Dean Kannemeyer and Craig Zackey rounded off a great day at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday, winning the first and last of the five R200 000 Summer Country Championship Finals.
Craig Zackey celebrates a double as Golden Destiny flies late to collar the obscured Captain’s Destiny (Ossie Noach) in a thriller (Pic – Chase Liebenberg)
After Rich Folks Hoax’ terrific win in the first leg of the finals, it was the DK Racing Syndicate’s handsome Goden Destiny who went back-to-back after his surprise victory on Cape Town Met day, when winning the R200 000 Summer Country Championship 1200 final.
Ridden cold, as is his wont, Golden Destiny (5-2) powered home late to nab the consistent Vaughan Marshall trained filly Captain’s Destiny (8-1) to clock 72,39 secs for the 1200m and registering an official win margin of 0,40 lengths.
Street Outlaw (8-1) got the better of Sooty (7-1) in fourth.
Bred by the Everetts at Narrow Creek Stud in Wolseley, the 3yo Golden Destiny looks to have a bright future was a R700 000 National Yearling Sale buy and took his tally to 3 wins with 2 places from 9 starts for stakes of R297 501.
He is a son of Rafeef (Redoute’s Choice) out of the five time winning Querari mare, Spring Wonder.
One of our most successful owner syndicates, the DK Racing Syndicate gets a good one every season after African Warrior started the ball rolling in the pre-covid years.
The son of Vercingetorix was bred by Boland Stud and was purchased for just R100 000 at the KZN Yearling Sale. African Warrior was a multiple graded stakes winner and also won the KZN Breeders Million.
