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2 v A Leadership Vacuum RACING MUST GET BASICS RIGHT

Despite doing much of the same for have been ‘quickly identified and clearly streets ahead of the people who 364 days a year since many of us can corrected’. are actually paid a salary to do the job? remember, in the past few days we Then surely ‘updating results from a have experienced two fundamentals The error was apparently caused by an previous meeting’ while your finger is that have underlined how badly the employee updating results from last on the nuclear launch button for the game is actually run. The Sunday Saturday’s Durbanville meeting on the present day’s racing is plain simply jockey protest and Tuesday’s national internal communications reckless and not a justification for the Durbanville tote result error are network. clearly avoidables. But yet we keep Cover Image messing these basics up? We’d hardly suggest that an hour plus is ‘‘Louis Mxothwa smiles after ‘quickly identified’. The Sporting Post was winning on Michelle Crawford-Rix’ TAB’s declaration of the incorrect inundated with whatsapps and emails 75-1 shot Alter Ego at Durbanville official result for the second race at within minutes of the error. Who was the on Tuesday.” Tuesday’s Durbanville race meeting point man? We tried but couldn’t get hold courtesy of Chase Liebenberg was reported in their press release to of anybody. Why is it that the punters are

3 v error? And who was checking up the But on the flipside of the coin, SA The trainers conceded that the track line? Nobody, or somebody – who Champion jockey Warren Kennedy, ‘was not perfect’ after three days of rain clearly wasn’t doing their job. speaking in his capacity as Provincial – ‘it didn’t look pretty’ – but it wasn’t Representative of the Coastal Jockeys dangerous. They added that the water We don’t know what the error cost the Association, indicated that the decision often collected at the 1200m and 800m tote. But there were frustrated punters by his colleagues to lodge a protest on on the lower parts of the track. This was waiting to be paid out so that they Sunday had been by a majority ‘historical’. could reinvest. And what does it do for consensus – ‘not a small group of trust and confidence in an environment seniors’. A suggestion was made that a where racing’s shares are already at committee be formed of two trainers, an all-time low and carryover monies, It was labelled a ‘hijacking of the game’ two jockeys, two NHRA officials and a for one item, is a weekly unresolved by one trainer, but Kennedy refuted this Vet. subject for debate? that saying that it was a naturally emotive and difficult issue and that the jockeys “We then stick to what the committee The fallout from Sunday’s needed to ride to earn a living. decides by majority.” Hollywoodbets Greyville jockey protest that saw the meeting abandoned after “We are not living and working in a That’s not a bad idea. But who is going the running of one race is another bubble. Many jockeys came under as to get the ball rolling? That takes accident waiting to happen regularly in much pressure as anybody else during leadership, and that’s clearly not the present format. the trying lockdown months and racing something we have in abundance. is our bread and butter too. We want to “The senior jockeys are clearly just race. not hungry enough. One would have thought that after the trauma of We understand the pressure on the Keep Up With The lockdown and the dire straits racing industry – on owners, trainers and the finds itself in, they’d all have been racing operators,” said the recently champing at the bit,” said an angry crowned SA Champion. PACE! trainer who added that he was shocked and disappointed that a small group of It seems the jockeys protest was lodged riders in KZN appeared to be holding by a majority consensus. They felt the ‘the whole lot to ransom’. track was ‘dangerous’. It seems others – non jockeys - didn’t agree. email [email protected]

ThereSUMMER were no changes to the top 20 MR Order CUP part of the log. UPDATEFinal entries close at 11h00 on on the second log for the R425 000 Monday 16 November with declarations Gr1 Gauteng Summer Cup to be run Got The Greenlight still holds top spot by 11h00 on Tuesday 17 November. over 2000m on the Turffontein from Summer Pudding with Queen Su- Standside track on Saturday 28 preme in third place. The maximum size of the field is 20 November, although there have been runner some merit-rating adjustments. See the Tierra Del Fuego has been given a Hollywoodbets small merit-rating drop from 123 to ante-post betting here See the 122 after his run in the Johannesburg Spring Challenge – however he retains latest his position in fifth place on the log. Second entries close at 11h00 on Mon- day 2 November after which the weights log here There have also are some merit-rating will be announced. adjustments to horses that fall into the

4 Anything Goes saunters to victory under Diego de Gouveia

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ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING! The 2019/20 Equus Champion 2yo and when given the signal by De Parade Leader mare Dance Domain. filly Anything Goes confirmed trainer Gouveia changed legs and stretched Stuart Pettigrew’s boundless away as she stormed to a facile three The latter, also dam of exported Gr3 confidence and showed that she is length victory in a time of 87,97 secs – Sea Cottage Stakes winner Green an exciting prospect again this term faster than De Kock’s also unbeaten Laser, is a half-sister to five stakes when she made it five from five and Mount Pleasant, and carrying 2,5kgs horses – most notably multiple Gr1 swept to an easy victory in more than her male counterpart. winner and present day sire, Equus Saturday’s R150 000 Gr2 Joburg Champion, Capetown Noir. Spring F&M Challenge at Turffontein. Bred by Varsfontein Stud. Anything Goes, a R275 000 buy from the 2019 National Unbeaten in five starts, Anything Goes With regular pilot Diego De Gouveia Yearling Sale, was a another big winner has banked R419 125. aboard – he has ridden the daughter for Avontuur-based Var (Forest Wildcat). of Var in all her starts – Anything Goes She has had her official merit rating was given a patient ride on the rail Anything Goes is the second graded raised from 111 to 120. about five lengths off leader Mill Queen, stakes winner produced by the unplaced

