Truth (Muzi Yeni) wins the 4Racing Gr3 National Currency Sprint (Pic – JC Photos)
The Heavenly Blue gelding Truth stamped himself as a feature sprinting prospect when he won the weather-delayed R275 000 4Racing Gr3 National Currency Sprint at Turffontein on Monday.
Postponed from Sunday, the 3yo feature, formerly raced as the Man O’War Sprint, was reduced to just eight runners but produced a rousing finish after the Spies speedball Chocolate Soldier had led the charge.
Always in the firing line, the Hollywoodbets-sponsored Candice Dawson-trained Truth (28-10) put his head down and finished powerfully under Muzi Yeni to beat the pacy joint topweight Chocolate Soldier (5-1) by 1,20 lengths in a time of 62,15 secs on the very soft ground of the 1100m straight.
Sean Tarry’s Rondebosch (10-1) was always thereabouts and stayed on well for third, a further 0,80 lengths back, with stablemate Rodeo Drive (8-1) crowning the quartet.
The favourite Pistol Pete (9-4) finished a further two lengths back in fifth, clearly in need of the run after his two month break.
Bred by Tawny Syndicate and a second crop son of Ascot Stud’s Gr1 winning Snitzel stallion Heavenly Blue, Truth looks to have found his niche after attempts over varying distances.
The exciting colt, who is raced in a partnership of Larry Nestadt, Gary Player and Ralphs Racing, is out of the once winning Frankel mare Frankly and took his earnings to R455 000 with his fourth win and a place from just 9 starts.
Earlier on in the afternoon, the 5-1 Night Vigil won the R150 000 non black-type Bauhinia Handicap after a tussle with the more fancied One Fell Swoop (3-1).
The Maine Chance bred daughter of Vercingetorix is trained by Stuart Pettigrew and was given an accomplished ride by Stone-Stamcor sponsored Philasande Mxoli.
Night Vigil clocked 56,21 secs for the 1000m and beat One Fell Swoop by 0,40 lengths.
Bred by Tawny Syndicate and a second crop son of Ascot Stud’s Gr1 winning Snitzel stallion Heavenly Blue, Truth looks to have found his niche after attempts over varying distances.
The exciting colt, who is raced in a partnership of Larry Nestadt, Gary Player and Ralphs Racing, is out of the once winning Frankel mare Frankly and took his earnings to R455 000 with his fourth win and a place from just 9 starts.
Earlier on in the afternoon, the 5-1 Night Vigil won the R150 000 non black-type Bauhinia Handicap after a tussle with the more fancied One Fell Swoop (3-1).
The Maine Chance bred daughter of Vercingetorix is trained by Stuart Pettigrew and was given an accomplished ride by Stone-Stamcor sponsored Philasande Mxoli.
Night Vigil clocked 56,21 secs for the 1000m and beat One Fell Swoop by 0,40 lengths.
