allocates the new the Council of the Thoroughbred anyone at the bottom that anyone has Chairman’s parking bay but simply Breeders’ Association of South Africa, the bothered to tell. It speaks volumes, fails to say a word to stakeholders or new KR Chairman is well known in racing and not any of it good. Joe Public for weeks on end about and breeding circles. the new man, then something is very It doesn’t seem right to treat all the wrong. He is Standard Bank’s Head of Retail people who have invested their money, Banking Enablement and is a seasoned interest, passion and time into a sport A few weeks ago, the remaining half of banker having been in Retail Banking for that is teetering as if they know nothing the Kenilworth Racing Chairmen duo, 20 years. and that the ‘board rooms’ know it all. Mr Mark Currie resigned - or whatever Chairmen do. Mr Ralph may be somewhat puzzled by Hindsight shows clearly that a lack of an extreme lack of acknowledgement – accountability and communication is a It’s a small factual thing, with big impli- bar the allocation of his parking bay – for fail for us. cations. Interesting, but then no news a rather prestigious post to anyone who is anywhere. in racing. How many Chairman of racing We welcome Mr Ralph and hope that clubs can there be after all? he can engineer a change of mindset One gets a sense of deja vu – like when from the shoddy ‘racing way’ – and the first half of the Kenilworth Chair, Is this the way for an entity to behave inspires the transparency and passion Mr Robert Bloomberg, also resigned, that inspires trust – or is this the normal, that is so desperately needed. and he had to practically pen his own cavalier and non accountable behaviour ‘goodbye and thanks for coming’ press we should just call ‘the racing way’? release. How can there be a changing of leader-

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Future star - Vercingetorix x Bambina Stripes filly

The foaling season is well under way at the scenic Avontuur Estate on the R44 outside of Somerset West and General Manager Pippa Mickleburgh tells us that they will be planning their ever popular ‘Mares & Foals Walk’ soon.

Just follow @AvontuurEstate on their social media platforms for news of upcoming events. STARS AND The exciting addition of Talk Of The Town (Var) to their time-proven stallion roster of Var and Oratorio, has meant that the covering season got off to a flyer on 1 September.

Pippa also sent us this pic of a beautiful filly born at Avontuur on 22 August to their Gr1 winning Argentinian-bred daughter of Equal Stripes, Bambina Stripes. The chestnut is by Maine Chance’s exciting Silvano sire STRIPES! Vercingetorix, leading freshman sire in SA in 2019 and an international winning Equus Champion.

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J C Photos Plenty Of Merit Winter Five The Mike and Adam Azzies-trained Bohica has had Drakenstein stallion What A Winter, who sired a his rating raised from 105 to 109 after he trio of Gr1 winners last season, enjoyed another overcame a wide draw and being carried wide on fine weekend when the triple Equus Champion the turn to win the Listed Spring Spree Stakes over produced five individual winners. South Africa’s 1200m on the Turffontein inside track on Leading First Season Sire Of 2016-2017, What A Saturday. The NHRA Handicappers felt that 3rd Winter could also be set for Equus Awards success placed Rebel’s Champ was the best line horse to on Sunday, with his daughter Clouds Unfold use and accordingly his rating remains unchanged nominated for the Champion Older Filly/Mare on 118. Award, and sons Russet Air and Warrior’s Rest both nominated for the Champion Sprinter award. Chase Liebenberg Purrring! Greg Cheyne was clearly impressed with his sponsors Ridgemont Highlands’ home-bred Kitty Kat Chat, who won easily on debut at Durbanville on Tuesday. Trained by Brett Crawford, Kitty Cat Chat ran out an easy winner of the 1250m fillies and mares maiden. She was foaled in Australia and is the first born of New Zealand bred Singapore stakes-winner Whats New Pussycat, a half-sister by Fast ‘n’ Famous to stakes-winner Seaway. Whats New Pussycat was exported to Ireland last year along with her second foal, a filly by Maurice (Jpn). Kitty Cat Chat is the first winner in South Africa for Vinery Stud’s young sire Press Statement, who stands this spring at a fee of A$13,750. Aussies Review Crop Racing Victoria has announced that it is seeking national action on whip reform in Australian racing prior to the end of 2020. They are of the view that a new framework is required to transition the industry to an ultimate prohibition on the use of the whip for purposes other than to protect the safety of horses and jockeys. The current Australian Rules of Racing permit the use of the whip a maximum of five times in non-consecutive strides prior to the 100m mark, and at the rider’s discretion in the final 100m of a race where its use in consecutive strides is permitted. 16 SNIPPETS v