Anything GoesShe’s maintains her lead at ReadyThe Non-Black Type race is open to Toentry Runopportunity that closes at 9am on the at the top of the table for the R900 eligible graduates of the 2019 Monday 26 October. 000 Emperors Palace Ready To Run Bloodstock South Africa Emperor’s Cup (Presented by Bloodstock South Palace Summer Ready To Run Sale. Declarations close at 11am on Tuesday Africa) to be run over 1400m at 27 October. Turffontein on Saturday 31 October. Entries for the race close at 11am on Monday 19 October with a supplementary Click here for the latest log

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6 Captain’s Ransom storms home under Joshwin Solomons

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SOLOMONS HOLDS THEM TO RANSOM Cape Apprentice of The Year break of nine weeks, Captain’s Ransom Cinna’s Ransom’s own dam, the Joshwin Solomons demonstrated showed a terrific turn of foot as a beauti- Plankton Stakes winner, City Dance is his fast growing confidence when he fully balanced Solomons timed it perfectly a full-sister to multiple Gr1 winner, and produced a finely timed run to get from five lengths off the gallop. successful sire, Slew City Slew. Captain’s Ransom up on the line to win the R100 000 Gr3 Diana Stakes Captain’s Ransom (9-2) got up to win Captain’s Ransom has won 3 of her 4 for trainer Justin Snaith and owner going away by 0,30 lengths in a time of starts, the only time being beaten when Suzette Viljoen at a sunny 83 secs flat. second to Caya Coco in the Irrides- Durbanville on Saturday. cence Stakes and took her earnings to Captain’s Ransom, a R225 000 buy from R172 875 on Saturday. It was the young Cape Town-born the 2019 National Yearling Sale, enjoyed rider’s maiden Graded race success the distinction of being the 100th stakes The winner has seen her rating and it’s a race that senior jockey Morne winner for Klawervlei’s deceased increased from 94 to 116. In choosing Winnaar’s good son will remember champion sire Captain Al (Al Mufti) when a line horse, the Handicappers opted for a long time. This was also his 20th she won the Listed Perfect Promise Sprint to use runner-up Clouds Unfold to the winner and in terms of Rule 54.14 he last term. 121 she achieved when winning the may now claim 2.5 kg’s until the end of Majorca Stakes in February, which was the race meeting in which he rides his Bred by Moutonshoek, Captain’s Ransom the highest rating she achieved when 40th winner. is out of unraced Red Ransom mare racing against her own gender last Cinna’s Ransom. The latter, dam of season. After Aldo Domeyer had set sail on the multiple winners in Britain, is a topweighted champion Clouds Unfold half-sister to Gr3 Prix de Saint-Georges Clouds Unfold was given a ratings drop at the 250m marker, it looked to be winner Black Rock Desert and multiple and is down from 126 to 124. race over. But taking full advantage of Japanese stakes winner Toyo Seattle. her light weight and running fresh off a

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8 Richard Fourie and Kasimir soar past Grant van Niekerk on More Magic

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CAPTAIN AL SNAITH DOUBLE FEATURE The top-class former Equus Sprint Showing great courage and class under Bred by Drakenstein Stud, Kasimir is a Champion Kasimir made a winning one of the top jockeys in the country, son of deceased champion sire start to his 6yo season when he Kasimir (12-10) powered home to beat Captain Al (Al Mufti) out of the top-class benefitted from a top-notch ride by the decent More Magic (10-1) by 0,30 Gr1 producing three-time winner Richard Fourie to win the R125 000 Gr3 lengths in a time of 83,54 secs.Michelle Aquatint (Peintre Celebre). Matchem Stakes and round off a Justin Rix’s Ready Steady Go (25-1) ran the race Snaith-Captain Al feature double at of his life, when charging up the outside A R1,2 million Cape Premier Yearling Durbanville on Saturday. late for third, just 0,20 lengths behind – a Sale graduate, he took his earnings to terrific effort! R3 727 625 with nine wins and eleven An overreach at the start, where his places from 23 starts. nose came within inches of the country The Matchem Stakes is strangely not a course turf, had the Kasimir fan club regular cherry for the Snaith team – their Kasimir remains unchanged on a MR hearts in their throats for a few last winner dating all the way back to mark of 128 after his narrow win. The seconds. Changingoftheguard, who was ridden by NHRA Handicappers believed that 3rd Felix Coetzee to victory in 2012. placed Ready Steady Go made for the But the 12-10 favourite, who was best line horse, which leaves his rating declared the banker of the day by Having his first run as a gelding, the smart unchanged on 105, and in assessing his trainer early on, benefitted from a Twist Of Fate showed plenty of interest the race in this way Kasimir only runs to cucumber cool ride from regular pilot but without a gallop under the belt, he a mark of 112. Richard Fourie, who had him in an tired in the run for home – a slipped attacking position halfway down the saddle not doing his cause any good as home straight. he fell away.

