Rampant Ramsden
A muddling pace and a tearaway pacemaker…but fitness seals the day as Joey Ramsden produces the big race goods again – albeit with a 25 to 1 shot!
20th December 2014
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A muddling pace and a tearaway pacemaker…but fitness seals the day as Joey Ramsden produces the big race goods again – albeit with a 25 to 1 shot!
“He did a severe tendon. I made it public that I was devastated as we had very high hopes for him. We gave Hassen the confidence of our belief in his recovery by taking a share and said there would be no bills. Ashraf Mohamed also got involved…”
No stopping the SA champion trainer as he saddles 1-2 in Victress Stakes after cracking tactical ride by KZN jockey Sean Cormack
The drama at the start will take some of the shine off Majmu’s sensational victory. But the grey is a serious racehorse and her champion trainer suggests that she is good enough to win a Gr1 overseas. But the J&B Met could be first…
The Gr1 Mercury Sprint winner Fly By Night registered a smart hat-trick of wins when she beat Mike De Kock’s quality 3yo Alboran Sea conclusively
The result is not one that would have had many punters smiling on an afternoon that looked likely to dish up favourable results.
Those with slightly longer memories may have recalled Arcetri Pink’s scintillating Gr2 Gauteng Fillies Guineas victory seven months earlier over Saturday’s course and distance.
A gallant front-running performance over the arduous Turffontein 3200m brought the curtain down on the Summer Cup day feature action with the Dynasty gelding Shimmering Gem going all the way in the staying feature.
Sean Tarry produces an exciting 3yo every weekend at the moment. He has another really promising sort in the Trippi colt Trip To Heaven who slammed his elders to scorch to his first stakes win on Summer Cup day
Fairytales do come true – even in horseracing! The outstanding Black Minnaloushe colt Louis The King underlined his enormous popularity amongst the horseracing public as he provided the sponsors and the powers-that-be with a beautifully packaged marketing freebie in winning the Sansui Summer Cup
The day had been going very much according to plan up to this point, with thunder and rain in the Fillies Mile earlier being replaced by a beautiful rainbow in the Dingaans. But the omen proved deceptive…