Princess Perfect The Sorrento Stud based Louis The King looks to have come up with another promising winner in his first crop in the form of Louis Gem. The latter, his first-born filly, made a winning debut at Turffontein last Thursday afternoon, when scoring for trainer Mike de Kock and owner-breeder LTK Racing & Two Different Breeding. Out of the Fort Wood mare Hope Downs, Louis Gem is the second winner for Louis The King, following Worlds Somerset 1200 runner up Matthew The King. Louis The King won the South Separated by about 12 hours in time, and African Triple Crown at three and the 12958km in distance, both Churchill Downs Gr1 Summer Cup the following year. racecourse in Louisville and Sha Tin racecourse in Hong Kong had significant reasons to celebrate over the weekend. The Kentucky Derby meeting, like the Melbourne Cup in Australia – a sure-fire big betting day – saw gambling turnover plummet by half. The 49.8% drop for ‘all-sources wagering’, according to bloodhorse.com, amounted to $126 million vs $252 million for last year’s race meeting, and was the lowest figure since 2002. The main race itself dropped 52%, and followed similarly lack-lustre turnover for Kentucky Oaks Day, 24-hours earlier. Meanwhile, in Hong Kong, scmp.com reports that punters smashed the season’s opening day turnover record by spending HK$1.376 billion on the meeting for J C Photos an almost 7% increase over the previous record. TRUETRUE BLUE!BLUE! HEAVENLY BLUE(Aus) Gr1 winning son of Snitzel ex El Prado mare, Simply Carina

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WELCOME TO CAPETOWN!

