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Thursday 6 June 2019

FAIRVIEW Friday Best Roving Banker: R2-(4) Calandra(12/10)

greyville Saturday Best Roving Banker: R2-(3) What You Are (2/1)

kenilworth Saturday Best Roving Banker: R5-(3) Kalahari Ninja(3/1)

turffontein Sunday Best Roving Banker: R2-(6) Victoria Paige (7/1)

Saturday 1 June Kenilworth – race 4 Sporting Post Best Handicapped The Perfect Wave Over the years, stayers have dropped to the bottom of the food chain WON 5/1 in the SA horseracing hierarchy. Few breed them. Less buy them - and nobody is incentivising them.

We are not alone, it seems. But it’s a great pity re- gene pool. They resolved to sit down ally as staying races are great crowd favourites and and come up with a plan to incentivise and encourage often spectacles that mirror life itself. behavioural change relating to the breeding, buying, The gradual decline of our own Gold Cup, run at owning and training of stamina horses. Greyville since 1921, and for decades the bench- They put the decline in the quality of their stayers mark of our staying excellence - but now a modest over the past two decades in very simple terms - down Gr3 event - is the ultimate indictment that some- to a shift in commercial breeding patters and reactive thing is not the way it should be. changes to their racing programme. Our issues are the The British Horseracing Authority recently acknowl- same and we can’t blame breeders – they are, after edged that staying horses often become public all, catering for the market. favourites due to their lengthier careers, courage The BHA did some interesting conscience prodding and durability, and are an important cog in the and called on the industry at large to stand up and SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 6 june 2019 2

In For The Longhaul? weekend racing demonstrate a collective responsibility to protecting, encouraging and investing in stamina bloodlines. Gold – Always The Standard! But patriotic calls and bold talk are cheap, so they also Gr1 Gold Challenge Greyville Saturday came up with a plan to improve the racing programme While it will be difficult to match the Hawwaam hype of last weekend, as an incentive. the R1 million Gr1 Rising Sun Gold Challenge looks likely to produce a During 2018, 2019 and 2020, the BHA Development far more closely contested spectacle than anything we saw on Saturday fund have allocated and invested close to the equivalent at Greyville. of R36 million in stamina races, with individual jurisdic- The defending champion and recent Drill tions supplementing incremental increases. Hall Stakes winner Undercover Agent takes Since 2016, several similar improvements were intro- on the 2018 July winner Do It Again and Sun duced in Ireland, France and Germany for stayers, which Met star Rainbow Bridge. And we haven’t a demonstration of the commitment to the concept mentioned the young guns Soqrat and Cirillo, from the European Pattern Committee. the star filly Lady In Black – or the Greyville So who will take the lead here in our own backyard – or specialist Matdaor Man, who will keep the do we have more pressing issues distracting us? whole lot honest and on their toes. Saturday’s R250 000 Gr3 Lonsdale Stirrup Cup, won by Soqrat | JC Photos Saturday’s weight-for-age mile looks set to be the out-of-sorts former Summer Cup winner Liege racing the defining moment in the gallop to 2019 off a rating of 95, was the first of theA S Champion Sea- Vodacom Durban July glory with Rainbow Bridge and Do It Again – sepa- son staying features. rated by under a length in the Sun Met – renewing rivalry in preparation for the big date on 6 July. On Saturday 22 June the unique ‘open’ R250 000 apiece KZN Derby and Oaks will be run at Scottsville. Gold Race fitness must surely give Sun Met winner Rainbow Bridge the edge Circle made the bold move in 2014 to open these two here after his scintillating late dash second in the Drill Hall Stakes. That contests to all ages on weight-for-age terms. They leant exploratory run behind him, he looks the one to beat. on international precedent offered by similar amend- Beaten 0,75 lengths by Rainbow Bridge in the Sun Met, Do It Again has his ments to the Irish St Leger and the . first outing on the East Coast this season. The son of Twice Over had one The coastal racing operator’s move, while innovative, public gallop, which according to the stable was franked when his partner was really just a local means to an end and addressed Made To Conquer ran third in the WSB 1900. symptoms more than the core problems. It was based The 2018 winner Undercover Agent has his penultimate start before on the rationale that the chief focus of 3yo’s during the going to stud and will be a tricky customer from his 1 draw. The Drill Hall SA Champions Season is the Guineas, the Daily News Stakes winner will be super fit after his outstanding fourth behind Chimi- 2000, the Woolavington Stakes and the Vodacom Dur- churi Run in the Tsogo Sun Sprint. ban July. Soqrat was left with too much work to do in the KRA Guineas, whereafter Further justification for the move was seen in the fact Mike de Kock decreed that he would never that there are no weight-for-age races in South Africa Gr1 Gold Challenge run his horses from wide barrier gates over the distance and it was hoped that the overall past winners at the ‘goat track’ in future. Ridden with programme for stayers would actually benefit from the 2016 more imagination, Soqrat could be surprise change. Five years on, it was clearly just a drop in the 1 Mac de Lago 60.0 ( 6) 9/2 on his best form. 2 Trip To Heaven 60.0 ( 4) 20/1 ocean. 3 French Navy 60.0 ( 9) 3/1 Greyville specialist Matador Man is proba- 2017 The champions season staying division is rounded off by 1 Captain America 60.0 (10) 5/1 bly outgunned on these weight terms but 2 Trip To Heaven 60.0 ( 3) 61/10 the R500 000 Gr3 Gold Vase run over 3000m on July Day 3 Bela-Bela 57.5 ( 5) 72/10 can be relied upon to run his usual honest and the R1,25 million Gr3 Gold Cup on Super Saturday. 2018 race at this track. He looks a nice back end 1 Undercover Agent 58.5 ( 2) 10/3 That’s it. 2 Snowdance 56.0 ( 3) 13/10 of the quartet, kicker. 3 Sail South 60.0 ( 1) 15/1 South Africa’s highest ranked staying race is the R400 The top-class 4yo filly Lady In Black was 000 Gr2 Reserve Stayers, run over 2800m on Met Day, fourth and just over START PA5/PICK SIX4/JACKPOT3 2 lengths back in the and won earlier this year by Snaith’s Magnificent Seven. 3:20PM Gr1 Rising Sun Gold Challenge - 1600m Our richest race over a trip is the 2450m R2 million Gr1 Greyville 7 SAME TRAINER:(4-7) Drill Hall Stakes but is 3 kgs worse off SA Derby, restricted to 3yo’s, and which was won by Twice Over 1 Do It Again(J Snaith) R Fourie...... 5 60.0 Ideal World 2 RAINBOW BRIDGE(AE Sands) A Marcus...... 7 60.0 with the top two and longshot Samurai Warrior, who was the only horse to Captain Al 3 Undercover Agent(BJ Crawford) C Orffer..... 1 60.0 Toreador 4 Matador Man(SG Tarry) L J Ferraris...... 2 60.0 has her work cut out have actually run over ground in the field. He earned a Right Approach 5 New Caledonia(GV Woodruff) G Lerena...... 8 60.0 rating of 105, but sadly died weeks later. Epaulette 6 Soqrat(MF de Kock) R Simons...... 4 58.5 to challenge. Pomodoro 7 Cirillo(SG Tarry) L Hewitson...... 6 58.5 Who is going to get the ball rolling? Dynasty 8 Lady In Black(DR Drier) S Veale...... 3 57.5 Cirillo ran a cracking

can be purchased here SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 6 june 2019 3 weekend racing third behind Undercover Agent and Rainbow Bridge in the Drill Hall Stakes but comes in 3,5kgs worse off here and will need Howells Can Break Drought every ounce of luck on his side. Lyle Hewitson bids for the double Gr2 Tibouchina Stakes Greyville Saturday after riding Undercover Agent to victory in 2018. The Cape raiders enjoy a historical stranglehold on the Geoff Woodruff’s New Caledonia looks to be boxing a notch or R400 000 Gr2 Tibouchina Stakes. They are back in force again three out of his division, but ran two decent races in the Cape but the locals have a serious chance of bucking the trend in the summer and is a big hearted sort who slogs away. He ran a fair fifth 2019 renewal on Saturday. behind stablemate Zouaves in the Hawaii Stakes last time – but will The feature is framed at weight-for- need to be at the top of his game and beyond, to challenge. age plus penalties with Gr1 victories Rainbow Bridge looks all set to record his first victory in KZN and attracting a premium of 3kgs, and he is the narrow choice to hold Undercover Agent, with Do It Gr2 wins half of that. Again flying at them late. Over a year without a win, Duncan Matador Man could round off the quartet. Howells’Neptune’s Rain is not going to be everybody’s idea of a safe bet but the daughter of Antonius Pius is Neptune's Rain |Gold Circle finding her feet again – as evidenced A Poser For A Pro! by her fair fourth in the SA Fillies Sprint last time. A course and While Anton Marcus faces the unique poser of the ‘choice’ of distance winner, the fact that Anton Marcus sticks with her sug- riding either of half brothers Hawwaam (Silvano) or Rainbow gests confidence. Bridge (Ideal World) in the July, trainer Mike de Kock is ada- The highest rated filly in the race, Snaith star Oh Susanna was mant that he would like to see Hawwaam take his place on 6 hampered late when a fair fourth behind Camphoratus in the July after his excellent win in Saturday’s Gr1 Daily News 2000 Empress Club Stakes at Turffontein. She is likely to be far more at Greyville. competitive here and at her classy best must be dangerous – He said after the race: “I will recommend to Sheikh Hamdan even from her 11 draw. and Angus Gold that we run him. We have a good horse, Rose In Bloom ran a decent fourth in the Poinsettia but then had we’ll have a good chance!” no luck when hampered late in the SA Fillies Sprint. The 1400m While the time of 122,30 s was average, Mike said that the here is much more her up her alley and the daughter of Gimme- jockeys slowed the pace down considerably, and that Haw- thegreenlight is worth including in bigger perms. waan proved he was good enough despite the muddling clip. Al Danza is far better than her recent form suggests and has her “The best thing about Hawwaam is that he has a desire to win, first run for Dennis Drier on transfer form Geoff Woodruff. She he overcomes adversity in a race. Our plan all along was for was hampered when failing to find a finish in the Empress Club Hawwaam to lead but he stood at the stalls and had to make Stakes last time. Her previous two starts were against the males. up ground. Anton rode a calculated race. If he’d rushed up She can run into the money. to lead, who knows, it may have cost us. Instead, he allowed Elusive Heart was well beaten in the SA Fillies Sprint but on her Hawwaam to settle and then gradually found his way to the best earlier form at Greyville would have an undeniable place front when S’manga Khumalo eased back on Twist Of Fate. chance. “The race developed into a contest down the straight and I Gr1 Empress Club Stakes giant- am very happy that Hawwaam won well, he never saw the Gr2 Tibouchina Stakes killer Camphoratus ran on well past winners whip and he beat a top horse. I believe Twist Of Fate is the when under two lengths behind 2016 second-best three-year-old in the country.” 1 Alexis 59.0 ( 6) 20/1 Eyes Wide Open in the WSB 2 Silver Mountain 58.5 ( 2) 3/1 1900 blanket finish. One gets the Marcus said that he was impressed with Hawwaam’s win, 3 Sensible Lover 58.0 ( 4) 7/1 and agreed that it was full of merit. He added: “In a few 2017 feeling though that the daughter 1 Just Sensual 58.5 ( 7) 16/10 of Byword may find this on the months’ time the world will be Hawwaam’s oyster”. 2 Nightingale 60.0 (11) 17/2 3 Anna Pavlova 56.5 (10) 25/1 sharp side. Mike commented on his website: “I don’t think Anton is com- 2018 1 The Secret Is Out 58.5 ( 2) 71/10 Sean Tarry’s promising 3yo In mitted to riding Rainbow Bridge, but if he chooses to go that 2 Star Express 58.5 ( 8) 21/10 way, it won’t prevent us from running and nor will the draw, 3 Final Judgement 58.5 ( 7) 18/1 The Dance is a winner of 2 of her because the July draws come out after final acceptances so 3 starts and takes a step up in there is no chance to pull out if we get a poor draw..” league here. Well drawn He said that he believes runners improve at Greyville after START PA4/PICK SIX3/JACKPOT2 2:40PM Gr2 Tibouchina Stakes (F&M) - 1400m at her first they’ve seen the track once, and that it will be the same for Greyville 6 SAME TRAINER:(4-7)(8-10) Greyville Hawwaam. Street Cry 1 OH SUSANNA(J Snaith) R Fourie...... 11 60.0 start, re- Mike concluded: “As always my thanks go to Sheikh Hamdan Byword 2 Camphoratus(RA Hill/SR Hill) G Wright...... 10 60.0 Gimmethegreenlight 3 Rose In Bloom(J Ramsden) K De Melo...... 6 57.0 cent history and Angus Gold. Sheikh Hamdan has been a patient man Captain Al 4 Al Danza(DR Drier) S Veale...... 8 57.0 Antonius Pius 5 Neptune’s Rain(DC Howells) A Marcus...... 4 57.0 suggests we with our export problems. He is the world’s biggest owner, a Elusive Fort 6 Elusive Heart(GS Kotzen) W Kennedy...... 7 57.0 include her. great asset to South African racing. We are privileged to be Count Dubois 7 Anime(DR Drier) G Lerena...... 9 57.0 Mambo In Seattle 8 Desert Rhythm(SG Tarry) L J Ferraris...... 2 57.0 The lightly training his horses!” Twice Over 9 Twice As Smart(W Whitehead) S Randolph.... 5 57.0 Gimmethegreenlight 10 In The Dance(SG Tarry) L Hewitson...... 3 55.5 tried Silent Crusade 11 Silent Crusade(M Dixon) R Simons...... 1 55.5 Crusade takes SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 6 june 2019 4 weekend racing a step up in class and as a winner of 3 of her 5 starts, she has to be The WSB 1900 winner Eyes Wide Open sprung into July con- given a chance – despite flopping in the Umzimkhulu Stakes behind tention to tenth position on the big race log published earlier Temple Grafin. this week. A change in the programme saw Glen Kotzen Anime was outgunned in the SA Fillies Sprint and will need to find her deciding to go this route and the class act would not be a better earlier form – as shown when chasing Rose In Bloom home in surprise repeat winner now that his medical issues are behind the Gr3 Prix Du Cap in February. him. Second of the Tarry duo, Desert Rhythm failed to fire when pulling up Kings Cup winner Dark Moon Rising was beaten 5,25 lengths lame after the Camelia Stakes on Champions Day. A stakes winner as a by Hawwaam in the Premiers Champions Challenge and, back 2yo at this track, she would have to rate an outside chance – and who home, this may be more his game. is ignoring the champion stable? Made To Conquer ran a cracker when third in the WSB 1900 Twice As Smart is a game and consistent filly who was tested over a last time. The 2018 July runner-up looks on track for a perfect bit more ground when trying the 2000m of the East Coast Cup last big race prep with Mark Khan already engaged to ride him. time. The experiment probably told her connections little as she The Tarry pair of Social Order pulled up lame – and now drops back to her proven trip. Gr3 Cup Trial and Silver God appear to have It’s a tricky race, where Oh Susanna will have many supporters as she past winners lost their better form – al- bids to beat her draw. Neptune’s Rain, Al Danza and Rose In Bloom 2016 though, we will say again that 1 Exit Here 56.5 (10) 40/1 look next best. 2 Dynamic 55.5 ( 1) 4/1 underestimating this yard is 3 Saratoga Dancer 54.0 (12) 6/1 not advisable. 2017 1 Elusive Silva 57.5 ( 9) 5/1 Doublemint looks worth 2 Crowd Pleaser 53.0 ( 8) 14/1 3 Black Arthur 60.0 ( 4) 26/10 another chance, but with the 2018 1 African Night Sky 59.0 (11) 5/4 smart Eyes Wide Open back to A Bit Of This…A Bit Of That 2 Crowd Pleaser 56.0 ( 1) 15/1 best it won’t be a straightfor- 3 Platinum Prince 55.5 ( 9) 15/4 Gr3 Cup Trial Greyville Saturday ward hurdle. Roy Had Enough presents There are a few benefits at stake beyond the R156 250 first cheque as the in Saturday’s Gr3 Cup Trial. One is a guaranteed run in the Champi- START PA3/PICK SIX2/JACKPOT1 2:00PM Gr3 Cup Trial - 1800m likely ons Cup on Saturday 27 July at Greyville. The other is a ‘preferen- Greyville SAME TRAINER:(3-6)(4-8)(7-10) 5 danger. tial consideration’ ticket into the Vodacom Durban July. Dynasty 1 Eyes Wide Open(GS Kotzen) W Kennedy...... 4 60.0 Pierro 2 Roy Had Enough(F Robinson) A Marcus...... 2 60.0 While there is still time – final supplemen- Dynasty 3 Made To Conquer(J Snaith) M Khan...... 10 59.5 tary entries close at an outlay of a non Querari 4 Kampala Campari(A Nel) G Lerena...... 3 59.0 Ideal World 5 Dark Moon Rising(PV Lafferty) K De Melo..... 9 58.5 refundable R25 300 on 18 June for the July Twice Over 6 DOUBLEMINT(J Snaith) R Fourie...... 6 57.5 Count Dubois 7 Social Order(SG Tarry) J Mariba...... 5 56.0 – six of the ten runners on Saturday are in Twice Over 8 Run Red(A Nel) G Wright...... 1 52.5 the 32 still in line to make the final field of Trippi 9 Tristful(AJ Rivalland) S Veale...... 8 52.0 Silvano 10 Silver God(SG Tarry) L Hewitson...... 7 52.0 twenty – including two reserves – for the big race on 6 July. Snaith’s Doublemint may just have needed Eyes Wide Open |Gold Circle the run in the WSB 1900 when leading late and being overcome by a tsunami led by Eyes Wide Open. Doublem- int ran seventh but beaten just over a length. He will be much readier here. Winter On Our Mind Listed Jet Master Stakes winner Run Red is another son of Twice Over Gr3 Cape Of Good Hope Nursery Kenilworth Saturday hoping to make the July cut. He won two good races before running Candice Bass-Robinson bids for a unique What A Winter a bit freely in his last start at home when fading to fourth behind hat-trick of victories in the R200 000 Gr3 Cape Of Good Kenny Trix. Hope Nursery at Kenilworth on Saturday. The Milnerton Another July possible, Roy Had Enough ran on best behind Orpheus trainer has a duo by the top-class Equus Champion Sprinter in the highly debated Listed Sledgehammer last time out. The son of in Saturday’s renewal. Pierro pulled up lame and made respiratory noises when beaten 5 A triple Equus Champion Sprinter, What A Winter, sire of lengths in the Summer Cup. He is no slouch. Dutch Philip (2017) and Clouds Unfold (2018), was trained Second of the Nel duo, Kampala Campari was beaten 4 lengths in the by Candice’ legendary Dad Mike and will be remembered by Sun Met and was in need of it when showing pace but fading in the many as one of our leading sprinters of the 21st century. The 1900. There is not much between him and Doublemint on the Penin- son of Western Winter is a Drakenstein based stallion these sula Handicap form. days and enjoying plenty of success. The only 3yo in the field, Byerley Turk winner Tristful had no luck in The irony for the Bass-Robinson bid for glory is that their the KRA Guineas when beaten 7,25 lengths by Twist Of Fate. He will plans could well come unstuck courtesy of a third son of What need to confirm his form against the seasoned hardknockers. A Winter – his name is Armando and the twice unbeaten SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 6 june 2019 5 weekend racing