9 Mount Pleasant coasts to victory under Callan Murray

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‘CAPABLE OF WINNING AN AUSSIE GR1’ - DE KOCK Unbeaten three-year-old Mount placed Riverstown goes up from 111 a time of 88,32 secs. Pleasant has had his merit rating to 117. raised from 112 to 127 after his Mount Pleasant was signed for by defeat of some high class older Mike de Kock’s Australian-bred colt Form Bloodstock’s Jehan rivals in the Gr2 Joburg Spring handed a galloping lesson to his Malherbe for A$ 90 000 at the 2019 Challenge over 1450m on the well-performed elders with an Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Turffontein inside track on eyecatching victory, making it a Sale. Saturday. 100% feature strike countrywide for the sophomores on the afternoon. Bred by Makybe, the exciting The Handicappers felt that 5th winner is out of Life In A Metro placed Zouaves was highly unlikely Fresh off a break of 14 weeks (AUS) by Fastnet Rock (AUS). to have run below his rating in a following his SA Nursery victory, and race of this calibre and accordingly going the 1450m for the first time, He has won 3 from 3 for R231 000 used him as the line horse. Mount Pleasant (13-10) turned on in stakes. the jets under Ridgemont Highlands As such, his rating remains jockey Callan Murray inside the final Mike de Kock suggests Mount unchanged on 116. Runner-up 250m and staved off challenges from Pleasant is really very smart and Cirillo and 3rd finisher Chimichuri the hardknocking seasoned Tarry would be capable of winning a Gr1 Run also remain unaltered, on duo of Cirillo (5-2) and Chimichuri in Australia. Future plans have not 127 and 126 respectively, but 4th Run (7-1) to win easily by a length in been announced.

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HERE’S TO ANOTHER CHAMPION SEASON! The acquisition of one of South owner’s green, blue and white flag led the Today, Wayne opts for a low-key role in Africa’s famous stud farms, charge as the new term gathers momen- the vast operation, but told the Sporting Highlands Stud, three years ago tum against the background of the arrival Post that he was immensely proud of heralded a significant raising of the of spring in the beautiful province. the team effort that had clinched the bar by Ridgemont’s Wayne championship title last season and Kieswetter. The Ridgemont Highlands philosophy dedicated the trophy to every member of valuing their maiden successes as of their sizeable team. For many years a leading investor in highly as they do their Grade 1 triumphs, South African racing and breeding, dates back beyond their early milestone The Ridgemont Highlands flagbearers the affably dynamic entrepreneur was moments. One thinks here of the victory for last season include the outstanding acknowledged with an appropriate in their relatively fledgling days of the big Foxwedge speed queen Run Fox Run, accolade for his overall contribution son of Manhattan Rain with the electric victorious in both the Southern Cross to racing in the Western Cape, when ‘second kick’, Whisky Baron, who won Stakes and the Olympic Duel Stakes, recently crowned the province’s the Cape’s flagship, the Sun Met in 2017. Ridgemont Highlands’ exciting champion owner of last season. Dynasty stallion Jackson’s daughter Named by Craig and Ross Kieswetter in Pretty Young Thing, who was placed in When the Ridgemont Highlands-bred honour of their entrepreneurially minded the Gr1 Cape Fillies Guineas and went Dynasty daughter Two Pennies – there Dad, the Australian-bred gelding moved on to win the Prix Du Cap and the is more than a measure of irony in that on to an international career – but the bug Poinsettia Stakes during the SA name - soared to an impressive debut had bitten and the Kieswetter clan had Champions Season, 2018 Gr1 Cape victory at a sun-drenched Durbanville become an integral starter in the fabric of Fillies Guineas winner Front And Centre on Tuesday, the Cape champion the Cape racing scene. – a magnificent daughter of Dynasty

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Jackson’s smashing daughter Pretty Young Thing

– who won the Diana Stakes and was winning daughter of Duke Of Marmalade, (Dynasty), Flame Tree (Jackson), multiple Gr1 placed, Winter Oaks Nastergal. Heaven’s Embrace (Jackson) and the winner Sing Out Loud (another beautifully bred Stratum daughter, Ridgemont Highlands Dynasty star) Other stakes contributors to the Mushi Sterek. and the Gr3 Champagne Stakes championship title were Kelpie

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The honour roll of Ridgemont winners last season is paddock power Chase Liebenberg personified and extends beyond the top rank.