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The Scribantes of Piemonte Stud will band, the son of Gone West sired Horse Jackson in the L’Ormarins Queen’s be smiling following Bohica’s of the Year Yard-Arm, champion Ice Cube, Plate no doubt clinched him the title sterling victory in last weekend’s as well as the Gr1 winners of Champion Miler, and deservedly so. Listed Spring Spree Stakes at Surveyor, Set Afire, Fair Maiden, Solo Kannemeyer rated him as “the best Turffontein, after all, the gelding is Traveller, Red Ray, Redberry Lane and of miler I have trained, a magnificent a timely first stakes winner for their course Capetown Noir. mover with character and a terrific new stallion acquisition Capetown temperament.” Noir. Foaled in 2009 and a virtual ringer for his sire, the dark bay is out of homebred Capetown Noir’s retirement to The Azzie-trained four-year-old, who Broodmare of the Year Akinfeet. Twice Summerhill Stud in 2015 was more claimed the notable scalp of multiple a winner in Dubai and third in the UAE than fitting, as his grandam, the Gr1 Gr3 winner Mr Flood in his previous 1000 Guineas, the daughter of Fort Wood Cape Fillies Guineas winner Dance outing, underlined his ability and scored once more at home before Every Dance, is a daughter of the overcame a wide draw to register a returning to the Lammerskraal paddocks mighty Northern Guest, who was the hat-trick of wins while scoring in the and by the time she dropped Capetown cornerstone of the stud’s rise to fame. fashion of a horse capable of going on Noir, had already produced four foals to to bigger and better things. Western Winter, including Across The Ice, Capetown Noir struck with his very first who became a Gr2-placed Gr3 winner runner when the filly Brandina scored Bred at Summerhill Stud, he hails from of 11 races and the filly Maxixe, who on debut. She also became her sire’s his sire’s first crop and is out of would join her dam at Lammerskraal as a first stakes performer, going down by unraced Wysiwyg, a Mullins Bay stakes-placed winner of five. a neck in the East Cape Fillies Nursery half-sister to the stakes winning Kahal after running third in the Summer mare Mannequin. Purchased for R1-million at the National Juvenile Stakes at Kenilworth. Yearling Sale by Lady Laidlaw, Capetown Significantly, Capetown Noir has now Noir joined the stable of Dean Capetown Noir’s more than joined What A Winter, Argonaut and Kannemeyer stable in whose capable respectable seven first-crop juvenile Warm White as a stakes-producing son hands he scored eight times from 1200m winners also included Scarborough of Western Winter. The country’s to 2000m. Fair, the first filly home when runner-up champion juvenile sire with his first in the Listed Champion Juvenile Cup. crop, the late Lammerskraal At his brilliant best over a mile, a blend powerhouse carried all before him of class and durability saw him complete With the changing of the guard at early in the new millennium and was the Cape Guineas/Derby/Queen’s Plate Summerhill, Capetown Noir has the country’s leading sire on three treble, while only the bob of a head stood relocated to Bush Hill Stud, where he occasions. His death in 2013 was a sad between him and victory in all of the Gr1 will stand under the Piemonte banner loss, not just to the country’s stallion HF Oppenheimer Horse Chestnut, Gr1 and as a blue-blooded champion, ranks but to Lammerskraal as well. Daily News 2000 and Gr2 KRA Guineas. offers KZN breeders access to a stallion who ticked all the boxes. From the farm’s famed broodmare His comprehensive defeat of

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Summerveld-based Sarel von centre closed down in Kimberley at Sarel mentions names like the late Willingh Smit became the latest the end of last term. Peter Miller and Johan Myburgh Kimberley expat to win in a major when he reflects back on a 64 year centre when Countess Helen “I have eleven horses. Sadly most career amongst horses punctuated delivered a knockout blow at are KZN ‘rejects’. So they didn’t by great memories. Sunday’s Hollywoodbets make it here in the first place, but I Scottsville meeting. have to win races with them now that “In 1984 I trained for six months. we are back here,” he said soberly. Two of my horses won five in a row. The daughter of Count Dubois, I can do it with the right horses. a Klawervlei Farm Sale graduate He tells that his winning co-owner Snaith, Tarry, De Kock and the racing in the silks of longstanding Paul Barrett is also ‘not getting any rest of the big guys – give me their owner Paul Barrett and the trainer, younger’ and cutting down. horses and they can train mine. was having just her third start when “He is not expanding his racing Let’s see who is in the winner’s box winning the third race at 45-1 under interests. His grandson is with Mike then,” he laughs. Luke Ferraris. Stewart in the Cape. I’m sure Paul will support him. I would do the Sarel says he feels there is ‘too Speaking to the Sporting Post on same.” much blowing smoke’ in racing. Sunday evening the 76 year old There are also double standards conditioner, a former apprentice to Sarel says that he himself is not a that get his goat. Stanley Gorton and Syd Laird, said trainer – he is ‘a conditioner’. that he was thrilled with the win but “I’m not a snake. I don’t speak with under no illusions about the uphill “I don’t train my horses – I look after two tongues. If I think you’re an task that Northern Cape trainers them and prepare them with care to idiot, I will tell you. We need to be faced in the big regions. try and win races.” more real. I appreciate the call. I sincerely hope that racing prospers Former Flamingo Parkers Cliffie He says he operates by a sim- going ahead,” he concludes. Miller, Tienie Prinsloo and ple principle that Stanley Gorton Zietsman Oosthuizen are already preached – “you don’t win your off the mark, after the much loved races on the training track.”

