Gr2 Debutante: Tempted
An unexpected result when Tempted just held off Moon Spun in a driving finish. Both started as 16/1 outsiders in a field reduced to nine by the withdrawal of Venetian Lady
5th May 2011
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An unexpected result when Tempted just held off Moon Spun in a driving finish. Both started as 16/1 outsiders in a field reduced to nine by the withdrawal of Venetian Lady
Jet Master gelding follows up on J&B Met win with late-dash victory
Happy Landing caught most pundits completely unawares when he scored a 55/1 surprise and pulled off the big one for Yeni/Soma/Jooste team
It’s a rare thing when a Gr1 race is won by a horse whose most recent victory came in a work riders’ handicap
Gone in less than sixty seconds. 56.65 seconds. Val De Ra was denied a shot at the track record with the going not completely dried out.
Convincing third-leg fillies classic win for Galileo daughter and R1 million bonus, Igugu made history to be the first horse to win the Triple Tiara for 3yo fillies
Imported Encosta de Lago colt given tough race by Midnight Serenade, to remain undefeated from three starts.
Victory Moon filly Hidden Beauty unchallenged in Gr2 juvenile sprint. She started as a 7/1 chance in a race where Australian-bred newcomer Amanee, started 9/10
Game daughter of Kahal keeps Sheikh & partners in cigars
South African owned (Fred Crabbia), trained (Patrick Shaw) and ridden (Barend Vorster) – Rocket Man flies in the Gr1 Lions Cup for the third year
Tara’s Halls gelding wins two-mile event on objection, after Ilsanpietro beat him by a neck
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!