The serious intent of the Ridgemont Highlands team to continually upgrade their broodmare band has been well documented – and the fact that they have two of the most exciting stallions, in Canford Cliffs and Rafeef, in South Africa clearly offers limitless opportunity and potential. The depth of blue-blood and talent waiting in the proverbial wings is substantial.

Already there has been excited talk in the industry regarding the current crop of yearlings and foals on the Ridgemont Highlands farm – and it is undoubtedly an exciting time for a prospective buyer looking to purchase a champion. Already the Kieswetter Nastergal charges to victory

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Team Crawford Racing with fabulous Front And Centre (Anton Marcus)

Family nursery throughout its entire shown there are plenty more to come. history has produced well over two hundred and thirty individual black type The future most certainly looks bright. winners – and with the intent being Congratulations Wayne! All The Winners

Chase Liebenberg The Racing Association decided not to host an event in the various regions for the 2019/2020 provin- cial awards as a result of Covid-19 and the impact brought on by the lockdown and restrictions.

For the individual regional winners, please click on the links below:

Cape Awards Gauteng Awards Eastern Cape Awards Northern Cape Awards Speed star – Run Fox Run

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

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ON A WINNING TICKET! Published author and an informed old Vincent, says he is too busy to be emotion. And one thing that made an and controlled punter, Cape Town retired, and has as his primary interest indelible impression on me was that resident Vincent James has applied quantitative (statistical) analysis. they never won!” he recalls. the discipline and logic of his long career in the South African Air Force The Cato Manor-born Vincent says that He goes on to say that there was an to expand on his correlation-based over 40 years ago he was the ‘tote runner’ interest and passion from the analysis of measurable data to for his older brother and friends who had youngsters that seemed fuelled by predict winners. him placing their bets. sentiment and perceptions. He suggests that those early punting A recipient of the Johnnie Walker “I was never inclined to gambling or traits, learnt in their youth, became the Award for Great Achievement and a spending pocket money I didn’t have. But behaviour of the foundation punters of former Captain in the SAAF, the 52 year I enjoyed monitoring their excitement and today – the 50 plus everyday player.

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“This jockey’s no good, that trainer Analysis emphasises winning as a result race meetings - which has not been doesn’t have winners. And plenty of of correlation analysis with respect to limited to South Africa but beyond. other impressions. It was hit and miss, weight, time and distance. Winning tickets and let’s face it a lot of what many include jackpots, trifectas, quartets. The ‘The Mathematics of Horse Racing’ guys play today is also based on non most important aspect being highlighted presents substantive evidence in the scientific ‘facts’. There is an explosion is how to win. The other being the form of primarily winning tickets that of data available in the 21st century and technicalities that leads to winning. conclusively proves the accuracy of the one should be using that,” he adds. CET program to analysis data beyond “I enjoy corresponding with interested the present subject of horse racing. Vincent says the handicappers often folk around the world. And the rate of get it wrong and he feels that there is good luck increases a hundredfold when Emphasis is twofold - firstly, statistical too little measurement of tipsters. analysis takes place,” he suggests. science and its relationship to the CET methodology and secondly, its applica- “I listen to the Tellytrack tipsters. I am His book, the ‘Mathematics of Horse tion that resulted in the documenting of not sure that some would stand the Racing’ is about an analysis programme actual winning tickets. test of measurement. One cannot that sets out to prove that his innovative simply wing a prediction based on quantitative approach, based on the In ‘Winning with Outsiders at Horse frivolous perceptions. One cannot take statistical principles of correlation, has a Racing’, Vincent applies correlation a card of nine races and try and win far greater success rate in an industry that analysis to predict outsiders. The on every race. In the same vein, some eludes most. correlation system emphasizes the tipsters should rather be selective and importance of the relationship between sometimes saying nothing and rather Important to note is that at the back end the horses’ weight carried and time it listening,” he says. of all information that adds value there takes to finish a race. lies a system of analysis. In his book ‘Horse Race Winning with Visit www.amazon .com CET Analysis’, Vincent reveals actual “The reality is that not much can be done experience with winning tickets as ev- with data that has not been processed. Email [email protected] idence to prove that correlation-based analysis has the capability to predict The difficulty lies in making sense of all winning outcomes world-wide. this data by transforming it into information, which implies determining Several events are subjected to what is relevant and eliminating the correlation analysis from the United irrelevant. Importantly, what exactly does Kingdom, Singapore, Hong Kong, specific data represent and how could we South Africa, Mauritius and the United use it to understand and even determine States. Winning tickets are specific outcomes? Or what does present representative of nineteen different or past data have on future events?” racecourses world-wide. The objective of this sample size was to The correlation program, i.e. the CET avoid a chance occurrence of winning. Analysis Program, proves its horse racing capability to forecast the best horses that Winning at Horse Racing with CET had finished in the top of several horse EE E!E! EAE E(Aus) Gr1 winning son of Snitzel ex El Prado mare, Simply Carina Fee – R8000 live foal  Enquiries: Dr Ashley Parker – Tel: 041- 366 1181 / 082 446 5287 | Email: [email protected]