Luke Ferraris guides Countess Helen to victory Candiese Lenferna

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Despite the prevailing climate of April Yearling Sale bargain buy, with years ago. dire uncertainty, Gr1 winning whom he won two Gr1’s last term, veteran Joey Soma has never has been something of a lifechanger “Got The Greenlight deserved the stopped dreaming big – even at in recent times. break. And he looks terrific since the age of 61. While nothing is his return to home base ten days cast in stone, he has his sights “Shew, this horse has been good to ago. His condition is a testimony set on a possible tilt at the HK$ us. He is a star – loaded with to the dedication and outstanding 25 Million FWD Queen Elizabeth ability and he has the heart of a lion. care during his well deserved II Cup at Sha Tin on 25 April 2021 One only had to look at him and vacation with the Peters. It is with his smashing colt and SA subsequent winner Belgarion in the support services like theirs that Horse Of The Year candidate, Got Vodacom Durban July parade ring. make us trainers look good! The The Greenlight. regular photo’s and updates – they The Snaith horse looked like a are simply professional and caring Diplomacy has never really been top-flight rugby international. Our people who love what they are Joey Soma’s middle name. boy was the Currie Cup B-section doing. I cannot thank them enough player. A year makes a helluva and Got The Greenlight is back in But talking to the Turffontein trainer, physical – and mental - difference in light work and loving life.” one gets a genuine sense of dyed the life of a racehorse. Belgarion has in the wool racing wisdom and mel- a year on us. He came in as the right Got The Greenlight was crowned low maturity, that only comes with horse on the day. We didn’t go down the 2018/19 Equus SA Champion decades of hard earned voyager without a fight. There was less than colt, amidst a mild outcry in certain miles in what has to be one of the a length in it at the end.” quarters on behalf of the more toughest games on earth. high-profile Eden Roc. History has Joey sent his flagbearer into Sue and shown that the panel may just have Joey owns last season’s rising star Jodi Peters’ care at Precentor Place got that call right. Got The Greenlight in a partnership after the July. The horsey paradise with Dayalan Chinsammy and is situated in the heart of Drummond The delayed Equus Awards under Hassen Adams. He concedes and has offered a professional lockdown is just over a week that the Nadeson Park bred CTS service since opening their gates 35 away. While there are a host of

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“As a personal example, I would normally plan my race programmes some time in advance. But right now everything is pretty fluid. We are waiting to see what happens in the Cape season and what the level of stakes are going to be for their Summer Season feature races. In today’s high cost climate, it can set owners and trainers back a small fortune to travel across the country from Gauteng to the Cape and set up a Candiese Lenferna satellite base there. I’d like to target the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate and the Met if we do head that way. candidates or pretenders to the SA that and we simply cannot afford to Horse Of The Year title, we asked waste a really smart horse’s career in Then if Hong Kong doesn’t unravel Joey how he felt about his charge’s transit,” he added. as we would like it too, I’d go for chances of lifting the prestigious the Horse Chestnut, the Premiers title. Joey says that he has spoken to Champions Challenge and then SAEHP’s Adrian Todd, who remains try and complete some unfinished “I have said that racing is a sport hopeful of progress on the EU audit. Vodacom Durban July business!” and the wheel turns. You have your good days and bad days – good “The industry desperately needs A racing man to the tips of his calls and bad calls. We all have our tangible re-assurance and direction shoes, Joey Soma stresses that he moment in the sun. I have my own more than ever right now. And we is not being negative or critical of thoughts, partisan or not, and will need to focus on using our anybody. accept whichever way the panel resources effectively and in the right votes. direction. Maybe it’s time to draw a “The situation is what it is. We can line in the sand and reconsider using blame, point fingers and fight, while I am not going to sling off – it’s not the cash for stakes rather than dilly dallying all day on what should going to change the fact that we chasing what could be an have been – what could have been. are privileged to own a world-class unattainable goal?” We have MOD at the wheel and horse that, excitingly, can only like many people, I don’t know or improve to even greater heights While he is very positive about MOD pretend to understand what the into his 4yo season.”And the R54 gaining the ascendancy in the processes entail as to resolving is- million Hong Kong dream? Phumelela Business Rescue race, sues of business and organisation- the veteran feels that industry al structure and getting life back to “That’s a lot of money in any man’s leadership urgently needs to talk to something remotely near normal. language and the trip to the East the folk on the ground, and, where But time frames are key! for the QE2 Cup would be a career possible, provide a road map of first prize right now for me sorts. The pressure on owners and personally and a just reward for my trainers today is greater than I can staunch co-owners. But we would He points out that in the reduced ever recall. Many are just operating need some urgent progress on the stakes climate, that very item – on raw passion right now. It’s more export protocols front. I take my hat stakes – is the only aspect that has difficult than ever making any kind off to Mike de Kock and his clients actually been reduced. of a money case for horse who set off again recently to ownership. But we love our horses. endure the onerous quarantine “Rent, wages, feed, nominations and restrictions. declarations – the costs never stop We love racing. It will take quite a for the trainer and the owner. Time is bit more to get rid of some of us We have neither the patience nor not on anybody’s side.” yet. Let’s just make this work!” the money to subject ourselves to

