Besides the fact that the Dynasty colt Act Of War has won 4 from 5 and enjoyed a profitable Cape winter, what must really be exciting his trainer is the Gr1 collateral shown by the beaten Mljet in the KZN Champions Season
The race to see who can establish a successfully enduring male line is on between Rakeen through Jet Master and Fort Wood through Dynasty
Cape based Highlands Stud produced three winners , including an outstanding debut win by a Cape Premier Yearling Sale debutante who looks to have plenty to come. Four winners for seasoned rider Weichong Marwing and doubles for trainers Sean Tarry and Ormond Ferraris passed by almost unnoticed
He was our July horse two seasons ago, but this is a funny game some times. We took him to Durban for Champions Season last year and he did a tendon in work at Greyville three weeks prior to the Daily News
For those who suggest that Legislate swung the Horse Of The Year title on that boardroom decision, it may be worthwhile looking at his record. The golden thread runs much deeper
The July winning Dynasty colt Legislate sweeps boards but there are plenty of accolades for all the achievers with Variety Club and that man Justin Snaith at the forefront of the outstanding class of 2013/14
Punters showed how clever they are by installing her an 11 to 10 favourite as she faced some local hard-knockers over a mile – a trip one is inclined to think would be some way short of her optimum.
With Jet Master reclaiming his sires title, here are possible candidates for the Outstanding Stallion award
The progressive Dynasty colt Futura has cocked a snoot at his detractors in the best way possible. His facile victory in Saturday’s R1 million Gr1 Beach Beauty Champions Cup at Greyville spoke louder than any words and finally laid to rest any doubt that he is anything but first class material with a bright future ahead of him.
The record books suggest that Beach Beauty is the first racer in history to successfully defend the Gr 1 Paddock Stakes, the Gr 2 Drill Hall Stakes and the Garden Province Stakes titles, all in the same season
Our Facebook snap poll gets over 3000 hits in just hours as racing fans vent their feelings about the Wylie Hall demotion and the general sentiment doesn’t weigh in favour of the Stipes’ decision to promote Legislate!
James McDonald closed a highly successful short-term stint in Hong Kong with a quartet at Sha Tin on Sunday