Brett Crawford trained colt won the Ship with some ease. While she is Listed Somerset 1200 at his second the least exposed of the fancied jump. Bernard Fayd’herbe takes runners, she looks very smart and the reins from Corne Orffer, who is can follow up. absent on Gr1 duty at Greyville. Drama Queen meets Amy Johnson Snaith’s Captain Tatters beat Snow on 2kgs better terms for a head Report on debut and was beaten a beating in the Perfect Promise length by Armando in the Somerset Sprint. This daughter of Ashaawes 1200. If closer to the action this – a winner over 1400m - looks to be Mirage |Chase Liebenberg Armando |Chase Liebenberg time, he must have a shout. getting better with racing and will The well-bred Ground Control was two lengths back third in the be staying on at the business end. same race after catching the eye with a fluent win over the course The beautifully bred Perfect Promise Sprint winner Amy Johnson and distance at his second start. caught the eye when staying on strongly late to win there after Beyond Armando, the only other two-time winner in the race going down 2,75 lengths – at level weights - behind Mirage on her is Vaughan Marshall’s Fearless Warrior, who put his inexplicably debut. She looks like a filly with a bright future. poor run in the Somerset 1200 well behind him when winning his Driving Miss Daisy beat Sanskrift to win her maiden at her second third outing over Saturday’s track and trip. start after an unfancied debut when beaten 3,70 lengths by The Candice Bass-Robinson duo of Three Two Charlie and Snow Cousin Liz. She went the 1400m last time when going down 2,50 Report are both second-up maiden winners after running second lengths to Drama Queen – whom she meets here on 3kgs better on their respective debut. Both look very capable of a big run – terms. with Three Two Charlie possibly likely to enjoy the extra 200m of The very well related Sanskrift has run three decent races and Saturday’s race. ran on well for third and 1,30 lengths behind Amy Johnson in the Perfect Promise Sprint. She now meets the winner on 2kgs better Gr3 Cape Of Good Hope Second of the Snaith duo, the Nursery Querari gelding Savvy put it all terms and this swing could be a leveller. past winners together at his third start when Third of the Candice Bass-Robinson trio, the February debut 2016 beating Brother Louis over Satur- winner Cousin Liz returns from a 17 week break. Highly regarded, 1 Sergeant Hardy 60.0 ( 4) 11/1 day’s course-and-distance to shed 2 Attenborough 60.0 ( 3) 15/10 as underscored by her popularity at the top of the bookmakers 3 Our Mate Art 60.0 ( 5) 18/10 his maiden. He showed good im- boards on debut, the R2,9 million daughter of Captain Al cannot 2017 1 Dutch Philip 60.0 ( 7) 7/10 provement after two quiet efforts be excluded from calculations. 2 Speedpoint 60.0 ( 8) 5/1 and could have even more scope. 3 Zodiac Jack 60.0 ( 3) 36/1 After an eyecatching win against the boys on her debut in early 2018 Armando is clearly the horse to 1 Clouds Unfold 57.5 ( 5) 2/1 December, Chilly Winter has failed to flatter in her subsequent 2 Seventh Sea 60.0 ( 3) 31/4 beat. He stands out on form and three efforts and will need some improvement to challenge here. 3 Mr Crumford 60.0 ( 6) 9/1 faces his premier test to date Second of the Snaith duo, the Kingsbarns filly Queen Of Quiet ran against some on nicely to be beaten 0,30 lengths by Captain’s Darling on debut. START PA6/PICK SIX5/JACKPOT4 progressive There was some betting support that day and over the extra 4:20PM Gr3 Cape Of Good Hope Nursery (2yo’s) - 1200m looking Kenilworth 7 SAME TRAINER:(2-5)(3-4)(6-7) 200m, the Drakenstein owned and bred galloper could come into youngsters. contention. What A Winter 1 ARMANDO(BJ Crawford) B Fayd’herbe...... 7 60.0 Gimmethegreenlight 2 Captain Tatters(J Snaith) R Khathi...... 1 60.0 Caribbean Sunset was unfancied Vercingetorix 3 Fearless Warrior(VH Marshall) M Byleveld..... 6 60.0 Gr3 Kenilworth Fillies Var 4 Ground Control(VH Marshall) G Cheyne.... 4 60.0 on her course and distance debut Querari 5 Savvy(J Snaith) L Mxothwa...... 5 60.0 Nursery What A Winter 6 Snow Report(C Bass-Robinson) A Andrews.3 60.0 past winners last month, when showing pace What A Winter 7 Three Two Charlie(C Bass-Robinson) C Zackey.. 2 60.0 and staying on for fourth and 2016 1 Nordic Breeze 60.0 ( 2) 45/1 three lengths off Dark Crystal.That 2 The Merry Widow 60.0 ( 4) 7/10 3 Felicity Flyer 60.0 ( 3) 16/1 was a fair run in a large field and 2017 with further improvement, she 1 Magical Wonderland 60.0 ( 3) 21/20 2 Rose In Bloom 60.0 ( 4) 20/1 can challenge for the places. 3 Oh Susanna 60.0 ( 2) 2/1 2018 We are leaning towards Mirage 1 Coral Bay 60.0 ( 2) 28/1 2 Santa Clara 60.0 ( 5) 9/2 to confirm her early sparkle and Marshall’s Jet Power The Key 3 Nous Voila 60.0 ( 1) 13/20 make it two-from-two. Cousin Liz Gr3 Kenilworth Fillies Nursery Kenilworth Saturday and Amy Johnson START PA5/PICK SIX4/JACKPOT3 With some really smartly bred youngsters and the 2yo’s natural 3:45PM Gr3 Kenilworth Fillies Nursery (2yo’s) - 1200m look next capacity to improve from one month to the next, the Gr3 Ke- Kenilworth SAME TRAINER:(1-8)(4-5-9) 6 best with nilworth Fillies Nursery is a tricky 1200m contest – with little to Captain Al 1 Amy Johnson(J Snaith) R Khathi...... 8 60.0 Drama separate them on exposed form. Captain Al 2 Caribbean Sunset(PP Kruyer) G Behr...... 7 60.0 What A Winter 3 Chilly Winter(PD Reeves) A Andrews...... 6 60.0 Queen in Captain Al dominates the field with four runners representing the Captain Al 4 Cousin Liz(C Bass-Robinson) B Fayd’herbe.... 2 60.0 the mix. Ashaawes 5 Drama Queen(C Bass-Robinson) G Cheyne... 9 60.0 deceased Klawervlei super producer and Vaughan Marshall’s April Master Of My Fate 6 Driving Miss Daisy(AE Sands) D Dillon...... 1 60.0 Captain Al 7 MIRAGE(VH Marshall) M Byleveld...... 5 60.0 debut winner Mirage – the first of two CaptainA l greys in the nine Kingsbarns 8 Queen Of Quiet(J Snaith) L Mxothwa...... 4 60.0 horse field – was well supported on debut when beating Sailing Duke Of Marmalade 9 Sanskrift(C Bass-Robinson) C Zackey...... 3 60.0 SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 6 june 2019 6 SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 6 june 2019 7

Declared without blinkers after winning his last two wearing July 'Dark Horse' To The Fore? them, Stuart Pettigrew’s Soldier On is a useful son of Brave Tin Gr3 Jubilee Handicap Turffontein Sunday Soldier, who boasts an impressive 6 victories from his 14 starts. The traditional Gauteng hosted last chance saloon for the Voda- The Azzie’s Dynasty filly Flying Fable has been well beaten at com Durban July, the R250 000 Gr3 Jubilee Handicap provides feature level against her own sex at her last two stats and looks to the winner with a ‘preferential consideration’ passport to the have some ground to make up to be competitive here. big race. Her former stablemate Arctica is yet to click for his new yard and Only three of the twelve carded run- looks unlikely to trouble the top few on current form. ners for Sunday’s headline handicap Recent shock Syringa Handicap winner Being Fabulous gets the on the eight-race programme on blinkers removed after responding to a change of riding tactics the Turffontein standside track are from a wide draw when clinching her first stakes win. She carries entered for the July. a handy 52kgs galloping weight. Hero’s Honour and Barahin are at All of Shenanigans, Infamous Fox (his favourite jockey MJ Byleveld 14 and 15 position respectively on travels up from the Cape to ride him again!) and the Tarry 3yo the big race standings published at Royal Italian would have chances on their best form. 13h00 on Monday, while The Daz- Barahin |Gold Circle The staying sort Banner Hill has his second run after a long rest. zler is lurking in the no-man’s land Hero’s Honour and Barahin look the likely duo to slug this out. ‘dirty dozen’ fringe group. So there is plenty to play for. Beyond them, The Dazzler and Soldier On are worthy of inclusion Last season’s surprise SA Derby winner, the lightly raced Hero’s in exotics. Honour has shown his versatility, winning 2 of his subsequent 5 starts at a mile. The son of Await The Dawn could play himself into contention for the July by reinforcing his log standing with a big effort. The De Kock duo of The Dazzler and the 3yo Barahin are both Lots To Like About Barahin capable of a big effort. It was just under a year ago that Varsfontein Stud’s boom A top-class 2yo, Barahin has been well beaten – albeit placed sire Gimmethegreenlight totally dominated the finish to the – in the Gauteng Guineas and the SA Classic this year and gets 2018 Gr2 Durban Golden Horseshoe, with his sons finishing the services of Anton Marcus. While he has some improvement 1-3-4 in the R600 000 feature. to make against the older horses, he must have an outstanding Only the Australian bred runner up Soqrat, previously chance if finding his feet under unbeaten at the time in two outings, prevented Gimme- Anton Marcus. Gr3 Jubilee Handicap thegreenlight from enjoying a memorable trifecta in the past winners Stablemate The Dazzler chased the Golden Horseshoe. Soqrat has since gone on to achieve 2016 improved Divine Odyssey home in dual Gr1 winner status and is a contender for top honours 1 Liege 52.0 ( 1) 13/2 the Drum Star and the Colorado 2 Rainy Day Blues 52.0 ( 7) 5/1 in Saturday’s Gr1 Rising Sun Gold Challenge. 3 Romany Prince 56.0 ( 8) 20/1 King Stakes and the consistent Barahin beat fellow Gimmethegreenlight sons Sulka and 2017 son of Mogok needs a big win to 1 Coral Fever 53.5 (10) 5/1 Crown Guardian into third and fourth places respectively, 2 Bankable Teddy 52.0 ( 4) 25/1 endorse his July involvement. 3 Hidden Agenda 52.5 ( 9) 12/1 when staying on strongly to beat stable mate Soqrat into 2018 One of three Tarry runners, Cap- 1 Yakeen 53.0 ( 6) 26/10 second in the premier 2yo feature. 2 Tilbury Fort 55.5 ( 9) 47/20 tain And Master tries further again Sunday’s Gr3 Jubilee Handicap contender took his tally to 3 Arctica 56.5 ( 5) 28/1 after returning from a quiet KZN three wins, from just four outings, when scoring for trainer campaign Mike De Kock and jockey Bernard Fayd’Herbe. START PA5/PICK SIX4/JACKPOT3 – where his 3:45PM Gr3 Jubilee Handicap - 1800m best was Out of the Silvano mare Mocha Special, Barahin was a R2 Turffontein SAME TRAINER:(3-6)(5-11-12) 6 a second 600 000 purchase - the fourth top lot sold - from the 2017 Foxwedge 1 Infamous Fox(C Dawson) M Byleveld...... 8 60.5 National Yearling Sale. Await The Dawn 2 Hero’s Honour(GM Alexander) D Schwarz... 7 58.5 cheque be- Gimmethegreenlight 3 Barahin(MF de Kock) A Marcus...... 11 57.5 hind Cup Tri- Mike de Kock was on record saying that he could not seper- Captain Al 4 Arctica(Ashley Fortune) R Munger...... 6 55.5 Captain Al 5 Captain And Master(SG Tarry) R Danielson..... 9 55.0 al runner and ate Soqrat and Barahin in the build up to the race. Mogok 6 The Dazzler(MF de Kock) R Simons...... 3 55.0 Brave Tin Soldier 7 SOLDIER ON(ST Pettigrew) D De Gouveia...... 2 54.5 subsequent While the two stablemate’s careers have taken different Tiger Hill 8 Banner Hill(GV Woodruff) C Maujean...... 10 53.5 Byerley Turk paths, Barahin only has his third run on Sunday since his win Dynasty 9 Flying Fable(MG & AA Azzie) M v Rensburg...12 52.0 High Chaparral 10 Being Fabulous(JAJ v Vuuren) C Habib...... 4 52.0 winner, in the Golden Horseshoe. Makes you think, doesn’t it? Dynasty 11 Shenanigans(SG Tarry) L Hewitson...... 5 52.0 Pomodoro 12 Royal Italian(SG Tarry) L J Ferraris...... 1 52.0 Tristful.

can be purchased here SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 6 june 2019 8 news July – A Month Away! Charity Turf Challenge The second Gr1 Vodacom Durban July log released on Monday 3 June sees the top four positions remaining unchanged as we now move into Hawwaam Shows The Way the final month of the big race build-up. Hawwaam established himself as the dominant middle distance performer of his generation when comfortably Glen Kotzen’s smashing 2018 Cape Derby winner Eyes Wide Open has taking the Gr1 Daily News 2000 from the hard-knocking leapfrogged his way from the fringes into the tenth slot after his win in the Twist Of Fate, both now leading point scorers in the Char- Gr2 WSB 1900 at Greyville a fortnight ago. ity Turf Challenge competition. Justin Snaith’s Magnificent Seven also jumps notably from 17th to 12th After months of specu- position after being beaten into second and just a quarter length off in lation, in his post-race the same race. interview with Deez This weekend sees plenty of July hopefuls having a final bash of cement- Dyanand, Mike de Kock ing – or dashing – their claims to a place in the final field of 20 – which confirmed Hawwaam’s includes 2 reserves. participation in the Besides the top of the table clash between defending champion Do It Vodacom Durban July Again and Met winner Rainbow Bridge in the Gr1 Rising Sun Gold Chal- subject to the go-ahead lenge, six July entries run in the Cup Trial at Greyville on Saturday. Hawwaam | Chase Liebenberg from his owner, Sheikh Robbie and Shannon Hill’s Gr1 filly Camphoratus has an outing in the Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum. This will add greatly to Gr2 Tibouchina Stakes. South Africa’s most famous race and an exciting clash against the Cape’s top performers is now firmly on the At Turffontein, log standers Hero’s Honour and Barahin meet The cards. Dazzler, currently outside the top 20, in the Gr3 Jubilee Handicap on Sunday. The winner gets a ‘preferential’ ticket for the big one. In the fillies equivalent, the Gr1 Woolavington Stakes, SILVANO’S PRIDE appreciated the step up in trip when turn- Final supplementary entries close at 11h00 on Tuesday 18 June. ing the tables on FRONT AND CENTRE earning 20 and 14 Final declarations are due by 11h00 on Monday 24 June. points respectively. BLOSSOM gave credibility to Highveld Then the final field is announced on Tuesday 25 June. form in finishing third. See the log standings here With only 21 points separating the top ten entries, the competition remains wide open and after the weekend results, SHIVI3ZN 21 is the new leader on 199 points. This coming weekend enjoys a bumper card with the Coffee On The Gallop running of the Gr1 Rising Sun Gold Challenge, the Gr2 Racing enthusiasts and Durbanville locals are invited to grass gal- Tibouchina Stakes and the Gr3 Cup Trial. lops at Durbanville Racecourse every Thursday morning. Additionally, there are two Listed Races for two year olds Club gallops take place every Thursday (weather permitting). Hors- and a host of competitive non-black type races that should es board the distinctive red liveried floats of New Turf Carriers at attract racing fans to Greville on Saturday. Milnerton and Philippi at around 7am, arriving at Durbanville just The Rising Sun Gold Challenge is the second of the bonus before 8, with the first strings making their way onto the track from races ensuring a minimum of 25 points to the winner. around 8am. The winners of this weekend’s R500 betting vouchers - There is plenty of parking, gallops are open to the public, entry is ly donated by TabGold are: absolutely free and commenced this morning. Warming tea, coffee and bacon and egg rolls will be available from on course catering. HOWARTH 2 Trainers planning to bring clients are encouraged to notify Ralph IVY LEAGUE 8 (074 200 4550) by 16H00 on Wednesdays to advise numbers. The next leader board will be released on Monday, 10 June. Club gallops make for a great morning’s outing, as well as offering View the current one here the chance to get up close to the horses and chat to the trainers and jockeys about their runners as well as the weekend’s racing. SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 6 june 2019 9 SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 6 june 2019 10 news

