While the withdrawal of Rainbow Bridge from a Pinnacle Plate at Kenilworth today has taken some of the lustre off the meeting, the presence of Cape Winter Series star African Night Sky will still carry plenty of interest.
Dean Kannemeyer – clarity provided
Back with his original trainer, Justin Snaith, the now 7yo Dynasty gelding is running over a distance short of his optimum and returns from a 124 week break. It is a small field and he could get away with it.
In a news report by Kenilworth Racing entitled ‘Rainbow And A Night Sky At Kenilworth’, written by Michael Clower, published by ourselves on Tuesday, a reference to African Night Sky caught trainer Dean Kannemeyer’s attention.
He has requested that we elaborate for clarity on the undermentioned paragraph:
Michael Clower wrote: Owner Fred Crabbia transferred the horse from Justin Snaith to Dean Kannemeyer, possibly to race in Dubai, but he damaged a tendon and couldn’t go. He was returned to Snaith last December.
Kannemeyer has indicated that the impression may be created from the above paragraph that African Night Sky damaged a tendon after his arrival at his yard.
Top-class African Night Sky – highly anticipated return (Pic – Chase Liebenberg)
“African Night Sky arrived at Milnerton bandaged, with the tendon already injured. The injury was not incurred at my yard. He was diagnosed by our Vet and sent to Jane Thomas’ Far End Farm for rehabilitation,” said Kannemeyer.
He told the Sporting Post that on African Night Sky’s return to the DKR Summerveld yard in July 2019 from Far End, the plan was to ready him for the Cape Summer Season.
“He was scanned in July 2019 by Dr Mannfred Rohwer and we were given the green light. He moved well in a canter under Keagan de Melo on the beach track at Summerveld. The plan was to send him to the Cape for the summer season in early August. Down in the Cape he pulled up sound from three grass gallops and the plan was to run him in the Merchants at Kenilworth in November. However during the week of his intended race, I noted that he was striding short on the sand. Heat showed that the old injury had flared up and our Vet confirmed same. He left our yard at the end of November.”
Kannemeyer said that he wished Fred Crabbia well and hoped that this class galloper goes on to do well.
“Fred is a staunch supporter of racing and deserves the success. I hope that African Night Sky goes on to do big things for him, yet.”