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20 v FAIRVIEW FEATURES SHUFFLED Unseasonally cold weather with the same card as the Glendore Sprint. * Friday 6 November and significantly lower temperatures than 13 November: Fairview change of is normal at this time of year has had The full list of changes to races and surface from turf to Polytrack for both a profoundly negative effect on the venues are as follows: race meetings. turf track at Fairview since its spring treatment at the end of August. * Friday 23 October: Fairview change of * Friday 27 November: Fairview turf surface from turf to Polytrack and Racing race meeting with Algoa Cup, Racing Grass growth has been retarded and Association Stakes moved to Association Stakes & Glendore Sprint. the surface will not be ready for the 27 November scheduled double-header Algoa Cup The spring-treatment schedule for the weekend race meetings on Friday 23 * Sunday 25 October: Fairview turf track at Fairview will be reviewed and Sunday 25 October. Consequently, meeting moved to Monday 26 October going forward in order to take both race meetings will be switched to on Polytrack; Algoa Cup postponed to potentially similar weather patterns to the Polytrack so the Algoa Cup and the 27 November and 26 October Turffontein this year into account. Racing Association Stakes will move to meeting brought forward to 25 October. Friday 27 November and will be run on

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• 24 Oct Gr3 Cape Classic • 31 Oct Gr3 Starling Stakes (Turffontein) (Kenilworth) • 31 Oct Listed Golden Loom Handicap • 31 Oct Gr2 Peermont Emperors (Turffontein) Palace Charity Mile (Turffontein)

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THE ART OF EQUINE EXCELLENCE! A cheer filled the Midlands air as and lows that come with working with how to back young horses, foal down students of The School Of Equine horses! a mare, live cover with a stallion as well Management Excellence graduated as AI (Artificial Insemination) for the their module on Stud Management Although once exclusively a warmblood mares and stallions, treat recently. Many hours of theory and thoroughbred breeding, Summerhill almost every injury, with only the more practical culminated as the students has recently had a change of ownership serious ones left to the vet. gave their final presentations and bringing in warmblood bloodlines, and received their awards for a now aptly named- Summerhill Equestrian. And with all this practical work, comes successful Stud Management the theory behind it all- the details on all Course. During these COVID-19 times, the school the medicines available, when to give persevered allowing students to continue and when not to give. The treatments Former student Taubin Grove writes to learn while still following the protocols. for wounds, virus’s, colic’s, worms… that the school is hidden away at if you can think it, they learn it! These Summerhill Equestrian, a Hogwarts for No stone is left unturned when it comes students are given the opportunity to horses if you will. It’s a lavish farm with to expanding the students’ knowledge become incredibly skilled horsemen unlimited space to learn and grow your base and increasing their comprehension and horsewomen, leaving the school passion for horses, to fully immerse on all things horse related. better and wiser for their time spent yourself in the lifestyle of horse farming. there. The year is broken down into three Having enjoyed the privilege of divisions- Yearling Sales Preparation, I take my hat off to the students who attending the institution, I have no Stud Management and Equine graduate there every year. I know the doubt those students were intellectually Reproduction. Each semester the course hours that are put in and am enraptured from the moment they goes in-depth on how to produce a top continuously filled with admiration at arrived, to the evening of their quality horse for the skill set needed - the hard work! It really is a school of graduation - going through all the highs each student has the opportunity to learn excellence! Happy graduation!

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24 Jessica Marcialis - first lady jockey to ride a Gr1 winner in France

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Wonder mare Enable may have failed in her bid to win Sunday’s iconic Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe for an historical third time, yet the weekend belonged to the fairer sex, with fillies and mares hogging the limelight on a global scale.

First up in Australia, New Zealand-bred

RULES! mare Probabeel overcame a wide draw to beat the boys in the mile Gr1 Epsom Handicap at Randwick, amongst which South African-bred Gr1 winner Yulong Prince, who was involved in a three-way tussle for the minor money and had to settle for fourth, was beaten a head and shorthead. The 25 time-honoured Gr1 Cox Plate could be GIRL POWER POWER GIRL v