Derby And Nursery Move Handicappers On The Weekend Daily News 2000 (Grade 1) To February HAWWAAM’s rating remains unchanged on 121 after his fluent win in the Daily News 2000 (Grade 1) at Greyville on Saturday, 1 ARC Comes To Cape Town June. The Handicappers agreed that the appropriate line horse The Cape Derby and the Cape Of Good Hope Nursery will to use in rating the race was the ultra-consistent runner-up be rescheduled to February 2020 to tie in with the 38th TWIST OF FATE, who once again appeared to run his race and Asian Racing Conference to be held in Cape Town. therefore his rating also remains unaltered on 117. The Asian Racing Federation and the National Horseracing Third placed CAPOEIRA showed big improvement and as such Authority of South Africa have announced the initial details his rating has shot up from 81 to 105. It must be borne in mind of the Asian Racing Conference (ARC). that he came into the Daily News rated 23 pounds inferior to the next lowest rate horse (jointly ATYAAB and CHARLES) and Combining the R1-million Asian Racing Federation Com- it is also interesting to note that every other runner in the race memorative Cape Derby and four other feature races with finished exactly in rating order. As such, it was clear to the the Cape Town Prawn Festival will make the race meeting at Handicappers that CAPOEIRA was the “odd man out” in this Kenilworth on Saturday 22 February one of the highlights of scenario and it is believed that he is a progressive three-year-old the Cape summer season. who deserves his new, higher rating. The Handicappers deemed The raceday forms part of the programme for the 38th that CAPOEIRA has not yet established a profile and is a lightly Asian Racing Conference, which will be held in Cape Town raced, improving type who was trying a different distance, hav- from 18 to 23 February. It is the second time South Africa ing not raced beyond 1750m previously. has been selected to host the conference. Fourth placed ZILLZAAL was dropped from 105 to 104, while The Gr1 Cape Derby for three-year-olds over 2000m has a THANKSGIVING was dropped from 106 to 104. The remaining long and illustrious history. duo of CHARLES and ATYAAB (who suffered a nosebleed during First run in 1925, it has been won by a host of famous hors- the race) remain on 104, so all of those who finished behind es down the decades, including Colorado King (1963), Sea CAPOEIRA are now rated one pound inferior to him. Cottage (1966), Bold Tropic (1979) and in more recent times Woolavington 2000 (Grade 1) champion racehorse and stallion Dynasty (2003) and Jay Peg (2007), who went on to win three international Grade SILVANO’S PRIDE’s rating was upped from 106 to 109 after she 1 races. clearly benefitted from a step up in distance and won the Wool- The supporting programme to the Derby includes the Gr2 avington 2000 (Grade 1) at Greyville on Saturday. In assessing Diadem Stakes over 1200m and the Gr3 Cape of Good Hope this three-year-old fillies’ event, the Handicappers felt that Nursery for juveniles. fourth placed SEVILLE ORANGE was unlikely to have run worse here than when she ran to a 102 in finishing third in the Grade 2 The ARC is one of the largest Thoroughbred racing confer- SA Oaks at Turffontein on 30 March and used that performance ences in the world and provides a forum for international as the yardstick to rate the Woolavington. leaders within racing to discuss and address issues which the global industry faces. Accordingly, SEVILLE ORANGE’s rating was raised from 99 to 102, one pound below third placed BLOSSOM, who basically The theme for the upcoming ARC is “Unlocking Potential”. confirmed Oaks form with SEVILLE ORANGE and whose rating It embodies not only the outlook of the South African racing was upped from 103 to 104. Runner-up FRONT AND CENTRE industry, but South Africa as a whole. was left unchanged on 112 after she hung right across from the In addition to benefiting from a thought-provoking and outside to the inside of the course in the straight, causing inter- world-class business program, conference delegates will ference to several rivals in the process. have the opportunity to experience the very best of what In the only other changes, SNAPSCAN and MADONNA were the Western Cape has to offer in our summer season. both raised to 89 from 81 and 82 respectively. This pair had Bookings for Delegates, Partners and Exhibitors are now dominated the finish to the Listed East Cape Oaks at Fairview on open, with Early-Bird discounts available for a limited time 19 April, with MADONNA beating SNAPSCAN by a diminishing only. head. The Handicappers feel that on overall form there is vir- Read more here tually nothing to choose between them and thus opted to rate them as equals for the time being. See the full report here

can be purchased here SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 6 june 2019 11 SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 6 june 2019 12 news Durbanville – Aron Happy To Take Precautionary Switch Kenilworth Racing Track Management took the decision to move July Ride On Hawwaam the Durbanville meetings of 19 and 25 June to Kenilworth to give Polished ride by a hungry pilot! the country course a rest and for essential treatment. The Sporting Post asked Phumelela Racing Executive Patrick Davis to kindly provide some feedback following reader enquiries on the reasons for the switch of the meetings. A report was duly provided by National Track Manager Dean Dieder- icks who said that it must be understood that the Durbanville track was upgraded just over two years ago and is therefore a relatively new surface which will require some time to settle and corrective remedial work, such as the soil nutritional levels, have to be corrected and maintained. Diedericks said it is not correct to assume that with one application of any fertilizer nutritional imbalances in the soil can be corrected. Aron Xabendlini interview |Candiese Marnewick Furthermore, a preventative fungicide and insecticide programme is followed during the year. We probably don’t have enough Workriders races in KZN. “We have experienced yellowing of the turf at Durbanville this year That’s judging by the quality of riding and positive result – this we see on all turf in the Western Cape including with other of the Scottsville first race on Wednesday. sporting codes that make use of Kikuyu as a surface. I have gone as far as sending soil and leaf samples abroad to determine the cause of Dean Kannemeyer’s workrider Aron Xabendlini stepped this yellowing. The cause of the yellowing is an imbalance of nutrients into the breach for the Mike de Kock yard and duly deliv- in the soil, particularly with reference to the calcium: magnesium ered the goods on What A Captain at 12-10. ratio and soil Ph.” His post-race interview must rank as the bright moment He confirms that the organic material incorporated during the con- of the week – which includes an indication that he is struction of the track did assist with growth of the turf, but compost looking for opportunities and would be happy to ride material has a phosphorous component that ties up potassium, mag- Hawwaam in the July. nesium and calcium in the soil, and unavailable to the plant. He adds Enjoy the ride and the chirps in this interview with that this results in the turf being prone to stress with weak cell walls. Deez… The visual yellowing is mostly caused by a fungus that then attacks the plant. He points out that the track was also showing signs of compaction Pride Of SA For Hong Kong! with areas becoming waterlogged after irrigation. As a result the sur- face was verti-drained to break up this compaction and assist water SA Champion jockey Lyle Hewitson will join colleagues movement through the soil profile. He confirms that this did improve Aldo Domeyer and Grant van Niekerk for the new Hong the filtration but also resulted in larger divots as was evident during Kong racing season. the last two race meetings at the track. In a massive vote of confidence for the PE-born Hewitson, A third consideration was the environmental component – turf in the he was allocated a six month contract by the Hong Kong Jock- Western Cape is most susceptible to disease in summer and autumn ey Club licensing committee this week. with mild conditions and rain. The Avontuur-sponsored jockey only turns 22 on 30 October! In some interesting statistics, Diedericks points out that 23 Race Domeyer (6 months) and Van Niekerk (12 months) will both meetings were staged during the 2017 / 2018 season with, whilst 27 be delighted that they have had renewals. meetings were allocated for 2018/19 season. Van Niekerk has been there since September last year, while Between August 2017 and July 2018 a total 1069 horses were Domeyer, who rode a feature race winner at Happy Valley on accommodated during weekly club gallops. A total of 1590 horses Wednesday, only arrived at end April and has quickly estab- galloped on the course between August 2018 and May 2019.There lished himself as a competitor. were therefore 500 more gallops than last year, with 2 months of the The Cape champion jockey stopped the Zac Purton steamroll- season remaining. er in his tracks on the 999 winner mark when he grabbed the Club gallops will be accommodated on the back straight of the Dur- feature race honours on Wednesday evening. banville track until further notice. Green Luck was unable to round off Purton’s four-winner Diedericks closed by adding that consideration for the switch of the evening with what would have been a champagne victory, two meetings also included taking cognisance of the 10 Durbanville running second behind the massively talented Domeyer on meetings scheduled for the September/October period – that while Doctor Geoff in the concluding Class 2 Wong Nai Chung Gap Kenilworth undertakes its spring treatment break. Handicap over 1800m. SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 6 june 2019 13 news

The Public Protector convened public hearings to hear further evidence which she would reasonably have been aware would be Public Protector’s R10 Million adverse to Phumelela. Although she invited the media to these public hearings, she did Plan Rejected not invite Phumelela or give it any notice of the hearings. Phume- It has been widely reported that the Public Protector released lela was compelled to approach the High Court for an urgent or- a report into allegations of maladministration and improper der postponing the hearings, in order to afford it an opportunity conduct in connection with the corporatisation of the South to test the evidence and to make submissions in respect thereof. African thoroughbred horseracing industry. The Public Protector has constantly misconstrued the High Court’s The report sets out the findings of the Public Protector in respect order as an interdict when it merely postponed the hearings. of 4 issues relating to the corporatisation process. Phumelela has cooperated with the Public Protector’s investiga- In summary, these issues were: tion since it commenced in 2013. It submitted large volumes of whether the Gauteng MEC for Economic Development had the documents and information to her office. The Public Protector authority to enter into corporatisation negotiations; appears to have disregarded most of this relevant information in whether public participation and parliamentary processes were coming to her conclusions. In addition, she has accused Phume- followed in connection with the corporatisation process; lela of constantly frustrating her investigation. Phumelela denies this. whether a grant by the Horseracing Development Fund to the Newmarket Turf Club was utilised for the purposes which a com- In light of the above, Phumelela’s legal advisors have recommend- plainant alleged it was intended; and ed that the company should apply to the High Court to have the Public Protector’s report reviewed and set aside on, inter alia, the whether the land on which the Arlington and Bloemfontein race- bases that the she has: courses are located, were owned by municipalities or the govern- ment at the time of the transfer to Phumelela. acted in a manner which is unconstitutional, contrary to the prin- ciple of legality and outside of her powers; The Public Protector concluded that only the complaint regarding the grant by the Horseracing Development Fund to the Newmar- acted in a procedurally unfair, biased and capricious manner; ket Turf Club was substantiated. Phumelela, however, disputes took irrelevant considerations into account and ignored relevant this finding. considerations; Despite the fact that the Public Protector concluded that three has taken action which was materially influenced by errors of law, of the four issues investigated by her were unsubstantiated, she is unreasonable and not rationally connected to the information directed President Cyril Ramaphosa, the Premiers of all Provinces, that was before her; and the Minister of Sport, the Minister of Trade and Industry and the has abused her office by attempting to solicit a R10 million Gauteng Gambling Board to take wide-ranging remedial action, payment to a complainant in circumstances where she should the majority of which is entirely unrelated to either her findings have been aware that the complainant was not entitled to such a or to the only substantiated complaint. payment. The Public Protector also made numerous observations and Phumelela firmly maintains that the findings in the report are findings regarding the transformation and control of the racing legally and factually untenable and that its constitutional right to industry which are unrelated to the issues investigated by her. fair process has been violated. In the circumstances, it will seek a These observations and findings have caused Phumelela to suffer punitive costs order against the Public Protector. reputational harm. Phumelela intends to lodge a review application as soon as possi- It is pertinent to note that the Public Protector refused, prior to ble, but in any event before the middle of June. issuing her final report, to give Phumelela access to the evidence Press release issued by Phumelela Gaming & Leisure on 30 May upon which her findings were based or to afford Phumelela the opportunity to question witnesses who gave evidence. Phumelela has been advised that this constitutes a breach of the provisions of the Public Protector Act. The Public Protector’s final report also contained a wide range of Phumelela’s Hefty Fine material evidence, of which Phumelela was never informed nor Phumelela will be considering further engagement and all called upon to answer. options of finding a workable solution in the best interests Whilst purportedly acting as mediator, the Public Protector pro- of the sport of horseracing and all parties involved. posed, in writing, that Phumelela should make payment of R10 That was the word from Betting Executive Rob Scott in million to one of the complainants for “pain, suffering and public response to the Sporting Post on the news last week that humiliation” and for “relinquishing her plans and interests” in re- the company had been fined R5 million, half of which was spect of the Arlington Racecourse (which is owned by Phumelela). suspended for five years, for a contravention of a condition Phumelela rejected this proposal because no legal justification of its Race Meeting licence. exists for such a payment. The Public Protector stated that the The Gambling Board also requires Phumelela to provide rejection of a payment that, to her knowledge, had no basis in them with a detailed submission of a proposal for their law, was “regrettable”. It is also noteworthy that none of this com- levying of a reasonable broadcasting fee going forward. plainant’s complaints were substantiated. SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 6 june 2019 14 Short Heads Zac House Full Baker’s Dozen? Have you bought your Durban July ticket yet? Investec Derby Day saw The racing regulator says they are satisfied that the provisions of Zac PurtonAttack booted home the number of ticketed racegoers Guideline M is a step in the right direction to where it six winners on the card at 36000, in line with the sold-out wants to be positioned in the future regarding the use for the second consec- 2018 Investec Derby Day. Tens of the crop. The use of the equipment in the utive Sunday at Sha Tin. of thousands more watched the back hand position whilst the rider’s hands Purton’s half-dozen haul 240th Investec Derby, the premier are on the reins, will continue to not on the day took him Classic and Britain's richest race, be counted as a strike. to 140 winners for the from The Hill, enjoying a splendid season, 64 more than sunny afternoon. On Friday, Inves- Karis Teetan and Joao tec Ladies' Day had an excellent Moreira who sit second attendance of just over 28 000. Devil In The Detail on the premiership table. This was about 2000 more than We have once again called on the His sixth winner, Racing in 2018, with The Queen's Stand NHA to provide more detail in press Fighter, saw Purton seal once again sold out. releases. The lack of information is the all-time prizemoney a disservice to the racing public and record for a jockey in one the offender – as was seen when a season and takes him to trainer came out recently and gave within five winners of his his version of a ‘ringer’ incident to 1,000th in Hong Kong. the SP. The recent Heather Adam- Given his current form, son out of competition fine of R18 that significant milestone 000 also seems out of sync – when will no doubt be achieved compared to winners testing posi- sooner rather than later. tive and having a direct impact on race results and punters. Bottom line is that we need MORE detail. Big Money An extended Everest Carnival will now be held over six weeks in NSW with a number of new races being introduced and signifi- cant increases in prizemoney for other races. The carnival will, for Green On the first time, have a feature race carrying at least A$1 million in Superb prizemoney each week. The A$7.5 million Golden Eagle at Rosehill The Go Gardens on 2 November 2019 will now be supported by the ad- Varsfontein’s resident sire vent of the A$1 million Winners Stakes to be run over 1300m un- Gimmethegreenlight enjoyed MaineSilvano Chance Farms’ mul- der set weight and penalty conditions. This race will be renamed big race success over the tiple champion sire Silvano, each year in honour of the previous year’s winner of The Everest weekend, when his daughter once again leading the South and accordingly will be known as The Redzel Stakes in 2019. The Simona downed male rivals to African General Sires List, Golden Eagle meeting will also see the running of the inaugural win Saturday’s Gr2 OK Grand had a day to remember at Rosehill Gold Cup over 2000m for prizemoney of A$500,000, also Challenge at Borrowdale. Greyville on Saturday with attached to a bonus from races on 5 October and 19 October The five-year-old mare, who his progeny landing both the 2019. The path to the Golden Eagle will include the running of a had won the 2018 OK Grand Gr1 Daily News 2000 and new race being the A$500,000 Silver Eagle over 1300m at Royal Challenge, made it a double Gr1 Woolavington 2000. Randwick on Saturday 12 October 2019, three weeks prior. when scoring for trainer Silvano colts Hawwaam and Stidolph and jockey Zillzaal ran 1-4 in the Daily Calvin Habib. Out of the News 2000, while Silvano’s Western Winter mare Ginger 3yo daughters Silvano’s Pride Hill, Simona was named Zim- and Blossom finished first babwe’s Horse Of The Year, and third in the Woolaving- and Spey Bridge Champion ton 2000 on Saturday. Both Save The Dates Older Horse, for 2017-2018. winners are out of Jet Master The Klawervlei Golf Day (Robertson), Gimmethegreenlight has nine mares. Silvano now boasts 88 Farm Sale and Mare & Foal, Weanling lots on the KZN Yearling Sale stakes winners – including 22 Reduction Sale will be held on 14, 15 next month. individual Gr1 winners. and 16 June. Contact [email protected] for information. SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 6 june 2019 15

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Frans van der Berg time winner called Touch The Moon. Her moderately successful sire Untouchable, a son of who A kind favour to a breeder when buying a mare he didn’t need, was on Darley's Australian roster when he entered stud in 2004, or particularly want - or even really knew too much about - has was moved to Brett Davenport's Akaroa in New led to Gauteng-based property developer and lifetime horserac- South Wales after five seasons – with a service fee reduction. ing fanatic Frans van der Berg enjoying the thrills of owning an Untouchable, who was second in the Gr2 Todman Stakes to Dar- unbeaten Nursery winning Vercingetorix colt – with a bright ley's leading young son of Danehill, Exceed And Excel, covered large future. books, from 140 to more than 190 mares, in each of his first four Van der Berg, who turned 57 on Sunday, told the Sporting Post that years for Darley Australia, from which he produced 480 live foals. he had loved horseracing since his student punting days at Potchef- An Aussie source said: “It shows you how difficult it is to predict stroom and had been fortunate to dabble in a bit of breeding while which stallions will work. Untouchable was a very good 2yo, from having some fun owning horses, via his good friend and business a good family and was a lovely type. He got very big numbers and partner, trainer Jurgen van Heerden. served reasonable quality mares if not super. His yearlings fetched Van Heerden will shortly be moving from his private training estab- big money and went to all the best trainers. Given all those facts his lishment near Randjesfontein to take up boxes at Milnerton. record is deplorable, but we only know this in hindsight.” Frans van der Berg says that he personally will not be moving down His daughter Touch The Moon produced two fillies before Viking to Cape Town, but hopes to be travelling to watch his PE-based Moon came along. Vercingetorix star, Viking Moon. In fact, the Alan Greeff trained colt, Both Tactile and Googoo Doll were unplaced in their seven starts. a favourite to be crowned East Cape Champion Juvenile male this “So here I sat with a mare season, is the outcome of a random act of kindness extended to a by a largely unheralded sire who herself had won thrice and fellow breeder. thrown nothing. I was also not impressed with the funny action “They say a good deed never goes unpunished. I’m not quite sure of her first two ordinary offspring. Jurgen and I sat down and we if that applies more to life in general, or horseracing. But in this decided to take a chance and send her to the ‘right sire’. It was a bit instance, I can count myself lucky it seems. This is such of science as we played with the nicks programmes. But it was a tough dog-eat-dog game and maybe we overdo the also a hit-and-miss affair to be frank - and a few stallions that science and undervalue the true value of kindness some were suggested we couldn’t get to. So then we settled on days. In this case, I can genuinely say that I purchased the Vercingetorix. The plan was always to try and breed a horse mare – which I really wasn’t looking for - as a gesture of that would probably come early so we could cut our losses in goodwill. And the subsequent mating to Vercingetorix was need – and bearing in mind Vercingetorix never raced also a chance act as the use of True Nicks and G1 Goldmine at 2 and the Silvano’s generally tend to be late to match the supposed right matings is quite difficult bloomers, we were actually digging a hole of with mares bred in Australia.” sorts for ourselves!” laughed Frans. The mare that Frans bought blind was a three- The mating produced a colt and in a deal with the Birch Brothers, the youngster was registered in the name of Frans and Jurgen’s Carefree Syndicate and the mare was given to the Birch family. The last we heard, Touch The Moon was in foal to Red Ray. Transferred into training with East Cape Champion trainer Alan Greeff, Viking Moon strolled to victory on his debut on 22 February and followed up over the same 1000m track a month later. He then came out on 26 April to win the Listed East Cape Nursey and enjoyed the honour of be- ing his sire’s first stakes winner. In both his second and third start he beat subsequent Dahlia Plate winner, Hooves Of Troy. Frans recalls the Nursery win. “I was sitting at OR Tambo waiting to board the SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 6 june 2019 16

