Edge Of The Frontier
An exciting finish had punters on their feet in today’s Gr3 Cape Of Good Hope Nursery. The West Is Wide kept at it to beat a desperately unlucky Abercrombie who flew too late
6th May 2012
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An exciting finish had punters on their feet in today’s Gr3 Cape Of Good Hope Nursery. The West Is Wide kept at it to beat a desperately unlucky Abercrombie who flew too late
Mike Bass has a top-class juvenile on his hands in the daughter of Trippi, Hammie’s Hooker. She won the Gr3 Kenilworth Fillies Nursery in style
Two top three year olds in Pomodoro and Royal Bencher produced the thrills in a grandstand finish to the final leg of the Sascoc Triple Crown.
Europa Point continues to up her game as she climbs the ladder to fame and fortune.
The gates flashed open and Shea Shea was gone. But definitely not forgotten.
Soft Falling Rain stamped himself as our leading juvenile male sprinter this season when he cruised clear to maintain his unblemished record and win the R500 000 Gr1 SA Nursery run over 1160m.
Kings Temptress won the Gr2 SA Fillies Nursery like a filly who had done it all before. She was very Impressive indeed!
Ilha Bela, banked her biggest career cheque when winning the Gr2 SA Oaks
Gorongosa’s facile win in the Gr2 Gold Bowl brought the curtain down for the Mike De Kock- Wilgerbosdrift partnership
Even world champion trainers are not perfect. Mike De Kock conceded on Saturday at Turffontein that he surprised himself at times with his stubborness. He was referring to Welwitschia, who won the Gr2 Camelia Stakes in brilliant fashion.
A champion miler weighted to win. Variety Club let nobody down when he won the Gr3 Winter Guineas at Kenilworth in great style.
It is eerie to think that there would have been no Siren’s Call, Sound Of Warning, or for that matter Call To Unite, had fate not decreed that Enchanted Cove follow her dam to South Africa, and that Peter de Beyer had the foresight to return Elusive Fort back home from the States as well!
There’s lots more to play for!
