Curved Ball (AUS)
Only son of Australia’s 2012 Champion sire FASTNET ROCK & leading 3rd crop sire in 2015 – at stud in South Africa Dual Stakes Winner in 7
22nd June 2012
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Only son of Australia’s 2012 Champion sire FASTNET ROCK & leading 3rd crop sire in 2015 – at stud in South Africa Dual Stakes Winner in 7
Horse of the Year at 3 Champion 3yo Colt & Equus Champion Stayer at 3 Timeform 115 Voted Equus Horse of the Year at 3
Horse of the Year at 3 in NZ Champion 3yo colt in NZ Champion Sprinter/Miler in NZ Won 3x Gr1 races, multiple Gr1 placed Timeform
The number of entries compares favourably in quantum with recent years, with 58 first entries received in 2024, 60 in 2023, 68 in 2022, 53 in 2021, 52 in 2020, 49 in 2019, and 69 in 2018
Ironically, it was a colt which provided Alan with a first Gr1 success, this being Alec and Gillian Foster’s homebred Cereus, who landed the 2001 Gold Cup at Hollywoodbets Greyville, his victory completing a momentous double on the day, with the Gr2 Golden Slipper having gone the way of juvenile filly Tatler, a great-great-great grandaughter of Sun Lass!
JP van der Merwe is not the only guilty party in the matter. In simple terms, he is the only rider to have exercised the NHA’s offer of an Acknowledgement Of Guilt and moved on with his life
Andrew Fortune made it three winners on the Family Day public holiday as Tenango breezed home to win the Gr3 feature