Frans van der Berg international flight to PE. I checked my phone and noticed that my bets had been cancelled. I phoned Allan and said I’m through security and can’t The Magnificent Seven! turn around – is the meeting off? He said it had been switched to the Aidan O’Brien became the joint winning-most trainer in polytrack.” Investec Derby history after 13/2 shot Anthony Van Dyck That had Frans a little concerned. His pride and joy would be going provided the master of Ballydoyle with a seventh success around the turn for the first time – and had won his first two on the turf. in Britain’s premier Classic and richest race on Saturday. Alan Greeff was less concerned. Ridden by Seamie Heffernan, “Well he fought Greg Cheyne all the way around – and still managed to enjoying his first win on his 12th get up and win. That was impressive and full marks to Greg for a really Derby ride, the three-year-old cool ride!” says Frans. son of ran on gamely in the closing stages on the far-side The happy owner observes that the early success of Viking Moon off the rail to deny the Kevin Prender- unlikely platform of a pure chance purchase mated to what was proba- gast-trained Madhmoon (10/1) by bly a fifth choice sire selection, just goes to show the exciting unpredicta- a half-length. bility of breeding and racing horses. Anthony Van Dyck’s stable com- “Vercingetorix has been on fire and doing well. Maybe the precocity of panions Japan (20/1), Broome his first crop are from the National Assembly line on his dam’s side? I (4/1), Sir Dragonet (11/4f), Circus have noticed that the Vercingetorix mix seems to work well with Jet Mas- Aidan O'Brien | racingpost.com Maximus (10/1) were third, ter and Danehill mares. But what do I know? All I do know is that Viking fourth, fifth and sixth respectively. Moon has been a revelation and owes us nothing. Alan is keen to restrict him to sprinting for now. He is having his AHS injections and innocula- O’Brien joins Fred Darling, John Porter and Robert Robson tions and being rested. Who knows what the new season will bring? as a seven-time winner of the world’s greatest Flat race. We’d like to think that if he settles, he will get a mile. Alan knows what he The Ballydoyle maestro has won the Investec Derby with is doing – we’d like to look at going for some of the 3yo races in the Cape Galileo (2001), High Chaparral (2002), Camelot (2012), Rul- in the summer. But for now, we will savour the success – it’s what keeps er Of The World (2013), Australia (2014), Of Eagles the fires of passion burning and gives horseracing its allure and magic!” (2017) and Anthony Van Dyck (2019). O’Brien said: “It’s incredible, I am so delighted for every- body. I am privileged to be part of the team with everybody. The lads put so much in – John and Sue, Michael and Do- reen, Derrick and Gay – they put so much in day in, day out. New At Milnerton “Seamus gave him a great ride. This races are so competi- Despite rationalisation amongst the local training ranks, Milnerton tive and so tough that, until they pass the line – as we saw will soon welcome a new trainer in the shape of Gauteng based yesterday, you are never sure. I am so delighted for every- Jurgen van Heerden. body. Van Heerden, who trains from a private complex near Randjesfon- “Seamus has been placed for so many times. He has been tein and uses the facilities of the popular training centre, says that working for us for so long and is such a special fellow. He he has made a decision to relocate as he believes the Cape offers a has always been a world-class rider. We are so privileged to lifestyle option, complemented by quality racing. work with him and grateful every day, day in, day out. I am The softly spoken horseman and property developer did his appren- so delighted for him.” ticeship with Alec Laird, and trained under champion Garth Puller The win was a triumph for the Australian breeding industry. and the now Australia based Stephen Page in the Hilda Podlas era. The Galileo colt is from the group winning Exceed and Excel Van Heerden trained the 2017 Gr3 Caradoc Gold Cup winner Ilitshe. mare Believe’n’succeed, a group winner as a two-year-old He is also a part owner of the smart unbeaten East Cape Nursery for trainer Mark Kavanagh. winner, Viking Moon, with Frans van der Berg. Bred by Darley, Believe’n’succeed was purchased by Ka- He hopes to commence operations in Milnerton from mid August. vanagh for $300,000 at the 2007 Gold Coast Yearling Sale before a short but successful racetrack career and then retiring to stud. She was next offered at auction by South Australian breeder V For Victory Michael Birchall at the 2014 Patinack Farm Complete Dis- Maine Chance Farms’ multiple Gr1 winning Silvano horse Vercinge- persal Sale at the Gold Coast where she was purchased by torix has made an explosive start to his stud career and the former Coolmore’s Tom Magnier for $1.1 million in foal to Street Equus Champion was responsible for a third first crop stakes winner Cry. when his talented son Hooves Of Troy won the Listed Dahlia Plate Believe’n’succeed was slated for sale through the Attunga recently. His Gr1 Jebel Hatta winning sire is now responsible for nine Stud draft a few months earlier at the National Broodmare first crop winners, with his tally including Gr3 Barb Stakes Sale but was a late withdrawal through illness. She then was winner African Warrior - and Nursery winner, Viking Moon. offered when Patinack Farm was dispersed later in the year South Africa’s Leading First Crop Sire by both individual winners and and Attunga presented her there to prospective buyers. prize money, Vercingetorix has eight lots on the 2019 KZN Yearling Sale. SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 6 june 2019 17 news

Draws: Owner Calls For Fair Play Vaal – Bad For Racing A longstanding KZN owner feels that the principle of supplementary It’s just bad for racing. That was the word from a few entries coming in ‘through the back door’ and possibly prejudicing provi- trainers and jockeys following Tuesday’s Vaal meeting sional barrier draws of conventional first entries is manifestly unsporting where no false rail was used. and needs revisiting. Terry Young approached the Sporting Post earlier this week after his Devon Air Stakes contender Mai Tai, a reserve runner in last month’s Gr1 Allan Rob- ertson, drew gate 5 in the field of ten for Saturday’s feature. The daughter of Vercingetorix had originally been allocated a provisional 4 gate at the time of first entries for the Devon Air Stakes, which closed on 27 May. It appears that Lezeanne Forbes’ supplementary entry Mary O (draw 3), brought in at a cost of R1380 by second deadline of 31 May, got slotted into the pack of first entries and the draws were then rehashed – resulting in Mai Tai landing up one gate outside of what was originally shown on the entry list. A leading trainer called the Sporting Post to say that “Black type is what every owner of a well-bred filly aims at and while this the absence of a false rail had been discussed previ- may only be a listed feature, I’d like to believe that my filly is given every ously with Phumelela. The Sporting Post can confirm chance to attain her best end position. Not that we weren’t already aware that we have fielded previous complaints in this regard of it, but Mike de Kock and Sean Tarry have also been quite vocal about from a variety of stakeholders. We were told at the the vital importance of barrier gates at Greyville this season. So while I am time that track management do try and vary the posi- ‘only’ one gate wider out than I should have been at worst case initially, it’s tioning of the rail. a matter of principle to me that a late entry can usurp the position of an entry that met the initial deadline.” Read more Without even a nominal false rail, as on Tuesday, to fan the horses out, there is bunching and resultant traffic is- sues and it often becomes a hit-and-miss affair, particu- larly for those making their run from off the pace. Phumelela Respond To Vaal “This is really bad for the game. An owner pays keep for months. The horse has form and is fit.The racing is unfair and it becomes a lucky dip. It is also unsafe and dan- False Rail Unhappiness gerous for the jockeys. And punters may as well go and Phumelela have plans for alterations to two of the tightest racing play the daily Lotto. The tension in the jockey room was surfaces on the Highveld. tangible too,” said one trainer who preferred to remain This was the word from PGL Racing Executive Patrick Davis in response anonymous as ‘history has shown that when you open to a Sporting Post report of unhappiness from trainers and jockeys after your mouth, even constructively, the door gets shut in Tuesday’s Vaal meeting went off without a false rail. your face.’ There were numerous incidents of traffic issues recorded in the official The Stipes report reflects the following incidents that stipes report. were recorded: In response, Davis pointed out that false rails are used for two main At approximately the 200m BOSS BABE (R Danielson) purposes. had to switch out to continue its run. “To help fan the field out for fairer racing, and, more importantly, to Shortly before the finish line OURO (G Lerena) had to spread the wear on the turf surface – so we have always from time steady momentarily when awkwardly placed between to time raced at zero – which means no false rail. This however only ROUGE ALLURE (R Munger) and SINGING IN SEATTLE (M happens once every 5 or 6 weeks. Why would we not utilize this fresh Mjoka), which rolled out. ground to ensure the best possible surface for the horses?” At approximately the 200m PURPLE DIAMOND (L Hewit- He went on to confirm that Phumelela were looking at installing a son) had to steady and switch out to avoid running onto permanent 2m spur on the TRC inside track during its next spring treat- the heels of ARMSTRONG (M Yeni). ment at the end of the year – as part of a bigger project to widen the At approximately the 300m THE LITIGATOR (*N Klink), bend to the inside. which had come to the end of its run, had to steady “Similarly we are looking at this for the Vaal classic track – widening the when awkwardly placed between KINGS CUP (G Lerena) bend to the inside too. This should significantly help the situation at the and FACT (M van Rensburg), which shifted out off the two ‘tightest’ racing surfaces on the Highveld,” he said. heels of HORSEPLAY (M Yeni) to continue its run. He added that it is probably worth pointing out that many major racing PINK (C Zackey) was tightened for galloping room at the jurisdictions – Australia springs most readily to mind – have even shorter 300m and thereafter had to switch in to continue its run. run ins at some of their tracks – and this without the use of false rails at all. SEE ME RUN (*D Schwarz) was baulked for a clear run from the 150m. SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 6 june 2019 18 international

three years) but it doesn’t seem to have fully bridged the gap. Betting Turnovers Cloud The Jockey Club hierarchy has used most of its tricks to squeeze out as much turnover as it can – the promotion has Hong Kong been strong, commingling has levelled off after a period of serious growth, while even lower turnover races (the Class The alarming trend of falling betting turnovers is not unique to Ones) were removed from both the Hong Kong International South Africa. Races and Champions Day cards in favour of lower-quality It seems that Hong Kong Jockey Club executives are running out ones with bigger fields. of tricks to arrest the alarming trend of falling turnover and the The local product appears to be running at full capacity – it may decision to create an extra race at Sha Tin last Sunday smacked of be a case that less is more, but hell is more likely to freeze over desperation. than a few meetings being voluntarily handed back. After being up in the early part of the season, turnover has plum- There are probably a multitude of reasons for the turnover meted in the past three months and alarm bells are ringing so loud- drop – overall economic conditions, apathy because of too ly they would be hurting the ears of those at Sports Road. much racing, smaller fields or dominant horses meaning Year-on-year turnover was up by HK$379 million in February, but people sit out. has since taken a dive. Maybe punters are more focused on football betting. There are March was down HK$125 million, it got worse in April (down people who are employed full-time to work those things out. HK$209 million) and fell off a cliff in May – dropping an astonishing The Jockey Club, particularly under the leadership of chief HK$543 million. executive Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, is always looking to The overall season numbers are still slightly up (about 0.7 of a per expand, so no one will be standing still. cent), but the graph is moving the wrong way in a hurry. To keep overall turnover growing, the last card up its sleeve Turnover is the lifeblood of the Jockey Club. It funds the whole or- is to increase simulcast racing. There was a meeting last ganisation, it makes it Hong Kong’s biggest taxpayer and one of the week with an international racing body about just that and world’s major charity donors. It has only decreased once in the past there is plenty of more work going on behind the scenes. decade (2015-16). You can bet your bottom dollar there will be more in the It is the most important thing for any Jockey Club executive. Ask next year or two – potentially even in the off season, a tradi- one how their day at the races was and it is the first thing they will tional no-go zone. mention – up is good, a scratching at the barriers or down is bad. But back to last Sunday. An extra race might not seem like Bonuses are tied to those numbers. They matter from both an -or much at the moment, but it does highlight a mindset that is ganisational and an individual perspective. focused on the now and not the future. An extra race (even if it has to be held earlier in the day) is worth It is a blatant money grab that fails to address the core somewhere in the vicinity of HK$100 million. They need to stop the issues and if the Jockey Club continues down this path it will bleeding. become a rod for its own back. In this instance, the programme originally stated there would be www.scmp.com two sections of a 1,400m Class Four (on the turf) at Sha Tin last Sun- day. There were enough entries to create a third race and manage- ment decided to take advantage. It is the first time this season an extra race has been added to the card at the last minute (above the original programme), even though there have been other chances to do it. The Jockey Club will say it is providing an extra opportunity for owners and that is true, but if that’s the case, why hasn’t it happened before? Putting an extra race on is only a Band-Aid solution. It might help right now but there will be consequences going forward. Will it be a permanent change? Because it will impact next season’s numbers, that’s an extra HK$100 million in turnover that needs to be found. It also affects fields in the next few meetings – there are 14 horses who could have filled gaps in other races. The horse population is already stretched too thin.A fter Wednesday night’s meeting, there have been 702 races – more than ever before Is Your Stallion Entered for 2019? (at this point last season there were 694). The 88-meeting season became 89 with the introduction of “showcase” racing at Conghua. contact - Kiki 082 878 2231 • [email protected] Extra owner permits have been handed out (440 in each of the past

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With his name in the pedigree of all Galileo is also the sire of 2019 Gr1 but one runner in Saturday’s Gr1 In- Qipco 1000 Guineas winner, Her- vestec Derby, it always looked likely mosa, (who subsequently won the that the world’s premier sire, Gali- Irish equivalent), and he is also the leo, would exert a strong influence broodmare sire of 2019 Gr1 Qipco in the finish of The Blue Riband. 2000 Guineas winner, Magna Grecia And so it proved, with Galileo colt, (Invincible Spirit). Anthony Van Dyck, winning from It would take a brave person to take Madhmoon (sired by Galileo’s classic odds against the prospect of Galileo’s winning grandson, Dawn Approach), descendants playing a role in the third place finisher, Japan (Galileo), 2019 St Leger. His sons, Capri and and fourth placed Broome (sired by Kew Gardens, having won the last two Galileo’s winning son, St Legers respectively. In total, the Australia). progeny of Galileo have now captured Galileo (Sadler’s Wells) also made his 16 English classics-and have also won mark in Friday’s Gr1 Investec Oaks, with his unbeaten son, Fran- all of the French and Irish classic races at least once. His influence kel, supplying the Oaks winner, . was also to the fore at Chantilly on Sunday, with Galileo daughter The latter won the Oaks by a neck, from Pink Dogwood (by a Starlet’s Sister responsible for Gr1 (French grandson of Sadler’s Wells), to extend the remarkable Epsom Derby) hero Sottsass. dominance exerted by Sadler’s Wells and his sons and grandsons. Sadler’s Wells Interestingly, Anapurna’s outstanding sire, , is bred on Galileo’s sire, Sadler’s Wells, was if anything even more domi- similar lines to Anthony Van Dyck, with Frankel being sired by Gal- nant in the weekend’s British classics than his greatest sons, with ileo out of a Danehill mare, and Anthony Van Dyck being a son of each of the 13 runners in the Derby descended in male line from Galileo out of a daughter of Danehill’s champion sire son, Exceed Sadler’s Wells. , dam of Galileo, also appears in each of And Excel. the pedigrees of each 2019 Investec Derby runner. Remarkably, despite being a champion sprinter, Exceed And Excel Brilliant filly, Anapurna, is also inbred to Sadler’s Wells, being sired is now damsire of two Derby winners this year –he is also damsire by a son of Galileo (by Sadler’s Wells) and out of a mare by Mont- of the 2019 Gr1 New Zealand Derby winner, Crown Prosecutor, jeu (by Sadler’s Wells). She is the second Investec Oaks winner in with the latter being sired by a grandson of Sadler’s Wells! three years to be inbred to Sadler’s Wells, with - arguably Not surprisingly, given his complete dominance of the modern the best Oaks winner this century - another inbred to the mighty day stud-book, both Epsom classic winners carry multiple lines of sire. No doubt many more major classic winners will be inbred to . Sadler’s Wells, and, in time, to Galileo himself. Northern Dancer Looking at the Oaks run in recent years, the sheer dominance of Anthony Van Dyck, whose own damsire is inbred to Northern Sadler’s Wells and Galileo is well and truly felt. Dancer, has four lines of Northern Dancer, while Anapurna (Fran- The last Oaks winner not to carry at least one line of Sadler’s kel being yet another inbred to the great Canadian) has three Wells was (who won in 2011), with (by lines of the great stallion. Galileo went close to enjoying a Gr1 Galileo’s half-brother, Sea The Stars) (2014) and (2015) treble at Epsom last week, with his multiple Gr1 winning son, Kew being produced by daughters of Sadler’s Wells and Galileo re- Gardens, finishing second in the Investec . spectively, and Was, , , Enable, Forever Together, With Anthony Van Dyck claiming the 2019 Investec Derby, he pro- and Anapurna (ie six of the last eight Oaks winners) are directly vided Galileo with a remarkable fourth success in the race, placing descended from Galileo himself. the former Epsom Derby winner alongside Sir Peter Teazle, Waxy, Galileo has now a trio of Oaks winners to his name (Was, Minding Cyllene, Blandford, and . The latter, like Galileo, was by and Forever Together), with his sons, Nathaniel, Sadler’s Wells, whose influence on the Epsom classics appears un- and Frankel, having all supplied one Investec Oaks winner apiece. paralleled. Galileo’s sire sons now also look poised to make their Sadler’s Wells, however, still outstrips Galileo as a sire of Oaks win- mark on the Derby, with his Derby winning son, New Approach, ners, with the legend having sired all of (1990), having supplied 2018 winner, Masar, as well as 2013 Derby runner (1993), (1995), (2001), and (2006). up, Libertarian. Another son, the triple Gr1 winner Rip Van Win- The Sadler’s Wells/Galileo influence promises to continue to be felt kle, is the sire of 2019 Derby Italiano victor, Keep On Fly. in the major European classics for years to come, with a plethora This year has been remarkable for Galileo, whose influence has of young sires, such as Australia and Gleneagles to name but two, been felt in each of the four British classics run. Epsom aside, suggesting this male line will grow from strength to strength.