next for the daughter of Savabeel. racegoers witnessed a remarkable trio her best. of fillies strut their stuff. Var’s daughter Fellow Kiwi Verry Elleegant notched her Anything Goes, voted the Champion At Durbanville, three-year-old Captain’s fifth top level success when she Juvenile Filly of 2019-20, took on her Ransom (Captain Al) took a leaf out of accounted for the Gr1 Turnbull Stakes elders for the first time in Turffontein’s Anything Goes’ book with a at Flemington, which elevated her to Gr2 Joburg Spring Filly & Mare breathtaking last gasp defeat of older favouritism for the Caulfield Cup ahead Challenge. rivals in the Gr3 Diana Stakes. The of Aidan O’Brien’s Anthony Van Dyck. Snaith runner unleashed a powerful The sole three-year-old in the line-up, rally from well back to spoil the party of In an all-girl finish, Verry Elleegant had a she could not have been more the dual Gr1 winning mare Clouds shorthead to spare over Toffee Tongue, impressive, strolling to an imperious Unfold, who looked to have the race in yet another Kiwi-bred and winner of last three-length victory while stretching the bag inside the final furlong. season’s Gr1 Schweppes Oaks winner. her perfect record to five from five. If this effort is anything to go by, the extra Also successful in the Perfect Promise Barely hours later at Pimlico, the 145th furlong of the Gauteng Fillies Guineas Sprint, Captain’s Ransom’s sole defeat running of the Gr1 Preakness Stakes should be well within her scope. in four starts came in the Listed served up an epic stretch battle, with Irridescence Stakes when three-year-old filly Swiss Skydiver That mile Classic promises to be a beaten a long head. outduelling Kentucky Derby winner contest to stir the blood, considering Authentic by a neck, the pair finishing she is likely to reoppose War Of Finally, it would be remiss not to make almost 10 lengths in front of the third Athena, who had run her to a mention of Sunday’s Gr1 Qatar Prix placed contender. Swiss Skydiver is only diminishing neck in the Gr1 Thekwini Marcel Boussac, where Jessica the sixth filly to take home the blanket of Stakes at Hollywoodbets Greyville. Marcialis stepped into the history Black-eyed Susans. books as the first female jockey to ride A daughter of Act Of War, she too gave a Gr1 winner in France after guiding It was a second Gr1 success for the notice of her class when powering to her trainer husband’s Irish-bred Tiger daughter of Turkey-based Daredevil victory over 1200m in the preceding Tanaka (Clodovil) to victory in the mile (More Than Ready), to go along with race. Although Paul Matchett’s budding race for juvenile fillies. a previous victory in the Gr1 Alabama star had but a neck to spare over Gr2 Oaks. Debutante victress Ecstatic Green, she always had that one’s measure in a win Closer to home, South African full of merit over a distance short off

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Longstanding Cape-based owner and breeder Basil Nelson has enjoyed plenty of success with the Goldkeeper mare, Secret Of Victoria and he tells us that “we are very happy with this colt born on 2 September.”

A daughter of Cheveley’s Royal Academy’s champion broodmare Mystic Spring, is is clear to see that the stakes producing mare Secret Of Victoria continues to breed quality foals.

The colt’s sire is Klawervlei Stud’s young Captain Al stallion William Longsword, who was represented by his first crop at January’s Cape Premier Yearling Sale.

The extremely handsome William Longsword won six of only eight starts, with his wins including the Gr1 Grand Parade Cape and CTS Mile of the 2016-2017 racing season.

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The stunning chestnut seen below is an ‘amazing’ Flower Alley filly out of airF Rosaland by Count Dubois. She was born on 3 September. “What you see on the pic is what she is. Amazing!” adds Hendrik Jnr, who confirms that she was bred by the astute owner-breeder, Geoff Van Lear.

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Coolmore OF OUR UNCLE!

One of the unsung heroes of the supplied a constant barrage of stakes A son of Santa Anita Derby winner leading international stallion band winners in 2020, but Uncle Mo sire sons Indian Charlie, Uncle Mo again hit the this year could well be Breeders’ are shaping up with huge promise, and headlines on Saturday when his Gr1 Cup Juvenile winner of 2010, Uncle Uncle Mo looks poised to become a Hollywood Derby winning son Mo Mo. stallion of considerable worth, both as a Forza captured the Gr2 City Of Hope sire of stakes winners, and as a Mile at Santa Anita Park this weekend. The former US champion 2yo has potentially potent sire of sires.

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Now a five time graded stakes winner, landing the Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Laoban, Outwork) on North Ameri- Mo Forza is one of 19 stakes winners Juvenile, is not the only son of Uncle ca’s Leading 1st-Crop Sires List, with (and one of 13 graded stakes winners Mo to have come up with a G1 winner another son, Uncle Lino, currently for his sire this year), with Uncle Mo’s in his first crop in 2020, however. the second leading first crop sire in other graded winners in 2020 including Maryland. Thursday’s unbeaten G3 Chick Lang Uncle Mo’s G2 Jim Dandy Stakes Stakes winner Yaupon and recent G2 winning son Laoban (whose Zenyatta Stakes heroine Harvest Moon. broodmare sire Speightstown has had a magnificent year in 2020) made Uncle Mo’s young sire sons are also headlines when his first-crop daughter shaping up with great promise this Simply Ravishing won the Gr1 Darley year. His Kentucky Derby winning son Alcibiades Stakes at Keeneland on Nyquist has already produced a pair of Friday to become her sire’s first Gr1 winners from his early, first top-level winner. two-year-olds this year, with his daughter Vequist landing the Gr1 Now unbeaten in three starts, Simply The Sporting Post Sprint Spinaway Stakes and Gretzky The Ravishing had become her sire’s first is interactive. Great landing the Gr1 Summer Stakes stakes winner when she won the P.G. Click on the live links at Woodbine. Johnson Stakes Laoban went close to throughout coming up with a second Gr1 winner and enjoy the read! Both Vequist and Gretzky The Great from his first crop when his son look potential Breeders’ Cup Keepmeinmind ran second in contenders, and a Breeders’ Cup win Saturday’s Gr1 Breeders Futurity at would further enhance Nyquist’s Keeneland. potential as a stallion. SUGGESTIONS? Uncle Mo is currently responsible for Please email [email protected] Nyquist, who emulated his sire by three of the top five sires (Nyquist,

