Mauritzfontein Magic In Fillies Mile
Blood rules the land yet again as Mauritzfontein fillies to the fore in Gr3 Fillies Mile
29th November 2014
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Blood rules the land yet again as Mauritzfontein fillies to the fore in Gr3 Fillies Mile
Three from three as Toreador filly runs Magnolia field off their feet with a polished and professional display. She is one for the notebook and her veteran trainer looks to have something special on his hands
SA Horse Of The Year Legislate set the temperature standard at boiling point for the Summer Of Champions Season when he burst clear with class and genuine authority to slam his field in the performance of the day at Kenilworth on Saturday
Who can recall when last such genuine heartfelt horseracing related emotion was felt on a scale witnessed at Kenilworth on Saturday? The outstanding Dynasty colt Act Of War had just nominated himself as a likely Cape Guineas favourite with a scintillating victory in the R400 000 Gr2 Selangor Cup but his big moment was simply overshadowed by the great jockey on his back
Trainer Sean Tarry looks to have a lively Cape Guineas candidate on his hands in the unbeaten Trippi colt Zambezi River who stormed to a rich payday with an impressive late burst to win the second renewal of the Lanzerac Ready To Run Stakes at Kenilworth on Saturday
Greeff enjoyed a red-letter day with grand total of 4 winners (Dancinginthedesert under Charles Ndlovu dead-heated with Redsailinthesunset to win the seventh race), while Richard Fourie and Justin Snaith enjoyed a double. Grant Van Niekerk also rode two winners.
The Turffontein-based trainer can do little wrong at the moment. He has his sights set on the Lanzerac Ready To Run Stakes, the Dingaans and the Sansui Summer Cup. Sort of puts some of his big talking colleagues’ performance into perspective, doesn’t it?
Dashing good looks and outstanding ability are a winning combination in most sporting disciplines and the Caesour gelding Tevez has both in abundance
“Greg rode a clever race and slowed it down. I wasn’t worried though as in the back of my mind I knew I could outsprint them. What a lovely filly she is – riding her is like sitting in a Porsche – I was very confident”
The tracking of the talented Tarry horse was probably a well considered tactical move by Strydom but things got really tight in the final 300m as Harry’s Son climbed all over them with nowhere to go
“I bumped into him and asked him how the sale was going. He said it was going great and that some clowns were even paying R150 000 for Bezrins!”…