Missed recent results? Click here for a quick link to the Sporting Post website SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 6 june 2019 20 breeding Pay When You Sell Allan Bloodlines innovative ‘Pay When You Sell’ terms re- New Predator For Bush Hill move a potentially difficult cash flow burden from breeders. Bush Hill Stud has welcomed the first son of New Approach Two stallions available under the very favourable and custom- to stand at stud in South Africa, with the news that the er friendly package are Alado (GB) and Linngari (IRE). multiple Graded Stakes winner New Predator will be joining The latter was a Champion in Europe in three separate years their ranks. and won two Gr1’s amongst 6 total Stakes wins from 1200 to Trained by Johan Janse Van Vuuren during his racing career in 2000 metres. South Africa and owned by Laurence Wernars, New Predator His sire was a flagship stallion at The Irish National is a very handsome and imposing individual who will be easy Stud for many years, siring 10 Group/Grade 1 winners including to mate to South African mares with his outstanding pedigree two Breeders’ Cup Mile Winners and a July Cup Winner. Indian and conformation. Ridge also became a top class broodmare sire, most recently of His sire New Approach, a champion colt in the UK with a Time- Lancaster Bomber, a Gr1 winner now at stud here. form Rating of 132 in 2008, is a son of World super-sire Galileo “We are very pleased to become involved with a KZN stallion and already has 39 Stakes Winners under his belt. with which we can immediately relate as a top class Aga Khan From the first crop of New Approach, conceived after Clas- bred European Gr1 winner with speed and Indian Ridge herit- sic winners Dawn Approach and Talent, produced Derby age,” said David Allan. “In the current market, stallion people hero Masar and Gr2 winners Loxley, Ostilio and Waldie. New need to find ways of helping breeders and we think we have Approach has produced 44 Stakes Winners (7 of them Gr1 something to offer by rebalancing the cash flow equation”. winners) to date, with a lifetime-winners to runners’ percent- “Paying stallion fees 16-18 months before selling is increas- age of 63%. ingly difficult and a decline in the NYS median is what defines New Predator is out of a winning Fastnet Rock mare, who is a the market for the majority,” he continued. “With our AYP half-sister to Australian 10-time winner (including three Listed WHEN YOU SELL option, we take away that cash flow burden races) Presently, as well as Gr3 horse Another Time. and shoulder the resultant delayed stallion and management Fastnet Rock, a sire sensation on both sides of the hemisphere earnings”. is a son of Danehill and has had a brilliant start to his career Of course the idea at the same time is to attract more mares. as a broodmare sire. He has already nicked exceptionally well Allan adds “Yes that’s the plan! But it doesn’t alter the contribu- with Galileo mares, producing 7 Grade 1 winners (25% Stakes tion and we must ask: With a world class horse, an intentionally Winners). low fee with our Scales of Fees taking it even lower, Pay When Twice Champion sire in Australia, Fastnet Rock currently stands You Sell and the need to keep operating until better times in the in Ireland for a fee of €70 000 at Coolmore. His daughter next couple of years, why wouldn’t you use Linngari?” Misrock changed hands in late May, for $A2,3 million, and will Alado is a career Winners/Runners approximately 50% sire, be headed to the UK. The Danehill and Sadlers Wells blood has having been as high as nearly 70% on small crops and surely been a most successful nick and New Predator is proof of this. heading back that way. A racehorse of the highest quality who defeated two Vodacom His recent winners include an 8.5 lengths winning juvenile bred Durban July winners, New Predator is a winner of the Gr2 Drill in The Alado Project, a 3 times winner bred by Hemel ‘n Aarde Hall Stakes and Gr2 Charity Mile, and has placed in three Gr1 Stud and Rocket Countdown, a Gr2 winner (and a blinder in last races, including twice in the Horse Chestnut Stakes and the year’s July behind Do It Again) bred by Oldlands Stud. Mercury Sprint. Please contact David Allan on Whatsapp either 072 740 9061 or New Predator placed second in the Gr2 Dingaans and Hawaii +44 7774 697640 or Symantha van Niekerk on landline 021 828 Stakes respectively. 9288 or either of these email addresses davidallan@allanblood- Read more lines.com or [email protected] Read more here SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 6 june 2019 21 breeding

retained and purchased many of Judpot’s daughters for stud. A Varsfontein yearling filly (I DREAM OF GENIE) out of a Jud- pot mare, by Gimmethegreenlight, sold for R550,000 on the Strategic Move For Judpot 2019 NYS. JUDPOT - the sire with the “incomparable pedigree” will be mov- ing from Varsfontein Stud to Syd & Colin Birch’s Vogel Vlei Stud in Colin Birch of Vogel Vlei says “ We are extremely grateful to Dordrecht in the Eastern Cape for the 2019 breeding season. Varsfontein and the Niarchos family for entrusting Judpot into our care - we will endeavor to support him with our growing band of select broodmares and are thrilled to have a stallion of his quality on our farm.” JUDPOT is the sire of: ALONG CAME POLLY (Champion 2yo Filly SA; Empress Club S G1, Thekwini S G1; 2d Golden Slipper G1, Allan Robertson Championship G1, SA Fillies Classic G1; 3d Cape Fillies Guin- eas G1), CORAL FEVER (Champions Challenge G1, Charity Mile G2, Colorado King S G2, Jubilee H G3; 2d Hawaii S G2, Victory Moon S G3; 3d Summer Cup G1, London News S G3), JUX- TAPOSE (SA Fillies Classic G1, SA Oaks G2; 3d Fillies Mile G3, Three Troikas S G3), FOREST INDIGO (Golden Horseshoe S G1; 2d Premier’s Champion S G1, Gauteng Guineas G2; 3d Gate- crasher S L), POLYPHONIC (Gerald Rosenberg S G2, Jacaranda H L; 2d Ipi Tombe Challenge G2, Yellowwood H G3), SNIPER Both Varsfontein Stud and the Niarchos family have made this difficult SHOT (Post Merchants G2; 2d KZN Guineas G2, Byerley Turk decision in the best interests of Judpot so as to obtain for him greater G3, KZN Yearling Sale Million; 3d Umkhomazi S G3), DEPUTY support in a new region than he has been getting in recent years. Carl JUD (Supreme Cup G2; 2d SA Derby G1, Track & Ball Derby de Vos of Varsfontein says “We are so very proud of what Judpot has G3, Sea Cottage S L; 3d AS Classic G1), DOUBLE WHAMMY achieved for us since arriving at Varsfontein in 2009. We are delighted (Diana S G3, Lady’s Pendant L, 2d S G2, Choice Car- that in his new home, he will have the support of a stud on the rise as riers Championship G2, 3d Cape Fillies Guineas G1), FINAL well as being part of the historical breeding legacy of the Birch family. JUDGEMENT (Golden Slipper G2; 2d KZN Fillies Guineas G2, Varsfontein will continue to support Judpot while he is at Vogel Vlei.” Umzimkhulu S G3, Off to Stud S L; 3d Tibouchina S G2, Choice Few pedigrees in the stud book pack the punch that Judpot’s pedi- Carriers Championship G2, Devon Air S L), COLOUR OF COUR- gree possesses. By multiple Champion Sire and Leading American sire AGE (Umkhomazi S G2), DOWN TO ZERO (Tommy Hotspur H of sires A.P. INDY, out of the multiple Champion Racemare (9 Champi- G3; 2d Man o’ War Sprint G3), LITTLE GENIE (Banyana H L, onships), 10 G1 wins and Champion Broodmare, MIESQUE - the dam Gardenia S L), MALEFICENT (Devon Air S L; 2d Starling S G3), of KINGMAMBO (Mr Prospector). This female line is incredibly domi- Mister Cricket (2d SA Classic G1), Rocketball (2d SA Derby G1; nant with MIESQUE’s descendants producing Champions and group & 3d Sea Cottage S L, 4th Daily News 2000 S G1), Nous Voila graded winners Worldwide - even in South Africa where AMANEE won (2d Southern Cross S G2, Perfect Promise Sprint L, 3d Kenil- the Thekwini S G1. worth Fillies Nursery L), Bi Pot (2d Ipi Tombe Challenge G2, Judpot’s sire A.P. INDY - a Champion on the racetrack and one of Gerald Rosenberg S G2, 3d SA Fillies Classic G1, Yellowwood America’s most celebrated sires - turned 30 years old on 31 March H G3; 4th SA Oaks G2), Let it Flow (2d Golden Slipper G2), 2019. He is enjoying his retirement at Lane’s End in Kentucky. A.P. Aurum Pot (2d Man o’ War Sprint H G3), Timedtoperfection INDY has become the oldest living winner of the G1 Belmont Stakes (3d Godolphin Barb S G3), Miracle Rising (2d Strelitzia S G3), and the oldest living Classic winner overall. He is also the oldest living Three Balloons (2d Chairman’s Cup G3, Cape Summer Stayers winner of the G1 Breeders’ Cup Classic. H G3, Kenilworth Cup L, 3d Track & Ball Derby G3), Skysign (3d East Cape Derby G3, East Cape Oaks L), Drop Kick (2d East Judpot has been a very successful sire, producing 60% winners to Cape Derby L), Forafewdollarsmore (2d Derby Trial L), Crack- runners and 10% stakes horses to runners. He received the Equus pot (3d East Cape Paddock S L, Jockey Club S L), Expedite (3d Outstanding Stallion Achievement Award in 2013. With his phenom- Jamaica H L), Bush Pilot (3d Republic Cup L), Juddering Angel enal genes, Judpot is set to make a formidable broodmare sire and (3d Winter Juvenile S L), Just Lucky (3d Devon Air S L), etc. contribute greatly to the South African stud book. Varsfontein have SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 6 june 2019 22

Leading breeders by Stakes season 2018/2019 • 1 August - 2 June 2019 Stakes Breeder rnrs AEPR runs wnrs wns wnr/ SW SW SW/ plcs plc/ SP top earner with stakes rnr% wnrs wns wnr% rns% & % of total stakes 24,102,032 Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein 229 105,249 1223 110 170 48% 5 10 5% 384 31% 12 Hawwaam 5,628,125 23% 21,129,496 Klawervlei Stud 434 48,685 2179 142 184 33% 4 5 3% 579 27% 8 One World 3,115,625 15% 14,224,659 Summerhill Stud 276 51,539 1721 97 136 35% 3 3 3% 464 27% 7 Africa Rising 550,250 4% 11,517,148 Drakenstein Stud 127 90,686 637 52 80 41% 10 15 19% 209 33% 8 Clouds Unfold 1,300,000 11% 11,141,034 Highlands 152 73,296 815 66 96 43% 6 6 9% 245 30% 8 Front And Centre 1,195,625 11% 8,432,347 Varsfontein Stud 110 76,658 575 58 85 53% 5 5 9% 192 33% 10 Eden Roc 540,625 6% 7,787,074 Favour Stud 91 85,572 563 34 61 37% 3 6 9% 179 32% 4 Twist Of Fate 2,327,500 30% 7,243,023 Maine Chance 138 52,486 694 53 74 38% 4 4 8% 166 24% 7 Santa Clara 515,250 7% 6,874,875 Ascot Stud 92 74,727 508 40 60 43% 3 3 8% 155 31% 7 Pacific Trader 840,000 12%

Leading SIREs by Stakes season 2018/2019 • 1 August - 2 June 2019 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 18,623,073 Silvano 193 96,493 993 79 115 41% 8 13 10% 327 33% 13 Hawwaam 5,628,125 30% 16,685,316 *Captain Al 156 106,957 788 71 104 46% 10 13 14% 276 35% 14 One World 3,115,625 19% 12,942,974 Var 180 71,905 1018 87 118 48% 6 7 7% 326 32% 12 Vardy 1,145,950 9% 11,872,510 Gimmethegreenlight 161 73,742 868 75 105 47% 4 7 5% 288 33% 15 National Park 1,239,775 10% 11,868,709 Dynasty 136 87,270 768 65 99 48% 6 6 9% 228 30% 13 Front And Centre 1,195,625 10% 10,885,312 Ideal World 104 104,666 636 48 76 46% 5 7 10% 171 27% 5 Rainbow Bridge 3,370,000 31% 9,287,574 Trippi 123 75,509 654 56 87 46% 5 6 9% 219 33% 8 Chimichuri Run 1,076,250 12% 8,687,624 What A Winter 140 62,054 745 61 91 44% 3 5 5% 220 30% 3 Clouds Unfold 1,300,000 15% 8,365,286 Oratorio 128 65,354 683 56 80 44% 4 5 7% 219 32% 4 Divine Odyssey 786,950 9%

Leading SIREs of 3yo’s by Stakes season 2018/2019 • 1 August - 2 June 2019 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 10,235,686 Silvano 60 170,595 280 24 36 40% 2 6 8% 90 32% 4 Hawwaam 5,628,125 55% 8,128,593 *Captain Al 56 145,153 318 31 49 55% 4 5 13% 119 37% 4 One World 3,115,625 38% An impeccably bred colt 7,818,086 Pomodoro 45 173,735 240 17 25 38% 1 3 6% 66 28% 2 Cirillo 4,150,000 53% by Arrowfield's Champion 6,810,662 Master Of My Fate 69 98,705 437 34 49 49% 2 4 6% 145 33% 2 Twist Of Fate 2,327,500 34% 5,784,273 Dynasty 50 115,685 293 29 47 58% 3 3 10% 80 27% 6 Front And Centre 1,195,625 21% Stallion Snitzel will head 5,563,362 Var 70 79,477 422 38 53 54% 2 2 5% 129 31% 3 Vardy 1,145,950 21% 5,511,037 Gimmethegreenlight 58 95,018 330 29 41 50% 2 3 7% 112 34% 4 National Park 1,239,775 22% to the sire's former trainer 5,410,724 What A Winter 63 85,885 403 35 55 56% 2 4 6% 116 29% 1 Clouds Unfold 1,300,000 24% after topping Day One of 4,063,360 Elusive Fort 56 72,560 375 22 29 39% 0 0 0% 98 26% 2 Elusive Trader 1,241,000 31% the Magic Millions Na- with 20 or more rnrs Leading SIREs of 3yo’s by AEPR season 2018/2019 • 1 August - 2 June 2019 tional Yearling Sale on the Stakes Sire rnrs AEPR runs wnrs wns wnr/ SW SW SW/ plcs plc/ SP top earner with stakes Gold Coast on Thursday. rnr% wnrs wns wnr% rns% & % of total stakes Sydney-based bloodstock 7,818,086 Pomodoro 45 173,735 240 17 25 38% 1 3 6% 66 28% 2 Cirillo 4,150,000 53% 10,235,686 Silvano 60 170,595 280 24 36 40% 2 6 8% 90 32% 4 Hawwaam 5,628,125 55% agent and buyer David 8,128,593 *Captain Al 56 145,153 318 31 49 55% 4 5 13% 119 37% 4 One World 3,115,625 38% 5,784,273 Dynasty 50 115,685 293 29 47 58% 3 3 10% 80 27% 6 Front And Centre 1,195,625 21% Raphael teamed up with 3,012,196 Potala Palace 28 107,578 176 17 29 61% 0 0 0% 44 25% 2 Palace Chapel 820,786 27% leading Rosehill trainer 3,715,224 Trippi 37 100,411 191 20 27 54% 2 3 10% 68 36% 4 Chimichuri Run 1,076,250 29% 6,810,662 Master Of My Fate 69 98,705 437 34 49 49% 2 4 6% 145 33% 2 Twist Of Fate 2,327,500 34% Gerald Ryan to secure the 5,511,037 Gimmethegreenlight 58 95,018 330 29 41 50% 2 3 7% 112 34% 4 National Park 1,239,775 22% 3,379,383 Pathfork 39 86,651 229 21 26 54% 0 0 0% 87 38% 4 Skye Lane 621,275 18% colt late in the session for A$500,000. Consigned by Leading SIREs of 2yo’s by Stakes season 2018/2019 • 1 August - 2 June 2019 Baramul Stud, #2188, the Stakes Sire rnrs AEPR runs wnrs wns wnr/ SW SW SW/ plcs plc/ SP top earner with stakes colt is the twelfth foal of rnr% wnrs wns wnr% rns% & % of total stakes the grand producer Miss 1,829,625 *Captain Al 26 70,370 64 12 16 46% 2 2 17% 24 38% 1 Miss Florida 534,375 29% 1,476,400 Gimmethegreenlight 29 50,910 76 14 16 48% 0 0 0% 33 43% 6 Got The Greenlight 238,625 16% Jakeo. 1,359,425 Var 18 75,524 48 8 9 44% 1 1 13% 20 42% 2 Eden Roc 540,625 40% 1,160,325 What A Winter 34 34,127 88 11 13 32% 1 1 9% 32 36% 0 Sarah 150,500 13% He is a half-brother to 1,126,400 Master Of My Fate 28 40,229 62 7 10 25% 1 2 14% 18 29% 1 Basadi Faith 475,000 42% 1,118,425 Querari 45 24,854 114 11 12 24% 0 0 0% 41 36% 1 Luna Wish 97,550 9% five-stakes gallopers 1,111,050 Vercingetorix 22 50,502 55 9 14 41% 3 3 33% 14 25% 1 African Warrior 219,875 20% 810,375 Captain Of All 32 25,324 84 5 5 16% 1 1 20% 33 39% 0 Captain Anne Bonny 133,100 16% including Ryan's Gr1 Oakleigh Plate winner Leading SIREs by Stakes on Polytrack season 2018/2019 • 1 August - 2 June 2019 Mrs Onassis and the Stakes Sire rnrs AEPR runs wnrs wns wnr/ SW SW SW/ plcs plc/ SP top earner with stakes How Now Stakes winner rnr% wnrs wns wnr% rns% & % of total stakes Miss Judgement who, in 1,930,100 Gimmethegreenlight 62 31,131 180 20 23 32% 0 0 0% 55 31% 0 O’ Keeffe 186,200 10% 1,882,300 Oratorio 49 38,414 163 18 24 37% 0 0 0% 55 34% 0 Chantyman 242,000 13% turn, is the dam of group 1,695,675 Var 54 31,401 177 18 22 33% 0 0 0% 47 27% 0 Collabro 129,850 8% 1,615,150 Crusade 44 36,708 149 16 19 36% 0 0 0 % 53 36% 0 Hey Delilah 134,375 8% winner Missrock - last 1,613,450 Pathfork 45 35,854 131 14 20 31% 0 0 0% 43 33% 0 Gorgeous Guest 249,150 15% week's A$2.3 million sale 1,575,125 *Sail From Seattle 61 25,822 200 17 20 28% 0 0 0% 59 30% 0 Seattle Oak 111,550 7% 1,566,375 *Captain Al 38 41,220 125 16 20 42% 0 0 0% 47 38% 0 Flight Captain 137,900 9% topper at the National 1,539,863 Querari 54 28,516 148 15 18 28% 0 0 0% 49 33% 0 Playlist 152,625 10% Broodmare Sale. He was The FULL Statistics ONLINE http://www.sportingpost.co.za/horse-racing-statistics/ *Stallion dead or Retired **Stallion Not Standing in RSA described as ‘the colt of **Breeding operations not based in RSA - Statistics for Breeders & Sires reflect all earnings, incl. restricted races & handicap races the sale’. SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 6 june 2019 23

