The only filly in the six-horse R500 000 TAB Gr2 Colorado King Stakes line-up, the 4yo Let’s Go Now proved a touch too smart under Richard Fourie, to register her first victory after a fifteen month drought and give the Sean Tarry team a fourth feature success on the day.
Let’s Go Now (Richard Fourie) overcomes Marauding Horde’s (Kabelo Matsunyane, obscured) persistent challenge (Pic – JC Photos)
It really didn’t strike us as the strongest renewal of the Grade 2 feature, but Let’s Go Now was full merit for her win in a race that looked perfectly tailored for her.
Relaxed early by Richard Fourie, Let’s Go Now (11-10) cut through her field and under a firm hand ride by the reigning SA Champion jockey, she resisted the persistent challenge by Marauding Horde (33-10) to win by 0,30 lengths in a time of 129,20 secs.
The winner’s stablemate Hotarubi (11-2) was 3 lengths away in third, with Navajo Nation (16-1) a further 2,40 lengths back to cap the quartet. The top four finishers are all Hollywoodbets Durban July entries.
Tyrone Zackey’s La Moohal was a late withdrawal for excessive TCO2 levels.
A full-sister to her accomplished Gr1 winning exported stablemate, Bless My Stars, Let’s Go Now is out of the top-class stakes winning Silvano mare Star Express, who won 6 races from 1200m to 2200m.
A winner of 4 races with 10 places from 20 starts and stakes of R1 043 750, Let’s Go Now is a R540 000 National 2yo Sale graduate.
