The Ridgemont Highlands-bred Humdinger led her rivals a merry dance at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Sunday when she went from gun to tape to register her maiden stakes success in the R150 000 Listed Off To Stud Stakes brought to you by RH Construction & Concrete Floors.
A second winner from just two starters on the afternoon for the Mike de Kock team, Humdinger was given a clever ride by Winning Form-sponsored Kabelo Matsunyane in a race where nobody was particularly keen to do the donkey work.
Kabelo Matsunyane pushes the game Humdinger out to a smart and gutsy win (Pic – Candiese Lenferna)
The 4yo daughter of What A Winter (Western Winter) made it a KZN Capital City double after a smart win over shorter a fortnight earlier.
Racing for a partnership of the International Racing Club (Nominee Joao da Mata), Mrs Laura de Haast and Mike de Kock, the 28-10 favourite Humdinger took the step up to stakes level like a filly with more to come, and was never troubled as she kept on resolutely to beat the late finishing Victoria Paige (25-1) by 0,80 lengths in a time of 96,49 secs.
The 11-2 shot Macara ran a game race to grab third a further 0,40 lengths back in third, with Time To Roll (12-1) shading Mount Laurel to snare fourth.
A R180 000 2020 National 2yo Sale purchase, the versatile Humdinger, a full-sister to the speedy East Cape-based stakes winner Glacier Gold, has now won 4 races with 6 places from 12 starts for stakes of R348 750.
Bred by Ridgemont Highlands from the Equus speed champion What A Winter, she is out of the five time – winning Fort Wood mare, Himalayan Hill, who won this very feature in July 2012.
