Antious is turning into a seriously good sprinter and recorded his second Gr2 success of the season when running out a very easy winner of the Senor Santa Hcp at Turffontein on Saturday
Extra Zero has a real affinity for the straight 1160m at Turffontein and on Saturday recorded her third success from as many course-and-distance attempts when she won the Sycamore Sprint
A pair of Gr3 events for 2yo’s headed up Clairwood’s Sunday card and both races were won by visiting Cape trainer Vaughan Marshall with the progeny of Var.
Three graded races, as well as two listed events top the bill at Turffontein this Saturday. The highest rated runners contest the Gr2 Colorado King Stakes where six of the eleven runners are saddled by champion trainer Mike De Kock.
Slumdogmillionaire put up one of the grittiest displays of frontrunning that we will see all season to win the SA Classic over 1800m at Turffontein (standside course).
Dancewiththedevil recorded her fifth Gr 1 success – and her fourth against male rivals – when she trounced seven opponents to record a second successive triumph in the Gr1 Horse Chestnut Stakes
Gr1 SA Fillies Classic – Bambina Stripes
Bambina Stripes may have been one of the less experienced runners in a field of 13 for the SA Fillies Classic, but that didn’t stop her from snatching a virtually last-gasp victory.
War Horse paid unbeaten Soft Falling Rain a huge compliment when he had to overcome a less-than-smooth passage to win the Protea Stakes for two-year-olds over 1100m.
Trippi’s first South African crop has had buyers clamouring for his progeny like they are the answer to everybody’s prayers and his daughter Franny justified odds of 3/10 to easily win the Pretty Polly Stakes for two-year-old fillies over 1000m.
Mike de Kock, who saddled the first two finishers, although most punters would not have shared in his delight as it was 14/1 outsider Checcetti who gunned down her much more fancied stable companion Flirtation to land the spoils
The Caradoc Gold Cup over 2850m produced the day’s second 1-2 finish for the Mike de Kock yard when Atyeb held off stable companion Ilsanpietro to land the honours after a dour struggle