Leading TRAINERS by STAKES season 2018/2019 • 1 August - 2 June 2019 trainer runs wins win fav fav wfav 2nd 2nd 1st 1st stakes stks/ % % % % four four% runs More Hip From Habib SG Tarry 1139 143 13% 198 17% 33% 127 11% 507 45% 25,964,964 22,796 The 22 year old Calvin Habib is all MF de Kock 578 91 16% 148 26% 28% 90 16% 303 52% 20,922,417 36,198 J Snaith 936 135 14% 195 21% 33% 101 11% 447 48% 18,185,038 19,428 set to take his first Vodacom Durban BJ Crawford 704 107 15% 151 21% 34% 86 12% 356 51% 12,059,800 17,130 July ride next month with Divine AC Greeff 949 148 16% 209 22% 33% 120 13% 458 48% 10,416,888 10,977 C Bass-Robinson 715 69 10% 73 10% 36% 81 11% 297 42% 9,073,450 12,690 Odyssey in the running for a berth PA Peter 626 88 14% 123 20% 33% 81 13% 281 45% 9,041,356 14,443 Y Bremner 705 94 13% 100 14% 30% 95 13% 337 48% 8,504,838 12,064 in the big race. The son of former A Nel 448 66 15% 69 15% 30% 63 14% 237 53% 7,172,850 16,011 jockey Donavan reached a career VH Marshall 436 44 10% 48 11% 33% 46 11% 187 43% 6,817,263 15,636 GD Smith 1025 76 7% 72 7% 21% 91 9% 375 37% 6,414,763 6,258 milestone with Divine Odyssey’s Gr2 GS Kotzen 656 60 9% 68 10% 26% 74 11% 251 38% 6,282,138 9,576 Calvin Habib was in good Colorado King Stakes win at Turffon- JAJ v Vuuren 382 48 13% 74 19% 36% 54 14% 176 46% 6,050,795 15,840 form on Tuesday for the J Ramsden 338 36 11% 23 7% 26% 31 9% 138 41% 5,872,012 17,373 tein earlier this year and registered a GV Woodruff 358 43 12% 64 18% 36% 46 13% 164 46% 5,864,473 16,381 Clint Binda yard DR Drier 377 60 16% 73 19% 37% 40 11% 188 50% 5,792,900 15,366 smart double at the Vaal on Tues- day for trainer Clinton Binda. A natural lightweight, Habib Leading jockeys by WINS season 2018/2019 • 1 August - 2 June 2019 deserves more chances and is a name for the future. jockey rides wins win fav fav wfav 2nd 2nd 1st 1st stakes stks/ % % % % four four% rides M Yeni 1449 171 12% 214 15% 27% 191 13% 681 47% 15,950,893 11,008 L Hewitson 1199 171 14% 233 19% 27% 179 15% 626 52% 21,174,972 17,661 A Marcus 552 164 30% 344 62% 36% 93 17% 387 70% 30,076,487 54,486 G Lerena 592 147 25% 273 46% 36% 87 15% 370 63% 17,606,451 29,741 Snaith Style G Cheyne 742 134 18% 214 29% 34% 118 16% 429 58% 10,773,050 14,519 Justin Snaith registered his second R Fourie 549 119 22% 188 34% 34% 77 14% 345 63% 16,398,262 29,869 R Munger 1107 113 10% 96 9% 30% 121 11% 471 43% 10,361,646 9,360 Gr1 success of the SA Champions W Kennedy 972 108 11% 104 11% 36% 127 13% 460 47% 13,616,686 14,009 K De Melo 730 84 12% 76 10% 25% 87 12% 342 47% 9,434,026 12,923 Season at Greyville on Saturday A Domeyer 378 75 20% 99 26% 37% 59 16% 230 61% 7,827,475 20,708 when the smart 3yo Silvano’s Pride L J Ferraris 721 68 9% 65 9% 28% 67 9% 259 36% 8,066,461 11,188 M v Rensburg 566 64 11% 54 10% 22% 50 9% 228 40% 6,357,861 11,233 went all the way under Richard S Veale 520 64 12% 70 13% 36% 42 8% 224 43% 6,546,625 12,590 C Zackey 865 63 7% 61 7% 21% 90 10% 309 36% 8,479,861 9,803 Fourie to win the Woolavington B Fayd’herbe 325 61 19% 59 18% 36% 31 10% 164 50% 7,560,238 23,262 Justin Snaith saddled four 2000. Snaith enjoyed something of C Orffer 423 56 13% 68 16% 35% 55 13% 201 48% 6,053,175 14,310 S Khumalo 438 55 13% 50 11% 30% 46 11% 186 42% 7,220,968 16,486 winners in two provinces a ‘super’ Saturday with a double on on Saturday Leading trainers/jockeys by wins % the Kenilworth and Greyville cards season 2018/2019 • 1 August - 2 June 2019 to give the reigning champions a trainer/ runs wins win fav fav wfav 2nd 2nd stakes stks/ four-timer on the afternoon. The yard are set for a major few jockey % % % % runs weeks on the East Coast, culminating with a big day on 6 July JAJ v Vuuren/A Marcus 33 18 55% 25 76% 64% 5 15% 1,340,662 40,626 PA Peter/C T Ndlovu 24 10 42% 14 58% 64% 4 17% 718,750 29,948 at Greyville! PA Peter/G Lerena 46 16 35% 28 61% 43% 8 17% 1,775,935 38,607 SD Gray/G Lerena 29 10 34% 16 55% 44% 7 24% 854,975 29,482 MF de Kock/G Lerena 73 23 32% 36 49% 36% 14 19% 5,257,985 72,027 MG & AA Azzie/G Lerena 34 11 32% 17 50% 47% 1 3% 862,548 25,369 GB Puller/A Marcus 31 10 32% 22 71% 32% 5 16% 791,050 25,518 BJ Crawford/A Marcus 113 34 30% 57 50% 42% 22 19% 3,711,575 32,846 A Nel/A Domeyer 49 13 27% 18 37% 50% 9 18% 1,035,875 21,140 Solid Strike AC Greeff/G Cheyne 348 91 26% 166 48% 33% 69 20% 6,038,775 17,353 GV Woodruff/G Lerena 95 25 26% 53 56% 36% 21 22% 2,988,462 31,457 Glen Kotzen enjoyed a nice 2yo J Snaith/R Fourie 412 98 24% 159 39% 36% 62 15% 13,721,050 33,304 double at Scottsville on Wednesday, S von W Smit/D R Lerena 76 18 24% 10 13% 60% 10 13% 869,175 11,437 C Bass-Robinson/B Fayd’herbe 52 12 23% 10 19% 70% 4 8% 1,313,825 25,266 courtesy of Cape Premier Yearling Gareth Van Zyl/W Kennedy 97 18 19% 14 14% 64% 15 15% 1,619,200 16,693 Sale R1,1 million buy Prince Of Persia (Captain Al) and the R60 000 Cape Ready To Run gradu- Racing To Win Glen Kotzen and ate, Poinciana – a Anton Marcus have son of Wylie Hall. formed a winning team Kotzen said he was impressed by the Wyle Hall progeny. “I’m collecting them – and sending my mares to him. He is by a champion out of a broodmare by a champion sire,” said the Paarl-based trainer. Both winners were ridden by Anton Marcus and the combination now boast a 35% win strike-rate.

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Males (up to 1600m) ar horse age sire breeder date fin class distance course aptitude 121 undercover Agent 4 Captain Al Moutonshoek 25May 4 MR120 1200 Scottsville 121/121/110/118/-/ 113 Chimichuri Run 3 Trippi Drakenstein Stud 25May 1 MR120 1200 Scottsville 113/109/-/-/-/ 112 bold Respect 4 bold Silvano Ascot Stud 25May 5 MR120 1200 Scottsville 117/106/-/-/-/ 111 Quinlan 4 Sail From Seattle K Fourie 1Jun 2 Cnd 1000 Greyville 111/57/-/-/-/ 111 Trip To Heaven 7 Trippi Highlands 25May 2 MR120 1200 Scottsville 123/114/-/-/-/ 107 Africa Rising 5 visionaire Summerhill Stud 25May 3 MR120 1200 Scottsville 108/103/-/-/-/ 106 eden Roc 2 var Varsfontein Stud 25May 1 Cnd-2 1200 Scottsville 106/86/-/-/-/ 105 Frosted Gold 2 All Too Hard bred in New Zealand 25May 2 Cnd-2 1200 Scottsville 109/-/-/-/-/ 105 Wave 2 Mogok Scott Bros 25May 3 Cnd-2 1200 Scottsville 105/-/-/-/-/ 103 Palace Chapel 3 Potala Palace Alado Project 25May 7 MR120 1200 Scottsville 103/-/-/-/-/

Females (up to 1600m) ar horse age sire breeder date fin class distance course aptitude 110 Celtic Sea 3 Captain Al Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein 25May 1 WFAfm 1200 Scottsville 110/104/-/-/-/ 106 Snowdance 4 Captain Al Cheveley Stud 25May 2 WFAfm 1200 Scottsville 106/113/-/-/-/ 105 Run Fox Run 3 Foxwedge bred in Australia 25May 1 MR100 1200 Kenilworth 105/-/-/-/-/ 99 vision To Kill 5 Kildonan MJR Mauvis 25May 3 WFAfm 1200 Scottsville 104/-/-/-/-/ 98 Carlita 3 Oratorio Piemonte Stud 31May 1 MR95f 1000 Fairview 102/96/-/-/-/ 97 Pool Party 5 Kahal The Flying Stud 26May 1 MR84f 1400 Turffontein 90/97/-/-/-/ 96 Singforafa 2 Potala Palace nJ Swart 25May 3 Cnd2f 1200 Scottsville 96/-/-/-/-/ 96 Cavivar 2 var Lammerskraal Stud 25May 2 Cnd2f 1200 Scottsville 109/-/-/-/-/ 96 Miss Florida 2 Captain Al n Jonsson 25May 1 Cnd2f 1200 Scottsville 96/-/-/-/-/ 93 Platinum Class 4 Silvano Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein 25May 3 MR100 1200 Kenilworth 93/102/-/-/-/

Males (1600m and more) ar horse age sire breeder date fin class distance course aptitude 114 hawwaam 3 Silvano Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein 1Jun 1 WFA-3 2000 Greyville -/107/115/118/-/ 112 vardy 3 var Tawny Syndicate 25May 1 Cnd-3 1800 Kenilworth 83/108/112/-/-/ 112 One World 3 Captain Al Klawervlei Stud 25May 2 Cnd-3 1800 Kenilworth -/116/112/-/-/ 111 Twist Of Fate 3 Master Of My Fate Favour Stud 1Jun 2 WFA-3 2000 Greyville 102/111/111/111/-/ 105 Strathdon 5 Silvano AN Foster 1Jun 7 MR105 2400 Greyville -/85/90/91/105/ 102 liege 6 dynasty Maine Chance 1Jun 1 MR105 2400 Greyville 59/100/105/105/102/ 102 noble Secret 4 dynasty Moutonshoek 1Jun 9 MR105 2400 Greyville 89/100/104/100/104/ 102 Capoeira 3 Oratorio Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein 1Jun 3 WFA-3 2000 Greyville 59/83/82/102/-/ 101 Silver Rose 6 Silvano La Plaisance Stud 1Jun 3 MR105 2400 Greyville 66/76/92/98/101/ 100 Zillzaal 3 Silvano Al Adiyaat 1Jun 4 WFA-3 2000 Greyville 72/101/93/106/101/

Females (1600m and more) ar horse age sire breeder date fin class distance course aptitude 104 Front And Centre 3 dynasty Highlands 1Jun 2 WFA3f 2000 Greyville 86/106/-/104/-/ 104 Silvano’s Pride 3 Silvano AC Peter 1Jun 1 WFA3f 2000 Greyville 65/100/-/104/-/ 102 Perfect Tigress 3 Where’s That Tiger hemel ‘n Aarde Stud 21May 1 MR90f 1800 vaal 79/92/102/-/-/ 100 Roy’s Riviera 4 All Too Hard bred in Australia 1Jun 5 MR105 2400 Greyville 67/101/99/101/100/ 100 blossom 3 Silvano Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein 1Jun 3 WFA3f 2000 Greyville -/90/100/100/100/ 98 Seville Orange 3 duke Of Marmalade drakenstein Stud 1Jun 4 WFA3f 2000 Greyville 76/84/-/98/99/ 97 vistula 3 Ideal World Riethuiskraal Stud 21May 1 Cndfm 1600 vaal 94/97/-/-/-/ 97 Return Flight 3 Pomodoro M Sharkey 1Jun 5 WFA3f 2000 Greyville -/104/102/104/103/ 96 dynasty’s Blossom 4 dynasty Highlands & G Jaffee 1Jun 4 MR105 2400 Greyville 80/83/86/93/96/ 95 Snapscan 3 Oratorio Drakenstein Stud 1Jun 6 WFA3f 2000 Greyville 85/83/-/95/-/

3yo males (any distance) ar horse age sire breeder date fin class distance course aptitude 114 hawwaam 3 Silvano Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein 1Jun 1 WFA-3 2000 Greyville -/107/115/118/-/ 113 Chimichuri Run 3 Trippi Drakenstein Stud 25May 1 MR120 1200 Scottsville 113/109/-/-/-/ 112 vardy 3 var Tawny Syndicate 25May 1 Cnd-3 1800 Kenilworth 83/108/112/-/-/ 112 One World 3 Captain Al Klawervlei Stud 25May 2 Cnd-3 1800 Kenilworth -/116/112/-/-/ 111 Twist Of Fate 3 Master Of My Fate Favour Stud 1Jun 2 WFA-3 2000 Greyville 102/111/111/111/-/ 103 Palace Chapel 3 Potala Palace Alado Project 25May 7 MR120 1200 Scottsville 103/-/-/-/-/ 102 Capoeira 3 Oratorio Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein 1Jun 3 WFA-3 2000 Greyville 59/83/82/102/-/ 101 Priceless Ruler 3 Pathfork Highlands 1Jun 1 MR80 1400 Greyville 90/101/-/-/-/ 100 Zillzaal 3 Silvano Al Adiyaat 1Jun 4 WFA-3 2000 Greyville 72/101/93/106/101/ 98 Paths Of Victory 3 noble Tune Rathmor Stud 22May 3 MR90 2000 Greyville 57/72/98/98/99/

3yo females (any distance) ar horse age sire breeder date fin class distance course aptitude 110 Celtic Sea 3 Captain Al Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein 25May 1 WFAfm 1200 Scottsville 110/104/-/-/-/ 105 Run Fox Run 3 Foxwedge bred in Australia 25May 1 MR100 1200 Kenilworth 105/-/-/-/-/ 104 Silvano’s Pride 3 Silvano AC Peter 1Jun 1 WFA3f 2000 Greyville 65/100/-/104/-/ 104 Front And Centre 3 dynasty Highlands 1Jun 2 WFA3f 2000 Greyville 86/106/-/104/-/ 102 Perfect Tigress 3 Where’s That Tiger hemel ‘n Aarde Stud 21May 1 MR90f 1800 vaal 79/92/102/-/-/ 100 blossom 3 Silvano Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein 1Jun 3 WFA3f 2000 Greyville -/90/100/100/100/ 98 Seville Orange 3 duke Of Marmalade drakenstein Stud 1Jun 4 WFA3f 2000 Greyville 76/84/-/98/99/ 98 Carlita 3 Oratorio Piemonte Stud 31May 1 MR95f 1000 Fairview 102/96/-/-/-/ 97 vistula 3 Ideal World Riethuiskraal Stud 21May 1 Cndfm 1600 vaal 94/97/-/-/-/ 97 Return Flight 3 Pomodoro M Sharkey 1Jun 5 WFA3f 2000 Greyville -/104/102/104/103/ SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 6 june 2019 25 international

Horses owned by two of the powerhouses of global racing, Coolmore and Godolphin, feature heavily among the first points for this year's Cartier Racing Awards, with dual Classic heroine Hermosa currently heading the Cartier Horse How horses performed in South Africa’s Of The Year standings. black type races, expressed in points based Hermosa (80 points), owned by a Coolmore partnership and trained by Aidan on the kind of races and how far behind O'Brien in Ireland, holds a significant early advantage following impressive victories the winner they finished. over a mile in the G1 QIPCO 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket on May 5 and the G1 A full explanation of the point system and Irish 1,000 Guineas at the Curragh on May 26. the complete list of point earners is on the The daughter of Galileo could extend the fine recent record of three-year-old fillies Sporting Post website. crowned Cartier Horse Of The Year, with (2013), Minding (2016) and Enable (2017) all having received the ultimate accolade at the end of their Classic campaigns. Top Scorers for 2018/2019 (to 2 June 2019) The 29th annual Cartier Racing Awards will be presented at a glittering ceremony horse age sex points races before an invited audience of 300 in London, England, on the evening of Tuesday, Hawwaam 3 c 270 4 November 12, 2019. Soqrat 3 c 252 5 Kasimir 4 c 200 3 Rainbow Bridge 4 c 192 5 Chimichuri Run 3 c 188 5 Do It Again 4 c 166 3 Undercover Agent 4 c 151 5 Tilbury Fort 5 c 142 3 Clouds Unfold 3 f 142 4 Return Flight 3 f 130 3 Pacific Trader 4 c 126 2 Cascapedia 5 f 121 5 Front And Centre 3 f 120 3 Nafaayes 3 f 110 4 Silvano's Pride 3 f 90 2 Head Honcho 5 c 90 2 Coral Fever 6 c 88 2 Atyaab 3 c 88 2 Legal Eagle 7 c 87 3 Oh Susanna 4 f 83 2 Princess Rebel 4 f 79 2 Celtic Sea 3 f 72 2 Twist Of Fate 3 c 72 3 Magnificent Seven 4 c 72 2 Eden Roc 2 c 70 1 Bold Respect 4 c 70 3 Samurai Warrior 3 c 70 1 Miss Florida 2 f 70 1 Camphoratus 4 f 70 1 Trip To Heaven 7 c 69 2 Dawn Assault 5 c 69 2 Cirillo 3 c 64 2 Captain Aldo 8 c 62 2 Frosted Gold 2 c 59 2 Divine Odyssey 4 c 58 2 Lady In Black 4 f 54 3 Eyes Wide Open 4 c 50 1 Sunshine Silk 4 f 50 2 Doublemint 4 c 50 1 Mardi Gras 4 c 50 1 Gimme One Night 5 c 50 2 Zouaves 5 c 50 1 One World 3 c 48 2 Arctica 6 c 48 2 Running Brave 3 f 48 2 Cavivar 2 f 46 2 Africa Rising 5 c 40 1 Doosra 5 c 38 2 National Park 3 c 38 2 Quinlan 4 c 37 1 Palace Chapel 3 c 35 1 Singforafa 2 f 34 1 SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 6 june 2019 26

