Racing in KwaZulu-Natal went ahead at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Sunday after two abandoned racemeetings over the past week and the card opened with a popular result as the Querari filly Comic Relief maintained her unbeaten record to win the R300 000 non-black type KZN Futurity Plate.
Trainer Mike Miller held a strong hand in the opener, and it was hardly surprising to see the Summerveld conditioner saddle the trifecta, with his trio of debut-winning fillies in the stable’s quartet of runners going 1-2-3.
Tristan Godden has the favourite Comic Relief in charge as Craig Zackey looms on Captains Envy (Pic – Candiese Lenferna)
After the field split into two groups, Sporting Post-sponsored jockey Tristan Godden steered the 5-10 Comic Relief from the inside pack to a smart second win over the grey Pomdoro daughter Captains Envy (10-1) by 0,80 lengths in a time of 57,72 secs for the straight 1000m.
Another Querari daughter in Siesta Sunset (17-2) ran 2,30 lengths back in third.
Raced by the trainer’s son Sterling Miller, Comic Relief was was bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, and is out of the Ideal World mare What Fun.
Comic Relief was a R225 000 buy from the 2024 National Yearling Sale and her two wins takes her stakes earned – without the BSA bonuses – to R243 125.
Comic Relief has joined the likes of Black Cheetah, Parental Guidance, Caroline Island, and Siesta Sunset as eyecatching early two-year-old winners for Querari this season.