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QUEEN NIYABAH RUN APRIL RUN SYMBOLISE TEVYE Glen Kotzen Gary Alexander Gavin Smith John Nel Showed good speed and She was very green on Finished 6.2 lengths behind Caught the eye with a challenged all the way debut over 1200m on the winner on debut over powerful late finish over to the line on debut over the Turffontein Inside 1200m on the Fairview the minimum trip on the 1200m at Kenilworth on 30 course on 20 August. polytrack on 28 August. She polytrack at Fairview on 28 August. Looks to have She produced a powerful lost two lengths at the start August. She would have ability and is worth finish that day and should and made up some decent come on from the run following next time. go close to winning why ground up the straight. and when stepping up in stepping up in distance. She is definitely looking for distance, should find the further and could be at a winner’s enclosure. decent price next time.

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When Authentic held off favourite Tiz to sire stardom, with the Gr1 Cash Call stud fee of $175 000. The Law (Constitution) to win Futurity winner having started his stud Saturday’s Gr1 Kentucky Derby, he career at a fee of $12 500. Into Mischief, a half-brother to multiple became the first Kentucky Derby champion Beholder (Henny Hughes) winner for his sire Into Mischief. A His subsequent success can be gauged and Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf son of beaten Kentucky Derby by the fact that Into Mischief, North hero Mendelssohn (Scat Daddy) went favourite Harlan’s Holiday, Into America’s Champion Sire and Leading close to enjoying a notable Derby/Oaks Mischief has enjoyed a meteoric rise Sire of 2YOs in 2019, now stands for a double with his multiple Gr1 winning

