Newly crowned Winning Form sponsored SA champion jockey Warren Kennedy got the SA Champions Season finale at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday off to a flyer when the Klawervlei bred all-weather specialist Guru’s Pride stormed home to win the R85 000 New Turf Carriers Listed Darley Arabian.
SA champion Warren Kennedy has Guru’s Pride in full flight (Pic – Candiese Lenferna)
Easy to back as a weak 5-1 favourite, Gavin van Zyl’s Trippi gelding registered his maiden stakes success when produced late to collar Woodhill Racing’s free striding Duc D’Orange, who looked a likely winner inside the distance.
Guru’s Pride won by 0,80 in a new course record time of 92,67 secs.
Duc D’Orange stayed on gallantly for second, with the supported More Magic (7-1) holding form and running into third, 1,30 lengths back.
The fancied Nexus (5-1) ran stone last after reportedly not striding out.
Named after his owner, Roy ‘Guru’ Baldeo, the winner, a R250 000 Cape Yearling Sale buy-back, has now won 4 of 8 starts for 2 places and stakes of R260 500.
A 4yo gelded son of Drakenstein champion Trippi (End Sweep), the winner is out of the three-time winning General Nediym mare, Generous Anna.