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A SHAW THING! In good news for punters and a mini been tasked, and thanks very much to Shaheen has made the transition from scoop for the YouTube based Clocking Neil Andrews, with fielding perms for my the country’s most popular racing TV The Gallop platform, popular former all-time favourite bet – the Bipot! personality to an angel of mercy on the Tellytrack presenter Shaheen Shaw is Cape Flats, providing meals and help to coming out of retirement to appear on We shall try our best – softly, softly!” he the needy. the Clocking the Gallop previews for all wrote on social media today. Western Cape meetings. “I begin next Tuesday, and I must admit “It will also be importantly, an opportunity I’m somewhat excited. Let’s try and work “Honestly, I haven’t opened a book to create further awareness of our those pools for the betterment of the in four years, but I’m sure I will still be Cause,” he said. game.Thank you for your support and able to make some sense of it! I’ve patience in advance.”

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SEVEN FIGURE ACTION AT TATTS There was late drama at the opening Pantile Stud’s stud manager Bo approach sales with an amount of session of Book 1 of the Tattersalls Hicks-Little said: “He has never put a foot trepidation, especially this year. But October Yearling Sale on Tuesday as wrong. He is a super star, and not just this is what makes this game – it is like Oliver St Lawrence secured the physically, he is so mentally strong too, snakes and ladders!” Kingman half-brother to 2,000 he is such a professional. He was a late Guineas hero Galileo Gold for April foal and we had a bad night when Oliver St Lawrence, who had been 2,700,000gns. The price is the he was born as we nearly lost the mare. underbidder on the FLECHE D’OR filly highest sum given for a yearling in We had to bottle feed him for 24 hours.” a few lots earlier, saw off a determined Europe or North America this year. effort from agent Ross Doyle standing The Pantile yearlings always go to next to MV Magnier. The highly anticipated sale got off to Houghton for the last eight weeks of their a strong start with the highest priced prep and consignor Robin Sharp was Following his purchase, he yearling in Europe or North America thrilled with the sale. commented: “He has been bought for this year as four lots sold for 1,000,000 Fawzi Nass and Bahraini interests. He guineas or more. “That is the best price for Houghton – our is a gorgeous horse, he has a stallion’s previous best was 500,000gns last year,” pedigree and he will go into training Leading the way was the KINGMAN said Sharp. “I am delighted for Colin – he with Roger Varian.” half-brother to the 2,000 Guineas has been a friend and a client for a long winner GALILEO GOLD who was time. This is a lovely, lovely colt. Day 2 of the Tattersalls October knocked down to Oliver St Lawrence Yearling Sale continued this morning. for 2,700,000 guineas. The colt, who He has taken his prep so well and he is was consigned by Robin Sharp’s so much like Kingman, which is what I Houghton Bloodstock on behalf of think made people take notice of him. He WATCH IT LIVE Colin Murfitt’s Pantile Stud, was really stood out and is a class-looking purchased on behalf of Fawzi Nass and horse. HERE Bahraini interests. “It is unbelievable, you always

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updated 2020-10-06 TRAINERS

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

Mr P A Peter 190 28 14.7 18 20 18 56 29.5 1,129,200 1,640,675 Mr P F Matchett 184 19 10.3 18 16 16 50 27.2 823,950 1,347,050 Mr S J Snaith 229 32 14 22 24 21 67 29.3 879,050 1,332,400 Mr St John D Gray 146 19 13 20 16 14 50 34.2 786,000 1,289,225 Mr A C Greeff 176 29 16.5 28 26 21 75 42.6 702,000 1,159,250

JOCKEYS

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

Mr L Hewitson 232 32 13.8 24 27 38 89 38.4 1,394,900 2,120,200 Mr S Khumalo 138 30 21.7 15 17 13 45 32.6 1,474,000 1,955,425 Mr G M Cheyne 139 30 21.6 17 17 16 50 36 723,600 1,017,450 Mr A Marcus 85 20 23.5 9 7 12 28 32.9 818,750 1,033,625 Mr M A Yeni 199 19 9.5 21 22 21 64 32.2 852,900 1,457,825

BREEDERS

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

Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein 159 299 14,12 30 36 18.9 103 1 1 2,245,125 Klawervlei Stud 235 460 8,717 34 34 14.5 142 1 1 2,048,400 Summerhill Stud (Pty) Ltd 149 297 11,165 26 29 17.4 64 2 2 1,663,600 Varsfontein Stud 70 133 20,914 18 19 25.7 44 3 4 1,464,000 Drakenstein Stud 88 152 14,628 21 25 23.9 62 1 1 1,287,225 (Nom: Mrs G A Rupert)

