The contrasting fortunes of racing! A terrible run from the favourite Depardieu was overshadowed by a terrific effort from the Justin Snaith trained Soweto Slew, who won the Listed feature at Kenilworth with ease. And once again question marks were raised against getting too excited about juvenile form…
Trainer Dean Kannemeyer has produced a few aces from up his Classic sleeve in the past two months and sent out another two smart three year old winners on Saturday 10 September. Brett Crawford shared the limelight with a double of his own and he has a very smart filly on his hands in the beautifully bred Thunder Dance.
Youthful energy versus age and experience! Young Cape rider Grant Van Niekerk dished out a free lesson in committed race riding to a bewildered veteran
A poor show and an abject lesson in how not to treat a customer. The favourite Reptillian dumped her rider at the start of the
Grant van Niekerk is a young rider with a bright future, of that there is no doubt.
