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ther too. The 1600m looks ideal. We sent him to Cape Town roughly two weeks ago and trainer Eric Sands has been looking after him at Milnerton. Eric also helped us when Smart Call was in the Cape being prepared for the Met in 2016.

“I’ve been to and fro. We’ve taken Broadway Trip to Kenilworth to show him the track. It’s the new course and he’s drawn well, I don’t foresee a problem there.”

Broadway Trip is owned by Peter White and Moutonshoek Stud’s Chris Gerber, who bred the colt by Trippi and has been holding thumbs for a while that the leggy star can break Moutonshoek’s Gr1 duck. It’s been a winding road requiring patience, A formidable Highveld team: Broadway Trip, jockey Randall but if he cracks it this weekend, Broadway Simons and trainer Alec Laird. Trip will be the talk on the block for the Guineas, scheduled for 16 December. - tt. Broadway Trip starts the EXPECTED BETTING MARKET THE expected odds on tomorrow’s Cape hard road to fame features are:

THREE-year-old Broadway Trip will go unbeaten into Gr2 SELANGOR CUP tomorrow’s Gr2 over 1600m at Kenilworth in what trainer Alec Laird regards as “a Cape Guineas Trial”. 7-2 Broadway Trip 4-1 Captain and Master Laird, who has won most of South Africa’s major features 9-2 Undercover Agent except the Gr1 Cape Guineas, told Turf Talk this morning: 5-1 Eyes Wide Open, Ancestry “It’s a strong race, competitive and it will tell us where we 8-1 Woljayrine stand with Broadway Trip.” 9-1 and better the others.

Laird bypassed the recent Gr3 Graham Beck Stakes over LANZERAC READY TO RUN 1400m at Turffontein to prepare Broadway Trip with a view to the Guineas. The Beck was won in good style by Zen 28-10 Wonderwall Arcade, who was 2.25-lengths behind Broadway Trip in the 33-10 Bold Respect BSA Millions race earlier this year, franking the form in clear 11-2 Barrack Street terms. 8-1 Sir Frenchie, Pack Leader 12-1 Purple Diamond Laird said: “Broadway Trip has won over 1400m and twice 14-1 Visogoth over 1450m and I believe he’ll see out a mile and a bit fur- 16-1 and better others.

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German jockey Seidl will be riding in SA

GERMAN-based jockey Martin Seidl is in South Africa on a three-month working holiday. The 23-year-old is the second string jockey to Adrie de Vries for the powerful Markus Klug stable in Germany and he has ridden six Group winners. He rides alongside other well known names like Eduardo Pedroza and Andrash Starke.

Seidl rode some work for trainer Joey MARTIN Seidl (left) with Glen Hatt at Milnerton. Ramsden at Milnerton this morning and was accompanied by former top jock and now Maine Chance Racing Manager Glen Top quality on offer at R2R Sale Hatt, who told Turf Talk: “Martin is a super young guy, he’s a professional and a very nice rider, I’ve seen him in action on track.

“Germany is a tough school for jockeys and it’s not easy to make a name for yourself, but Martin has done very well. He has ridden plenty of winners for trainer Klug who has a powerful stable in Dusseldorf and is champion trainer to be in Germany,” said Hatt.

“Rob Champion will be assisting us with Martin’s rides, there is a greater acceptance of overseas riders in South Africa due to all PHOTOGRAPHER Brent Abrahams snapped this pic at the exposure we have to racing abroad and yesterday’s Lanzerac Ready To Run gallops at Durbanville, what many of them have done here, but which was well attended. “We saw some super gallops and they still need regular rides to stay in the we’re looking forward to the sale tonight. The gallops can limelight and prove themselves. “We’re be viewed on the CTS website. We consider this one of the hoping for good support, certainly Joey is strongest R2R catalogues ever offered,” said Kerry JACK, one trainer that will help. He is never shy to Bloodstock Manager of CTS. The sale starts at 6pm. give the overseas guys a chance.” - tt.

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intended to use the contents of a “vitamin complex” bottle in drips for their horses, the judge said in dismissing the charges in March.

The trainers say they never administered cobalt to the horses.

“That’s been the battleground here the whole way through,” Mr O’Brien said.

“We’re very pleased that the three Supreme Court judges here today have reinforced TRAINERS Danny O’Brien and Mark Kavanagh are free to Justice Garde’s decision that Mark and I, at carry on with their careers. no stage, had ever attempted to grease the rules of racing.

Top Aussie trainers finally “And now we can all move on.” cleared of cobalt charges - justracing.com.au Australian jockeys and RACING Victoria has lost a bid to resurrect charges against trainers Danny O’Brien and Mark Kavanagh after the state’s trainers among world’s best highest court upheld a ruling that cleared them of administer- ing cobalt.

Racing Victoria took the long-running case to the Court of Appeal, after the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal overturned O’Brien and Kavanagh’s respective four- and three-year disqualifications for administering cobalt.

The Court of Appeal on Friday upheld Racing Victoria’s appeal on a presentation charge but rejected an appeal over charges the trainers administered cobalt, which in high doses can enhance racehorses’ performance. Corey Brown, riding at Turffontein “The orders made by the tribunal dismissing the charges … Saturday. should stand,” Court of Appeal president Justice Chris Maxwell said. WHILE the reputation of the great Austra- lian stayer took a battering in the Emirates The case will be sent back to VCAT to determine a penalty Melbourne Cup, the standing of Australian for the presentation charges. jockeys did not. In fact, the 2017 season, which is now in abeyance at the highest Outside court, O’Brien said the trainers had been exonerated level, showcased Australian horsemen and of wrongdoing. “Absolutely it’s a win,” he told reporters. horsewomen throughout the world.

“This has always been about administration and once again The awareness of the fine trainers and we’ve been found to be completely innocent of riders who make their living Down Under administration.” has arguably never been higher.

VCAT president Justice Greg Garde had concluded that Among the jockeys Corey Brown (in action while there was no doubt cobalt was administered to four in South Africa this weekend), Damian O’Brien horses and one Kavanagh racehorse in late 2014, the Lane, Beau Mertens and John Allen are the trainers had no knowledge of it. biggest movers on the TRC ranking while James Cummings, Tony McEvoy and It was clear they were victims of veterinarian Tom Brennan Patrick Webster are prominent among and had no knowledge, inkling or suspicion that the vet in- trainers. More here. 4

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Book giveway—5 copies to be won

TURF Talk’s Charl Pretorius is giving away 5 copies of his 2004 book, The Ten Habits Of Highly Effective Horse- players. Mail your name along with one new subscriber (friend) to TT Newsletter, to [email protected] to win. He delighted the popcorn munchers!

POPCORN DEELITES, seen here “defying gravity” as he gallops along, is a 19 year-old gelding best known for his movie career. Foaled in 1998 by out of Turquoise Gal he won 11 of his 58 starts and accumulated $56,880 in earnings before going on to a movie career. Popcorn Deelites starred in the title role of the 2003 Oscar- nominated . As Seabiscuit, he played alongside Jeff Bridges as Seabiscuit's owner Charles S. Howard, To- bey Maguire as jockey , as trainer Tom Smith, Hall of Fame jockey as the “Ice Man” , and Hall of Famer Chris McCarron as Charles Kurtsinger, another Hall of Fame jockey. He raced again after starring in Seabiscuit before retiring to Old Friends Farm with a number of other former racehorses. When not acting or racing, Old Friends reported, Popcorn enjoys long trots in green pastures and a good carrot. - tt.

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