Translated into English, Asiye Phambili means “moving forward” and the 5yo daughter of What A Winter did just that for Champion Jockey Richard Fourie when called upon for her effort approaching the final 200m to land Saturday’s R250 000 World Sports Betting Gr3 Southern Cross Stakes at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth in dominant fashion on Saturday.
Asiye Phambili powers home under Richard Fourie while Candy Town (Corne Orffer) holds on for second (Pic – Chase Liebenberg)
Candy Town, having her first start since May, flew the start and was many lengths clear at the halfway point. At that stage Asiye Phambili was being hustled and bustled along by Fourie, but the odds-on favourite gathered momentum into the final stages and drew clear to win easing up by a comfortable margin, stopping the clock in 57,22 seconds.
Bred by Hemel ‘n Aarde, owned by the Hollywood Syndicate and trained by Gareth Van Zyl, Asiye Phambili has won seven of her twenty starts and has banked more than R775 000.
Now a dual Grade 3 winner, Asiye Phambili is a very good-looking mare and will be a valuable asset at stud in the future.
Candy Town stayed on gamely to finish second ahead of the chasing Summer Lily and Miss World, while Nordic Quest was beaten for early pace before making some late headway to earn a minor share of the purse.
