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It was stressful for the smashing 3yo’s legion of fans, and it certainly wasn’t pretty. But it was mission accomplished for the punting public, as well as Lady Christine Laidlaw’s Khaya Stables and her top trainer
The old firm of multiple SA Champion Apprentice Rachel Venniker and her mentor, trainer Michael Roberts, celebrated a century of winners at Hollywoodbets Greyville on the Worker’s Day public holiday
Mike Miller’s Boland Stud-bred Just Reckless registered her career peak success when she won the Tabgold Gr3 Strelitzia Stakes
On another successful day for Sean Tarry, the former champion might provide punters with some cash ahead of the Hollywoodbets Durban July if he aims the son of Lancaster Bomber at the Gr 2 Golden Horseshoe
Asiye Phambili turned up in fighting trim after a short break and the Jonsson Workwear-sponsored Rachel Venniker made no mistakes on her first winner for the Duncan Howells team
Leading owner and breeder Laurence Wernars enjoyed a red-letter day at Turffontein on Saturday, capped by the Fanie Bronkhorst trained Pure Predator, who became the first 3yo winner of the TAB Gr2 Colorado King Stakes in many a long year
Vercingetorix’ son Cymric galloped his opposition into the ground to win the Tabgold Gr3 Godolphin Barb Stakes at Hollywoodbets Scottsville
The TAB Gr2 Igugu Stakes at Turffontein provided a welcome return to the feature winner’s box for trainer Stuart Pettigrew, courtesy of Rafeef’s 3yo daughter, Beating Wings
Brett Crawford and Kabelo Matsunyane combined to put the cherry on the top of a wonderful day for the Robertson based Ridgemont team
Course and distance specialist Mrs Browning gave trainer Sean Tarry his fourth winner in the first five races on The Championships Finale afternoon at Turffontein
Trainer Johan Janse van Vuuren broke the Sean Tarry stranglehold on The Championships Finale day when he sent out the Ridgemont-bred Simply Majestic in fine fettle to register her first stakes success
The classic has a long and proud history dating back to 1955 when it was run as the Cape of Good Hope Guineas