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Gamine finishing third in Friday’s Gr1 with the sire also responsible for (Daredevil)’s granddam a daughter of Kentucky Oaks. Saturday’s Gr2 Prioress Stakes winner Storm Cat’s Gr1 winning son Forestry, Frank’s Rockette, and Gr3 Smile Sprint runner up Swiss Skydiver out of a The bay, who ran first or second in Stakes winner Cool Arrow. Another Into daughter of Storm Cat’s grandson each of his six starts, is currently Mischief filly, Center Aisle, ran third in the Johannesburg, and third place finisher responsible for more than 70 stakes Prioress. being the aforementioned Gamine. winners with Into Mischief’s seven G1 winners also including the Breeders’ Authentic, inbred to the 1973 Kentucky Cup winning champion Covfefe and Derby winner Secretariat, is the second dual Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile winner Storm Cat male line descendant in the Goldencents. past three years to have won the Kentucky Derby, with Justify (Scat Daddy) Can You Do The The latter has made a pleasing start having captured the Derby in 2018 before to his stud career, with Goldencents he went on to capture the Triple Crown. #Jerusalema? currently responsible for 19 black type horses headed by Friday’s Gr2 Remarkably, multiple champion sire The #Jerusalema craze is sweeping Alysheba Stakes winner By My Storm Cat appears in the pedigree of four South Africa. Standards (the latter has four graded of the first five home in the 2020 Kentucky Here is the SA Jockey Academy wins to his name and was runner up Derby. Third home, Mr. Big News, is a team’s contribution. in the Gr1 Whitney Stakes earlier this son of Storm Cat’s greatest son Giant’s year). Into Mischief’s fourth dam Last Causeway, while fourth, Honor A.P., and Click to watch Bird (Sea-Bird) also ranks as the fourth fifth, Max Player, home were both sired by dam of 2012 Kentucky Derby winner I’ll Honor Code (a half-brother to Cape sire The Sporting Post Sprint invites any Have Another (Flower Alley). Noble Tune) -who was produced by the entity or individual in racing and Storm Cat mare Serena’s Cat. breeding to send your clips Authentic, now a winner of five of six (YouTube) to starts, including the G1 Haskell Stakes, The Storm Cat male line also made its [email protected] was one of three graded stakes mark on Friday’s Kentucky Oaks, with the for publishing. winners for Into Mischief on Saturday, victorious Shedaresthedevil

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updated 07.09.2020 TRAINERS

Name Runs Wins Win% 2nd 3rd Other Places Place Win Total % Stake (R) Stakes (R)

Mr P A Peter 115 16 13.9 9 11 11 31 27 585,600 826,950 Mr S J Snaith 132 18 13.6 12 14 12 38 28.8 543,150 822,900 Mr P F Matchett 102 11 10.8 10 10 11 31 30.4 453,750 761,150 Mr St John D Gray 88 10 11.4 12 7 8 27 30.7 379,200 637,200 Mr A C Greeﬀ 101 16 15.8 13 16 11 40 39.6 366,000 595,250

JOCKEYS

Name Runs Wins Win% 2nd 3rd Other Places Place Win Total % Stake (R) Stakes (R)

Mr S Khumalo 76 17 22.4 10 9 8 27 35.5 879,400 1,182,800 Mr G van Niekerk 47 13 27.7 4 8 4 16 34 346,200 490,000 Mr G M Cheyne 74 13 17.6 8 10 10 28 37.8 297,600 454,100 Mr C Zackey 82 11 13.4 11 8 8 27 32.9 625,625 868,975 Mr L Hewitson 99 11 11.1 8 12 18 38 38.4 505,100 795,475

BREEDERS

Name Runrs Runs AEPR Wnrs Wins Winrs/ Places B.T. B.T. Total Rnrs % Winrs Wins Stakes (R)

Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein 128 174 11,903 25 25 19.5 59 1 1 1,523,575 Klawervlei Stud 191 277 6,602 23 23 12 79 1 1 1,260,900 Summerhill Stud (Pty) Ltd 121 185 8,317 17 18 14 35 2 2 1,006,300 Varsfontein Stud 54 73 17,486 11 11 20.4 25 3 3 944,250 Drakenstein Stud 66 82 10,15 13 13 19.7 32 0 0 669,875 (Nom: Mrs G A Rupert)

SIRES

Name Runrs Runs AEPR Wnrs Wins Winrs/ Places B.T. B.T. Total Rnrs % Winrs Wins Stakes (R)

Master Of My Fate 93 120 9,661 12 13 12.9 36 1 1 898,475 Gimmethegreenlight (AUS) 79 105 10,945 14 14 17.7 42 1 1 864,675 Var (USA) 66 93 12,912 13 14 19.7 32 1 1 852,175 What A Winter 75 95 9,535 12 12 16 32 0 0 715,150 Oratorio (IRE) 73 98 9,529 5 5 6.8 36 1 1 695,600