Black type results Digest Diary

Fairview (turf) Greyville (turf) Friday, 31 May Saturday, 1 June Features To Come Course Variant: 1,43s slow Course Variant: 1,03s slow 24mm of rain fell in the week prior to this meeting and Following 3mm of rain and 25mm of irrigation in Sat 8 June Gr1 Rising Sun Gold as a result the penetrometer read 24 and the going the seven days leading up to this meeting, the Challenge was posted as Good to Soft. There was a light south penetrometer read 23 and the going was posted westerly cross wind of around 8km/h, and the false rail as Good. There was a north easterly head wind of 1600m Greyville was out 6m to the 1200m mark, increasing to 6,5m to around 15km/h, and the false rail was out 7,5m. the 800m, with a 6,5m spur. Gr2 Tibouchina Stakes 1400m Greyville Milkwood Stakes (F&M)(Listed) R150,000 Gr1 Daily News 2000 R1000,000 Gr3 Cup Trial 1800m Greyville O So Nice Hot Hawwaam! (L) Gatecrasher Stakes Going off a weak 3-1 favourite in the The July is the planned next step for Mike 1400m Greyville Listed Milkwood Stakes, the 2018 East de Kock’s top-class 3yo Hawwaam after (L) Devon Air Stakes Cape Fillies Nursery winning daughter of a workmanlike no-frills victory in Satur- 1400m Greyville Avontuur sire Oratorio registered the first day’s R2 million Gr1 Daily News 2000 at stakes victory of her 3yo career in good Greyville. Gr3 Cape of Good Hope style. A 9,75 length aggregate winner of his last Nursery After Seattle Oak had done the donkey two Gr1 starts, Hawwaam went through 1200m Kenilworth work, Bernard Fayd’herbe unleashed the motions off a moderate early pace Gr3 Kenilworth Fillies Carlita and she stormed home to beat the in the seven horse field at his KZN debut Nursery late finishing and consistent Horse Haizi by start. 1200m Kenilworth a half length in a time of 57,28 secs. Taking up the running at the top of the The winner’s stablemate Make It Raine home run he stayed on, drifting from the Sun 9 June Gr3 Betting World ran on steadily a quarter length back into outside to the inside of the track, and duly Jubilee Handicap third. disposed of his anticipated major rival, the 1800m Turffontein (S) The Piemonte Stud-bred Carlita has now very accomplished Twist Of Fate, without Fri 14 June Gr2 Post Merchants won six races from thirteen starts with raising too much of a fuss or a sweat. 1200m Greyville four places for stakes of R454 300. She Into the home run, Marcus flicked races in the interests of Vaal trainer Ashley Hawwaam down the neck and he moved Fortune and the Greeffs. ahead. She has turned out to be a genuine bar- Drifting towards the inside rail he kept gain buy at R35 000 off the KZN Yearling on well and unpressured to hold off Phumelela Shareprice Sale. As mentioned, she is by Oratorio the attentions of Twist Of Fate by 1,60 (Danehill) out of Auburn Annio (Point lengths in a time of 123,30 secs. Silvano’s date close high low volume 05Jun 596 596 596 190 Given). Pride won the fillies equivalent in 122,30 04Jun 614 620 609 38,449 secs. 03Jun 615 615 570 440 Milkwood Stakes (F&M) (L) 1000m A R1 million National Yearling Sale 31May 619 619 619 10,000 Winner Carlita raced 8th; led 50m graduate, the half-brother to Sun Met Runner up Horse Haizi was declared 1kg 30May 630 630 630 450 overweight, and carried a further 0,9kg winner Rainbow Bridge was bred by Mau- 29May 610 620 610 2,547 overweight (53,9kg); was ridden by L ritzfontein & Wilgerbosdrift, and is a son 28May 610 620 550 331,474 Mxothwa; raced 5th; led 250m; beaten 0,5 of multiple champion Silvano (Lomitas) 27May 610 610 610 0 lengths out of the seven-time winner, Halfway To 24May 610 610 610 0 Third Make It Raine was nervous in the Heaven (Jet Master). 23May 610 610 610 20 stalls and slow into stride; raced 10th of ten He took his win total to 6 from 7 starts 22May 630 630 630 0 1 length behind the winner; ran on; beaten 21May 630 630 620 124 with 1 place and stakes of R5 628 125. 0,75 lengths 20May 620 620 620 0 Time: This was the fastest of the after- Hawwaam’s connections also banked the noon’s four sprint races. BSA Added Value Bonus of R154 000. We gave the third (prev 86/88/92/80/90) 90 which makes the winner (prev Gr1 Daily News (3yo’s) 2000m 96/91/91/91/96) 98 and the runner up (prev Winner Hawwaam (best handicapped) 74/80/87/81/84) 81 raced 4th; led 420m; pushed out; won with into a 500m sprint. We gave the runner up (prev some in hand 98 1 0.00 Carlita (4) 60.0 B Fayd’herbe 106/108/111/111/111) 111 which makes the 61/20 3 b f Oratorio - Auburn Annio(USA) (Point Given) Runner up Twist Of Fate (2nd best handi- 81 2 0.50 Horse Haizi (9) 53.5 L Mxothwa 113/20 capped) set the pace; all out; beaten 1,6 winner (prev 107/102/107/115/118) 114 and 4 ch f Horse Chestnut - Haizi (Kahal) the third (prev 59/82/83/64/82) 102 90 3 0.75 Make It Raine (2) 58.0 T Gould 8/1 lengths 6 ch m New Approach - Our Dizzy Raine(AUS) (Danehill) 88 4 1.25 Saltire (10) 58.0 G Cheyne 31/4 Third Capoeira raced third; beaten 6,5 74 5 2.75 Mrs O (6) 54.5 D De Gouveia 11/1 lengths; jockey Lerena was fined R750 for 114 1 0.00 Hawwaam (2) 60.0 A Marcus 7/20 83 6 2.85 Via Seattle (8) 58.5 L Hewitson 10/3 3 b c Silvano - Halfway To Heaven (Jet Master) 70 7 3.60 Seattle Oak (1) 54.0 X Ndlovu 31/4 using his crop with his arm above shoulder 111 2 1.60 Twist Of Fate (4) 60.0 S Khumalo 113/20 60 8 4.85 Silva Key (7) 52.0 J Mphanya 22/1 3 b c Master Of My Fate - Crescent Lily (Counter Action) 53 9 6.60 Candy Crush (5) 52.0 C Maujean 33/1 height 102 3 6.50 Capoeira (3) 60.0 G Lerena 66/1 49 10 8.85 Sugerpova (3) 53.5 C Storey 28/1 Time: Although this was the second fastest 3 b g Oratorio - Liberty Dance (Fort Wood) Time: 57.28s (57.28s avg/1000m, or 63km/h) SP Total %: 116% 100 4 7.75 Zillzaal (5) 60.0 L Hewitson 18/1 1st T:AC Greeff O:Mrs A B Fortune, Mr & Mrs A C Greeff B:Piemonte Stud of the four races around the turn, the overall 97 5 9.25 Thanksgiving (7) 60.0 B Fayd’herbe 30/1 97 6 9.35 Charles (1) 60.0 C Orffer 13/1 time was a very moderate one. The pace 77 7 19.75 Atyaab (6) 60.0 R Simons 25/1 was particularly slow in the middle of the Time: 123.3s (61.65s avg/1000m, or 58km/h) SP Total %: 110% 1st T:MF de Kock O:Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al Maktoum event and as a result the race developed B:Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 6 june 2019 27

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Gr1 Woolavington 2000 R1000,000 She has won 3 races with 5 places from 9 Gr3 Lonsdale Stirrup Cup R250,000 starts for stakes of R992 375. Silvano’s Ride Liege Is Back! A brave and beautifully judged front-run- Gr1 Woolavington (3yo fillies) 2000m Sean Tarry stepped up to the feature Winner Silvano’s Pride set the pace; 3,25 ning ride by Richard Fourie stole the show plate again a week after his big day at lengths clear entering the home straight Scottsville when 2017 Summer Cup winner in the Gr1 Woolavington 2000 at Greyville Runner up Front And Centre (2nd best on Saturday when the Snaith’s Silvano’s handicapped) raced joint 9th; hung in Liege bounced back to something near his Pride ran as straight as a dye to withstand over the final 500m; shifted in sharply right best form when winning the R250 000 Gr3 a late threat from favourite Front And across the track 300m-50m; beaten 0,3 Lonsdale Stirrup Cup. lengths Centre. Coming off a fair run in the Gold Bowl on Third Blossom raced joint 9th; hung in in the Champions Day, the 6yo Liege put his best Into the home straight, Silvano’s Pride home straight; ran on; beaten 2,55 lengths galloped powerfully as Front And Cen- Time: By far the fastest of the four races foot forward running off a mark 15 points tre stormed out of the pack. The Brett around the turn, The pace was an honest below his peak lifetime rating. Crawford lugged in badly from the outside one, until the front running winner slowed in Easy to back at 12’s, Raymond Danielson, the home straight. to the inside – stopping the slightly one- who has a penchant for the features as he We gave the third (prev 77/77/90/100/100) showed when steering Chimichuri Run to paced Return Flight in her tracks – and 100 which makes the winner (prev in the process costing herself plenty of 94/99/80/97/100) 104 and the runner up victory in the Gr1 Tsogo Sun Sprint seven valuable ground. (prev 96/104/102/106/105) 104 days earlier, had Liege relaxed some way off the gallop set by PE visitor Mangrove, On the flipside, Silvano’s Pride went 104 1 0.00 Silvano’s Pride (7) 60.0 R Fourie 16/1 who was followed by the favourite Strath- straight and she duly won by 0,30 lengths 3 ch f Silvano - Mary’s Pride (Jet Master) 104 2 0.30 Front And Centre (10) 60.0 A Marcus 21/10 don and Silver Rose. in a faster time than Hawwaam – 122,30 3 b f Dynasty - Alignment(IRE) (Alzao) 100 3 2.55 Blossom (8) 60.0 G Lerena 8/1 In the stampede for home, the gaps secs. 3 b f Silvano - Cherry On The Top (Tiger Ridge) 98 4 3.55 Seville Orange (6) 60.0 C Zackey 28/1 opened and Danielson switched Liege Having her first run for the De Kock yard, 97 5 3.85 Return Flight (1) 60.0 L Hewitson 17/4 95 6 5.15 Snapscan (4) 60.0 S Randolph 66/1 out at the 300m and the Dynasty gelding Blossom ran on best of the rest a further 94 7 5.25 Princess Irene (5) 60.0 C Orffer 18/1 91 8 7.00 Bize (2) 60.0 R Danielson 12/1 stayed on strongly to beat the staying on 2,25 lengths away with Seville Orange 91 9 7.05 Madonna (9) 60.0 L J Ferraris 30/1 91 10 7.10 Santa Clara (11) 60.0 B Fayd’herbe 87/20 Gimme One Night by about a length in a finishing best of the Drakenstein quartet 62 11 22.30 Chitengo (12) 60.0 R Simons 44/1 54 12 26.80 Count Dubucks (3) 60.0 K De Melo 66/1 time of 148,9 secs. in fourth. Time: 122.3s (61.15s avg/1000m, or 59km/h) SP Total %: 112% Return Flight (3,85 lengths) and Santa 1st T:J Snaith O:Mr A C Peter B:AC Peter Sean Tarry said that they had given Liege Clara (7,10 lengths) were disappointing. a long rest after he won the Summer Cup Bred and raced by Anthony Peter, Silva- - “he just never found his form. But the no’s Pride is bred on the same cross as step up in trip seemed to do the trick. And Hawwaam – being a daughter of cham- I told Ray (Danielson) that I didn’t want to pion sire Silvano (Lomitas) out of the hear that they went too slow or to see him four-time winning Jet Master mare, Mary’s pulling”. Pride. A R650 000 Cape Ready To Run Sale grad- Sporting Post She went through the ring at the Cape (AR) uate , the Maine Chance bred Liege is a son Premier Yearling Sale in 2017 but was ability ratings of the deceased Dynasty (Fort Wood) out of wisely bought back for R100 000 by her puts every horse in its place the eight time winner Lyrical Linda (Jallad). breeder. It has been a while between drinks for Liege – his last win was in the 2017 Sum- mer Cup – but he has done alright and has now won 7 races with 5 places from 34 starts for stakes of R2 123 800! Doing The Splits Gr3 Londsdale Stirrup Cup 2400m Winner Liege raced 7th; led 200m; won well Runner up Gimme One Night (2nd best Greyville, 1 June handicapped) raced 9th; ran on; beaten 2,1 lengths Third Silver Rose raced third; beaten 2,35 F/call S/call T/call Fin Fc/Sc Sc/Tc Tc/fin lengths 1700m Time: The third fastest of the four races MR88 Handicap 20.61 42.71 66.84 107.09 22.10 24.13 40.25 around the turn, the pace was steady at times, and the overall time was a slow one. 2000m We gave the winner (prev 92/86/96/94 – has Gr1 Woolavington 35.38 56.77 79.90 122.14 21.39 23.13 42.24 done 105) 102 which makes the runner up Gr1 Daily News 36.24 58.52 83.49 123.19 22.28 24.97 39.70 (prev 86/87/87/96/82) 94 and the third (prev 89/92/89/98/98)101 2400m 102 1 0.00 Liege (4) 55.0 R Danielson 16/1 Gr3 Lonsdale St 60.70 83.36 107.30 148.72 22.66 23.94 41.42 6 b g Dynasty - Lyrical Linda (Jallad) 94 2 2.10 Gimme One Night (1) 53.0 S Veale 33/4 The Gr1 Woolavington was the fastest of the four races around the turn on turf and 5 b g Gimmethegreenlight - Fiesta Queen (Parade Leader) 101 3 2.35 Silver Rose (2) 56.0 G Wright 147/20 although the winner Silvano’s Pride who made all did slow considerably over the final 6 b g Silvano - Sydney Rose(AUS) (Last Tycoon) 96 4 2.40 Dynasty’s Blossom (3) 54.0 S Khumalo 30/1 400m, it was in the main a fair pace for a race of this distance. The Gr1 Daily News on 100 5 2.45 Roy’s Riviera (6) 56.0 A Marcus 13/2 93 6 2.70 Silva’s Bullet (11) 53.0 K De Melo 31/4 the other hand was run particularly slowly in the middle of the race before develop- 105 7 2.75 Strathdon (7) 58.5 R Fourie 21/10 93 8 4.75 Flichity By Farr (8) 54.5 C Zackey 20/1 ing into a 500m sprint. 102 9 6.50 Noble Secret (9) 60.0 R Simons 23/4 84 10 8.00 Pacific Chestnut (5) 53.0 L J Ferraris 55/1 74 11 14.70 Mangrove (10) 53.5 C Orffer 40/1 Time: 148.9s (62.04s avg/1000m, or 58km/h) SP Total %: 113% 1st T:SG Tarry O:Mr C J H Van Niekerk B:Maine Chance SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 6 june 2019 28

Captain Demonami 2g (National Emergency by NationalA ssembly) 1st & 2nd season sires – 2yo’s Greyville 4 Gatecrasher Stakes (2yo's)(Listed) 1400m (08/06) Driving Miss Daisy 2f (Shedrivesmecrazy by Tiger Ridge) CAPETOWN NOIR (Western Winter) Enjoy The View 2c (Dream Model by Pissaro) Kenilworth 6 Gr3 Kenilworth Fillies Nursery (2yo's) 1200m Greyville 4 Gatecrasher Stakes (2yo's)(Listed) 1400m (08/06) (08/06) Capetown Affair 2c (Romantic Drama by Model Man) NOBLE TUNE (Unbridled's Song) Turffontein 1 Juvenile Plate 1400m (09/06) Oyster Bar 2f (Caviar by Var) Fairview 2 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1200m (07/06) CAPTAIN OF ALL (Captain Al) Le Warrior 2c (Run For Toti by Ravishing) POMODORO (Jet Master) Fairview 4 Maiden Plate 1400m (07/06) Little Red Star 2f (Variety Star by Var) What You Are 2f (Twinkle Star by Counter Action) Fairview 3 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1100m (07/06) Greyville 2 Devon Air Stakes (2yo's)(Listed) 1400m (08/06) Bound By Duty 2c (Saddle Me Up by Asaal) Royal Splurge 2f (Judbury by Judpot) Greyville 4 Gatecrasher Stakes (2yo's)(Listed) 1400m (08/06) Greyville 2 Devon Air Stakes (2yo's)(Listed) 1400m (08/06) Putontheredlight 2c (Roxanne by Western Winter) Indy Go 2g (Go Indigo by Indigo Magic) Turffontein 1 Juvenile Plate 1400m (09/06) Turffontein 1 Juvenile Plate 1400m (09/06) Escape To Victory 2f (Victrixit by Victory Moon) Turffontein 2 Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1400m (09/06) DUKE OF MARMALADE (Danehill) Dancing Feather 2f (Daffodil Day by Silvano) Immeasurable 2c (Miss Dillan by Numerous) Greyville 2 Devon Air Stakes (2yo's)(Listed) 1400m (08/06) Turffontein 4 Maiden Plate 1600m (09/06) Sanskrift 2f (Shina by Lomitas) POTALA PALACE (Singspiel) Kenilworth 6 Gr3 Kenilworth Fillies Nursery (2yo's) 1200m (08/06) African Chime 2f (Savannah Breeze by Badger Land) Fairview 2 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1200m (07/06) FLOWER ALLEY (Distorted Humor) Parterre 2c (Square Dance by Oasis Dream) Tibetan Sunrise 2f (Enchanted Dawn by National Assembly) Fairview 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate 1200m (07/06) Fairview 3 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1100m (07/06) Little Lily 2f (Elisium by Proclamation) Palace Of Dreams 2f (Cheery Berry Bim by Spectrum) Turffontein 3 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1400m (09/06) Turffontein 2 Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1400m (09/06) Royal Lily 2f (Lilium Regale by West Man) JACKSON (Dynasty) Turffontein 2 Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1400m (09/06) Miss Jacksonville 2f (Lunar Lady by Victory Moon) Kenilworth 2 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1600m (08/06) SOFT FALLING RAIN (National Assembly) Alramz 2c (Valdivia by Var) KINGSBARNS (Galileo) Greyville 4 Gatecrasher Stakes (2yo's)(Listed) 1400m (08/06) Queen Of Quiet 2f (Cape Sugarbird by Trippi) Mawsool 2f (Imperial Rose by Jet Master) Kenilworth 6 Gr3 Kenilworth Fillies Nursery (2yo's) 1200m (08/06) Turffontein 2 Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1400m (09/06) LINNGARI (Indian Ridge) VERCINGETORIX (Silvano) Trial Run 2c (Dummy Run by Mogok) Orlanda 2f (Sammy Jo by Dynasty) Fairview 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate 1200m (07/06) Fairview 2 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1200m (07/06) Blushing Bride 2f (Marry Me Mullins by Mullins Bay) Mai Tai 2f (Mirth by Encosta de Lago) Fairview 2 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1200m (07/06) Greyville 2 Devon Air Stakes (2yo's)(Listed) 1400m (08/06) MASTER OF MY FATE (Jet Master) Special Blend 2c (Mabola Plum by Fort Wood) First Wicket Down 2c (Secret Position by Pole Position) Greyville 4 Gatecrasher Stakes (2yo's)(Listed) 1400m (08/06) Fairview 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate 1200m (07/06) Fearless Warrior 2c (War Path by Captain Al) Lucio 2g (Laura's Gift by Manshood) Kenilworth 7 Gr3 Cape Of Good Hope Nursery (2yo's) 1200m Fairview 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate 1200m (07/06) (08/06) Mistress Of Means 2f (Meaningful by Kefaah) Battle Of Alesia 2c (Fortification by Fort Wood) Fairview 2 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1200m (07/06) Turffontein 4 Maiden Plate 1600m (09/06) Holy Warrior 2c (Evangelica by Al Mufti) WYLIE HALL (Redoute's Choice) Kenilworth 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate 1400m (08/06) Wylie's Flame 2f (Happy Hostess by Western Winter) Innogen 2f (Cymbeline by Counter Action) Fairview 2 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1200m (07/06) Greyville 2 Devon Air Stakes (2yo's)(Listed) 1400m (08/06) De La Cruz 2g (Greendale by Captain Al) Turffontein 1 Juvenile Plate 1400m (09/06)

