“She’s bombproof. I didn’t really worry about the wide gate. I told Paddy (Carberry) to just let the race unfold up front. I knew she would be able to zap them in the straight.”
Those were the words of an excited trainer Simon Miller after the Amelia Park homebred Amelia’s Jewel maintained her unbeaten record when coming from the best part of 10 lengths at the 800m to make it two black-type wins in two starts at Ascot to add the Gr3 Furphy Gimcrack Stakes on Saturday to her burgeoning cv.
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Of interest to South African readers is that the dual feature winner daughter of Siyouni is the first foal of Irish-bred mare Bumbasina, a two-time winning stakes placed daughter of Ridgemont Highlands’ five-time Gr1 winning sire Canford Cliffs.
“She’s totally professional,” Simon Miller added. “Nothing fazes her. She’s so responsive. I’ve had some really good juveniles and this one is capable of measuring up interstate
Ridgemont Highlands-based Canford Cliffs has made a top start with his first South African bred crop of runners this season, and he also continues to make his mark as a sire of notable winners overseas.
He is currently the sire of 20 stakes winners, with his runners having already earned more than R336 million in prize money.
His first South African bred crop includes the very promising Cliff Top – who accounted for subsequent Gr3 Cape Racing Cape Of Good Hope Nursery winner We’re Jamming when victorious in the Listed City Of Cape Town Summer Juvenile Stakes on Cape Town Met day.