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PREMIER LEAGUE OUT OF THE GATES A new chapter in the Premier League men have a tricky test against Marcelo on Monday, the same time Chelsea visit book begins this weekend as the Bielsa’s Leeds United in their opener, Brighton. First up, though, Fulham and 2020/21 season gets underway. while Jose Mourinho and Carlo Arsenal kick-start proceedings in the Liverpool defend the Premier League Ancelotti lock horns in what looks to be first London derby of the new season. title for the first time after the Reds the most mouth-watering fixture of the ended their 30-year wait to lift En- bunch as Tottenham host Everton. Saturday 12 September gland’s top-flight trophy. Elsewhere, Europa League hopefuls 9/2 Fulham | Draw 3210 | Arsenal Jesse Nagel writes that Jurgen Klopp’s Sheffield United and Wolves battle it out 11/20 (13:30)

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Fulham have been welcomed back to fitness, I expect these sides to Allan from Napoli, while the Toffees are the top flight with a stern test against cancel each other out. also closing in on James Rodriguez Arsenal at Craven Cottage. The last and Abdoulaye Doucoure. Ancelotti’s time the Cottagers were in the Premier 3/10 Liverpool | 47/10 | Leeds side is almost close to completion, League, they were trounced 5-1 and United 17/2 (18:30) while Spurs look to be a few weeks 4-1 by the Gunners. Arsenal seem to ahead of them. They also have a have a spring in their step lately. Under The Premier League champions, fully-fit squad to choose from.My Mikel Arteta, they’ve won the FA Cup Liverpool, give new boys on the block, money is on Tottenham to Win or and recently lifted the FA Community Leeds United, a taste of what the top Draw & Both Teams to Score at Shield, beating Liverpool on penalties. flight is all about when the two English 23/20. The Gunners seem to have a fully fit giants do battle at Anfield on Saturday squad to start off the new campaign, evening. Jurgen Klopp’s men have the Monday 14 September while the likes of Willian and William most impressive home record across all Saliba could make their first of Europe, last losing on their ground 24/10 Sheffield United | 2/1 | Wolves competitive appearance for the club. back in 2017. Leeds have made the 13/10 (21:00) The Away Totals – Over 1.5 Goals necessary signings to challenge in the looks the way to go at 6/10. top half of the league, bringing in Monday night’s showdown begins at Spanish and German internationals, Bramall Lane with Sheffield United and 23/20 West Ham | 49/20 | Newcastle Rodrigo and Robin Koch. They also have Wolves looking to continue from their United 24/10 (16:00) one of the most respected coaches in emphatic display last season, where football, Marcelo Bielsa. Sadly, though, the pair finished ninth and seventh After a great push at the end from West as much as I see them giving Liverpool a respectively. Consistency will be the Ham, David Moyes’ men maintained scare, there’s usually only one winner at name of the game for Sheffield as their top-flight status and weren’t Anfield.Take the Reds to Win & Both they can look to Wolves as inspiration sucked into any late drama regarding Teams to Score at 31/20. after what Nuno Espirito Santo has relegation. This time around, the done with the West Midlands side. It’s Hammers will want to get their season Sunday 13 September usually a tight contest between these off on a positive note. Newcastle have two sides whenever they meet, with done great business ahead of the 11/4 West Brom | 51/20 | Leicester more of the same expected in Monday upcoming season. The Magpies are City 1/1 (15:00) night’s encounter. I’ll back a draw at closing in on Callum Wilson and Ryan 2/1. 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With Spurs completing deals TREBLE @ 8/1 see how his charges perform without for Hojbjerg and Matt Doherty from Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg in midfield after Southampton and Wolves, you get the West Ham vs Newcastle BTTS 15/20 the 25-year-old Dane completed his feeling that we could see a new-look Liverpool Win & BTTS 31/20 move to Tottenham. With this being Tottenham under Mourinho this Tottenham Win/Draw & BTTS 23/20 the first game into the new season campaign. Everton have done some and players not yet at full match superb business so far, snapping up

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