The high-riding Eastern Cape combination of Alan Greeff and Richard Fourie got the 2025 Champions Day feature action off to a flying start when the Varsfontein-bred Master Of My Fate filly Golden Palm showed her class to win the R350 000 Wilgerbosdrift Gr2 SA Fillies Nursery.
Golden Palm shows her class under Richard Fourie at Champions Day (Pic – Candiese Lenferna)
Fourie registered his 100th winner of the current Eastern Cape season when Coral Creek won for Greeff at Fairview on Friday, and under 24 hours later the pair were weaving their magic at Turffontein, to give the multiple regional champion trainer his very special first winner at the Joburg South track.
Elegantrix showed the way early ahead of Arashi, with Golden Palm relaxed on the outside.
At the 350m the race changed complexion, as Glastonbury looked to assert as Fourie got animated on Golden Palm.
Despite looking to be under pressure with pressure at her heels, Golden Palm (5-2) rallied well under Richard Fourie to beat the fast finishing One Fine Winter (4-1) by 2,30 lengths in a time of 70 secs flat.
Arashi (10-1) stayed on for third a further 1,60 lengths back, with the tote favourite Glastonbury (3-1) tiring late to cap the quartet.
Bred by Varsfontein, the winner races for Peter Moor and is a daughter of Master Of My Fate (Jet Master) out of the twice winning Var mare, Croisette.
A R260 000 BSA National 2yo Sale purchase, Golden Palm has won 2 of 3 starts for a place and stakes of R275 800. Now for the Allan Robertson at Hollywoodbets Scottsville at end May!