SIRES

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

Master Of My Fate 118 218 12,761 20 22 16.9 78 1 1 1,505,800 Gimmethegreenlight (AUS) 107 196 13,883 23 25 21.5 67 1 1 1,485,475 Var (USA) 78 148 18,191 19 25 24.4 49 1 2 1,418,925 Querari (GER) 127 230 9,583 21 22 16.5 70 0 0 1,217,000 Vercingetorix 64 108 17,718 21 23 32.8 43 1 1 1,133,925

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England will face BelgiumSUNDAY at Wembley England vs Belgium | Sunday CLASH 11 October England Stadium in the Nations League on | Wembley Stadium | 18h00 Sunday, with the Three Lions Chadley Nagel writes that England surprisingly installed favourites to win To Win were far from convincing in their the tie despite the Red Devils being England 29/20 Nations League matches last month the number one ranked team in world Draw 23/10 as they needed a late penalty to beat football. Belgium 18/10 Iceland 1-0 and mustered just two attempts on target in their goalless

39 v draw away to Denmark. Forwards: Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), Madrid), Simon Mignolet (Club Harvey Barnes (Leicester), Dominic Brugge), Hendrik Van Crombrugge Gareth Southgate has come under fire Calvert-Lewin (Everton), Jack Grealish (Anderlecht). following those underwhelming (Aston Villa), Danny Ings (Southampton), performances and the 50-year-old will Harry Kane (Tottenham), Marcus Defenders: Toby Alderweireld look to silence his critics and lead his Rashford (Manchester United), Jadon (Tottenham), Sebastiaan Bornauw team to a statement victory against the Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), Raheem (Cologne), Dedryck Boyata (Hertha world’s top-ranked side. Sterling (Manchester City). BSC), Jason Denayer (Lyon), Leander Dendoncker (Wolves), Brandon England know they’ll face a tough test Belgium Mechele (Club Brugge), Zinho against a star-studded Belgium team Vanheusden (Standard Liege), Jan who beat them twice in the 2018 World Roberto Martinez’s side have won their Vertonghen (Benfica), Timothy Cup, including the third-place playoff last 12 matches without breaking a Castagne (Leicester City), Thomas match. sweat, scoring 47 goals while conceding Meunier (Borussia Dortmund). just four. But with Harry Kane, Jack Grealish, Midfielders: Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Raheem Sterling and Dominic In their two Nations League fixtures last Madrid), Nacer Chadli (Istanbul Calvert-Lewin all in good form for their month, the Red Devils beat Denmark 2-0 Basaksehir), Joris Kayembe respective clubs and Ben Chilwell back in Copenhagen and thrashed Iceland 5-1 (Charleroi), Alexis Saelemaekers (AC on the pitch following a long injury in , with Napoli’s Dries Mertens Milan), (Manchester layoff, the Three Lions will fancy their scoring in both games. City), Dennis Praet, chances of overcoming the Red Devils. (both Leicester City), Hans Vanaken Belgium will seek to continue their (Club Brugge), (Borussia England squad: winning momentum in the Nations Dortmund). League and put the Three Lions to the Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson sword on Sunday. Forwards: Dodi Lukebakio (Hertha (Manchester United), Nick Pope BSC), Dries Mertens (Napoli), Divock (Burnley), Jordan Pickford (Everton). Martinez is the only manager to beat Origi (Liverpool), Leandro Trossard Southgate twice as England boss, (Brighton), Yari Verschaeren, Jeremy Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold winning both ties at the 2018 World Cup, Doku (both Anderlecht), Michy (Liverpool), Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), and the Spaniard will be confident of Batshuayi, Christian Benteke (both Conor Coady (Wolves), Eric Dier another victory. Crystal Palace), (Inter (Tottenham), Joe Gomez (Liverpool), Milan). Michael Keane (Everton), Harry The Red Devils fancy their chances of Maguire (Manchester United), Ainsley winning every time they step onto the Prediction: Belgium Win (18/10) Maitland-Niles (Arsenal), Tyrone Mings field and after seeing Harry Maguire, Belgium are in excellent form and I’m (Aston Villa), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Joe Gomez and Trent Alexander-Arnold tipping them to extend their winning Kieran Trippier (Atletico Madrid), Kyle have a defensive horror show in the streak. Having won the last two Walker (Manchester City). Premier League last weekend, the likes meetings against England, the Red of Mertens, Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Devils are well worth a punt at 18/10, Midfielders: Jordan Henderson Lukaku will look to wreak havoc. but if you really want to play it safe (Liverpool), Mason Mount (Chelsea), then take the Double Chance – Draw + Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United), Declan Belgium squad: Belgium at 5/10. Rice (West Ham), James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), Harry Winks Goalkeepers: Koen Casteels (Tottenham). (Wolfsburg), (Real

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