Robbie Sage and Muzi Yeni teamed up with the Riverton-bred She’s A Cracker at the Hennenman Memorial raceday Turffontein on Saturday to win the R100 000 Listed Spook Express Handicap.
Saturday’s racemeeting commemorated the plane crash of 12 April 1988 in which 13 jockeys, one trainer, five officials, two owners and three crew members lost their lives returning from a race meeting in Bloemfontein.
She’s A Cracker (Muzi Yeni) draws clear (Pic – JC Photos)
After a busy week travelling his top-class 2021 National Yearling Sale draft up to Germiston from his beautiful Robertson farm, breeder Duncan Barry just made it to Turffontein to shout the 4yo She’s A Cracker home.
And while her Vercingetorix half-brother is still on the market after missing his reserve on the recent De Grendel Cape Premier Yearling Sale, She’s A Cracker continues to raise the bar and the chestnut flyer capped a recent consistent three race post-maiden streak to score a first stakes success.
Launched for home early in the home straight by Yeni off a modest gallop, She’s A Cracker showed courage and heart as she changed legs at the 200m to keep the fancied Kay Tee Perry (7-2) at bay.
The winning margin was 1,25 lengths, with the clock showing 155,57 secs.
Illuminate (8-1) was beaten 2,25 lengths further back in third.
Sean Tarry’s recent Listed Oaks Trial winner Aryaam (4-1) was never in the hunt and finished 21 lengths downfield. We will await the Stipes Report.
The impressive winner is by deceased Storm Cat stallion Where’s That Tiger out of Albert Hall daughter Nutcracker Sweet, an unraced half-sister to Princess Sassi and Secret Obsession – the dam of Bunker Hunt.
She’s A Cracker, who has won twice from 8 starts with 5 places for stakes of R150 500, hails from a potent extended female line that includes Mythical Flight and Triumphant Lady.