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Royal Italian 3g (Royal Polly by Royal Academy) 2nd season sires – 3yo’s Turffontein 6 Gr3 Jubilee Handicap 1800m (09/06) POTALA PALACE (Singspiel) ATO (Royal Academy) Russian Prince 3g (Minski by Jallad) Hey Jude 3g (Beyond Reproach by Muhtafal) Greyville 3 Durban Dash (3yo's)(Non-Blacktype) 1100m (08/06) Greyville 1 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1700m (08/06) Basilius 3g (Fashion Queen by Spectrum) Chijmes 3g (Sophie's Choice by Russian Revival) Greyville 3 Durban Dash (3yo's)(Non-Blacktype) 1100m (08/06) Turffontein 7 Pinnacle Stakes 1400m (09/06) Reach For The Line 3g (Limber Pine by National Assembly) DUKE OF MARMALADE (Danehill) Turffontein 5 MR 86 Handicap 1600m (09/06) Chouette 3g (Bois De Boulogne by Trippi) THE APACHE (Mogok) Turffontein 3 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1400m (09/06) Apache Too 3g (Too Much Fun by Admire Main) JACKSON (Dynasty) Turffontein 5 MR 86 Handicap 1600m (09/06) Reymundo 3g (Taj Mahal Trip by Trippi) THE ASSAYER (Galileo) Fairview 4 Maiden Plate 1400m (07/06) Miss Falconetti 3g (Dancing Falcon by Fighting Falcon) Cirencester Rose 3g (Lady Captain by Captain Al) Greyville 1 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1700m (08/06) Fairview 4 Maiden Plate 1400m (07/06) Lady Jackson 3g (GeePee S by Goldkeeper) WHERE'S THAT TIGER (Storm Cat) Peking Tyson 3g (Victory Hill by ) Turffontein 8 MR 66 Handicap (F&M) 1000m (09/06) Fairview 7 MR 62 Handicap 1600m (07/06) MASTER OF MY FATE (Jet Master) Blackburn Roc 3g (Royal Prognosis by Jet Master) Masterful 3g (Pure Glamour by Victory Moon) Greyville 10 KZN Winter Challenge 1200 (Non-Blacktype) Fairview 5 MR 72 Handicap 1400m (07/06) 1200m (08/06) Toastmaster 3g (The Party's On by Muhtafal) Fairview 5 MR 72 Handicap 1400m (07/06) Spoils Of War 3g (Empress Of War by Caesour) Fairview 6 MR 68 Handicap (F&M) 2000m (07/06) Don’t Miss Your Dynasty! One Destiny 3g (Lady Asrai by Flaming Rock) Ridgemont Highlands will be offering a high class draft at the Fairview 7 MR 62 Handicap 1600m (07/06) 2019 KZN Yearling Sale, with the Robertson farm’s consign- Bushiri 3g (Bushra by Badger Land) ment including yearlings by the likes of Dynasty, Captain Of Fairview 9 MR 68 Handicap (F&M) 1200m (07/06) All, Coup De Grace, Jackson, Pathfork, Philanthropist, and the La Duchesse 3g (Grisette by Fort Wood) farm’s very exciting sire Potala Palace. Greyville 1 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1700m (08/06) Lucky Dancer 3g (Shedrivesmecrazy by Tiger Ridge) Buyers are running out of chances to buy yearlings by de- Kenilworth 3 MR 72 Handicap 2000m (08/06) ceased outstanding sire Dynasty, but the former Horse Of Fateful 3g (Lady Calumet by Lundy's Liability) The Year will be represented in this draft by a colt with a real Kenilworth 5 MR 79 Handicap 1400m (08/06) stallion’s pedigree. Named Crimson King (Lot 74), this classical- Clouds Of Witness 3g (Cloud Ten by Jallad) ly bred fellow is out of a three time winning half-sister to Gr1 Greyville 9 KZN Winter Challenge 2000 (Non-BT) 2000m (08/06) Vodacom Durban July winner Hunting Tower and Gr2 Golden Horseshoe runner up Montezuma - both of whom were sired NOBLE TUNE (Unbridled's Song) by Dynasty’s own sire Fort Wood - and further back, this is the Brevin 3g (Borrego Honey by Borrego) family of breed shaping sire Fappiano. Fairview 4 Maiden Plate 1400m (07/06) Paths Of Victory 3g (Victory Garden by Solskjaer) Tapit’s multiple graded stakes winner Coup De Grace has three Greyville 9 KZN Winter Challenge 2000 (Non-BT) 2000m (08/06) in this draft –including a filly (Lot 82) out of a 3 time winning White Lightning 3g (Thunderous Belinda by Fanatic Dane) daughter of Gr1 performer Divine Duel, a filly (Lot 91) from the Greyville 9 KZN Winter Challenge 2000 (Non-BT) 2000m (08/06) family of top performers Janbooi, Franny and Sweet Sanette, and a half-brother (Lot 144) to four stakes horses (including POMODORO (Jet Master) two graded stakes winners) from the family of champion sire Countless Awards 3g (Countless by Count Dubois) Exclusive Native. Fairview 9 MR 68 Handicap (F&M) 1200m (07/06) Apple Magic 3g (Chestnut Magic by Horse Chestnut) Exciting young sire Potala Palace (sire of this season’s graded Greyville 1 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1700m (08/06) stakes winners Palace Of Dreams and Singforafa) has three in Cirillo 3g (Miss Wordsworth by Lake Coniston) the Ridgemont Highlands draft, with the son of Singspiel’s trio Greyville 7 Gr1 Rising Sun Gold Challenge 1600m (08/06) including a half-brother (Lot 56) to high class sprinter South Sparkling Gold 3g (Clear Gold by Royal Academy) Country, and a full-sister to Gr3 Stakes winner Turffontein 3 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1400m (09/06) Palace Of Dreams.

can be purchased here SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 6 june 2019 30 Notable Maiden Winners Sports and Betting I Am Invincible Rated AR75 Lady Defiance (2f Defy The Odds by Galileo) Euro 2020 Qualifiers Selected Fixtures Preview Maiden Juvenile Plate (fillies) Vaal (classic) (1450m) (30/5) Making her debut here Mike De Kock’s charge was not well drawn, and raced at the back of the eleven for most of the journey. Once in the long home straight though she quickened best of all, and after striking the front 120m from home won going away Master Of My Fate Rated AR81 Promiseofamaster (2c Zloty by Goldmark) Maiden Juvenile Plate Vaal (classic) (1200m) (30/5) Backed into favouritism at the track, Candice Dawson’s charge raced in the backend of midfield during the early part of the race. She ran on strongly from halfway and won with authority after striking the front 100m out. Excitement is slowly starting to build up towards the prestig- Seventh Rock ious Euro tournament set to take place across various venues in Rated (2c Mary Stuart by Black Minnaloushe) AR85 Urban Rock Europe next year. World champions, France, have been priced Maiden Plate Turffontein (inner) (1200m) (2/6) up as the early favourite, and with the final set to be staged at Making his first racecourse appearance here Sean Tarry’s charge Wembley, England have been named as the second favourites found good support and eventually went off favourite. Positioned in for the tournaments. But before the tournament kicks off, we midfield early on, Urban Rock quickened nicely coming off the strip still have to get through the qualifying round. Let’s take a look and with the rest well beaten he got up late to deny the form horse. at 10 games to bet on this upcoming weekend Horses To Follow To catch up with Jesse Nagel previews click here Silvano Friday 7 June Rated AR114 Hawwaam (3c Halfway To Heaven by Jet Master) 11/20 Czech Republic | Draw 28/10 | Bulgaria 11/2 (20:45) Gr1 Daily News Greyville (turf) (2000m) (1/6) Get on the home side here at 11/20. Now a winner of six from seven Mike De Kock’s charge contin- 11/20 Denmark | 26/10 | Ireland 11/2 (20:45) ues to impress. He quickened well given a very false pace, and Denmark have all the capabilities of breaking through the once again won with plenty in hand. He could be anything. Irish’s rock-solid defence and with midfield generals, Christian Eriksen and Lasse Schone, supplying Ajax forward, Kasper Camelot Dolberg, who is growing in confidence at national level, back Rated (3g Miss With Attitude by Galileo) AR96 Crown Towers the home win. MR88 Handicap Greyville (turf) (1700m) (1/6) 55/1 Faroe Islands | 11/1 | Spain 1/33 (20:45) Justin Snaith’s charge has shown flashes of real ability and as long Take Over 4.5 Goals here at a valuable 16/10. been touted as one to follow. Sparingly raced in recent months, 34/10 North Macedonia | 23/10 | Poland 17/20 (20:45) this son of Camelot was having his second start in KZN here, and Both Teams to Score is tipped here at 21/20. showed his well-being in no uncertain terms. Taken straight to the 7/10 Austria | 49/20 | Slovenia 17/4 (20:45) front by Richard Fourie, Crown Towers led throughout. He raced Put your money on the draw here at 49/20. two lengths clear for most of the trip and extended that advantage to three in the home straight. Saturday 8 June 11/20 Croatia | 28/10 | Wales 5/1 (15:00) Back Both Teams to Score here at a fairly valuable 5/4. Winners Bred Abroad 13/1 Belarus | 11/2 | Germany 2/11 (20:45) Take the Germans on the (-1) Handicap at 11/20. (AUS) 4g Casino Prince - Mrs Bobo(AUS) (Fuji Kiseki) Roy's Physco 5/1 Turkey | 28/10 | France 11/20 (20:45) Greyville 2000m (29/05) Expect another goal fest here and back Over 2.5 Goals at even money. Lady Defiance (AUS) 2f I Am Invincible - Defy The Odds(GB) (Galileo) 32/10 Greece | 2/1 | Italy 19/20 (20:45) Vaal 1450m (30/05) It may be short priced, but back Under 2.5 Goals at 4/10. 11/20 Scotland | 28/10 | Cyprus 11/2 (20:45) Crown Towers (AUS) 3g Camelot - Miss With Attitude(AUS) (Galileo) I’m going for an upset here and backing a draw at 28/10. Greyville 1700m (01/06) TREBLE @ 7/1 Street Flyer (AUS) 7g Flying Spur - Rue Des Reves(USA) Denmark Win 11/20 (Royal Academy) Faroe Islands vs Spain Over 4.5 Goals 16/10 Turffontein 1600m (02/06) Turkey vs France Over 2.5 Goals 1/1

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Clockwatching with Steve Furnish Last Week’s Top Rated Speed Ratings winners incl...... won 41/10 Bockscar won 7/2 Fools Gold...... won 33/10 Suzi Woo ...... won 18/10 Born To Be Exactly ... Stockbridge won 17/10 Crown Guardian ...... A review of the week's best speedratings won 15/10 Solemn Promise ...... won 19/20 Constable won 7/20 clear easily below the distance to score Hawwaam ...... Famous Footsteps by three and a quarter. Interestingly, the Turffontein 26 May runner up ORAVAR came out and won Two MR84 Handicaps over 1400m well at the Vaal Classic track 3 days later. topped the bill on the old stand side track The MR64 Handicap was by far the Top speed ratings on Sunday and in the faster of these the faster of the two 1600m races and here for this weekend up and coming AL MUTAWAKEL kept his victory went to the 3yo THE SASH. Easy to (Ratings shown have already been adjusted to unbeaten record in-tact. A full brother to back at 7/1 on the off this lightly weight- allocated weights) the Gr1 SA Derby winner (and July runner ed daughter of Brave Tin Soldier raced in up) Al Sahem, Sean Tarry’s charge raced a Fairview (fri) midfield during the early part of the race. Race 1: (2) Big Bay 13 six lengths fifth for most of the journey. He Despite hanging badly in parts, she ran on Race 2: (11) Speechmaker 2 quickened best of all when asked for his strongly at the business end of the race Race 3: (4) Desert Wanderer 13 effort and won going away after striking Race 4: (2) Cradleofgratitude 17 and after striking the front 300m out, Race 5: (7) Coyote Creek 46 the front 100m from home. won going away by two and a half. Race 6: (10) Salubrious 44 The only other distance to stage more A maiden juvenile plate over 1400m Race 7: (15) Cruise Cruz 34 than one race was 2000m where the Race 8: (2) Oklahoma Sky 41 had opened up proceedings and here Race 9: (14) Elusive Diva 37 MR66 Handicap won by the 3yo EVENING we saw a smart performance from the Greyville (sat) BELL was the quicker. The field soon lightly raced YOUR PACE OR MINE. Having Race 1: (1) More Than A Dime8 became strung out and racing tenth the only his second career outing here, Mike Race 2: (3) What You Are 26 (NAP**) daughter of Horse Chestnut had a number Race 3: (4) Desolate Road 81 De Kock’s charge was always handy. He Race 4: (5) Enjoy The View 42 of lengths to find turning for home. Once quickened well from halfway and won Race 5: (10) Silver God 92 in the long home straight though she ran going away from the odds on favourite Race 6: (4) Al Danza 83 on well, and in what proved to be a real Race 7: (4) Matador Man96 ON MY MIND. Race 8: (4) Red Shift 62 thriller she got the better of a three way Titbits Now a winner of three from twelve, Race 9: (13) Walterthepenniless 69 finish. BOCKSCAR had the rest comfortably beaten Race 10: (16) Buffalo Soldier 75 In terms of distance the easiest victory when very narrowly getting the better of a thrilling Kenilworth (sat) on the card was recorded by HUMOUR ME tussle with SILVER MASTER in the MR72 Handi- Race 1: (4) Grey Ferrari 2 cap over 1200m. Race 2: (4) Silver Dazzle 18 when getting off the mark in the maiden Race 3: (14) Meliora 43 plate over 2000m. In touch with the lead- Race 4: (8) Nasty Harry 70 Race 5: (11) Cyber Law 60 ers throughout, Geoff Woodruff’s charge It Was What It Was Race 6: (1) Amy Johnson 31 (NAP*) put his head in front as they approached Durbanville 28 May Race 7: (1) Armando 46 the 200m marker and won going away by They raced at the country course on Race 8: (9) Nanna Anna 36 two and a quarter. Turffontein (sun) Tuesday where 4 of the afternoon’s nine Race 1: (8) Battleoftrafalgar 54 A winner of three from ten going into Titbits races were staged over 1000m. The Race 2: (5) Royal Lily 26 the race, the Ashley Fortune trained HORACE MR77 Handicap was marginally the fast- Race 3: (12) Therecanbeonlyone 18 showed further improvement when completing a Race 4: (11) Immeasurable 24 hat-trick in the MR72 Handicap over 2400m. est of these and here the 4yo IT IS WHAT Race 5: (9) Norland 66 IT IS registered her third career victory. Race 6: (5) Captain And Master 99 Allowed to ease in the betting market out Race 7: (14) Sunshine Silk 98 Franking The Form to 11/2, the daughter of Count Dubois Race 8: (7) Ensemble 32 Vaal 27 May led throughout. She kept on strongly in Nap bets All eight races at the Vaal on Mon- the 600m straight and won comfortably * Fancied ** Strongly fancied day were run down the straight. Five of from the always handy VELVET DAWN by *** Very strongly fancied these took place over 1200m, the fastest a length and three quarters. being the assessment plate in which the A MR80 Handicap topped the bill and well-supported CROWN GUARDIAN did in a time just 4/100th of a second slower the business. Having his first outing here than that of It Is What It Is, The 3yo GIM- Horses worth following since relocating from the Western Cape, METHERAIN landed the spoils. Sent off a at their next few starts... the Gimmethegreenlight gelding was soon well-supported favourite at 16/10 Justin Al Mutawakel (S Tarry, Gauteng) Gabor (G Van Zyl, KZN) up handy. He was ridden to lead shortly Snaith’s charge raced third in what was Lady Defiance (M De Kock, Gauteng) after passing the 200m pole and drew always a very tightly bunched field of six. MastAgambit (D Drier, KZN) SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 6 june 2019 32

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Indeed, just a length and a half covered all by Gareth Wright, this lightly raced son of the always held TALKTOTHESTARS by a 250m out. Gimmetherain found an extra Pathfork held a healthy lead throughout. length and three quarters. gear at that point though, and won going He was three lengths clear coming off the Titbits The Mike De Kock trained newcomer away by two. bend and cruised clear in the straight to LADY DEFIANCE came from the back when The only other distance to stage more winning the girl’s division of the maiden juvenile score by almost seven. plate over 1450m going away. than one race was 1250m where the Titbits Soon up handy the poorly drawn new- faster of the two maiden plates was the comer GABOR couldn’t have been more impres- sive when winning the maiden plate for the girls boy’s affair won by KINGSMAN. Another over 1000m easing down by four and a half. to race up with the speed, Paddy Kruyer’s charge kept on strongly at the business end of the race and with the rest some Plenty Of Promise three lengths adrift, he got the better of Vaal 30 May (Number of races run in each category shown in brackets) the well-tried favourite WADI RUM by A maiden juvenile plate over 1200m * Times taken by Clockwatcher three quarters. opened up proceedings at the Vaal’s Turffontein (old) 26 May Penetrometer 21 – Going Good Titbits At the head of affairs throughout, MON classic track on Thursday and here we CHERIE drew clear easily over the final 400m Course Variant: 0,84s fast 1160m (1) Dive Captain 66.99 when opening her account in the maiden juvenile saw a smart performance from PROMI- SEOFAMASTER. Backed into favouritism 1400m (3) Al Mutawakel 83,95 plate over 1000m by four and a quarter 1600m (1) Skiminac 99,20 during the morning, Candice Dawson’s 2000m (2) Evening Bell 125,57 charge was content to sit eighth of the ten 2400m (1) Horace 152,13 Parading With Style early on. He quickened well from halfway Vaal 27 May and won well by two and a quarter after Penetrometer 20 – Going Good Greyville 29 May Course Variant: 0,16s slow striking the front 100m out. Back in third 1200m (5) Crown Guardian 68,75* Wednesday’s action took place on the was the Sean Tarry trained newcomer 1400m (1) Your Pace Or Mine 83,66* poly track where we saw an eye catching SHANGO, and interestingly, this one was 1600m (2) The Sash 94,78* performance in the graduation plate over finishing just as well as the winner. Durbanville 28 May 1400m from MASTERGAMBIT. Hampered Penetrometer 21 – Going Good Four of the afternoon’s eight races Course Variant: 1,04s fast going through the 1200m, Dennis Drier’s were staged over 1450m and stopping 1000m (4) It Is What It Is 57,32 charge sat sixth coming off the bend and the clock in the fastest of these was the 1250m (2) Kingsman 74,41 had a number lengths to find. Once in the 1600m (1) Gimme Peace 97,64 Mike De Kock trained STOCKBRIDGE. 1800m (1) Lucky Dancer 109,15 straight though he finished best of all and Sent off an uneasy favourite to open his 2000m (1) Seventy Eight 121,66 in what proved to be a real thriller he did account (evens out to 18/10), the son of Greyville (poly) 29 May well to get up in the very last stride. Var was always handy. He put his head in Going Standard The MR80 Handicap was marginally Course Variant: 0,44s slow front 150m out and kept on strongly late 1000m (1) Gabor 57,66 the quicker of the two 1200m events and to beat the supported outsider OH YEAH 1200m (2) Waywood 68,73 here we saw a comfortable victory for the (22/1 into 15/1) by a half. 1400m (4) Mastagambit 81,01 5yo WAYWOOD. Another to run on stoutly 1600m (1) Waiting For Change 94,92 A MR95 Handicap over 1000m topped 2000m (1) Roy’s Physco 122,10 from off the pace, Shane Humby’s charge the bill and here the 4yo ORAVAR regis- Vaal (classic) 30 May struck the front 70m out and won going tered his third career victory. A runner up Penetrometer 20 – Going Good away by a length. to the well-supported CROWN GUARD- Course Variant: 0,15s slow 1000m (1) Oravar 56,04* In terms of distance the easiest victo- IAN just three days earlier, the Oratorio 1200m (1) Promiseofamaster 69,84 ry on the card was undoubtedly that of gelding was soon positioned close to the 1450m (4) Stockbridge 86,54* FOOLS GOLD in the maiden juvenile plate speed. He put his head in front 400m 1600m (1) Flash Burn 96,21 1800m (1) Ideal Cut 110,72 over 1400m. Taken straight to the front from home and won comfortably from SPORTING POST DIGEST • thursday 6 june 2019 33

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