Gr2 Gerald Rosenberg S. – Fisani makes it three Gr wins
Game daughter of Kahal keeps Sheikh & partners in cigars
2nd May 2011
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Game daughter of Kahal keeps Sheikh & partners in cigars
The highest rated of the eleven runners is the former July winner Big City Life
Tara’s Halls gelding wins two-mile event on objection, after Ilsanpietro beat him by a neck
Mike de Kock sends out two previous winners of the Gr 1 Summer Cup – Rudra and Flirtation – as part of a three-pronged attack on the Champion Challenge.
Igugu rates twelve points clear of her nearest rival in the merit ratings. Can she win South Africa’s Triple Tiara?
What A Winter is a colt of very rare ability and confirmed his well-being with an impressive demolition of some decent rivals in a set weights event over 1200m at Kenilworth a fortnight ago. Can bring his best sea-level form to the Highveld?
Juveniles are now well into their first season. Normally distance suitability comes into play at the beginning of April. It follows that if a youngster isn’t bred to sprint, the SA Nursery won’t be won. With the likes of Tiza, Rebel King and Warm White Night amongst winners in the last few years, the point seems well illustrated.
What goes for the boys, goes for the girls: you’ll need to be a sprinter to win the Nursery. At this time of year distance suitability can often outweigh ability. As when Merlene de Lago beat On Her Toes three years ago, and Spring Clover was ahead of All Afire the next season.
Favourite, the 5yo mare by Pivotal earns first black type win
The R1.5 million final leg of South Africa’s Triple Crown is an interesting race as most of the runners will be going this distance of 2450m for the first time.
A man we are privileged to have known as a loyal friend of this great game and of the Sporting Post, a personal mate, and one of South African horseracing’s great characters, Shaheen Shaw, a husband, loving Dad and Grandad, passed away suddenly at the age of 55
