Gr1 Golden Slipper winner Chestnuts N Pearls looks the natural choices in the R600 000 Gr1 Thekwini Stakes. But she will have to get past the unbeaten Mike De Kock-trained Ideal World filly Persian Rug, who faces her toughest test to date when she steps into the major league at Greyville today
KZN Yearling Sale Million winner Same Jurisdiction proved that her big July payday was no flash in the pan when she stayed on powerfully to pip Carry On Alice in Gr1 Thekwini Stakes
The 2yo Fillies Championship goes down to the wire in the final Gr1 feature of the season. Previous Gr1 winners Carry On Alice, Alboran Sea and Bilateral all have solid claims to the title, though things look anything but cut and dried.
Super Saturday provided a fitting climax to a great season, and proved again that horseracing has plenty to offer in terms of pure thrills and entertainment.
Champagne corks pop for Judpot and Varsfontein Stud as Along Came Polly spreadeagles her opposition
Gavin Van Zyl’s daughter of Judpot could be the obstacle to a terrific possible Gr1 double for Sean Tarry’s For The Lads.
The flying grey Captain Al filly All Is Secret came out with all engines firing to win the Gr1 Thekwini Stakes over 1600m at Greyville on Super Saturday. In so doing Vaughan Marshall’s ball of fire proved her Golden Slipper run all wrong.
There will be no excuses for Vaughan Marshall’s very talented grey daughter of Captain Al, All Is Secret, when she jumps from a good draw in the R500 000 Gr1 Thekwini Stakes.
Amanee stepped up to 1600m for the first time and showed considerable improvement on her previous form when she won the Thekwini Stakes for two-year-old fillies at Greyville on Sunday.
Will the Golden Slipper form stand up? Ratings for the Gr1 race for 2yo fillies on July day were difficult to arrive at, with Princess Victoria a very easy winner and few of those close up with much previous excellence to speak of.
James McDonald closed a highly successful short-term stint in Hong Kong with a quartet at Sha Tin on Sunday
